So the news marks the beginning of the end for a tennis match; most resilient and quietly iconic careers.
🎾ONE FINAL PUSH🎾
Every book needs an ending📕
It’s time to write the last chapter of my career as a professional tennis player 📝
2026 will be my last year on tourP perseverance
An ambition
S sacrifice
Success
I injuries
Oh obsession
N never give upD-discipline
R… pic.twitter.com/CJlA8gCN8Y— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) December 19, 2025
The Swiss made his professional debut in October 2001. Twenty-five years later, he might still be playing the indoor swing in the final chapters of his incredible tennis journey.
Stan’s announcement carries the weight of reflection, built around two defining words that have shaped his career: passion and dream! Long before the big trophies, there was a young boy in Lausanne who held a racket with fierce determination.
His one-handed backhand will become one of the most iconic strokes of modern tennis, while his excellent runs at Majors between 2014 and 2016 are already in the history books.
Wawrinka will likely leave tennis with 16 ATP trophies and almost 600 ATP wins under his belt. He achieved this in an era ruled by giants, toppling them all on his way to tennis immortality.
The shadows were long and opportunities few and far between. However, the Swiss managed to bring his A-game on the most striking scene and refused to fade into the background.
Within three seasons he defeated Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on his way to major crowns in Melbourne, Paris and New York. More strikingly, he defeated Novak from a set down at all three Majors – a feat worthy of the tennis Olympus.
Armed with one of the most breathtaking one-handed backhands the sport has ever seen and unparalleled determination, Wawrinka has carved out his space with courage, obsession and ruthless perseverance.
The setbacks piled up later in his career, long after he had become number one in the world. 3. However, he never gave up his obsession for improvement. Driven by sheer love for the game, Stan remains competitive at 40, finishing the 2025 campaign in the top 160 after a pair of ATP wins.
Every comeback, failure and struggle reflected the same mentality that guided him since childhood: perseverance over comfort and effort over convenience. As 2026 approaches, the ultimate tennis warrior prepares to lay down his weapons.
However, he will first demonstrate his skills for the last time at the events that would like to offer him an invitation. Before the final chapter, Stan’s legacy extends far beyond three major crowns.
It lives in the beauty of his backhand, the courage of his attacking skills and the reminder that greatness is not always loud but sometimes brutal. Thanks, Stan!
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