Rohan Bopanna Retires from Professional Tennis

Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement from professional tennis on Nov. 1, 2025, bringing to a close a career spanning more than two decades with his final Tour appearance at the Paris Masters alongside Alexander Bublik. In an emotional social-media note titled 'A Goodbye... But Not The End,' the 45-year-old from Coorg thanked family, coaches and fans and said he was “officially hanging up my racquet.” A late bloomer who peaked in his 40s, Bopanna won two Grand Slam titles — the 2017 French Open mixed doubles and the 2024 Australian Open men’s doubles with Matthew Ebden — and became the oldest men’s doubles Grand Slam champion and the oldest first-time ATP doubles world No. 1. Over his career he amassed 26 ATP doubles titles, including six Masters 1000 trophies, won Asian Games gold, represented India in Davis Cup and the Olympics, and played high-profile partnerships such as the Indo‑Pak “Stop War, Start Tennis” pairing. Honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024, Bopanna is being celebrated for perseverance, sportsmanship and redefining longevity in modern tennis while framing his exit as “not the end.”