Stan Wawrinka confirms 2026 as his last year on tour

Overview

• Stan Wawrinka took to social media and confirmed that 2026 will be his last year as an active Tennis player on the tour
• The 40-year-old felt the need to put an end to his chapter as a Tennis player and felt 2026 as the right year
• The 3-time Grand Slam remains one of the only three players to have beaten all of the Big 4 players at least once

Stan Wawrinka took to social media and confirmed that 2026 will be his last year as an active Tennis player on the tour. The 40-year-old felt the need to put an end to his chapter as a Tennis player and felt 2026 as the right year. The 3-time Grand Slam winner remains one of the only three players to have beaten all of the Big 4 players at least once.

Wawrinka took to social media and claimed that he is ready for his final push as a Tennis player. The veteran felt the need for every book to have an ending and felt that the final chapter of his career would end in 2026, which will be his last year on the tour.

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"One last push. Every book needs an ending. It's time to write the final chapter of my career as a professional tennis player. 2026 will be my last year on tour," Wawrinka wrote on social media.

Stan Wawrinka's Tennis legacy

In the 2010s, he was one of the best ATP stars in the world. He is one of the few players to have won multiple Grand Slam titles in the dominant era of the Big 4. Additionally, Stan won the gold medal in the 2008 Olympics with Roger Federer.

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In 2014, he and Federer helped Switzerland to win its only Davis Cup to date. Since turning pro in 2002, he has won 16 tour-level singles titles. On the 2nd of January in 2026, Wawrinka will begin his retirement tour in Perth at the United Cup in the leadup to the Australian Open.