Wawrinka announces 'one last push': 2026 will be his last year
Stan Wawrinka announced on social media on Friday that 2026 will be his last year on tour.
The Swiss player has won 16 tour-level titles, including three major trophies, and rose to a career-high No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings.
“ONE LAST PUSH,” Wawrinka wrote. “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.”
🎾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 tourP perseverance
A ambition
S sacrifice
S success
I injuries
O obsession
N never give upD discipline
R… pic.twitter.com/CJlA8gCN8Y— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) December 19, 2025
Known for possessing one of the most elegant one-handed backhands in the game, Wawrinka’s career hit new heights in the middle of the 2010s, winning trophies at the Australian Open in 2014, Roland Garros in 2015 and the US Open in 2016.
Wawrinka has reached the Nitto ATP Finals on four occasions, highlighted by three consecutive semi-final runs from 2013-15. He has earned at least three Lexus ATP Head2Head wins against each member of the Big Three — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic — and defeated former World No. 1 Andy Murray 10 times.
Wawrinka is set to open his final season in Perth at the United Cup, which begins 2 January.
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