Follow us on Google Discover Tennis is a brutal sport, and for one former top 20 player, he’s packed his rackets into his bags for the final time.
This year has seen a number of retirements from the game, with Simona Halep calling time on her career back in February.
Caroline Garcia ended her career after the US Open, and she insisted that it was a decision she was satisfied with.
In 2024, Andy Murray retired from tennis after the Olympics, with Rafael Nadal following suit at the Davis Cup to leave Novak Djokovic as the last man standing from the game’s big three.
Now, with the dust settling on 2025, the curtain has come down on a very accomplished career for another player who has formed part of the ATP Tour for a number of years.
Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty ImagesAlbert Ramos-Vinolas retires after Challenger event in Valencia
The 37-year-old looked to be going well in Valencia, defeating the number one seed and fellow Spanish player Pedro Martinez in the last 32 of the tournament.
Ramos-Vinolas also won his round of 16 match but had no answer to a dominant display from Jan Choinski in the quarterfinal, with the Great Britain performer winning 6-4, 7-5.
At 37-years-old, Ramos-Vinolas was scratching around on the Challenger Tour and hadn’t played on the ATP Tour since a first-round exit at the US Open back in 2024.
Now, Ramos-Vinolas can look back on a fine career which saw him beat some of the game’s biggest players and achieve some things that other players can only dream of.
Albert Ramos-Vinolas’ career achievements
Reaching a career-high ranking of 17th in the world, Ramos-Vinolas produced several good performances over the years.
Grand Slam quarterfinal – 1 (French Open 2016 – Lost to Stan Wawrinka)ATP Masters 1000 final – 1 (Monte Carlo Masters 2017 – Lost to Rafael Nadal)ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal – 1 (Shanghai Masters 2017 – Lost to Marin Cilic)Career high world ranking – #17 (May 2017)Career titles – 4
As well as the achievements above, there were also some very good performances against the best players to have existed across his career.
At the 2015 Shanghai Masters, he overcame Roger Federer in the round of 32 in one of the biggest wins of his career, showcasing his quality as a player.
YearTitle2016ATP 250 – Swedish Open 2019ATP 250 – Gstaad2021ATP 250 – Estoril Open2022ATP 250 – Cordoba OpenTitles won by Albert Ramos-Vinolas as a professional player
Ramos-Vinolas also had a good win over Andy Murray in 2017 when he beat him at the Monte Carlo Masters on his way to the final.
In the latter stages of his career, Ramos-Vinolas was one of the big-hitters on the Challenger Tour and claimed 12 titles, reaching a further eight finals before losing out at the final hurdle.
Now, he can sail off into retirement with lots to look back on in his career and having gained lots of respect from the professionals that he spent time on the court with.