Dec 19, 2025, 03:04 PM ET<\/p>\n
Three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka<\/a> says 2026 will be his last year on tour.<\/p>\n Since Wawrinka turned pro in 2002, the Swiss player has won 16 tour singles titles. He beat the No. 1-ranked player in the finals of the 2014 Australian Open (Rafael Nadal<\/a>), 2015 French Open (Novak Djokovic<\/a>) and 2016 U.S. Open (Djokovic).<\/p>\n “One last push,” Wawrinka wrote on social media on Friday.<\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfbeONE LAST PUSH\ud83c\udfbe P perseverance D discipline \u2014 Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) December 19, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Wawrinka and Roger Federer<\/a> won the 2008 Beijing Olympics doubles gold medal and helped Switzerland win its only Davis Cup in 2014.<\/p>\n He is one of only three players to beat Nadal, Djokovic, Federer and Andy Murray<\/a> at the Grand Slams.<\/p>\n The 40-year-old claimed his last singles trophy in 2017. He starts his final season in Perth at the United Cup from Jan. 2.<\/p>\n
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