Six-time Grand Slam doubles champion Joe Salisbury retires
Six-time Grand Slam doubles champion Joe Salisbury has announced his retirement from professional tennis at age 34. Salisbury, Britain's most successful men's doubles player of the Open Era, concluded his career following the US Open.
Why it matters
Salisbury's retirement marks the end of a highly decorated career that significantly impacted British tennis history and the professional doubles circuit.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Salisbury won the doubles titles at the Australian Open and US Open
Tennis correspondent Published 1 hour ago Former world number one doubles player and six-time Grand Slam doubles champion Joe Salisbury has retired from professional tennis.
Salisbury chose this month's US Open as his final event and reached the semi-finals with his long-time partner Rajeev Ram, who had also decided to retire.
The venue was fitting, as in 2023 Salisbury and Ram became the first pair in history to win three consecutive US Open men's doubles titles.
Salisbury is Britain's most successful men's doubles player of the Open Era. He also won the 2020 Australian Open with Ram, and two mixed doubles titles with Desirae Krawczyk.
The 34-year-old says he has been thinking about his future for a while, and is now "very happy with the decision".
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