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Stan Wawrinka retires at 41 after losing to Jiri Lehecka in Basel, ending a three-Slam career

The Swiss, who beat Nadal and Djokovic in Grand Slam finals, closed his career on home soil with a straight-sets defeat at the Swiss Indoors.

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Stan Wawrinka in a black shirt speaking at an ATP 500 press conference microphone
Stan Wawrinka in a black shirt speaking at an ATP 500 press conference microphonePhoto: Skyscraper2010 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Stan Wawrinka has played the last match of his career, losing 7-5, 7-6(2) to Czech Jiri Lehecka at the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Tuesday, 27 October, ARY News reported. The Swiss is 41.

A career in numbers

  • Grand Slams: 3
    • 2014 Australian Open (beat Rafael Nadal in the final)
    • 2015 French Open (beat Novak Djokovic)
    • 2016 US Open (beat Djokovic)
  • ATP titles: 16
  • Highest ranking: world No.3, in 2014
  • Olympics: doubles gold with Roger Federer at Beijing 2008
  • Davis Cup: winner with Switzerland in 2014

Wawrinka won all three of his major finals, each against the world's best, in an era that Federer, Nadal and Djokovic dominated. His one-handed backhand was among the most powerful the sport has seen.

He told the ATP website that giving everything had been "the most important thing for more than 20 years".

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Frequently asked questions

How many Grand Slams did Stan Wawrinka win?
Three: the 2014 Australian Open, the 2015 French Open and the 2016 US Open.
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