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Gaël Monfils retires from professional tennis at 40
French tennis player Gaël Monfils has retired from professional tennis at the age of 40.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency has added him to its retired-player list, which means he is no longer eligible to enter tournaments and is removed from anti-doping protocols.
Monfils won 13 ATP Tour singles titles between his first, in Poland in 2005, and his last, in Auckland in January 2025.
His best Grand Slam results were semi-finals at the French Open in 2008 and the US Open in 2016.
He withdrew from the ATP 250 event in Lyon, where he had received a wild card.
His final tournament was the US Open this year, where he lost in the second round; he had previously said he planned to retire after the 2026 season and had been expected to play in Paris in November.
Gaël Monfils has been added to the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s list of retired players, the agency confirmed on October 14, 2026.
The former world number six had announced in October 2025 that he would retire after the 2026 season.
His retirement removes him from anti-doping protocols and makes him ineligible to enter tournaments, according to an ITIA spokesperson cited by Reuters.
Monfils withdrew from the ATP 250 tournament in Lyon, where he had received a wild card.
He had been expected to end his career at the Paris Masters in November.
- Who
- Gaël Monfils, a French former world number six.
- What
- He was listed as retired from professional tennis and withdrew from the ATP 250 tournament in Lyon.
- When
- The ITIA confirmed his retirement on October 14, 2026; he had appeared on its retired players list since October 5.
- Where
- The retired players list is maintained by the International Tennis Integrity Agency; the Lyon tournament is in France.
- Why
- Monfils had announced he would retire after the 2026 season. Lyon said he withdrew for personal reasons.
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Monfils announced he would retire following the 2026 season.
Monfils appeared on the ITIA’s list of retired players.
The ITIA confirmed his retirement, and the ATP 250 tournament in Lyon announced his withdrawal.
- Career titles
- 13 ATP Tour singles titles
- Highest ranking
- World number six
- First ATP Tour title
- Poland, 2005
- Last ATP Tour title
- Auckland, January 2025
- Last major appearance
- Lost to Learner Tien in the second round of the 2026 US Open
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