Rohan Bopanna retires: ATP Tour

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Rohan Bopanna retires:

atptour.com talks exclusively to the Indian star about his career

November 28, 2025

Rohan Bopanna’s career can be summed up in three words: patience, discipline, and belief.

They are simple qualities, but the weight of this medicine becomes clear only when he explains how far he came to leave his wife Matrudian – referred to the risk Matheriya Ebraliya – driven by his ATP Ourpden

“I think my career is a matter of patience, discipline and belief,” Bopanna told Atptour.com after bringing his playing career to fruition earlier this month. “That’s where it’s looked at. Yes, you have to have some kind of talent to get to a certain level, but you need to have a big difference, a big change for me, a big change for me from tennis to being World No. 1.”

_{^{Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden win the 2024 Australian open title. Photo: David Gray / Getty Images.}}

Bopanna was organized 26 Tour-Level repeating titles in his field, but his story started far from the hubs of sports around the world. The Indian grew up in Coorg, a hilly state in Karnataka known for its coffee estates and quiet music, not tennis lessons.

With one broadcast of the National TV channel TV SLAM, the professional game was heard from afar. However, as his power grew, so did his connection with the wider world of tennis, and it was the platform for his transformation from the cracked courts to the top of the ATP tour.

“Coming from a small town like that to go all over the world, to be the whole world, to be World No. 1, especially at the age of 43, it’s going way more than I thought,” said Bopna. “The biggest thing, I’m very grateful to every teammate, every game, every city, and everyone who has supported me over the years.”

As a Junior course, tennis’s tennis came in part from watching ATP No. 1 Member of the Stefan Edberg, but even more in the affairs of the Indian Army that covered the road. Ramanathan Krishnan and his son Ramesh Krishnan were the conductors. Vijay Amritraj and Brother Anand Amritraj were Davis Cup Stalwarts who dominated Indian tennis at the global level.

leander paes and mahesh bhupathi became many big hitters and world no. When Bopanna finally shared the Davis Cup Locker with Paes and Bhupathi, those examples continued with professional lessons and partnerships. He also found strength and camaraderie alongside Sania Mirza, with whom he reached the Australian Open doubles.

“I was reading about all these people who are doing so many great things, representing India in Davis Cup, Olympics and Asia,” Bopanna said of the flying objects. “At first they were a big inspiration to me. Both Mahesh and Beander were two guys I looked up to. I followed their journey all day.

“Sania Mirza was someone I came to visit, and we shared many good memories. Even though I met this trip from your country, I think it helps you shape your trip better.”

_{^{Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna in the Bronze-Medal match at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Photo: Julian Finney / Getty Images.}}

But Bopanna’s rise did not come without a hard diet. In 2006, he suffered a shoulder injury that sidelined him for six months, and later in his career he battled back pain issues. In 2019, he learned he had no cancer left, leaving him in discomfort and out of shape.

After a punishing extension in 2021, in which he lost his seven matches on tour and recorded his win of the year in May, the 41-year-old found himself closer than ever.

“Just after Covid, when I came back and we got to all the tests and tests, that year challenged me a lot,” Bopanna said of the 2021 season. “I’m almost five months into the game. I remember talking to my wife, and I said, ‘I’m 41 years old, and I think it’s time to call it a day.’

“But then he said, ‘If you feel like you’ve called it a day, it’s your call, but, think about it. I look at it as a new challenge, not a limitation.’ That’s when I started playing my best tennis. “

That conversation became the hinge on which his career turned. Bopanna took a new approach with the people around him – his wife, long-time trainer Scott Divovoff, his physio, and his partners – creating the foundation for the amazing surgery.

_{^{Rohan Bopanna is celebrating with his wife Propriya and daughter Tridha in the year 2024 at the Australian Open. Photo: William West / Gentty Images.}}

Bopanna’s revival, highlighted by the Australian Open with Matthew Ebden, was matched by the integrity that defined his career. In the 2023 US Open Of Final, during his loss to Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, Bopanna admitted that the ball got mixed up in his hand in a moment of sportsmanship that was purified by fans and peers.

“I always felt like I was doing the right thing. It was too early in my mind to say that BHOLA touched me,” said Bopanna. “Being a father, you want to teach the right kinds of things, not only to your children, but to everyone who will show that there are bigger things than just playing tennis sometimes.

“Thanks to my parents who taught me that from a very young age. Even today, I have no regrets for doing such a thing.”

Bopanna posted a career record of 539-410 in doubles and earned 15 singles wins, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Payout/Infosys ATP Win/Loss index, but retirement will not take him away from the game. Through the ROHAN BOPANNA Tennis Development Foundation, it currently supports 37 children with education, boarding, lodging, and tennis training.

Now 45 years old, Bopanna wants to help create more tournaments in India, build better juniors, and use the relationships he is building around the world to bring back Indian tennis. For the first time in two decades, he will spend more time at home with his loved ones.

“Being a father gave me a second wind of work, and my daughter watched me win degrees,” said Bopanna about her daughter Tridha. “He entered the period when I was actually doing really well, and he thought it was natural to have these things this year, he did the first thing after the distribution of the award, ‘this is for you”.

“The biggest thing is that yes, I am retiring from competition, but not from the game. My true old purpose is to help my players.”

When I look back at a career full of success, Bopanna hopes that his legacy shows not only the trophies he collected but the person he had all over the world.

“I’ve always been humble about my tennis and I’ve always been honest and that’s what I want to be remembered for,” said Bopanna. “As someone who has always brought a smile to her face. I bring my fiery side when I compete, but outside of the tennis court, I just want to be known as the Great Game and all these great people I’m with.”