A Look Back at the Y By Emilie Katz
2019 Retired Players
Australian Open
Wimbledon
January 14-27, 2019 Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia 2019 Champions Men’s Singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Men’s Doubles: Pierre-Hughes Herbert (France) & Nicholas Mahut (France) Women’s Singles: Naomi Osaka (Japan) Women’s Doubles: Samantha Stosur (Australia) & Zhang Shuai (China) Mixed Doubles: Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) & Rajeev Ram (United States)
July 1-14, 2019 The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Wimbledon, London, England 2019 Champions Men’s Singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Men’s Doubles: Juan Sebastian Cabal (Colombia) & Robert Farah (Colombia) Women’s Singles: Simona Halep (Romania) Women’s Doubles: Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) & Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) Mixed Doubles: Ivan Dodig (Croatia) & Latisha Chan (Taiwan)
French Open May 26-June 9, 2019 Roland Garros Paris, France 2019 Champions Men’s Singles: Rafael Nadal (Spain) Men’s Doubles: Kevin Krawietz (Germany) & Andreas Mies (Germany) Women’s Singles: Ash Barty (Australia) Women’s Doubles: Timea Babos (Hungary) & Kristina Mladenovic (France) Mixed Doubles: Latisha Chan (Taiwan) & Ivan Dodig (Croatian)
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US Open August 26-September 8, 2019 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Flushing Meadows, N.Y. 2019 Champions Men’s Singles: Rafael Nadal (Spain) Men’s Doubles: Juan Sebastian Cabal (Colombia) & Robert Farah (Colombia) Women’s Singles: Bianca Andreescu (Canada) Women’s Doubles: Elise Mertens (Belgium) & Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) Mixed Doubles: Bethanie MattekSands (United States) & Jamie Murray (Great Britain)
New York Tennis Magazine • January/February 2020 • NYTennisMag.com
Nicolas Almagro Nicolas Almagro retired on the courts of his hometown in Murcia, Spain. The 2013 Australian Open quarterfinalist, Almagro has been battling physical problems that have prevented him from competing on the ATP circuit. He was a three-time quarterfinalist at the French Open, each time losing to the eventual champion and his compatriot, Rafael Nadal. During the 2014 Barcelona Open, Almagro snapped Nadal’s 41-match winning streak. It was his first victory over Nadal after meeting him 11 times in his career. Almagro has won 13 singles titles and he achieved a career-high singles ranking of ninth in the world back in 2011. Marcos Baghdatis Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis concluded his 15-year tenure on the ATP circuit at Wimbledon last year. The 2006 Australian Open runner-up lost the final match of his career to 17thseeded Matteo Berrettini in straight sets in the tournament’s second round. After it ended, the 34-year-old patted his heart with both hands and then knelt to the grass, and was in tears as the crowd gave him a lengthy standing ovation. Baghdatis’ career comes to an end after posting a 349-273 tour-level match record that includes winning four ATP titles and a career-high ranking of eighth in the world. Since retiring, Baghdatis has joined the coaching staff for Elina Svitolina.