TORONTO, July 21, 2025 (Tennis Canada Press Relase)
Following a storied career, Canadian tennis trailblazer Vasek Pospisil (Vernon, BC) has announced he will retire from the sport at this year’s National Bank Open presented by Rogers. The 35-year-old has received a main-draw wild card for the event in Toronto for his final farewell.
“It’s never easy making a decision like this,” said Pospisil. “Tennis has been a huge part of my life, but it has become clear, both mentally and physically, that it’s the right time to step away. I feel incredibly grateful to have had the career I’ve had, especially coming from a small town where this dream once felt so far away. While I’m genuinely excited for what’s next, there will always be a part of me that misses the sport and everything it’s given me. Thank you to the passionate Canadian tennis community for supporting and cheering me on throughout my career. I’m honoured to have the opportunity to finish it alongside you, my friends and family in Toronto.”
Pospisil is calling time on an 18-year professional career that has seen him claim some of tennis’ most sought-after prizes and achieve career-high rankings of No. 25 in singles (2014) and No. 4 in doubles (2015).
Alongside six doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including at Indian Wells (2015), the Canadian was a Wimbledon champion in 2014. There, he and American Jack Sock upset No. 1 seeds Bob and Mike Bryan in a thrilling five-set final on the All England Lawn and Tennis Club’s iconic Centre Court. The following year, Pospisil reached the quarterfinals in singles. He also reached three tour-level singles finals, in Washington (2014), Sofia and Montpellier (both 2020).
In addition to his exploits on tour, Pospisil has represented Team Canada with distinction. Affectionately earning the nickname “Mr. Davis Cup”, he has been ever-present on the Canadian roster since his debut in February 2008, racking up 35 ties played and 33 wins. His final appearance wearing the Maple Leaf was against Hungary in Montreal, QC earlier this year. His crowning moment in the competition came in 2022 when, alongside Félix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau and captain Frank Dancevic, Pospisil lifted the Davis Cup trophy for the first time in Canadian history, leading the team to four doubles wins at the Finals.
Pospisil also represented Canada twice at the Olympic Games (London 2012 and Rio 2016).
“We would like to thank Vasek [Pospisil] for everything he has done, and will continue to do, for Canadian tennis over the course of a spectacular career,” said Gavin Ziv, Chief Executive Officer, Tennis Canada. “As the likes of Daniel Nestor did before him, Vasek has inspired countless Canadians across the country to pick up a racquet and participate in our great sport – proving, as the now-famous catchphrase goes, that ‘anything is Pospisil’. His career highlights are the stuff of legend, including that incredible Wimbledon doubles victory in 2014 and, of course, a Davis Cup championship, which we know meant so much to him and to the growth and development of tennis in Canada. We wish him the very best in his retirement.”
Pospisil’s last tournament will be at the National Bank Open in Toronto this summer after Tennis Canada confirmed he has been awarded a main-draw wild card. He joins fellow Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov, Diallo and Road to the NBO champion Liam Draxl in the draw.
