Beijing time on March 24 news, after Barty just announced his retirement a day later, another tennis celebrity will announce his retirement today. Robredo, who will turn 40 in May, will officially finish his 23-year career after this year's Barcelona Open.
Robredo had a successful career, reaching 5th place in his highest world ranking (28 August 2006). Robredo reached the finals of the Tour 23 times in his career, winning 11 of them. The biggest trophy of his career was won at the 2006 Hamburg Masters, when he defeated Stepanek in the final to win the title.
Robredo's best record at the Grand Slam is the quarter-finals, having reached the quarter-finals of the French Open five times in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2013, the quarter-finals at the Australian Open in 2007, the quarterfinals at the US Open in 2013, and The best time at Wimbledon was the fourth round in 2014.
As a result of his age, Robredo's competitive status has declined significantly in recent years. His most recent tour final goes back to 2015 in Båstad, and his last time on the tour was back to Umag in 2013, when he beat Fognini to win the title.
In addition to his success in singles, Robredo has also gained success in doubles. He has reached the final 11 times in tour doubles and won 5 championship trophies. One of the most important titles was won at the 2008 Monte Carlo Masters, when his partner was his friend Nadal. In addition to winning the title in Monte Carlo, Robredo and Nadal also won doubles titles in Chennai, India, in 2004, and the two also helped Spain win the Davis Cup in 2004.
Robredo has played just 2 games in the Monterrey Challenge this season and has now dropped his world ranking to 343rd. Robredo's last appearance at a Grand Slam tournament dates back to the 2018 US Open, when he won three consecutive qualifying matches to break into the main tournament and lost to Tsitsipas in the first round. Since then, Robredo has played in the Grand Slam qualifiers seven times, but has not been able to break into the main tournament.
The decline in competitive form made Robredo realize that it was time to leave, and this year he will compete in Barcelona with a wild card and usher in the farewell battle of his career. Robredo won the title at Barcelona 17 years ago and in 2006 he again reached the final and lost to Nadal. Good luck to Robredo after retiring!