Berankis publicizes retirement: 'These experiences have formed me'

Ricardas Berankis

Berankis publicizes retirement: ‘These experiences have formed me’

Former junior World No. 1 is the additionally the highest-ranked Lithuanian participant in historical past

December 10, 2025

Ricardas Berankis, the highest-ranked Lithuanian participant in historical past, introduced his retirement from skilled tennis on Tuesday through a put up on X.

“Immediately is a kind of days that looks like it would by no means come, however when it does, it touches me very sensitively and deeply,” wrote the 35-year-old. “I wish to announce that I’ve made one of the crucial troublesome selections of my life – to finish my skilled tennis profession.”

Berankis reached a career-high No. 50 within the PIF ATP Rankings in 2016 and completed his profession as a two-time finalist on the ATP Tour.

“Twenty-five years is not only a quantity. It’s a life path, a childhood dream of reaching the heights of tennis that I’ve been following,” Berankis continued. “This stage handed in a second, however on the identical time it left an unimaginable quantity of pleasure, battle, victories, painful experiences, lasting reminiscences, and acquaintances that may accompany me for the remainder of my life.”

Berankis gained the US Open boys’ title and the Orange Bowl Tennis Championships in 2007 — the identical yr that he rose to No. 1 within the ITF Junior World Rankings. Together with reaching two ATP Tour finals in Los Angeles in 2012 and Moscow in 2017, he additionally captured a tour-level doubles title in Houston in 2015 with Teymuraz Gabashvili.

“There have been ups. There have been downs. These experiences have formed me as an athlete and as an individual,” Berankis wrote. “Each story has its starting and its finish… Immediately I’m closing one of the crucial vital chapters of my life, and I achieve this with peace and gratitude.

“I thank everybody who was there for me – my household, associates, coaches, teammates, sponsors, companions, followers, and everybody who believed in me, supported me, inspired me, and helped me get again up when issues have been the toughest. My religion and your help have been my driving power.”