Following is a list of notable players [winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the
ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week] who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2014 season: •
Alex Bogomolov Jr. (born 23 April 1983 in Moscow, Russia) turned professional in 2002, and peaked at no. 33 in singles in 2011. He won 1 double title on the main tour. He retires at the age of 31. •
Paul Capdeville (born 2 April 1983 in Santiago, Chile) turned professional in 2002, and peaked at no. 76 in singles in 2009. He won one doubles title. Capdeville was also part of the
Chile Davis Cup team for 19 ties between 2004 and 2014. He announced his retirement after
Roland Garros. •
Nikolay Davydenko (born 2 June 1981 in Severodonetsk, Soviet Union) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 3 in singles in 2006 and no. 31 in doubles in 2005. Davydenko won 21 singles titles on the main tour (including one ATP World Tour Finals and three Master 1000), as well as 2 doubles titles. At Grand Slams, Davydenko reached the semifinal four times (in 2005 and 2007 at the
French Open and in 2006 and 2007 at the
US Open). His major achievement was winning the 2009
ATP World Tour Finals tournament, beating in the final
Juan Martín del Potro. He was also active part of the
Russian Davis Cup team for 17 ties between 2003 and 2012, winning the title in 2006 with
Marat Safin,
Dmitry Tursunov and
Mikhail Youzhny. On 16 October, he announced his retirement at the age of 33. •
Rik de Voest (born 5 June 1980 in Milan, Italy) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 39 in doubles in 2009. He won two doubles titles. De Voest was also part of the
South African Davis Cup team for 25 ties between 2002 and 2014. He retired after the Vancouver Open in July. •
Alessio di Mauro (born 9 August 1977 in Syracuse, Italy) turned professional in 1998, and peaked at no. 68 in singles in 2007. He reached one singles final in 2007, where he lost to
Juan Mónaco. He was involved in a betting scandal that led to a 9-month ban from the tour. Di Mauro also participated in one tie for the
Italian Davis Cup team in 2004. He announced his retirement at the end of September. •
Marc Gicquel (born 30 March 1977 in Tunis, Tunisia) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 37 in singles in 2008 and no. 38 in doubles in 2009. He reached three singles finals on the main tour, as well as seven doubles finals (winning four of them). In Grand Slam he reached in singles the 4th round at 2006
US Open and in doubles the quarterfinals at 2008
Australian Open. He announced his retirement after losing in the quarterfinals against
Nicolas Mahut at the
Rennes tournament. •
Paul Hanley (born 12 November 1977 in Melbourne, Australia, Australia) turned professional in 1997, and peaked at no. 5 in doubles in 2006. Hanley won 26 doubles titles. In Grand Slam doubles, he reached six semifinals – four with
Kevin Ullyett and two with fellow countryman
Wayne Arthurs. He also was a finalist at
2005 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles. He was part of the
Australia Davis Cup team for 10 ties between 2006 and 2010. •
Ross Hutchins (born 22 February 1985 in Wimbledon, Great Britain) turned professional in 2002, and peaked at no. 26 in doubles in 2012. Hutchins won 5 doubles titles. In Grand Slam he reached the quarterfinals twice (in 2011 in
Wimbledon and
US Open) in pair with fellow countryman
Colin Fleming. He also won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. He was part of the
Great Britain Davis Cup team for 7 ties between 2008 and 2012. After being diagnosed with
Hodgkin's lymphoma in early 2013, he decided to have a rest from the circuit and returned in mid-2014. He retired at the end of the 2014 ATP World Tour season. •
Evgeny Korolev (born 14 February 1988 in Moscow, Soviet Union) turned professional in 2005, and peaked at no. 46 in singles in 2010. He won 4 titles on the
ATP Challenger Tour and reached one singles final on the main tour. He was part of the
Kazakhstan Davis Cup team for 7 ties between 2011 and 2014. He played his final match in the
2014 Bauer Watertechnology Cup qualifying event. •
Michaël Llodra (born 18 May 1980 in Paris, France) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 21 in singles in 2011 and no. 3 in doubles in 2011. The Frenchman, appreciated on the tour for his volley strategy, won five singles titles on the main tour, as well as 25 doubles titles (including three Grand Slam titles). Llodra's Grand Slam titles included the
2003 Australian Open and
2004 Australian Open doubles with fellow Frenchman
Fabrice Santoro and the
2007 Wimbledon Championships doubles with fellow Frenchman
Arnaud Clément. He won the silver medal at the
Olympic Games with
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, losing to the world no. 1 pair of
Bob and Mike Bryan. He was part of the
French Davis Cup team for 27 ties between 2002 and 2013, reaching 2 finals in 2002 and 2010. He announced that he will retire at the end of the 2014 ATP World Tour season. •
Björn Phau (born 4 October 1979 in Darmstadt, West Germany) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 59 in singles in 2006. He won 7 titles on the
ATP Challenger Tour and reached one doubles final on the main tour. He played his final match at the
2014 Košice Open. •
Andy Ram (born 10 April 1980 in Montevideo, Uruguay) turned professional in 1998, and peaked at no. 187 in singles in 2000 and no. 5 in doubles in 2008. He won 20 doubles titles (including one Grand Slam title). Ram's sole men's doubles Grand Slam title was won at the
2008 Australian Open doubles with fellow Israeli
Jonathan Erlich. He also won two mixed Grand Slam titles (making two other finals) at
2006 Wimbledon Championships with
Vera Zvonareva and at
2007 French Open with
Nathalie Dechy. He was part of the
Israeli Davis Cup team for 27 ties between 2000 and 2014. He announced his retirement after the Davis Cup playoff against Argentina. •
Bobby Reynolds (born July 17, 1982 in Auburn, Alabama, US) turned professional in 2003, and peaked at no. 63 in singles and no. 46 in doubles in 2009. He won one doubles title •
Olivier Rochus (born 18 January 1981 in Namur, Belgium) turned professional in 1999, and peaked at no. 24 in singles in 2005 and no. 29 in doubles in 2004. He won two singles titles on the main tour, as well as two doubles titles (including one Grand Slam title). Rochus' Grand Slam doubles title was won at the
2004 French Open with fellow Belgian
Xavier Malisse. He was part of the
Belgian Davis Cup team for 28 ties between 2000 and 2013. He retired after competing at the
Mons tournament. ==Comebacks==