The following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 in singles, or top 100 in 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 2024 season: •
Attila Balázs joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 76 in singles in March 2020. Balázs announced his retirement in February 2024. •
Dustin Brown joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 64 in singles in October 2016 and No. 43 in doubles in May 2012. He won two doubles titles. Brown announced in January 2024 that he would retire at the end of the season and expressed the possibility of playing several events. •
Nikola Ćaćić joined the professional tour in 2007 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 35 in doubles in November 2021. He won three doubles titles. Ćaćić announced his retirement in December 2024. •
Pablo Cuevas joined the professional tour in 2004 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 19 in singles in August 2016 and No. 14 in doubles in April 2009. Cuevas announced his retirement in September 2024, having made his final appearance at the
2024 US Open. •
Thiemo de Bakker joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 40 in singles in July 2010. De Bakker announced his retirement in November 2024. •
Federico Delbonis joined the professional tour in 2007 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 33 in singles in May 2016. He won two singles and two doubles titles. Delbonis announced his retirement in January 2024 and made a final professional appearance at the
Argentina Open in doubles partnering
Facundo Bagnis. •
Evgeny Donskoy joined the professional tour in 2007 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 65 in singles in July 2013. Donskoy retired from professional tennis after the end of the season. •
Alessandro Giannessi joined the professional tour in 2008 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 84 in singles in July 2017. Giannessi announced his retirement in August 2024. •
Andrey Golubev joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 33 in singles in October 2010 and No. 21 in doubles in May 2022. He won one singles and one doubles title. Golubev announced his retirement from professional tennis in September 2024. •
Prajnesh Gunneswaran joined the professional tour in 2010 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 75 in singles in April 2019. Gunneswaran announced his retirement from professional tennis in November 2024 after struggling with wrist problems. •
Ryan Harrison joined the professional tour in 2007 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 40 in singles in July 2017 and No. 16 in doubles in November 2017. He won one singles title and four doubles titles, including a Grand Slam doubles title at the
2017 French Open partnering
Michael Venus. Harrison announced his retirement in January 2024. •
Tatsuma Ito joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 60 in singles in October 2012. Ito announced in April 2024 that he would retire at the end of the season. •
Roman Jebavý joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 43 in doubles in March 2019. He won four doubles titles. Jebavý announced his retirement in August 2024, and made his last professional appearance at the
2024 Svijany Open, partnering
Jiří Veselý. •
Steve Johnson joined the professional tour in 2012 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 21 in singles in July 2016 and No. 39 in doubles in May 2016. He won four singles titles and two doubles titles, as well as a bronze medal at the
2016 Summer Olympics partnering
Jack Sock. Johnson announced his retirement in March 2024 and made a final professional appearance at the
2024 BNP Paribas Open. •
Ivo Karlović joined the professional tour in 2000 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 14 in singles in August 2008 and No. 44 in doubles in April 2006. He won eight singles and two doubles titles. Karlović announced his retirement in February 2024 following two and a half years of inactivity. •
Wesley Koolhof joined the professional tour in 2008 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 1 in doubles in November 2022. He won twenty-one doubles titles, including a Grand Slam title at the
2023 Wimbledon Championships partnering
Neal Skupski. Koolhof announced in November 2023 that he would retire at the end of the season. •
Filip Krajinović joined the professional tour in 2008 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 26 in singles in April 2018. Krajinović announced his retirement in August 2024, with his final appearance being at the
2024 US Open. •
Henri Laaksonen joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 84 in singles in February 2022. Laaksonen retired from professional tennis at the end of the season. •
Ben McLachlan joined the professional tour in 2014 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 18 in doubles in November 2018. He won seven doubles titles. McLachlan announced his retirement in April 2024. •
John Millman joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 33 in singles in October 2018. He won one singles title. Millman announced his retirement in November 2023 and made a final professional appearance at the
2024 Australian Open. (
pictured in 2016), a 3-time major champion, announced his retirement in the
2024 Summer Olympics. •
Andy Murray joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 1 in singles in November 2016 and No. 51 in doubles in October 2011. Murray won forty-six singles titles (including three Grand Slam titles) and three doubles titles. He was also the winner of the
2016 ATP World Tour Finals and won two Olympic gold medals in singles. Murray announced his retirement in July 2024 following the
2024 Paris Olympics. (
pictured in 2017), a 22-time major champion, announced his retirement in the
2024 Davis Cup Finals. •
Rafael Nadal joined the professional tour in 2001 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 1 in singles in August 2008. Nadal also reached a career-high ranking of No. 26 in doubles in August 2005. Nadal won ninety-two career titles, including twenty-two Grand Slams. Nadal announced his retirement in October 2024 with his last match being in the finals of the
Davis Cup in November. • '''
Jonny O'Mara''' joined the professional tour in 2011 and reached career-high rankings of No. 44 in doubles in May 2019. He won three doubles titles. O'Mara announed he had retired this year following one year of inactivity. •
Philipp Oswald joined the professional tour in 2005, reached a career-high ranking of No. 31 in doubles in June 2021. He won eleven doubles titles. Oswald retired in July 2024 and made a final professional appearance at the
Generali Open Kitzbühel, partnering
Joel Schwärzler. •
Lukáš Rosol joined the professional tour in 2004 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 26 in singles in September 2014 and No. 37 in doubles in October 2014. He won two singles and three doubles titles. Rosol announced his retirement in April 2024. •
Artem Sitak joined the professional tour in 2001 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 32 in doubles in September 2018. He won five doubles titles. Sitak announced his retirement in January 2024 and made a final professional appearance at the
2024 ASB Classic. •
João Sousa joined the professional tour in 2008 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 28 in singles in May 2016 and No. 26 in doubles in May 2019. He won four singles titles. Sousa announced his retirement in February 2024 and made a final professional appearance at the
2024 Estoril Open. •
Dominic Thiem joined the professional tour in 2011 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in singles in March 2020 and No. 67 in doubles in October 2019. He won seventeen singles titles, including a major title at the
2020 US Open and a Masters 1000 title at the
2019 Indian Wells. He was also runner up in three majors and two consecutive ATP Finals. Thiem announced his retirement in May 2024 after being unable to recover from a long-term wrist injury originally sustained in 2021. He made his final appearance at the
Vienna Open. •
Donald Young ended his career at the
US Open, playing his last match partnered
Taylor Townsend in the mixed doubles final. •
Igor Zelenay joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 50 in doubles in July 2009. He won one doubles title. Zelenay announced his retirement in December 2024.
Inactivity •
Kevin Anderson became inactive having not played for more than a year. •
Tomislav Brkić became inactive having not played for more than a year. •
Mikhail Elgin became inactive having not played for more than a year. •
Ernests Gulbis became inactive having not played for more than a year. •
Łukasz Kubot became inactive having not played for more than a year. •
Bradley Mousley became inactive having not played for more than a year. •
Adil Shamasdin became inactive having not played for more than a year. •
Igor Sijsling became inactive having not played for more than a year. •
Franko Škugor became inactive having not played for more than a year. •
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe became inactive having not played for more than a year. •
Fernando Verdasco became inactive having not played for more than a year. == Comebacks and appearances ==