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Gael Monfils’ retirement plan takes surprising twist after US Open exit

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McCarron, G. (2026, October 14). Gael Monfils’ retirement plan takes surprising twist after US Open exit. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/14/sports/gael-monfils-retirement-plan-takes-surprising-twist-after-us-open/

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Gael Monfils unexpectedly retired from professional tennis this month following his loss at the U.S. Open. Despite announcing last year that he intended to play until 2026, Monfils's appearance on the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s Retired Players List confirms his actual retirement date as October 5th, after competing in Lyon but before an exhibition match in France. The French tennis star, aged 38 and with a 22-year career that included thirteen ATP titles and reaching world No. 6 ranking, will now shift to a career in finance at a Swiss company.

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Gael Monfils, the former No. 6-ranked French tennis player, has officially retired as of October 5, 2026, according to the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s list of retired players. This move was unexpected given that Monfils had previously planned to retire at the end of the season and was set to play in a tournament in Lyon next week with a wild card entry. However, organizers cited "personal reasons" for his absence from the Lyon event. Monfils’ last match was a second-round loss to American player Learner Tien at the U.S. Open in September. The 40-year-old’s decision makes it highly unlikely he will return to professional competition, as players must be available for testing for six months before they can compete again.

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Tennis fans were met with a surprise this week. asserted

fans → meet → surprise

Frenchman Gael Monfils quietly called it a career with his appearance on the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s Retired Players List, meaning he is no longer eligible to compete in professional tournaments unless he re-enters the ITIA’s testing pool for anti-doping regulations. asserted

he → call → regulations

Monfils announced his retirement last year, planning to retire after the 2026 Paris Masters, giving him an opportunity to bid his home fans farewell. asserted

Monfils → announce → farewell

That tournament will take place from Oct. 31-Nov 8. asserted

tournament → take → Oct.

It now appears the tennis world has seen the last of Monfils on the tour, with his second-round loss at the U.S. Open to American Learner Tien in early September being his last match. asserted

loss → appear → September

Monfils received a wild card to compete in Lyon’s ATP 250 tournament, but his date of retirement is recorded as Oct. 5. asserted

date → receive → Oct.

The Grand Prix Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes announced that Monfils pulled out of an exhibition with fellow Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet for personal reasons. asserted

Monfils → announce → reasons

Monfils, 38, will retire after an illustrious 22-year career with thirteen ATP titles and having reached a career-high ranking of world No. 6. asserted

Monfils → retire → .

Fellow tennis player Daniil Medvedev was told of Monfils’s official retirement at a press conference in Shanghai. asserted

Medvedev → tell → Shanghai

“He had an incredible career, he’s one of the rare players about whom no one will say anything bad,” Medvedev reflected. asserted

Medvedev → have → anything

Monfils, who is married to fellow tennis star Elina Svitolina, previously said he plans to pursue a career in finance in his retirement, having already signed on to work in wealth management at a Swiss company. asserted

he → marry → company

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