Stan Wawrinka retired after falling at the Swiss Indoors Basel Tuesday marking the end of his 24 years on the ATP Tour.
In his storied career, the Swiss legend claimed 16 tour-level titles, including three Grand Slam trophies and an ATP Masters 1000 crown in Monte-Carlo in 2014. The 41-year-old reached as high as No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings. Wawrinka also won a doubles Olympic gold medal in 2008 with Roger Federer and also helped Switzerland clinch the Davis Cup in 2014.
View below some of the best photos from Wawrinka's career:
Wawrinka won his first ATP Tour crown in 2006 in Umag, where he beat Novak Djokovic in the title match. Photo: STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images.
Wawrinka and Roger Federer celebrated their 2008 Olympics gold medal triumph. Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images.
Federer and Wawrinka with their Olympic gold medal in 2008. Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images.
Wawrinka won his first Grand Slam trophy at the 2014 Australian Open. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images.
Wawrinka defeated Rafael Nadal in the 2014 Australian Open final. Photo: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images.
Wawrinka's popular tattoo on his left arm reads 'Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.' Photo: Jan Kruger/Getty Images.
Wawrinka with his first ATP Masters 1000 trophy at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in 2014. Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images.
(L-R) Michael Lammer, Marco Chiudinelli, Wawrinka, Federer and Severin Luthi celebrated winning the Davis Cup in 2014. Photo: PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFP via Getty Images.
Wawrinka lifted the 2015 Roland Garros trophy — his second major title — in his now iconic plaid shorts. Photo: Christophe Saidi-Pool/Getty Images.
Wawrinka embraced Novak Djokovic after defeating the Serbian in the 2016 US Open final. Photo: Elsa/Getty Images.
Wawrinka celebrated his 2016 US Open title triumph in New York City. Photo: Chris Trotman/Getty Images for ATP.
Wawrinka hit his iconic single-handed backhand at the 2022 Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images.
Wawrinka brought out his signature index finger to the temple celebration at the 2026 Australian Open. Photo: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images.
Wawrinka said his final goodbye to Wimbledon this year. He reached the quarter-finals at SW19 twice. Photo: Jan Kruger/Getty Images.
Wawrinka acknowledged the crowd after playing his final Grand Slam match at this year's US Open. Photo: Caleb Bowlin/Getty Images.
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