Stan Wawrinka ends professional tennis career

Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka has played the final match of his professional career.

Operativ Media reports that the 41-year-old athlete, ranked 151st in the ATP rankings, lost to Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Basel. The match ended 5-7, 6-7 and lasted 1 hour and 53 minutes.

Wawrinka is a three-time Grand Slam champion. He won the Australian Open in 2014, Roland Garros in 2015, and the US Open in 2016.

The Swiss tennis player won an Olympic gold medal in doubles alongside Roger Federer in 2008. He also won the Davis Cup title in 2014.

Wawrinka claimed 16 ATP singles titles during his career, including one Masters 1000 tournament. His career-high world ranking was number three.