Overview
- Salisbury announced his retirement in an Instagram post on Thursday, September 17, 2026, saying he had thought about the decision for a while and felt ready to stop.
- He finished his career at the 2026 US Open after reaching the semi-finals with Rajeev Ram, who had announced his own retirement at the same event days earlier.
- Salisbury leaves as a six-time Grand Slam champion with four men’s doubles majors and two mixed doubles titles, and he reached world No. 1 in the ATP doubles rankings.
- His résumé also includes 17 tour‑level titles and back-to-back Nitto ATP Finals wins in 2022 and 2023, and his 2026 decision followed a multi-month break earlier in the year for anxiety.
- British tennis leaders, coaches and peers praised his professionalism and impact on doubles play, and his departure creates a vacancy at the top of Britain’s doubles ranks that could reshape pairings and team selection going forward.