2004 ATP Tour - Retirements

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (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 2004 season:

• ITA Renzo Furlan (born 17 May 1970 in Conegliano, Veneto, Italy) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 19 in 1996. He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1995 and earned two career ATP titles. He played his last match in Lugano in June against Jérôme Haehnel.

• GER Marc-Kevin Goellner (born 22 September 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) He turned professional in 1991 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 26 in 1994. He earned two career singles titles and four doubles titles, being ranked no. 25 in doubles. His last singles and doubles matches were in Kish Island, Iran in November.

• CRO Goran Ivanišević (born 13 September 1971 in Split, Croatia) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 2 in 1994. He won Wimbledon in 2001, was a semifinalist at the US Open, and a quarterfinalist at the Australian and French Opens. He also won two bronze medals in singles and doubles at the 1992 Olympics. He won 22 singles titles and four doubles titles. He played his last career match at Wimbledon against Lleyton Hewitt.

• SWE Magnus Larsson (born 25 March 1970 in Olofström, Blekinge, Sweden) He turned professional in 1989 and reached his highest singles ranking of world no. 10 in 1995. He reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1994 and the quarterfinals of the US Open three times (1993, 1997, and 1998), as well as earning seven career ATP titles. His highest doubles ranking was no. 26 (also in 1995), and he earned six doubles titles. His final career ATP match was in Copenhagen in February 2003 against Radek Štěpánek.

• USA Todd Martin (born July 8, 1970, in Hinsdale, Illinois) He turned professional in 1990 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4. He was a finalist at the 1994 Australian Open and the 1999 US Open, as well as earning eight career titles. He played his last match in the first round of the US Open against Fabrice Santoro.

• SWE Magnus Norman (born 30 May 1976 in Filipstad, Sweden) He turned professional in 1995 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 2. He was a finalist at the French Open in 2000. He won 12 singles titles, including the 2000 Tennis Masters Series tournament in Rome. He played his last singles match in the quarterfinals in Shanghai in September 2003 against Jiří Novák.

• CHI Marcelo Ríos (born December 26, 1975 in Santiago, Chile) He turned professional in 1994 and reached the no. 1 ranking in the world. He was a finalist at the Australian Open in 1998 and a quarterfinalist at the French and US Opens. He played his last career match in April in San Luis Potosí against Mariano Delfino.