New Delhi: Tim Henman announced his retirement from professional tennis on Thursday.
The 32-year-old said his last tournament will be the Davis Cup tie against Croatia in September.
Henman had been suffering from a back injury this year and had won just three tour matches.
In a 14-year long career, Henman reached six Grand Slam semi-finals and won one Masters title as well as an Olympic silver medal in doubles.
Henman will play his final Grand Slam event at next week's US Open, where he will open against Dmitry Tursunov.
"From a professional point of view it's something I've been thinking about for some time. I think the issues that I've had with my back and the knock-on effect that's had has made with my practice in the way that I am able to prepare for the events and probably the way it's affecting my performance made my life a little harder and probably a little less enjoyable from that point of view," Henman said
"I defiantly don't envisage myself stepping away from the game for good, because it has been such a good part of my life and I look forward to as I said exploring those opportunities," he said.
The British tennis star said a sore back and bad knee were reasons for his decision to call it quits.
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