Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his quarter final match against Taylor Fritz of the U.S at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain on July 6, 2022.
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Spain's Rafael Nadal, who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, said on Thursday he was putting an end to his professional tennis career, a decision effective after the Davis Cup final.
"It has been some difficult years, these last two especially," the 38-year-old, who won a record 14 French Open titles, said in a video.
"I am very excited that my last tournament will be the Davis Cup representing my country. It's closing the circle because one of my first joys was the final in Sevilla in 2004."
The Davis Cup knockout phase will be played from November 19-24.
Nadal's career has been hampered by injuries and he missed the 2023 French Open and was beaten in the first round by German Alexander Zverev this year.
He won his last Roland Garros title in 2022 and left the Paris clay on a jaw-dropping 112-4 win-loss record.
Former world number one Nadal was added to Spain's Davis Cup Final Eight squad, organizers had announced last month.
The Spanish squad will also include world number three Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreno Busta, and Marcel Granollers.
The 38-year-old Nadal last played at the Paris Olympics, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in the second round. He then withdrew from the U.S. Open and Laver Cup due to fitness concerns.
Spain play the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, starting on November 19.
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