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Sara Sorribes Tormo, 2024 Paris Olympic Doubles Bronze Medalist, Announces Break From Tennis

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Published17 Apr 2025

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Sara Sorribes Tormo, the 28-year-old Spanish tennis player who won Olympic bronze in doubles at Paris last summer, has announced she is taking a break from tennis.

Sorribes Tormo is ranked World No. 40 in doubles and World No. 85 in singles.  She has been active this year in singles and doubles, representing Spain in the Billie Jean King qualifying matches last week.

Sara Sorribes Tormo’s Announcement

Citing physical and mental suffering, Sara Sorribes Tormo announced her break from tennis.  She its it is an indefinite one and is unsure if or when she will return to the game.

This is not uncommon.  Spanish tennis legend Garbine Muguruza took a break for similar reasons and never returned to the game.

American Amanda Anisimova also took a break from the sport and used the time to take college classes and regain her mental and physical health.  Anisimova returned to the tour with a renewed outlook and won the Doha title earlier this year.

Sorribes Tormo’s announcement comes a day after Lesia Tsurenko shared a disturbing social media update about her break from the game.  Though the circumstances are very different, fans need to realize the grind of being a professional athlete and globetrotting the world for an 11-month WTA Tour is very taxing.

It is also worth mentioning that the PTPA‘s pending lawsuit against the WTA, ATP, and ITF cites the long season as one of the issues that needs to be rectified to protect the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the players.