Tennis pro Andy Roddick to retire after U.S. Open
(CNN) -- Tennis pro Andy Roddick will retire after the U.S. Open tournament, a spokesman for the International Tennis Federation said Thursday, August 30th.
Roddick, who turned 30 years old on Thursday, August 30th will compete in the tourney and is the last American man to win the U.S. Open, in 2003.
"Andy has been an outstanding ambassador for our sport and our country, always carrying himself with the character and class that define a champion," said U.S. Tennis Association board chairman Jon Vegosen. "In addition to representing the U.S. on the world stage, he was a Davis Cup stalwart and standout."
The 2003 U.S. Open victory was his only grand slam win and he reached No. 1 in the world, according to the ATP, the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits.
This year's U.S. Open will conclude September 9.
In 2003, he was the youngest American and the second youngest overall to finish No. 1 in the history of the ATP rankings, since 1973.
In 2004, he won four titles and led the U.S. to the first Davis Cup final since 1997 by going 6-2 in singles, and he recorded the world's fastest serve at 155 m.p.h. in the Davis Cup on September 24, the ATP said.
Last year, he captured his 30th career title on the ATP World Tour in Memphis to increase his title streak to 11 consecutive years, the ATP said.
CNN's Heidi Berger contributed to this report.