What date did Roger Federer play his final professional match?

Roger Federer played his final professional match on 23 September 2022. He partnered with Rafael Nadal in a Laver Cup doubles match in London against Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.

Federer and Nadal won the first set 6–4, but Sock and Tiafoe took the match 4–6, 7–6, 11–9. The result was less important than the occasion: it was Federer’s farewell to competitive tennis and the final chapter of one of the sport’s greatest careers.

A small date confusion sometimes appears because the match finished shortly after midnight local time. It began on the Friday night of 23 September and is officially recorded as part of the Laver Cup’s 23 September schedule, so that is the standard answer.

Federer had announced his retirement one week earlier, explaining that recurring knee problems and the physical demands of professional tennis had made a full return unrealistic. The farewell was especially emotional because Nadal, his longtime rival, was his final doubles partner.