Canadian · Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia · Born 27 December 1990Milos Raonic is a Canadian former tennis player who reached the 2016 Wimbledon final and a career-high ranking of World No. 3, the highest ever achieved by a Canadian player.
Milos Raonic's 2016 Wimbledon campaign — which included a five-set semifinal defeat of Roger Federer — made him the first Canadian man in tennis history to reach a Grand Slam singles final, reaching a world ranking of No. 3 that stood as Canada's best until the next generation of players surpassed it. He began playing tennis at eight, idolising Pete Sampras, and was among the first players to join Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montreal when it opened in 2007, turning professional the following year. Raonic became the first Canadian to win an ATP singles title since 1995 when he claimed the 2011 SAP Open, and went on to become the first Canadian man to break into the ATP top 10, in 2013. Renowned for one of the most powerful serves in the sport, regularly topping 155 mph, he built his game almost entirely around that weapon and elite return positioning. Raonic's finest season came in 2016, when he defeated Roger Federer in a five-set Wimbledon semifinal to become the first Canadian man ever to reach a Grand Slam singles final, ultimately losing to Andy Murray. That run lifted him to a career-high ranking of World No. 3 in November 2016, the highest ever achieved by a Canadian player of either gender. He also reached the Australian Open semifinal that year and four ATP Masters 1000 finals across his career, without winning one. Persistent foot and Achilles injuries increasingly disrupted his later career, and Raonic retired in January 2026 at age 35, having won eight ATP titles and over $20 million in prize money, before moving into a career in finance.
Reaching the 2016 Wimbledon final and a career-high ranking of World No. 3, the highest ever by a Canadian
How They Played
Powerful serve-based game built around one of the fastest and most effective serves in tennis history
Lasting Impact
The most successful Canadian male tennis player in the Open Era before the emergence of Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, remembered for one of the sport's most feared serves
Career Honours
- Wimbledon finalist (2016)
- Career-high ranking of World No. 3, highest ever by a Canadian
- 8x ATP singles titles
- First Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final
- First Canadian man in the ATP top 10 (2013)
Canadian Athletes