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Doubles stars Ram & Salisbury split

The doubles team won three consecutive US Open titles between 2021 and 2023

September 26, 2024

One of the standout stunt duos of this generation, Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, announced their split on social media this week after six years of successful partnership.

“Six years is a long time in the life of a professional tennis player,” Ram wrote on Instagram. “Joe and I had some incredible wins, some epic matches and moments, and some heartbreaking losses.”

“We played together for six years, but we made lifelong memories and friends… and for that I am truly grateful.”

In their six years of partnership, the duo were one of the most successful doubles teams on the ATP Tour, winning four Grand Slams together. After lifting their first Grand Slam title at the 2020 Australian Open, the pair found dominance at the US Open, where they won three consecutive titles from 2021-2023.

Aside from their success at the Majors, Ram and Salisbury also won back-to-back titles at the Nitto ATP Finals in 2022 and 2023. In October 2022, Ram, then 38 years old, made history by becoming No. 1 for the first time oldest world player in the history of the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings. Salisbury also reached world number 1 in April 2022.

“I really enjoyed our six years playing together,” Salisbury told ATPTour.com. “We had great success, more than we anticipated or thought we would. We are very proud of everything we have done together. We have worked very hard and brought out the best in each other.”

“We’ve loved every minute of it, even the ups and downs,” Salisbury said. “We have gone through many difficult times to reach the top. We are proud of everything we have done and grateful to have had this incredible partnership.”

Ram competes this week at the China Open in Beijing, alongside Austin Krajicek, with whom he won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics earlier this year. Salisbury is not in action this week.