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Double Stars Ram & Salisbury Split
The doubles team won three consecutive US Open titles from 2021-2023
September 26, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury are two-time Nitto ATP Finals champions.
By ATP staff
One of the best duos of this generation, Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, announced their split on social media this week following a successful partnership of six years.
“Six years is a long time in the life of a professional tennis player,” Ram wrote on Instagram. “Joe and I have had some amazing wins, some great games and moments, and some sad losses.”
“We played together for six years, but we made memories and friends for life… and for that I’m very grateful.”
In their six-year partnership, the pair became one of the most successful teams on the ATP Tour, winning four major trophies 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.
In addition to their success at major tournaments, 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 when he became the first. World No. 1 in the history of the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings. Salisbury also reached World No. 1 in April 2022.
“I’ve really enjoyed our six years playing together,” Salisbury told ATPtour.com. “We have had great success, more than we expected or thought we would do. We are proud of everything we have done together. We worked hard and got the best out of each other.”
“We loved every minute of it, even the good times and the bad,” Salisbury said. “We had a lot of hard times to go through and reach the high points we had. We are proud of everything we have done and grateful to have this amazing relationship.”
Ram will compete this week at the China Open in Beijing alongside Austin Krajicek, with whom he won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics earlier this year. Salisbury is off this week.
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