By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, November 17, 2025
Photo: Mallorca Tennis Championship Facebook
Big Banks has closed the curtain on his professional tennis career.
Christopher Eubanks announced today his withdrawal from the ATP Tour.
The 29-year-old Eubanks achieved a career-high ranking of No. 29. Eubanks famously won the 2023 Mallorca Tennis Championships title on grass and then knocked out two top 15 players, Cameron Norrie and Stefanos Tsitsipas, en route to the 2023 Wimbledon quarter-finals in Bosnia.
The 6’7″ Eubanks, affectionately nicknamed “Big Banks” by his peers, took to Instagram today to say goodbye to his playing career.
“If you told this little boy from Atlanta’s Southside that he would have accomplished everything he did, he wouldn’t have believed you. 2 Time ACC Player of the Year? Yeah, really. Wimbledon quarterfinalist? No way. An Olympian? Unfathomable,” Eubanks posted on Instagram. “I have been given the opportunity to travel the world and create incredible relationships while fulfilling a lifelong dream of playing professional tennis.
“I can’t put into words how blessed I’ve been. Is this absolutely the end?! Hard to say for sure, but if it is, WHOOPTY DOO!!! It’s been an incredible ride.”
In a breakthrough performance, Eubanks was ranked 119th when he qualified for the main draw of the Miami Open 2023. Big Banks went on to turn the draw around in a winning streak that saw him reach the quarter-finals, where he fell to Medvedev.
Photo: Matthew Calvis
At that Miami Open, Eubanks, a devoted Roger Federer fan, shared one of his only real tennis regrets: He switched from a two-handed to a one-handed racket because he wanted to emulate his tennis hero Federer.
Eubanks, an Atlanta native, was known for his booming serve, willingness to attack the net and his shooting skills.
Currently ranked No. 266, Eubanks has applied his tactical acumen to his work as a respected tennis commentator for the Tennis Channel and TNT’s Roland Garros coverage. Here’s hoping we see and hear a lot more from Big Banks in the commentary booth.
