In his sixteen years on tour, David Ferrer has captured twenty-six career singles titles, including five last year, and has won three Davis Cup championships with Spain. He earned a place in the top twenty rankings in 2005, where he remains to date. While many players experience fluctuations in their career, the Spaniard’s six-year membership in the top ten has established him as one of the most consistent players on the ATP World Tour.
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Though Ferrer has not yet captured a Grand Slam title, he has reached the quarterfinals or better in each open. In 2007, perhaps one of his most successful years on tour, he secured seven titles before reaching the final round of the ATP World Tour Finals. Ferrer noted that, despite the challenges of playing in the same era as the "Big Four" (Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal), he was able to emerge with a positive response. "This was a good generation, it helped. Hav[ing] a reference point like Nadal was so important," he shared. Having fellow Spaniard Nadal was largely influential not only for Ferrer's game but also for his desire to continue competing. "How long will I play? I do not know, I guess until I am willing. Right now I still have it, I feel so well," he added.
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Ferrer attributed much of his standing to his impeccable health. "Luckily I never got injured and so I had a great continuity. It allowed me to have motivation and to be at a high level," the world number nine told the media. He also shared his hopes for continued success, and to work towards bettering his career high ranking of number three, which he reached in 2013.
The thirty-four-year-old, who currently holds the seventh-highest career prize money earnings of all time, appears to have absolutely no retirement plans. With continued hard work, he can certainly expect to contend for his first title in this season's three remaining Slams.