After falling to Bernabe Zapata Miralles, the 39-year-old was reunited with the likes of David Ferrer, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Feliciano Lopez for a special retirement ceremony Monday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.

“We try to promote effort, discipline, hard work and respect” Sanchez said. “It’s kind of like a way of living.”

The Argentine beat a number of current and former top-10 players on his way to the final.

The veterans, on the north side of 30, both won Challenger events over the weekend.

The Houston and Morocco winners have been unable to recapture form at the French Open.