Andy Murray
Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British professional tennis player from Scotland, known as Andy Murray. He was ranked as the number one British tennis player from 2006 to early 2018. From 7 November 2016 to 20 August 2017 Murray was number 1 in the world rankings.
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| Full name | Andrew Barron Murray | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||
| Residence | Oxshott, England, UK[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1987[2] Glasgow, Scotland, UK[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[6][7][8][9] | |||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2005[7] | |||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 61,797,815[7] | |||||||||||||||
| Official website | andymurray.com | |||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 682–207 (76.72% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)[7] | |||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 46 (14th in the Open Era) | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (7 November 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 123 (1 March 2021)[10] | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | F (2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (2016) | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2013, 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2012) | |||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | W (2016) | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | W (2012, 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 76–76 (50% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 51 (17 October 2011) | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (2006) | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2006) | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2019) | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2008) | |||||||||||||||
| Other Doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008) | |||||||||||||||
| Mixed Doubles | ||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 7–4 (63.64%) | |||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | ||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (2019) | |||||||||||||||
| Other Mixed Doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | F (2012) | |||||||||||||||
| Team Competitions | ||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | W (2015) | |||||||||||||||
| Hopman Cup | F (2010) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 1 March 2021. | ||||||||||||||||
Murray represents Great Britain in his sporting activities and is a three-time Grand Slam tournament winner, two-time Olympic champion and Davis Cup champion.
Murray was born in Glasgow. His brother is tennis player Jamie Murray.
Career
As a junior, Murray won the US Open and reached the semifinals of the French Open.[11][12] Murray turned professional in 2005.
Murray was given a Wild Card to Wimbledon and the US Open in 2005, where he reached the third round to David Nalbandian at Wimbledon;[13] and the second round at the US Open.[14] Murray claimed his first title in 2006 at the SAP Open as he beat Lleyton Hewitt in the final.[15] He has appeared in 11 Grand Slam finals, winning three. The first time was in the 2008 US Open. The second time was in the 2010 Australian Open. Both times he lost to Roger Federer. The third time was in the 2011 Australian Open, when he lost to Novak Djokovic. The fourth time was in the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, when he lost to Roger Federer again. Murray won a gold medal in the singles of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, beating Federer in straight sets. Murray won the US Open singles later in 2012, defeating Novak Djokovic. In 2013, Murray won the Wimbledon singles, beating Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4.[16] In 2016, he won the Wimbledon singles again, beating Milos Raonic 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) in the final.[17] In August 2016, he won the gold medal in the singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Grand Slam record
This table shows Murray's performance in each Grand Slam tournament in singles.
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
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| 2005 | Did Not Play | Did Not Play | Round 3 | Round 2 |
| 2006 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 4 | Round 4 |
| 2007 | Round 4 | Did Not Play | Did Not Play | Round 3 |
| 2008 | Round 1 | Round 3 | Quarter-Final | Final |
| 2009 | Round 4 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Round 4 |
| 2010 | Final | Round 4 | Semi-Final | Round 3 |
| 2011 | Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final |
| 2012 | Semi-Final | Quarter-Final | Final | Winner |
| 2013 | Final | Did Not Play | Winner | Quarter-Final |
| 2014 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final |
| 2015 | Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Round 4 |
| 2016 | Final | Final | Winner | Quarter-Final |
| 2017 | Round 4 | Semi-Final | Quarter-Final | Did Not Play |
| 2018 | Did Not Play | Did Not Play | Did Not Play | Round 2 |
| 2019 | Round 1 | Did Not Play | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
| 2020 | Did Not Play | Round 1 | Not held | Round 2 |
| 2021 | Did Not Play | Did Not Play | Round 3 | Round 1 |
Andy Murray Media
Murray's ranking history chart
Murray at the 2008 US Open
Murray made the quarter-finals of the 2009 French Open
Murray reached his second Grand Slam Final in Australia
Murray with his brother Jamie (left) at the 2011 Japan Open
Murray at the 2012 US Open where he won his first major title
Murray holds the Wimbledon trophy following his victory in the 2013 men's final
Murray at the 2015 Australian Open
Murray with new coach Jonas Björkman during practice at the 2015 Aegon Championships
In 2016, Murray won his second Wimbledon title, beating Milos Raonic 6–4, 7–6(3), 7–6(2) in the final
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References
- ↑ Andy Murray vows he will never be a ‘tax exile’ – The Scotsman Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ↑ MURRAY, Andrew. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc.
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- ↑ Andy Murray Biography. Biography.com. https://www.biography.com/people/andy-murray-20875203. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Scottish Roots: Scottish Family Tree History: Andy Murray". Scottishroots.com. 15 May 1987. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ Hodgkinson, Mark (2013). Andy Murray Wimbledon Champion: The Full and Extraordinary Story. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4711-3275-9.
- ↑ "Wimbledon Tennis Tournament official website". Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Player profile – Andy Murray". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ "Tournoi de Roland-Garros official website". Roland Garros. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ "Australian Open official website". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ "Rankings – Singles – ATP World Tour – Tennis". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ Dunblane teenager takes US Open. BBC News. 12 September 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3650524.stm. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
- ↑ Murray loses in French semi-final. BBC Sport. 3 June 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/tennis/4608493.stm. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ↑ Cheese, Caroline (25 June 2005). "Brave Murray falls to Nalbandian". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4619129.stm. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Battling Murray crashes out in US. BBC Sport. 2 September 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4206614.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ Magic Murray claims maiden title. BBC Sport. 20 February 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4729100.stm. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ↑ "Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon". BBC. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Andy Murray wins Wimbledon by beating Milos Raonic". BBC. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.