Andy Murray
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Sir Andrew Barron Murray OBE (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.
.jpg) Murray in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Andrew Barron Murray | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | 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) | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jamie Delgado (2016–present) | |||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 61,797,815[7]
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| 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 |
References
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