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.

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. 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; and the second round at the US Open. Murray claimed his first title in 2006 at the SAP Open as he beat Lleyton Hewitt in the final. 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. In 2016, he won the Wimbledon singles again, beating Milos Raonic 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) in the final. 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 Open2005Did Not PlayDid Not Play Round 3 Round 22006 Round 1 Round 1 Round 4 Round 42007 Round 4Did Not PlayDid Not Play Round 32008 Round 1 Round 3 Quarter-Final Final2009 Round 4 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Round 42010 Final Round 4 Semi-Final Round 32011 Final Semi-Final Semi-Final Semi-Final2012 Semi-Final Quarter-Final Final Winner2013 FinalDid Not Play Winner Quarter-Final2014Quarter-FinalSemi-FinalQuarter-FinalQuarter-Final2015FinalSemi-FinalSemi-Final Round 42016FinalFinal WinnerQuarter-Final2017 Round 4Semi-FinalQuarter-FinalDid Not Play2018Did Not PlayDid Not PlayDid Not Play Round 22019 Round 1Did Not PlayDid Not PlayDid Not Play2020Did Not Play Round 1Not held Round 22021Did Not PlayDid Not PlayRound 3 Round 12022 Round 2Did Not PlayRound 2 Round 32023 Round 3Did Not PlayRound 2 Round 22024 Round 1 Round 1Did Not PlayDid Not Play

References

Category:1987 births
Category:Living people
Category:2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Great Britain
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Great Britain
Category:British male tennis players
Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Glasgow
Category:US Open (tennis) champions
Category:Wimbledon champions
Category:World No. 1 tennis players