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Andy Murray

Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 41 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2016. Murray won 46 ATP Tour singles titles, including three majors at the 2012 US Open, 2013 Wimbledon Championships, and 2016 Wimbledon Championships. He also won two gold medals at the Summer Olympics, the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, 14 Masters events, and contested a total of eleven major finals.

Murray began his professional career around the time Rafael Nadal established himself as one of two dominant players in men's tennis, Roger Federer being the other player. Murray had immediate success on the ATP Tour, making his top 10 debut in 2007 at age 19. By 2010, Murray and Novak Djokovic had joined Federer and Nadal in the Big Four, the group of players who dominated men's tennis for most of the 2010s. Murray initially struggled against the rest of the Big Four, losing his first four major finals, but won the gold medal final against Federer at the 2012 London Olympics gold medal. He then defeated Djokovic in the final of the 2012 US Open, becoming the first British major singles champion since Virginia Wade in 1977. He then beat Djokovic to win Wimbledon in 2013, the first home champion at the men's event since Fred Perry in 1936. After an injury-marred 2014, he bounced back in 2015, helping Great Britain to its first Davis Cup title in the Open Era, winning a record 11 rubbers in the event.

Murray had his career-best season in 2016, when he made the finals of the first three majors of the year and winning his second Wimbledon crown. He defended his Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics to become the only player, male or female, to win two Olympic gold medals in singles. Murray also became world No. 1 for the first time on 7 November 2016, and clinched the ATP year-end No. 1 ranking and ITF World Champion crown by winning the ATP Finals title over Djokovic. This solidified his place in the 'Big Four'. After 2016 he struggled with a hip injury that required major hip-resurfacing surgery. Upon his return, Murray won a final tour title at the 2019 European Open and rose back to the top 50 but failed to reach his previous level, never again getting beyond the third round of a major. He retired from the sport after a run to the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Murray possessed one of the most consistent two-handed backhands on the ATP Tour and helped re-establish Great Britain as a leading force in men's tennis. Murray has been outspoken on issues of equality, and became only the second top-10 player in the history of the ATP Tour to have a female coach when he hired Amélie Mauresmo in 2014. Shortly following his playing career, Murray took up a coaching partnership with his former rival Djokovic for the 2025 Australian Open. Provided by Wikipedia