Country |
Great Britain |
Residence |
London, England |
Date of birth |
15 May 1987 (1987-05-15) (age 23) |
Place of birth |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Height |
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro |
2005 |
Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money |
US$12,181,001[1] |
Singles |
Career record |
251–87 (74.26%) |
Career titles |
15 |
Highest ranking |
No.2 (17 August 2009) |
Current ranking |
No.4 (10 May 2010) |
Grand Slam results |
Australian Open |
F (2010) |
French Open |
QF (2009) |
Wimbledon |
SF (2009, 2010) |
US Open |
F (2008) |
Major tournaments |
Tour Finals |
SF (2008) |
Olympic Games |
1R (2008) |
Doubles |
Career record |
23–38 |
Career titles |
0 |
Highest ranking |
No.89 (2 April 2007) |
Grand Slam Doubles results |
Australian Open |
1R (2006) |
French Open |
2R (2006) |
Wimbledon |
1R (2005) |
US Open |
2R (v) |
Andrew Murray is a Scottish player who is currently the highest-ranking British player. He was nicknamed "Lazy English" in school. Andy is comfortable both with his British and Scottish identity.
AWARDS
Murray has won the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the year award in December 2005 and he has also won the sports section of the Top Scot awards.
CONTROVERSY
Murray has got into controversies a couple of times with the media for a couple of unwarranted remarks.
HOBBIES
Murray likes playing play station, watching football and spending time with his girlfriend.
Coach
His present coach is Brad Gilbert.
Grand Slams
Grand Slam performance timeline
Tournament |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Career SR |
Career W–L |
Career Win % |
Grand Slam Tournaments |
Australian Open |
A |
1R |
4R |
1R |
4R |
F |
0 / 5 |
12–5 |
70.58 |
French Open |
A |
1R |
A |
3R |
v |
4R |
0 / 3 |
9–4 |
69.23 |
Wimbledon |
3R |
4R |
A |
QF |
SF |
SF |
0 / 5 |
19–5 |
79.16 |
US Open |
2R |
4R |
3R |
F |
4R |
3R |
0 / 6 |
17–6 |
73.91 |
Win–Loss |
3–2 |
6–4 |
5–2 |
12–4 |
15–4 |
16–4 |
0/20 |
57–20 |
74.03 |
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
Runner-up |
2008 |
US Open |
Hard |
Roger Federer |
2–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up |
2010 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
Roger Federer |
3–6, 4–6, 6–7(11) |
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