Andy Murray is a British former professional tennis player who achieved the world No. 1 ranking for 41 weeks, finishing as the year-end No. 1 in 2016. He secured 46 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including three Grand Slam victories at the US Open (2012) and Wimbledon (2013, 2016). Murray's accomplishments also include two Olympic gold medals, winning the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, and 14 Masters 1000 titles. He reached a total of eleven major finals, solidifying his place as one of the most accomplished tennis players of his era.
In the 2012 London Olympics, Murray became the first British man to win the Olympic singles gold medal in tennis since Josiah Ritchie in 1908.
In 2016, Murray won the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and became the first British player since George Patrick Hughes in 1931.
At the US Open in 2012, Murray beat Djokovic in five sets, becoming the first British man to win a Grand Slam final since Fred Perry in 1936.
Fred Perry was the last home champion at the Wimbledon men's event before Murray's win in 2013.
In 2013, Murray overcame Djokovic to become the first British winner of the Wimbledon men's singles title since Fred Perry in 1936.
In the 2015 Davis Cup final, Murray beat Goffin to ensure a 3–1 victory for Great Britain, their first Davis Cup title since 1936.
In 2016, Murray defeated Wawrinka to become the first male British player since Bunny Austin in 1937, to reach a French Open final.
At Wimbledon in 2012, Murray became the first male British player to reach the Wimbledon final since Bunny Austin in 1938, but lost to Federer.
In 1938, the last British winner of the Queen's tournament before Murray's win.
In 2016, Murray won the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and became the first British player since Virginia Wade in 1971 to win the title.
In November 2016, Andy Murray became the first British man to reach No. 1 since the introduction of the rankings in 1973.
In 2015, Murray won his first ATP clay court title at the BMW Open, defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber to become the first Briton since Buster Mottram in 1976 to win a tour level clay court event.
Virginia Wade was the last British major singles champion until Murray won the US Open in 2012.
In 2015, Murray helped Great Britain reaching their first Davis Cup semi-final since 1981.
In 2014, Murray helped Great Britain to their first Davis Cup quarter-final since 1986, winning both of his ties against Donald Young and Sam Querrey.
In May 1987, Sir Andrew Barron Murray was born. He later became a British professional tennis player.
In 2012, Murray's US Open final victory tied with the 1988 US Open final (in which his coach Lendl competed) as the longest final in the tournament's history.
In 2023, Murray received wildcards for the 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships equaling the record of 53, for most wildcards received for a player since 1990, of former player Tommy Haas, who retired in 2017.
In 2010, Murray became the first player since Andre Agassi in 1995 to defend the Canadian Masters, defeating Nadal and Federer.
In 1996, Murray was present during the Dunblane school massacre, where he took cover in a classroom.
In 1997, Greg Rusedski reached a major final, a feat Murray equaled in 2008.
From 1998 Murray started being coached by Leon Smith.
In 1999, Murray was a champion in the Orange Bowl, an international tournament for junior players, winning in the 12-year-old category.
In January 2001, Murray participated in the Petits As tournament, beating Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
David Nalbandian was the 2002 Wimbledon finalist.
In 2018 Andy Murray dropped to 839th in the ATP rankings, his newest low ranking since he first entered the ATP rankings on 21 July 2003.
In July 2003, Murray started out on the Challenger and Futures circuit, reaching the quarter-finals of the Manchester Challenger.
From 2003 Murray started being coached by Pato Álvarez.
In 2003, as a junior, Murray reached as high as No. 6 in the world.
In July 2004, Murray played a Challenger event in Nottingham, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round.
In September 2004, Murray won the Junior US Open.
In 2004 Murray's coach Leon Smith stopped coaching Murray.
In the 2004-instated combined rankings, Murray reached No. 2 in the world as a junior player.
In 2005 Murray's coach Pato Álvarez stopped coaching Murray.
In 2005, Murray began dating Kim Sears, daughter of player-turned-coach Nigel Sears.
In 2019, Murray played the 2019 Rafa Nadal Open Banc Sabadell Challenger, the first time he had competed on the Challenger Tour since 2005.
In January 2005, Murray injured his back in South America and was forced to take three months off.
Murray completed the year ranked No. 64 and was named the 2005 BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year.
Before Wimbledon 2006, Murray made comments about supporting whoever England was playing at the 2006 World Cup, which sparked discussions about his national identity.
In 2006 Murray was coached by Brad Gilbert and Mark Petchey.
In 2006, Murray cited abuse he received after making comments regarding the World Cup as a reason for his reluctance to comment on the Scottish Independence Referendum.
In 2006, Murray defeated Roger Federer at Cincinnati, breaking Federer's 55-match winning streak on hard courts.
In 2006, Murray received a warning for racket abuse and made a controversial comment after a match, leading to boos. Later that year, he was fined for swearing at the umpire during a Davis Cup match and refused to shake hands with the umpire.
In March of 2018, Andy Murray lost his British No. 1 ranking for the first time since 2006, to Kyle Edmund.
The 2006 season saw Murray compete on the full circuit for the first time.
At the ATP World Tour Finals in 2014, Murray lost his final group match against Federer in straight sets and only won one game against him, marking his worst defeat since losing to Djokovic in the 2007 Miami Masters.
In 2007 Murray was coached by Brad Gilbert and Miles Maclagan.
In 2007, Murray began playing against Rafael Nadal, marking the start of their rivalry.
In 2007, Murray made his top 10 debut on the ATP Tour at age 19.
In 2007, Murray suggested that tennis had a match-fixing problem, stating that everyone knows it goes on, in the wake of the investigation surrounding Nikolay Davydenko.
In 2017, as a result of inactivity due to injury, Andy Murray's ranking fell sharply to No. 16, his lowest ranking since May 2008.
In 2014, Murray fell outside of the top 10 rankings for the first time since June 2008.
At the 2014 Australian Open, Murray went out in the quarter finals. As a result of losing before the final, Murray fell to No. 6, falling out of the top 5 for the first time since 2008.
From 2008, the tight competition between Djokovic and Murray was seen as an emerging rivalry in the tennis world.
In 2008, Murray defeated Federer at the ATP World Tour Finals in Shanghai.
In 2008, Murray made his first Grand Slam quarter-final at Wimbledon and his first final at the US Open.
In 2008, Murray won his first Masters shield in Cincinnati.
In 2014 after his defeat at the Championships, Murray dropped to No. 10, his lowest ranking since 2008.
Starting in 2008, Murray worked on improving his clay court game.
On May 11, 2009, Murray achieved the highest ever ranking of a British male in the Open Era when he reached the No. 3 ranking.
In 2009, Federer defeated Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
In 2009, Murray defeated Stan Wawrinka in five sets in the Wimbledon fourth round, which was the first men's match played under the Wimbledon roof and had the latest finish for a Wimbledon match at the time.
In 2009, Murray helped launch the Malaria No More UK Leadership Council with David Beckham.
In 2009, tennis coach Paul Annacone stated that Murray was "may be the best counterpuncher on tour today."
In 2014, this was the first season since 2009 where Murray failed to reach a grand slam final, and as a consequence Murray fell outside of the top 10 rankings for the first time since June 2008.
At the US Open in 2015, Murray's five-year run of 18 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals ended since his third round loss to Stan Wawrinka in the 2010 US Open.
By 2010, Murray joined Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Big Four.
In 2010 Murray was coached by Àlex Corretja and Miles Maclagan.
In 2010, Andy Murray lost in the final of the Farmers Classic to Sam Querrey in three sets.
In 2010, Murray lost his first match at the Sony Ericsson Open to Mardy Fish.
In 2011 Murray was coached by Àlex Corretja and Ivan Lendl.
In 2011, Murray defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his second Queen's Club title but lost to Nadal in the Wimbledon semi-final. Also in 2011, Murray led the British team to victory in the Davis Cup tie against Luxembourg.
In 2011, Murray lost three consecutive major semifinals to Nadal, from the French Open to the US Open.
In 2011, Murray played against Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final, where Djokovic won.
In 2011, Murray took part in the Rally for Relief charity tennis events before the Australian Open.
In 2011, Murray won the Thailand Open. He also won the Japan Open, beating Rafael Nadal for the first time, and secured the doubles title with his brother Jamie.
In 2011, the three-set match Murray played against Djokovic in Rome was voted the ATP World Tour Match of the Year.
Since the 2011 season, under Ivan Lendl's coaching, Murray played a more offensive game and worked to improve his second serve, forehand, consistency and mental game.
Starting in 2011, Federer began to dominate his rivalry against Murray, leading 9-3 since then.
In August 2012, Murray defeated Roger Federer in the final of the London Olympics at Wimbledon Centre Court to win the gold medal.
At Wimbledon in 2014, Grigor Dimitrov ended Murray's 17 match winning-streak on Wimbledon grass (including the 2012 Olympics).
In 2012, Federer beat Murray at the Wimbledon Championships final.
In 2012, Murray competed in the London Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in mixed doubles with Laura Robson and a gold medal in singles, beating Federer in the final.
In 2012, Murray defeated Federer to win the London Olympics and Djokovic to win the US Open.
In 2012, Murray played Djokovic and won in straight sets at the London Olympic Games. Djokovic defeated Murray at the Shanghai Masters final, ending Murray's 12-match winning streak at the event.
In 2012, Murray played against Novak Djokovic in the US Open final, where Murray won.
In 2012, with Ivan Lendl as his new full-time coach, Murray won Brisbane, defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final.
In February 2013, Murray bought Cromlix House hotel near Dunblane for £1.8 million.
In June 2013, Murray teamed up with Tim Henman for a charity doubles match at the Rally Against Cancer event, raising money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. He donated his prize money to the charity.
After the 2013 Wimbledon final, Djokovic began to dominate the rivalry with Murray, winning 13 of their last 16 matches.
At the US Open in 2015, Murray's five-year run of 18 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals ended (not counting his withdrawal from the 2013 French Open).
In 2013, Murray beat Djokovic to win Wimbledon, the first home champion since Fred Perry in 1936.
In 2013, Murray beat Federer for the first time in a major tournament, winning in the semifinals of the Australian Open.
In 2013, Murray played against Novak Djokovic in both the Australian Open final and Wimbledon Championships final, with Djokovic winning the Australian Open and Murray winning Wimbledon.
In 2013, Murray was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours for services to tennis.
In 2013, Murray won the Wimbledon Championships, marking another major title in his career.
In 2013, Tim Henman stated that Murray may have the best lob in the game.
In 2013, Wawrinka ended Murray's title defense at the US Open quarterfinals.
In 2015, the win was Murray's first over Nadal, Federer or Djokovic since Wimbledon 2013, and his first over Nadal on clay.
Murray met Yen-hsun Lu in the second round of Wimbledon 2013, remembering his defeat at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
In April 2014, Murray reopened the Cromlix House Hotel.
In June 2014, Murray featured in the 'Rally for Bally' event to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and the Elena Baltacha Academy of Tennis following Elena Baltacha's death. He was later awarded the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year award for 2014.
In November 2014, Murray's engagement to Kim Sears was announced.
In December 2014, Murray began a four-year partnership with Under Armour, reportedly worth $25 million.
By the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals, Federer had taken the overall lead in his rivalry against Murray.
In 2014 Murray was coached by Amélie Mauresmo and Ivan Lendl.
In 2014, Murray hired Amélie Mauresmo as a coach, becoming only the second top-10 player to have a female coach.
In 2014, Murray initially declined to endorse either side of the Scottish independence referendum due to past abuse. Shortly before the referendum, he tweeted a message perceived as pro-independence, resulting in online abuse. After the vote, where 55% opposed independence, Murray stated he didn't regret his view but would focus on his tennis career.
In 2014, Murray made it to the quarter-finals of the US Open. This was the first season since 2009 where Murray failed to reach a grand slam final, and as a consequence Murray fell outside of the top 10 rankings for the first time since June 2008.
In 2014, Nadal defeated Murray in straight sets in the semifinals of the French Open.
On April 11, 2015, Murray married Kim Sears at Dunblane Cathedral.
In 2015 Murray was coached by Jonas Björkman.
In 2015, Federer defeated Murray in the semifinals of the Wimbledon Championships.
In 2015, Murray achieved victory at the Madrid ATP final against Nadal.
In 2015, Murray beat Nadal for the first time on clay at the Madrid Open, which was also his first Masters 1000 final victory.
In 2015, Murray criticized the double standard applied to Amélie Mauresmo as his coach and highlighted the lack of female coaches in elite tennis. He also argued for equal prize money for male and female tennis players and identified as a feminist.
In 2015, Murray played against Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final, where Djokovic won.
In 2015, Murray won a record-tying fourth Queen's Club title, defeating Kevin Anderson. At the Wimbledon Championships, he lost to Roger Federer in the semi-final.
In 2022, Murray lost to Roberto Bautista Agut, being served a bagel for the first time since his loss to Novak Djokovic at the 2015 Miami Open final.
In November 2016, Andy Murray became the first British man to reach world No. 1 since 1973 after Djokovic lost to Cilic and Raonic withdrew from the Paris Masters. He then defeated John Isner to win the title. Murray also won the ATP World Tour Finals against Novak Djokovic, finishing the year as the world No. 1. He became the first player to win a Grand Slam, the ATP World Tour Finals, the men's singles at the Olympic Games and a Masters 1000 title in the same calendar year.
At Stuttgart, Murray won his first match against a top 5 player since 2016 by beating top seed and world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.
At the 2016 Australian Open Murray reached his fifth Australian Open final, but lost in the final to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
At the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open, Murray lost to Novak Djokovic in three sets and Murray ended coaching partnership.
In 2016 Murray was coached by Amélie Mauresmo, Jamie Delgado, and Ivan Lendl.
In 2016, Andy Murray won the Erste Bank Open, marking his seventh tour title of the season. He defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, securing his third title in succession and breaking a tie with Stefan Edberg on the all-time list of singles titles in the Open Era.
In 2016, Murray defeated Wawrinka in the semifinals of the French Open.
In 2016, Murray had his career-best season, including winning Wimbledon, defending his Olympic title, and becoming world No. 1.
In 2016, Murray lost in the final of the Australian Open and French Open to Djokovic. He won against Djokovic at the ATP World Tour Finals, finishing the year at No. 1 and becoming the first British player to achieve this feat.
In 2016, Murray lost to Nadal in the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters but won against Nadal in the semifinals of the Madrid Open three weeks later.
In 2016, Murray played against Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final and the French Open final, where Djokovic won both matches.
In 2016, Murray regained his number two ranking after he won the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, and beat Djokovic in straight sets. He lost to Djokovic in four sets.
In 2016, Murray was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the ATP, including being the year-end No. 1.
In June of 2016, Ivan Lendl returned to his former role as Murray's coach. In July, at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships Murray defeated Raonic to win his second Wimbledon title and third major title overall.
In November 2019, Andy Murray represented Great Britain for the first time since 2016, however, he was only able to play one rubber in Great Britain's run to the Davis Cup semi-finals.
In 2017 Murray was coached by Ivan Lendl.
In 2017, Andy Murray competed in various tournaments after recovering from an elbow injury, including the Monte-Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open, but lost in the early stages. At the French Open in 2017, he reached the semi-finals but lost to Stan Wawrinka.
In 2017, Andy Murray was knighted for services to tennis and charity. He reached the final of the Qatar Open but lost to Novak Djokovic. At the Australian Open in 2017, he lost in the fourth round to Mischa Zverev.
In 2017, Andy Murray's hip injury forced him to miss several tournaments, including the Canadian Open, Cincinnati Masters, and US Open. As a result, he lost his No. 1 ranking to Rafael Nadal and his ranking fell to No. 16, his lowest since 2008.
In 2023, Murray received wildcards for the 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships equaling the record of 53, for most wildcards received for a player since 1990, of former player Tommy Haas, who retired in 2017.
In January 2019, it was noted that Bob Bryan urged Murray to have the "Birmingham hip resurfacing (BHR)" operation he underwent in August 2018.
At Stuttgart, Murray's ranking rose to No. 47, entering the top 50 for the first time since 2018.
In 2018, Murray lost in the opening round of Queen's to Nicolas Mahut.
In 2018, Murray struggled with a hip injury and fell out of the top 100 in rankings.
In May 2019, Andy Murray received his knighthood from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.
In November 2019, Andy Murray won the European Open, defeating Stan Wawrinka. He also represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup.
In 2019, Andy Murray lost to Richard Gasquet in his first singles match since the Australian Open. In the Cincinnati doubles, he and Feliciano López faced his brother Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski, with Jamie and Skupski winning. Murray then focused on returning to the singles tour.
In 2019, Murray signed with Castore.
In 2019, upon his return from injury, Murray won a tour title at the European Open and rose back to the top 50.
In 2023, after early losses in the Monte-Carlo and Madrid Masters, Murray won the Aix-en-Provence Challenger in France, his first title since 2019. He then withdrew from the French Open.
On 11 January 2019, Andy Murray announced that he might retire from professional tennis due to a hip injury. He expressed that the 2019 Australian Open could be his final tournament.
In June 2020, Murray lent his support to the Black Lives Matter movement, taking a knee during an exhibition tournament.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous tournaments were affected. In 2020, Andy Murray's first tournament was the Western & Southern Open, where he beat Alexander Zverev but lost to Milos Raonic.
From 2020 to 2021, Murray was critical of the ATP's handling of the Alexander Zverev domestic abuse allegations, and urged the ATP to create a formal domestic abuse policy.
From 2020 to 2021, Murray was critical of the ATP's handling of the Alexander Zverev domestic abuse allegations, and urged the ATP to create a formal domestic abuse policy.
In 2021 Murray was coached by Jamie Delgado.
In 2021, Andy Murray lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the US Open, a match marked by controversy due to a bathroom break taken by Tsitsipas.
In 2021, Andy Murray's first tournament was the Open Sud de France, where he lost in the first round. He also competed in Rotterdam but lost in the second round.
In 2021, Murray reached the quarterfinal of the Moselle Open as a wildcard losing to Hubert Hurkacz. Murray lost as a wildcard in the round of 16 to the 2nd seed and eventual champion Casper Ruud at the 2021 San Diego Open. He received another wildcard for Indian Wells, where he reached the third round and was beaten by Alexander Zverev.
In March 2022, Murray was briefly coached by Dani Vallverdu. Ivan Lendl was his coach from March 2022 until November 2023.
At the 2022 Australian Open, Andy Murray lost in the second round to Taro Daniel.
In 2022, Murray and his family moved to Leatherhead.
In November 2023, Ivan Lendl stopped coaching Murray.
At the 2023 Australian Open, Andy Murray played his longest match against Thanasi Kokkinakis, lasting 5 hours and 45 minutes. He then lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round.
In 2023, Andy Murray won the Surbiton Trophy Challenger and the Nottingham Open, continuing his winning streak on the grass court season.
In 2023, Murray received wildcards for the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, where he reached the final but was defeated by Daniil Medvedev.
In July 2024, Murray withdrew from the Wimbledon singles event due to a back injury and announced his retirement from professional tennis after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In August 2024, Murray's professional tennis career officially ended after competing in the doubles event at the Paris Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals.
In October 2024, Murray participated in the BTJA Mike Dickson Golf Day and picked up his first golf trophy since retirement.
On November 23, 2024, Murray was announced as the new head coach for his longtime rival Novak Djokovic, ahead of Djokovic's 2025 season.
At the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships Andy Murray recorded his 500th hardcourt win over Denis Shapovalov.
Murray retired from the sport after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Shortly following his playing career, in 2025 Murray took up a coaching partnership with his former rival Djokovic for the Australian Open.