Murray, Andy (1987-…), was a Scottish-born tennis star. In 2012, Murray won the US Open, becoming the first male tennis player from the United Kingdom to win a grand slam championship since Fred Perry won both the US Open and Wimbledon in 1936. The grand slam consists of four tournaments—the Australian Open, the French Open, the US Open, and Wimbledon. In 2013, Murray won the Wimbledon men’s singles championship, becoming the first native of Scotland to win since Harold Mahoney in 1896. Murray also won the Wimbledon singles title in 2016. Later in 2016, he reached the ranking of the world’s number one men’s player for the first time in his career.
A few weeks before his US Open victory, Murray won the gold medal in men’s singles at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London. Murray also won the silver medal in mixed doubles with partner Laura Robson at the Games. Murray repeated as gold medalist in men’s singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He led the United Kingdom to victory in the 2015 Davis Cup tournament. It was the United Kingdom’s first cup win since 1936.
Andrew Murray was born on May 15, 1987, in Dunblane, Scotland. He began playing tennis as a child. Murray won several important junior tournaments, notably the championship in his age group in the Orange Bowl tournament in 1999 and the US Open junior title in 2004. In March 2005, Murray became the youngest British player to play in Davis Cup competition. He turned professional in April 2005. Murray’s older brother, Jamie, plays on the professional tennis tour, mainly in doubles. Their mother, Judy, is a former Scottish national team coach. Andy Murray wrote an autobiography, Hitting Back (2008). In 2017, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his achievements.
Murray temporarily withdrew from competition and underwent hip surgery in early 2019. He returned to doubles play in June, and to singles play in August. Murray retired from playing tennis in 2024.
