Sir Andrew Barron Murray is a British professional tennis player from Scotland. He is ranked No. 329 in men's singles and 89 in men's doubles as of August 19, 2019. He represents Great Britain in his sporting activities and is a three-time Grand Slam tournament winner, two-time Olympic champion, a sinner of the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, and former world No. 1.
Andy Murray is famous for a tennis player. He represents Great Britain in his sporting activities.
Andy Murray was born on May 15, 1987, in Glasgow, Scotland. He holds British nationality. His birth sign is Taurus and religion is Christianity. He was born to a father named William Murray and a mother named Judy Murray. He has a brother named Jamie Murray, is also a tennis player. His parents split up at the age of 10. He attended Dunblane Primary Scholl and later joined Dunblane High Schol. Later, he enrolled himself at Schiller International School in Barcelona, Spain.
Andy Murray started his career in 2005 when he was ranked world no. 407. He had to take 3 months to leave because he hurt his back when he was playing in South America. He made his first ATP final at the Thailand Open against the world No. 1 Roger Federer, where he lost in straight sets. When he got the chance to captain his country, he and his brother played doubles and beat England. After that, he ranked 64 and named the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year. He became the world No. 10 after the Miami Masters where he reached semi-finals. His career took a new turn when he won Olympic Gold in 2012 beating Roger Federer. In 2012 Us Open, he thrashed Novak Djokovic in the final. In 2013 Wimbledon final, he again defeated Djokovic to lift the Wimbledon. Later, he can't continue his winning streak and lost to Djokovic in Australian Open 2015, 2016, and French Open in 2016. He continued his Olympic Gold Medal-winning streak in the Rio Olympic 2016. In 2017, he opened the season with a loss in the semi-final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship. After missing a month due to an elbow injury, he returned to compete in the Monte-Carlo Masters and losing out in the third round to Albert Ramos-Vinolas. He missed the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Masters due to his hip injury, which led to him losing his No.1 ranking to Rafael Nadal. His injury then forced him to withdraw from the 2017 US Open two days before the start of the tournament. In 2018, he withdrew from the Brisbane International and Australian Open due to hip injury. On January 11, 2019, at a press conference just prior to the Australian Open, he announced that he could possibly retire from professional tennis due to struggling physically for a long time particularly with his hip injury. On May 16, 2019, he received his knighthood from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, two years after he was awarded the honor.
Andy Murray got the award for BBC Young Personality of the Year at the age of 14. He has also won BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2013, 2015, and 2016. In 2017, he was honored with a Knight Bachelor. In 2019, he received his knighthood from Prince Charles.
Andy Murray has height of 6 feet 3 inches tall and body weight of 84 kg. He has an athletic body build. He has light brown hair and hazel eyes. His shoe size is 12.5 (US).
Andy Murray is a married man. He dating Kim Sears since 2005. They got engaged in November 2015 and married on April 11, 2015. The couple has two daughters named Olivia and Edie. There are no rumors about any affairs or past relationships.
Andy Murray has estimated net worth of $85 million and his annual salary of $15 million. He earns a good amount of money from his professional career.