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For other people named Andrew Murray, see Andrew Murray (disambiguation).

Andy Murray
Country (sports)Great Britain
ResidenceLondon, United Kingdom[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Turned pro2005
PlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand
Prize moneyUS$9,920,493
Singles
Career record221–76 (76.0%)
Career titles14
Highest rankingNo. 2 (August 17, 2009)
Current rankingNo. 4 (November 9, 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2007, 2009)
French OpenQF (2009)
WimbledonSF (2009)
US OpenF (2008)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2008)
Olympic Games1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record23–38
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 89 (2 April 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2006)
French Open2R (2006)
Wimbledon1R (2005)
US Open2R (2008)
Last updated on: November 9, 2009.

Andrew "Andy" Murray (born May 15, 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player. He is ranked World No. 4, having previously held the No. 2 ranking position for two weeks, from August 17, 2009 to August 31, 2009, during which time he failed to progress beyond the fourth round of the 2009 U.S. Open and fell back to No. 3, which makes him the highest-ranked British player since Fred Perry.[3]. Murray achieved a top 10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on April 16, 2007. In 2008, he finished runner-up to Roger Federer at the US Open.[4]

In 2005, Murray won the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year Award and the sport section of the Top Scot awards.[5] Murray is most proficient on a fast surface (such as hard courts),[6] although he has worked hard since 2008 on improving his clay court game.[7] Murray works with a team of fitness experts,[8] along with Miles Maclagan acting as his main coach.[8] He was previously coached by American Brad Gilbert, who used to coach former World No. 1 players Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick.

Personal life

Andy Murray was born to Willie and Judy in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][9] His maternal grandfather Roy Erskine was a professional footballer who played reserve team matches for Hibernian and senior football for Stirling Albion;[10][11] His brother, Jamie, is also a professional tennis player, playing on the doubles circuit.[12] Murray was born with a bipartite patella, where the kneecap remains as two separate bones instead of fusing together in early childhood.[13][14] Murray attended Dunblane Primary School, where he experienced the Dunblane Massacre of 1996.[15] Thomas Hamilton killed 17 people, mostly children who were in a younger age group than Murray, before turning one of his four guns on himself. Murray himself took cover in a classroom.[16] Murray says he was too young to understand what was happening and is reluctant to talk about it in interviews, but in his autobiography Hitting Back he says that he attended a youth group run by Hamilton, and that his mother gave him rides in her car.[17] Murray went on to attend Dunblane High School.[18][19] Following the separation of his parents when he was aged nine, Murray and his brother lived with their father.[20]

Murray was in a long-term relationship with Kim Sears, daughter of Nigel Sears, former tennis coach of the Slovak player Daniela Hantuchová, from September 2006 - November 2009.[21][22] The couple lived together in Surrey until the split.[23] Kim Sears grew up in the village of Barcombe, East Sussex, with her younger brother Scott.[24] Before meeting Andy Murray she was a student at the public school, Burgess Hill School, where she had received A-levels.[25] The couple first met at the U.S. Open in September 2005.[26][27] Murray has stated his tennis idol is Andre Agassi.[28]

Murray supports two professional football teams. As a result of his grandfather playing for Hibernian, Murray supports them as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers due to the influence of Great Britain's Davis Cup Captain John Lloyd (a noted Wolves fan himself). Murray is often seen wearing the Wolves shirt that was presented to him by Lloyd.[29]

Murray lives in Oxshott, Surrey.[30]

Career

Junior tennis

Murray first picked up a tennis racquet when he was two years old, and was soon playing with his older brother Jamie. Leon Smith, Murray's tennis coach from 11 to 17, said he'd never seen a five-year-old like Murray, describing him as "unbelievably competitive". Murray attributes his abilities to the motivation gained from losing to Jamie, who had been the second-best junior player in the world. He first beat Jamie in an under-12s final in Solihull, afterwards teasing Jamie until his brother hit him hard enough to lose a nail on his left hand. At 12, Murray won the Orange Bowl, a prestigious event for under-12s.[31] He briefly moved away from tennis, turning towards football instead, but soon reverted.[32]

When playing against Rafael Nadal, who was a year older than Murray, he found out Nadal was training with Carlos Moyà, the world number one.[18][19] Murray was angry that he had only his brother to practice with, so when he was 15 he moved to Barcelona, Spain, where he attended the Schiller International School[33] and trained on the clay courts of the Sánchez-Casal Academy. Murray described this as "a big sacrifice to move away from your family, and spend money training over there when you're not making any back".[19] His schoolwork was also sacrificed during this period and he left without qualifications. While in Spain he trained with Emilio Sánchez, formerly the world number one doubles player.[19] In September 2004, he won the junior US Open and was selected for the Davis Cup match against Austria later that month.[34] Later that year, he won BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.[35]

2005

Murray started the year ranked World No. 407 and ended the year at World No. 64. Of his nineteen singles tournaments, ten were either futures or challenger tournaments. His performances throughout the year drew praise from John McEnroe, who suggested that Murray would overtake Tim Henman as the top ranked British player in 2006. He said, "With Murray the sky's the limit".[36]

In March, Murray was asked to play doubles for Great Britain's Davis Cup team against Israel and became the youngest ever Briton to play in the Davis Cup.[37] Murray and David Sherwood defeated the Israeli doubles team, who were ranked World No. 8 and had reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2003, 6–4, 7–6(5), 2–6, 7–6(5).[37] This helped the British team to a 3–2 victory.

Murray turned professional in April[38] and played his first senior tournament when he was given a wild card to the Open SEAT clay court tournament in Barcelona. He lost in the first round to Jan Hernych. After this, he reached the semifinals of the French Open juniors tournament. The Barcelona tournament gave Murray his first ranking point from a senior tournament, and he was soon handed a second wild card, this time at the Stella Artois Championship at Queen's Club in London. He lost his third round match there, at least partly because of muscle cramping.[39] Murray was then awarded a wildcard for Wimbledon. He went into his first senior Grand Slam tournament ranked World No. 312 and caused a major upset by defeating fourteenth-seeded Radek Štěpánek in the second round in straight sets. He was the first Scottish man in the open era to reach the third round at Wimbledon[40] and was the only Briton remaining in the men's or ladies' singles championship. Murray's run ended when he was beaten by David Nalbandian in the third round after Murray won the first two sets. Mark Petchey, who had been coaching Murray part-time through Wimbledon, was then confirmed as the player's full time coach.[41]

Murray played seven main tour and challenger tournaments during the U.S. summer hard court season. After losing in the second round of the main tour tournament in Newport, Rhode Island, he won his first title at the Aptos, California challenger hard court event without dropping a set. Two weeks later, he lost in the second round of the tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana to Mardy Fish. A wildcard afforded him entry to the ATP Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he played his first match against a top-ten player, Marat Safin, in the second round. Murray lost the match in three sets. Because Murray was ranked World No. 122 and was not given a wildcard, he had to qualify for the US Open. When the main draw started, he lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément 6–2, 7–6(2), 2–6, 6–7(4), 6–0. On 3 October, his ranking reached the top 100 at World No. 72 after losing to World No. 1 Roger Federer in the final of the Thailand Open. Federer was on a 30-match winning streak coming into the match while Murray was playing in his first senior final.[42]

After playing a challenger event in Mons, Belgium, Murray played the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel in October. He played the top ranked British player, World No. 28 Tim Henman, for the first time in a professional match, with Murray winning 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(4).[43] He defeated Tomas Berdych in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to World No. 17 Fernando González 6–4, 3–6, 6–1. Murray's year ended with this tournament.

In December, Murray won the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year 2005.[44]

2006

Murray started the year ranked World No. 64.

Murray began the year with second round defeats to higher ranked players at tournaments in Adelaide, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. After winning his first round match against Kenneth Carlsen in Auckland, Murray told an on-court reporter that he thought "we both played like women in the first set".[45] He later explained that he was merely referring to remarks by female player Svetlana Kuznetsova during a Hopman Cup match.[46] In Melbourne the following week, Murray played and lost his first career match at the Australian Open, to Juan Ignacio Chela.

Murray lost another first round match in Zagreb, Croatia to World No. 5 Ivan Ljubicic but then won his first ATP title, the SAP Open in San Jose, California. He defeated former World No. 1 players Andy Roddick in the semifinals and Lleyton Hewitt in the final. He was defeated in the quarterfinals of his next tournament in Memphis, Tennessee by Robin Söderling. That was followed by a second round loss at the 2006 Indian Wells Masters and a first round loss at the 2006 Miami Masters.

In April, Murray teamed with Greg Rusedski to lose a Davis Cup doubles match against Serbia & Montenegro in Glasgow. Murray incurred a $2,500 fine for swearing at the umpire during this match. His words were over a line call, which were caught on microphone and televised live. Later he admitted swearing, saying "We got an absolute shocker and I told the umpire how bad he was".[47]

On European clay, Murray failed to advance past the second round in five consecutive tournaments, including three ATP Masters Series events and a first round loss to Gaël Monfils at the French Open. Murray's muscle cramping problems contributed to his defeat in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters,[48] and he was hampered by a back problem in his defeat at the French Open. Murray attributed his fitness problems to the fact that he was still growing, saying, "I had an X-ray and it showed the bones aren't fully grown. That's why my back gets sore and that's why I get cramp. I've worked hard on getting it stronger. I'll be fitter next year."[49]

In the United Kingdom on grass, Murray was defeated in the first round of the Stella Artois Championships at Queen's Club by World No. 114 Janko Tipsarevic. He reached the quarter-finals in Nottingham where he lost to Italian Andreas Seppi. Murray seemed to break out of his slump by defeating World No. 5 Roddick in straight sets in the third round of Wimbledon before losing in straight sets to World No. 16 Marcos Baghdatis in the fourth round. Immediately after Wimbledon, Murray won a singles match but lost a doubles match as Great Britain lost a Davis Cup tie to Israel in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. Continuing on grass in the United States, Murray lost in the semifinals of the tournament in Newport, Rhode Island to Justin Gimelstob.

Murray played four tournaments during the North American summer hard court season. He was the runner-up at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., where he was defeated by Arnaud Clément. He was a semi-finalist at the ATP Masters Series event in Toronto and a quarter-finalist at the ATP Masters Series event in Cincinnati. At the latter tournament, Murray defeated Tim Henman in the first round and, in the second round, became one of only two players to defeat Roger Federer in 2006. Murray eventually lost to Roddick in the quarter-finals. Murray was ranked World No. 19 entering the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open. He won against World No. 11 Fernando Gonzalez in the third round before losing to World No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko in the fourth round 6–1, 5–7, 6–3, 6–0.

This was followed by his final Davis Cup appearance of the year, in which he won both singles rubbers in straight sets and lost the doubles en route to a British victory over Ukraine, which ensured the team's continued presence in group 1 of the Europe/Africa zone for 2007.

In his last four tournaments of the year, he lost to Henman in the first round of the Thailand Open. He reached the final of the doubles there, partnered by his brother. The following week at the tournament in Tokyo, Murray lost in the second round after receiving a first round bye. Murray defeated World No. 3 Ivan Ljubičić in the second round of the ATP Masters Series tournament in Madrid before losing to Novak Djokovic in the third round. Murray also lost in the third round of his last tournament of the year, the ATP Masters Series tournament in Paris.

Murray ended the year at World No. 17, his career best to that point.

2007

At the Australian Open, Murray lost to world number two Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, after being seeded 15th.[50] In the first round he had equalled the largest-ever victory at the tournament in the Open Era, when he only dropped one game against Alberto Martin. Andy Murray successfully defended his San Jose title, beating Ivo Karlović in a closely fought final. His brother also won the doubles title. They became the first pair of brothers to win singles and doubles titles at the same event since Emilio and Javier Sánchez at Kitzbühel in 1989.[51] At the Indian Wells Masters event Murray made it to the semi-finals where he was beaten by Novak Djokovic. On his way there he had beaten world number four Nikolay Davydenko. Despite the loss, he rose to a career high ranking of 12th in the world.[52] At the Miami Masters he lost to Djokovic again, only winning one game in the match. However, he did rise to a career high ranking of 11th in the world. Shortly after, Murray clinched a place in the top 10 at the expense of Tommy Haas.[53]

At the Hamburg Masters Murray withdrew with a wrist injury in the first round. The injury forced him to withdraw from the French Open, Queen's, and Wimbledon.[54] Murray's ranking initially rose to number 8 due to other players failing to defend point, but then dropped to 14th. After returning from injury, Murray lost in the second round of the Rogers Cup, the first round of the Cincinnati Masters, and the third round of the U.S. Open. His world ranking fell to number 19. Murray then won a £50,000 exhibition event; the Betfair Turbo Tennis tournament at the O2 Arena in London. He defeated former Wimbledon Champion Goran Ivanišević in the final.[55] Murray went on to compete for Great Britain in the Davis Cup tie against Croatia played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. He played, and won, two singles rubbers, helping Great Britain to victory.

Murray started the Autumn indoor season by reaching the final at the Metz International in France. Murray then headed to the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, where he lost in the second round. Murray also spoke out in the British press claiming that "everyone is aware" of the match fixing problems that exist in tennis.[56] Murray then lost in the third round of the Madrid Masters to world number two Rafael Nadal. He then won in St Petersburg, beating Fernando Verdasco in the final. Murray then played in the Paris Masters where he was beaten by Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals. This defeat ended his chances of qualification for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup, while Gasquet received the last available place. After the tournament, Murray stood at number 12.[57]

In late November, Murray split from coach Brad Gilbert, replacing him with a "team of coaches".[8]

2008

Murray playing a backhand at the 2008 Pacific Life Open.

Murray trained hard in the off-season, working with fitness experts Jez Green, Matt Little, and Miles Maclagan in Miami, leading Murray to say he had never been better prepared for a season.[58]

Murray won the first tournament he played, the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, defeating top seed and World No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko in the semifinals before beating Stanislas Wawrinka in the final. Murray's ranking rose to within the top 10. Murray was seeded ninth at the Australian Open, his first time in the top 10 seeds at a Grand Slam tournament, but lost to eventual runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round.

Murray withdrew from Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Argentina, a decision that provoked controversy. His brother Jamie commented, "It's not that Andy doesn't enjoy the Davis Cup, it's just that he obviously felt that it was more important for him to concentrate on Marseille and play well there rather than come here."[59] Murray won his fifth career title at his next tournament in Marseille, defeating Mario Ančić in the final. In Murray's opening match in Dubai, he defeated World No. 1 Roger Federer before losing in the quarterfinals. Murray posted early losses at the subsequent ATP Masters Series events in Indian Wells and Key Biscayne.

In a bid to improve his results on clay, Murray began working with former French Open runner-up Alex Corretja. However, Murray failed to go beyond the third round of any clay court tournament, including the French Open.[60]

At the Queen's Club Championships, Murray reached the quarterfinals before withdrawing with a thumb injury. Murray was seeded twelfth at Wimbledon. He reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal where he was beaten by eventual champion Rafael Nadal.[61] In the fourth round, Murray had defeated Richard Gasquet after Gasquet had served for the match in the third set.

Murray playing a shot at Cincinnati in August on course to his first ATP Masters Series title.

Murray returned to action on the US Open Series. At the Rogers Cup in Toronto, he reached the semifinals, defeating Novak Djokovic for the first time on his route there, before defeating Djokovic again in the final of the Cincinnati Masters, to win his first Master Series shield. This ensured that Murray reached a career high of No. 6 in the world.[62] After winning in Cincinnati, Murray went into the men's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics as one of the favourites for gold,[63] but he suffered a shock defeat to Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan in the first round.[64] Murray also entered the men's doubles, where he was paired with his brother Jamie. Andy and Jamie reached the second round where they were beaten by the French duo of Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra in straight sets.

At the US Open, Murray progressed from the third round by coming back from being two sets down against Jürgen Melzer. He then beat 10th-seeded Wawrinka and 17th-seeded Juan Martín del Potro to reach the semifinals. Del Potro was on a 23-match winning streak. Murray was assured of a world ranking high of No. 4 by reaching the semifinals, benefitting from the losses of David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, and Davydenko.

Murray at the US Open.

Murray played top seed Nadal in the semifinals, which was moved forward and on to the Louis Armstrong Stadium court owing to rain expected to be caused by Hurricane Hanna. Murray won the first two sets, 6–2, 7–6(5), but Nadal however, was up a break in the third set as the play was suspended owing to the rain's arrival. The match continued on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court the following day, with Murray triumphing 6–2, 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4.[65] Murray became the first British man since Greg Rusedski in 1997 to reach the final of a Grand Slam, and only the third in the open era (John Lloyd being the first, in 1977).[66] Rusedski said, "There's no doubt Murray's playing the best tennis of the two players. He's been so impressive."[67] Describing the semifinal result as "awesome", Murray was asked about his prospects in the final, saying, "Roger's played better in his last couple of matches after struggling earlier in the tournament. I'm going to have to play great to have a chance of winning that."[68] He called it an "honour" to play against "probably the greatest player ever" in a Slam final. "I've played well against him in the past. Hopefully I can do the same again."[69] Murray lost the final to Federer 6–2, 7–5, 6–2.

At the 2008 Madrid Masters, Murray reached the semifinals where he defeated World No. 2 Federer in a rematch of their US Open final. Murray won in three sets, to bring their overall head-to-head record to 3–2 in Murray's favour, making him one of only two players to have a positive record against Federer (the other being Nadal). In the tournament final, he defeated Gilles Simon to win his fourth title of the year as well as securing back-to-back Masters Series titles. He became the first Briton to win multiple Masters Series titles, and the first to win four titles in a single season.[70] He won the St. Petersburg Open on 26 October with a 6–1, 6–1 victory over Andrey Golubev,[71] which was his 23rd victory in 25 matches.[72] His defense of the title made him the first British player to win back-to-back titles since Mark Cox in March 1975 when Cox won at London and Washington.[73] Murray then competed in the end of season Masters Cup. He won all of his round robin matches, defeating Roddick, Simon, and Federer. His win against Federer eliminated his opponent from the competition. Murray then lost to Davydenko in the semifinals.

2009

Murray started the year by beating James Blake, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal to win the exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi. He followed this by successfully defending his title at the Qatar Open in Doha, defeating Andy Roddick in the final.[74]

Seeded fourth at the Australian Open, Murray lost in the fourth round to Fernando Verdasco. Prior to the tournament, Murray had been named by some bookmakers and journalists as one of the favourites to win the title.[75][76] These assertions irritated Federer and Novak Djokovic, who were quick to cite Murray's lack of Grand Slam titles when questioned about his ability to win the Australian Open. Murray himself said that, while he did not "understand the whole thing", he thought that he had been playing well enough recently "to be in that sort of group".[77]

Murray won his next tournament, the ABN AMRO Tournament in Rotterdam, beating World No. 1 Nadal in the final.[78] Murray withdrew from the Marseille Open, which he won in 2008, because of an injury to his right ankle sustained in Rotterdam.[79] He next competed in the Dubai Tennis Championships, reaching the quarterfinals before withdrawing from his match with Richard Gasquet citing a virus.[80] This virus also forced Murray's withdrawal from Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Ukraine.

Murray then headed to the United States for the first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events of the year. In Indian Wells, he reached the final for the first time in his career, where he again lost to World No. 1 Nadal[81][82] At the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, he defeated Djokovic in the final to win the tournament. With that victory, Murray equaled the eleven career titles won by Tim Henman.[83]

Murray started the clay court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters, the third Masters Series event of the year. He lost in the semifinals to World No. 1 Nadal after earlier in the day defeating Nikolay Davydenko.[84]

After receiving a bye in the first round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Murray lost to Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the second round. This was Murray's first opening-round loss since the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[85] Despite the loss, his ranking rose to World No. 3 on 11 May 2009 because Djokovic failed to defend his title in Rome.[86] He became the first British player in the open era to achieve this ranking, with both Greg Rusedski and Henman having reached career highs of World No. 4.[86]

At the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, Murray received a first-round bye and defeated Simone Bolelli and Tommy Robredo in subsequent rounds. However, he lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Martin del Potro 7–6, 6–3 despite being ahead 5–2, with a break, in the first set.

Murray made the quarter-finals of the 2009 French Open.

In the first round of the French Open, Murray beat Juan Ignacio Chela, a quarterfinalist there in 2004. He followed up with a victory over Potito Starace in the second round. He beat Janko Tipsarevic in the third round and 13th-seeded Marin Cilic in the fourth round 7–5, 7–6(4), 6–1. Murray's tournament ended when he lost in the quarterfinals to 12th-seeded Fernando Gonzalez 6–3, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4.[87] This was Murray's best result at the French Open, having reached the third round in 2008.[88]

Murray started the grass court season by winning the AEGON Championships at Queen's Club in London. He defeated Andreas Seppi in the second round after receiving a first round bye. He reached the semifinals by beating Spaniard Guillermo García-López in the third round and Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals. Juan Carlos Ferrero, a former World No. 1 player and 2003 French Open champion, lost to Murray in the semifinals 6–2, 6–4. Murray then became the first British winner of the tournament since 1938 when he defeated Blake in the final. This was Murray's first tournament win on grass. This was also Murray's first win on home soil.[89]

Murray was seeded third at Wimbledon; however, the withdrawal of defending champion Nadal caused Murray to became the second highest seeded player, after Federer, and made Murray the highest seeded Brit at Wimbledon in a seniors event ever.[90] In the fourth round, Murray beat 19th-seeded, Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3. The match finished at 22:39BST,[91] which made it the latest ever finish at Wimbledon.[91] It was also the first male singles match, and the first five-set match, to take place with the new Centre Court roof closed.[91] Murray beat wildcard entry Juan Carlos Ferrero in the quarterfinals 7–5, 6–3, 6–2[92] before falling to sixth-seeded Roddick in the semifinals 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7), 7–6(5). This was the furthest Murray had ever reached at Wimbledon.[93]

Murray returned to competitive tennis at the Montreal Masters, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. As Murray was seeded third, he received a bye for the first round. In the second round he beat Frenchman Jérémy Chardy in straight sets, 6–4, 6–2.[94] He beat Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero in the third round in straight sets, 6–1, 6–3.[95] Murray set up a semi-final with Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga by beating Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6–2, 6–4.[96] Murray reached the final by beating Tsonga in straight sets, 6–4, 7–6(8).[97] In the final, Murray beat Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro in three sets, 6–7(4), 7–6(3), 6–1.[98] By reaching the final, he guaranteed himself the world number 2 ranking, due to Rafael Nadal's exit in the quarter finals. He became the first player since 18 July 2005, besides Nadal and Roger Federer, to be ranked inside the top two in the world.[97] At the 2009 US Open, Murray was the second seed but was defeated by Marin Cilic in the 4th round. He was suffering a wrist injury and missed the Asian season. Because of that, his ranking dropped to fourth in the world. He returned at the Valencia Open and eventually won the tournament by defeating Fernando Verdasco in the semi-final and Mikhail Youzhny in the final.[99] Being fourth seed for the Paris Masters, Murray received a bye to the second round where he beat James Blake but lost to Radek Stepanek in the second round 1-6 6-3 6-4, with exhaustion being cited as the main reason for defeat.[100]

Murray qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals for the second year in a row, and in 2009 for the first time, in London. With a partisan home crowd cheering him on in all matches, Murray won 2 of his 3 round robin matches. He defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in his first match. He then lost to Roger Federer 6-3, 3-6, 1-6. In his final match, he defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-6(3). With a 2-1 record, Murray was tied with Federer and del Potro in his group on sets and matches won. However Federer and del Potro advanced ahead of Murray because of a better percentage of games won. Del Potro advanced with a 45-43 games record to Murray's 44-43 record.

2010

Murray started the season at the 2010 Hopman Cup, teaming up with Laura Robson. He opted not to defend his title in Doha to allow him to acclimatise better to the hot weather conditions before the Australian Open. Murray won his opening Hopman Cup match 6-2 6-2 against Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan. Later in the day he won the mixed doubles with Robson, winning 6-3 5-7 7-6 to secure a second win over Kazakhstan. Murray won his second singles 6-4 6-1 against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany. He then won the mixed doubles with Robson 6-3, 6-2.[101] In the final group match Murray won his third singles match 6-0 6-1 against Igor Andreev of Russia. He then on the mixed doubles with Robson 6-4 6-7 7-6.[102] With three victories the British pair topped group B, and progressed to the final where they will play Spain.[103]

Playing style and equipment

Murray is best described as a defensive counter-puncher,[104] with professional tennis coach Paul Annacone citing that Murray "may be the best counterpuncher on tour today."[105] His greatest strengths include solid groundstrokes with low error rate, the uncanny ability to anticipate and react, and his transition from defense to offense with extraordinary speed which enables him to hit winners from defensive positions.[106] Murray's tactics usually involve passive exchanges from the baseline, usually waiting for an unforced error. He is also capable of injecting sudden pace to his groundstrokes to surprise his opponents who are used to the slow rally.[107] Murray is also known for being one of the most intelligent tacticians on the court, often constructing points.[108][109] One of his greatest strengths, however, is his first serve.

Early in his career, most of his main tour wins came on hard courts. However, he claimed to prefer clay courts,[110][111] because of his training in Barcelona as a junior player.[112]

As for his equipment, he is sponsored by Head for his racquets and uses the new Head Youtek Radical Pro. He wore Fred Perry apparel until late 2009, when Andy Murray signed with adidas, which he began wearing at the start of the 2010 season.[113] In 2009, he was endorsed by both adidas and Nike for his shoes; wearing adidas shoes for hard courts and Nike shoes for clay and grass courts.

National identity

Murray identifies himself as "Scottish, but also British".[114][115] Prior to Wimbledon 2006, Murray caused some public debate[116] when he was quoted as saying he would "support anyone but England" at the 2006 World Cup. He received large amounts of hate mail on his website as a result.[117] It was also reported (incorrectly, it turned out) that Murray had worn a Paraguay shirt on the day of England's World Cup match with the South American team.[116]

Murray explained that his comments were said in jest during a light-hearted interview with sports columnist Des Kelly,[118] who asked him if he would be supporting Scotland in the World Cup, in the knowledge that Scotland had failed to qualify for the tournament.[119] Kelly stated another tabloid had later "lifted a couple of them [comments] into a 'story' that took on a life of its own and from there the truth was lost" and that he despaired over the "nonsensical criticism".[120]

Murray protested that he is "not anti-English and never was"[114] and he expressed disappointment over England's subsequent elimination by Portugal.[121] In an interview with Nicky Campbell on BBC Radio 5 Live, Tim Henman confirmed that the remarks had been made in jest and were only in response to Murray being teased by Kelly[118] and Henman.[122] He also stated that the rumour that Murray had worn a Paraguay shirt was untrue.[122]

In an interview with Gabby Logan for the BBC's Inside Sport programme, Murray said that he was both Scottish and British and was comfortable and happy with his British identity.[123] He said he saw no conflict between the two and was equally proud of them. He has also pointed out that he is quarter English with some of his family originating from Newcastle, his coach is Scottish and that his then girlfriend, Kim Sears, is English.[124]

Major finals

Grand Slam singles final: 1 final (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 2008 US Open Hard Switzerland Roger Federer 6–2, 7–5, 6–2

ATP Masters Series : 5 finals (4 wins, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 2008 Cincinnati Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(5), 7–6(4)
Winner 2008 Madrid France Gilles Simon 6–4, 7–6(6)
Runner-up 2009 Indian Wells Spain Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–2
Winner 2009 Miami Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–2, 7–5
Winner 2009 Montreal Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6–7(4), 7–6(3), 6–1

Career finals

Singles

Official tournaments (19)

Wins (14)
Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (4)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (8)
Titles by Surface
Hard (12)
Clay (0)
Grass (1)
Carpet (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 19 February 2006 San José, United States Hard (i) Australia Lleyton Hewitt 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(3)
2. 18 February 2007 San José, U.S. Hard (i) Croatia Ivo Karlović 6–7(3), 6–4, 7–6(2)
3. 28 October 2007 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Spain Fernando Verdasco 6–2, 6–3
4. 5 January 2008 Doha, Qatar Hard Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
5. 17 February 2008 Marseille, France Hard (i) Croatia Mario Ančić 6–3, 6–4
6. 3 August 2008 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Serbia Novak Ðoković 7–6(4), 7–6(5)
7. 19 October 2008 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) France Gilles Simon 6–4, 7–6(6)
8. 26 October 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev 6–1, 6–1
9. 10 January 2009 Doha, Qatar Hard United States Andy Roddick 6–4, 6–2
10. 15 February 2009 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–0
11. 5 April 2009 Miami, U.S. Hard Serbia Novak Ðoković 6–2, 7–5
12. 14 June 2009 London, United Kingdom Grass United States James Blake 7–5, 6–4
13. 16 August 2009 Montreal, Canada Hard Argentina Juan Martin del Potro 6–7(4), 7–6(3), 6–1
14. 8 November 2009 Valencia, Spain Hard (i) Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6–3, 6–2
Runner-ups (6)
Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (1)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1 October 2005 Bangkok, Thailand Hard (i) Switzerland Roger Federer 6–3, 7–5
2. 6 August 2006 Washington, United States Hard France Arnaud Clément 7–6(4), 6–2
3. 6 January 2007 Doha, Qatar Hard Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6–4, 6–4
4. 7 October 2007 Metz, France Hard (i) Spain Tommy Robredo 0–6, 6–2, 6–3
5. 8 September 2008 US Open, U.S. Hard Switzerland Roger Federer 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
6. 22 March 2009 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–2

Exhibition tournaments

Win
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 3 January 2009 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hard Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 5–7, 6–3

Doubles

Runner-up (1)
Legend (pre/post 2009)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1 October 2006 Bangkok, Thailand Hard (i) United Kingdom Jamie Murray Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram 		6–2, 2–6, [10-4]

Performance timeline

Singles

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through to the 2009 US Open, in which Andy's participation ended on 8 September 2009.

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Career SR Career win-loss
Australian Open A A A 1R 4R 1R 4R 4 / 6 18–5
French Open A A A 1R A 3R QF 1 / 4 19–4
Wimbledon A A 3R 4R A QF SF 1 / 6 24–5
U.S. Open A A 2R 4R 3R F 4R 2 / 7 29–5
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 2 / 4 0 / 0
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 3–2 6–4 5–2 12–4 15–4 0–0 0–16 0–1
Indian Wells Masters A A A 2R SF 4R F 0 / 4 12–4
Miami Masters A A A 1R SF 2R W 1 / 4 10–3
Monte Carlo Masters A A A 1R A 3R SF 0 / 3 5–3
Rome Masters A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R 0 / 4 1–4
Madrid Masters A A A 3R 3R W QF 1 / 4 11–3
Canada Masters A A A SF 2R SF W 1 / 4 13–3
Cincinnati Masters A A 2R QF 1R W SF 1 / 5 12–4
Shanghai Masters Not ATP Masters Series A 0 / 0 0 – 0
Paris Masters A A A 3R QF QF 3R 0 / 4 6–4
Hamburg Masters A A A 2R 1R 3R NM1 0 / 3 3–3
Masters SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 9 0 / 8 2 / 9 2 / 6 0 / 0 4/35 N/A
Masters Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 12–9 13–8 22–7 19–4 0–0 N/A 67–29
ATP World Tour Finals A A A A A SF RR 0 / 2 5–2
ATP Tournaments Played 0 0 10 26 16 19 15 N/A 121
ATP Final Appearances 0 0 1 2 4 6 7 N/A 39
ATP Titles 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 N/A 32
Hardcourt Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 7–4 26–14 36–12 36–9 31–2 N/A 130–41
Grass Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 5–3 9–4 2–0 8–1 10–1 N/A 32–9
Carpet Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 5–0 5–0 5–0 N/A 13–3
Clay Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 4–5 0–2 7–5 9–4 N/A 20–18
Overall Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 14–10 40–25 43–14 56–15 58–9 N/A 367–92
Year End Ranking 540 411 63 17 11 4 4 N/A N/A

Template:Performance timeline legend

NM1 means an event that was not an ATP Masters 1000 tournament.

ATP Tour career earnings

Year Majors ATP wins Total wins Earnings ($) Money list rank
2003 0 0 0 7,609 599
2004 0 0 0 5,380 731
2005 0 0 0 219,490 105
2006 0 1 1 677,802 26
2007 0 2 2 880,905 21
2008 0 5 5 3,705,648 4
2009* 0 5 5 3,142,632 5
Career 0 13 13 8,642,068 38
  • As of 16 October 2009.

Head-to-head record against other players

Murray's win-loss record against certain players who have been ranked World No. 10 or higher is as follows:

Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.

*As of 2010-01-05

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