Andy Murray
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Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 41 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2016. Murray won 46 ATP Tour singles titles, including three majors at the 2012 US Open, 2013 Wimbledon Championships, and 2016 Wimbledon Championships. He also won two gold medals at the Summer Olympics, the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, 14 Masters events, and contested a total of eleven major finals. Originally coached by his mother Judy alongside his older brother Jamie, Murray moved to Barcelona at age 15 to train at the Sánchez-Casal Academy. He began his professional career around the time Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal established themselves as the two dominant players in men's tennis. Murray had immediate success on the ATP Tour, making his top 10 debut in 2007 at age 19. By 2010, Murray and Novak Djokovic had joined Federer and Nadal in the Big Four, the group of players who dominated men's tennis for most of the 2010s. Murray initially struggled against the rest of the Big Four, losing his first four major finals (three to Federer and one to Djokovic), the fourth being in the 2012 Wimbledon final on 8 July 2012, where Federer won in 4 sets. Just 4 weeks later, back on the grass courts of All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Murray would breakthrough by defeating Federer 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 to win the 2012 London Olympics gold medal and followed it up by defeating Djokovic to win the 2012 US Open, becoming the first British major singles champion since Virginia Wade in 1977. He then beat Djokovic to win Wimbledon in 2013, the first home champion at the men's event since Fred Perry in 1936. After an injury-marred 2014, he bounced back in 2015, helping Great Britain to its first Davis Cup title in the Open Era, winning a record 11 rubbers in the event. Murray had his career-best season in 2016, when he made the finals of the first three majors of the year, and after losing the Australian Open final and French final, Murray won his second Wimbledon crown. He defended his Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics to become the only player, male or female, to win two Olympic gold medals in singles. Murray also became world No. 1 for the first time on 7 November 2016, and clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking by winning the Tour Finals title over Djokovic. At the end of the 2016 season he was named ITF World Champion, the only player outside the Big Three to claim the honour between 2004 and 2024, solidifying his place in the 'Big Four'. After 2016, however, he struggled with a hip injury that required major surgery, and fell out of the top 100 in 2018. Upon his return, Murray won a final tour title at the 2019 European Open and rose back to the top 50 but failed to reach his previous level, never again getting beyond the third round of a Grand Slam. He retired from the sport after a run to the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Murray was an all-court player who excelled in particular at defence, returning serve and constructing points. He was generally regarded as possessing one of the most consistent two-handed backhands on the ATP Tour. Murray is credited with re-establishing Great Britain as a leading force in men's tennis for the first time since the early 20th century. He and his brother led the Great Britain Davis Cup team to a title in 2015. Murray has been outspoken on issues of equality, and became only the second top-10 player in the history of the ATP Tour to have a female coach when he hired Amélie Mauresmo in 2014. Shortly following his playing career, Murray took up a coaching partnership with his former rival Djokovic for the 2025 Australian Open.