Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Andy Murray grew up in Dunblane and began playing tennis at age 3. Tennis wasn’t the only sport in Murray’s childhood. He also played soccer and was scouted by the local professional club but ultimately devoted himself to tennis.
From winning his first tournament as an under-10 junior at the Dunblane Sports Club to his first junior major at the US Open it became apparent Murray was destined for the top. After turning pro in 2005, Murray won his first ATP title, the SAP open in San Jose, a year later. Fast forward two years and seven more tour titles, Murray reached his first grand slam final, the 2008 US Open. However, in 2012, having lost in three subsequent grand slam final appearances, Murray became the US Open Champion, hot on the heels of an illustrious Gold Medal victory at Wimbledon during the London 2012 Olympics.
Murray then ended years of British heartbreak on the same turf just a year later by becoming the first British male in 77 years to win the highly coveted Wimbledon Championships in London in July 2013. Not wanting to keep Britain waiting for another 77 years, Murray was again victorious at SW19 3 years later, capturing his second Wimbledon title in 2016.
Currently on 46 career titles, Murray is Great Britain’s most successful tennis player of the Open era, the first Briton to reach 500 ATP match wins and his maiden grand slam title ended Great Britain’s 76-year wait for a male grand slam champion. Murray is also the first ever British world number one in the open era.
