Andrew Barron "Andy" Murray
Currently World Number 2 and British Number 1(as of July 2013).
Country: Great Britain
Residence: London, England
Born: 15 May 1987(Glasgow Scotland)
Height: 1.90m(6 ft 3 in)
Weight: 83 kg (190 lb; 13.2 st)
Turned Pro: 2005
Plays: Right-Handed(Two-Handed Backhand)
Coach: Ivan Lendl
Born in Dunblane, Scotland, on May 15, 1987, to Judy and William Murray, Andrew Barron Murray experienced terrible tragedy when he was only 8 years old. In March 1996, while Murray was sitting in his classroom at the Dunblane Primary School, an armed man by the name of Thomas Hamilton entered the facility, and shot and killed 17 people—16 students and one teacher—before committing suicide by turning the gun on himself. During the horrible event, Murray ran and hid in his headmaster's office.
Having practiced tennis since he was an elementary student, Andy Murray entered his first tournament—Florida's Orange Bowl—at the age of 12, and won. Five years later, he won the US Open junior title. Later that year, he was named the BBC's 2004 "Young Sports Personality of the Year." In 2005, Murray became the youngest player to compete in the Davis Cup.
Murray later attended Dunblane High School. At 15, he was asked to train with Rangers Football Club at their School of Excellence, but declined, opting to focus on his tennis career instead. He then decided to move to Barcelona, Spain. There he studied at the Schiller International School and trained on the clay courts of the Sánchez-Casal Academy. Murray described this time as "a big sacrifice". While in Spain, he trained with Emilio Sanchez, formerly the world no. 1 doubles player.
Murray was born with a bipartite patella, where the kneecap remains as two separate bones instead of fusing together in early childhood. He was diagnosed at the age of 16 and is seen frequently to hold his knee due to the pain caused by the condition and has pulled out of events because of it.
Since 2006 Murray has been in a relationship with Kim Sears, who is regularly seen attending his matches.
In February 2013, Murray bought Cromlix House for £1.8 million with plans to turn it into a 15-room five-star hotel set to open in 2014.
Grand Slam tournament performance
Career Statistics
Olympics
Gold - 2012 London Olympics(Grass Court)
Grand Slams - 2 Titles
2012
- US Open(Hard Court)
2013
- Wimbledon(Grass Court)
ATP Masters 1000 - 9 Titles
2008
- Cincinnati(Hard Court)
- Madrid(Hard Court)
2009
- Miami(Hard Court)
- Montreal(Hard Court)
2010
- Toronto(Hard Court)
- Shanghai(Hard Court)
2011
- Cincinnati(Hard Court)
- Shanghai(Hard Court)
2013
- Miami(Hard Court)
ATP World Tour 500 Series - 3 Titles
2009 - ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam, Netherlands(Hard Court)
2009 - Valencia Open 500, Valencia, Spain(Hard Court)
2011 - Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan(Hard Court)
ATP World Tour 250 Series - 13 Titles
"We Scots have a fierce pride in the things we do that others can never appreciate. I am the British No. 1, but I would prefer to be the British No. 1 from Scotland every time." - Andy Murray
*Credits to Wikipedia.com and Biography.com
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