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Andrew Castle (born November 15, 1963 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a television presenter and former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, to the south of Greater London. ... Should not be confused with Surry. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ...


Castle became a professional tennis player in 1986 after completing an MBA on an athletic scholarship in the United States. During his playing career, he won three tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 80 in singles and No. 45 in doubles (both in 1988). He was the No. 1 ranked British player for several years and played regularly for Britain in the Davis Cup and other international competitions. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ...


After retiring from professional tennis in 1992, Castle served as a sports commentator for BSkyB and the BBC. He has since gone on to become a regular breakfast TV presenter on ITV's GMTV, covering news, features and sports. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... GMTV (Good Morning Television) is a national British breakfast television station owned by ITV plc (75%) and The Walt Disney Company (25%). It has held the license for the breakfast Channel 3 franchise since 1993, when it outbid the previous 6am-9. ...


He is also a key member of the BBC tennis coverage, covering Wimbledon along with Sue Barker and John Inverdale as well as British Davis Cup participation. The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in the sport of tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ... Sue Barker, MBE (born April 19, 1956, in Paignton, Devon, England) is a television presenter and former professional tennis player. ... John Inverdale (born in Plymouth, England in 1957) is an English radio and television broadcaster who works for the BBC. Inverdale was educated at Clifton College in Bristol and at Southampton University, where he read history. ...


In April 2006, he attempted to run the London Marathon and was hospitalised due to dehydration after managing twenty-three miles of the 26.2 mile course. [1] April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ... Runners surge out of the Blackfriars Bridge underpass onto the Victoria Embankment; two miles to go The London Marathon is a road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. ... Dehydration (hypohydration) is the removal of water (hydro in ancient Greek) from an object. ...


Andrew Castle is the great-grandson of noted Theosophist Annie Besant He was pied live on GMTV. Annie Besant Plaque on house in Colby Road, London SE19 where Annie Besant lived in 1874. ...


External links

  • Andrew Castle at GM.TV
  • ATP Tennis Player Profile

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