Andy Murray

Image:Andrewmurraytennisplayer.jpg
Country	Scotland[1] Great Britain[2]
Residence	Dunblane, Scotland
Date of birth	May 15, 1987
Place of birth	Glasgow[3], Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Turned Pro	2005
Plays	Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	US$912,881
Singles
Career record:	51 - 32
Career titles:	1
Highest ranking:	No. 17 (September 11, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	1st (2006)
French Open	1st (2006)
Wimbledon	4th (2006)
U.S. Open	4th (2006)
Doubles
Career record:	8 - 14
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	No. 126 (November 6, 2006)
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Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987 in Glasgow), is a Scottish^[4] tennis player, who has represented both Scotland^[5] and Great Britain^[6] in past matches. He has been noted for his frequent outbursts of passion and his natural talent. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I...

In December 2005, he won the BBC Scottish Sports Personality of the Year Award, and the sport section of the Top Scot awards. Murray is the UK's best ranked player having reached a new career high ranking of 17. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year is the most prestigious annual multi-sport award in Scotland. ...

Murray is 185 cm tall and generally uses a double-handed backhand. He is currently coached by Brad Gilbert. The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Justine Henin-Hardenne has one of the best one-handed backhands in todays tennis The backhand in tennis is a stroke hit by swinging the racquet away from ones body in the direction of where the player wants the ball to go. ... Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961 in Oakland, California) is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, and former professional tennis player. ...

Early life

Murray was a former pupil of Dunblane Primary School between 1992 to 1999. He was eight years old and in Primary Three when the Dunblane Massacre devastated the school, resulting in the deaths of a teacher and her sixteen Primary One pupils. Murray, however, says he was shielded from the aftermath of the tragedy and, still being a child, wasn't truly aware of what was going on. In 1999, he went on to attend Dunblane High School and finished his school career in 2005. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Dunblane massacre was a multiple murder-suicide which occurred at the primary school in the town of Dunblane, Scotland on 13 March 1996. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Between the ages of 11 and 13 Murray was a member of the junior tennis team at the Next Generation club in Newhaven, Edinburgh, where he played regularly. From the age of 14 he transferred to Barcelona, Spain, to train on the clay courts of the Sanchez-Casal Academy, where he was nicknamed 'Lazy English'. Newhaven is a harbour village within the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, between Leith and Granton. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ...

Early career

He won the Orange Bowl in Florida at the age of 12. In September 2004, aged 17, he won the prestigious U.S. Open Boys' title. Two weeks later, he found himself a member of Great Britain's squad for the Davis Cup match versus Austria, but he didn't play in the team's 3-2 loss. In December he was named the Young Sports Personality of the Year. The Orange Bowl can refer to: The Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, Florida. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the article about the U.S. Open 2006, click here. ... 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. ... The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality award is given annually to the British sportsperson below 17 years of age who has made the most substantative contribution to sport in that year. ...

Into the limelight

In March 2005, he was called up to play doubles for Great Britain's Davis Cup team to play against Israel, and became Great Britain's youngest ever Davis Cup player in doing so. Murray and David Sherwood produced a surprise win over the Israeli doubles team, who at the time were the World number eight pairing and had reached the Wimbledon semi-final in 2003. This helped Great Britain to a 3-2 victory. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... David Sherwood is a British tennis player. ... Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Scot reached the semi-finals of the Boys' tournament at the French Open, losing to Croatian Marin Cilic, and this would prove to be his last foray into the Junior events at a Grand Slam. The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ...

2005 tennis season

Considered Murray's breakthrough year, almost all of his ATP tour results have come on hard and grass courts, though he has claimed to prefer clay courts, a liking tied to his training in Barcelona as a junior.^{[citation needed]}

Stepping up to the seniors

Prior to the Junior French Open in April, Murray turned professional and played his first senior tournament when he was given a wild card to an ATP International Series Gold clay-court event in Barcelona, his adopted home town. He lost in the first round to Jan Hernych. In May, he played a Challenger in Dresden, winning his first round in straight sets 6-3 6-3, and losing his second to an almost identical scoreline, 6-4 6-3. Neither matches were against notable opposition. The term wild card was originally used to card games, but the term has evolved so that it now may describe what the Merriam-Webster Dictionary calls an unknown or unpredictable factor in any number of domains. ... The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Ciudad Condal (Spanish) Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Jan Hernych is a professional male tennis player, born 7 July 1979 in Prague. ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ...

The Barcelona Tournament gave Murray his first senior ranking point, and he was soon handed a second wild card for the Stella Artois championship at Queens. There he beat Santiago Ventura and highly-rated American Taylor Dent in the first and second rounds respectively. In the third round, he lost to sixth seed Thomas Johansson in three sets after collapsing with cramp just two points away from victory. Goran Ivanisevic and Mario Ancic playing doubles during the 2004 Queens Club Championships The Queens Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queens Club in London. ... Entrance to Queens Club during preparations for the 2005 Queens Club Championships. ... Taylor Dent (b. ... Country: Sweden Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Weight: 80 kg (176 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1994 Highest singles ranking: 7(06/10/2002) Singles titles: 9 Career Prize Money: US$5,908,512 Grand Slam Record Titles: 1 Australian Open W (02) Thomas...

Wimbledon 2005

Murray was awarded a wildcard for Wimbledon. He went into his first senior grand slam match at Wimbledon 2005 ranked 374th in the world, beating George Bastl - ranked over 150 places above him - in straight sets. In his second round match he beat the fourteenth seed Radek Štěpánek, also in straight sets, a match he had been widely expected to lose. He was the first Scottish person in the Open era to reach round three at Wimbledon, and was the only Briton remaining in the men's or ladies' singles championship. Murray's run in Wimbledon 2005 came to an end when he was beaten by David Nalbandian after leading by two sets to love, but he showed visible signs of fatigue in the fourth and fifth sets. This match was one of several incidents that led to comments about his physical condition and ability to last long matches, something predicted to improve with age and training. Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... George Bastl (b. ... Radek Å tÄ›pánek (born November 27, 1978 in Karviná) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... The Open Era in tennis began in 1968, when the Grand Slam events such as the Wimbledon Championships abandoned the longstanding rules of amateurism and allowed professionals to compete. ... UK redirects here. ... David Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982, Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. ...

After the match against Štěpánek, Murray showed embarrassment in his mother with this quote:

"I was pretty happy with the way I played and you could see that by the celebrations and my mum making an idiot of herself".

During the tournament he also managed to get Henman Hill christened as Murray Mound/Mount and Murrayfield (in reference to Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh) due to his performances^[7], and Henmania became Andymonium - but whether these names will stick is unknown. Henman Hill, officially Aorangi Park is an area in the grounds of the All England Club, where the Wimbledon tennis championships are annually held. ... Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (capacity 67,500) is the home of Scottish Rugby and a name known throughout the rugby world. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Henmania is the state of hysteria at the possibility of Tim Henman winning the mens singles at the Wimbledon Championships in tennis. ...

Mark Petchey, who had been coaching Murray through the early part of that grass court season was then confirmed as the player's full time coach, Murray stating: Mark Petchey (born August 1, 1970 in Essex, England) is a former tennis player from Great Britain, who turned professional in 1988. ...

"I'm so pleased to have Mark as my coach, I respect him a great deal. He has helped me massively over the last few weeks and I am excited to work with him moving forward."

US Hardcourts

Murray set off to another grass court tournament, the Hall of Fame Championships, Rhode Island - a title won in 2004 and 2005 by Murray's Davis Cup teammate Greg Rusedski. The promising youngster got a wild card to this event. He reached the last 16 before being defeated by Anthony Dupuis. He then went on to win the Aptos, California Challenger Series hardcourt event without dropping a set, beating American Rajeev Ram in the final. He followed up claiming his first title by competing in the RCA Championship International Series event where he gained a wild card entry. He defeated American Jesse Witten 6-4 6-2 in the first round and lost to seeded American Mardy Fish in the second round. He continued to perform well in Challengers, with quarter-final appearances at Granby and Vancouver before taking his second title in Binghamton. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gregory Greg Rusedski (born September 6, 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a British tennis player who turned professional in 1991. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources. ... Aptos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Rajeev Ram after a US Open match. ... Mardy Fish (born December 9, 1981 in Edina, Minnesota), is an American professional tennis player. ...

A wildcard afforded him entry to the Cincinnati ATP Master Series event where he again caused an upset by defeating the big-serving American, Taylor Dent. However, in his first match against a top-10 ranked opponent, Marat Safin proved too strong, beating Murray 6-4 1-6 6-1. Still, an improved ranking of 122 was his reward. His goal was to enter the world top 100 by the end of the year. Taylor Dent (b. ... Marat Safin (Tatar: Marat Mubin ulı Safin; Russian: Марат Мубинович (Михайлович) Сафин ; b. ...

US Open 2005

Andrew Murray did not receive a Wildcard entry for the 2005 US Open and so had to play the qualifying tournament. He succeeded and played his first match in the US Open 2005 on Tuesday 30th August. His opponent was the Romanian Andrei Pavel, a former top-15 player. It was a close match, with Murray winning the first set, then Pavel winning the second and third, with Murray then going on to win a fourth. In the early stages of the fifth set, Murray complained of being in pain and he suddenly vomited on the court, to the surprise of the audience. There was a 21 minute break as Murray left the court and the court was made suitable for play. Murray then returned and it began to look like Pavel was creeping back into the game after Murray's illness. However, Murray quickly regained his stride and won the final set. He played the second round on Friday, 2nd September against the Frenchman, Arnaud Clement. Many predicted Murray would win, but at first it seemed very unlikely, as he was 2 sets down. Murray later went on to win the 3rd and 4th set. But again, injury affected him and he received a slight injury in his leg. He went on to lose the 5th set 6-0. This was a blow to Murray, as he would have ascended into the top 100 rankings for the first time in his life if he had won that match. However, he still increased his ranking greatly from its previous number. August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... Country: Romania Residence: Borgholzhausen, Germany Height: 6 ft (182. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. ...

Thailand Open

On the 29th September he finally reached the top 100, when he beat Robin Soderling in the Thailand Open. He then defeated Robby Ginepri, recent semi-finalist at Flushing Meadows. He reached his first ATP final by beating home favourite Paradorn Srichaphan in the semi-finals. He lost to World no.1 Roger Federer in the final. His world ranking rose to #72. Robin Söderling is a Swedish tennis player. ... The Thailand Open is tennis tournament held in the city of Bangkok, in the country of Thailand. ... Robby Ginepri (born October 7, 1982) is an American tennis player who turned professional in 2001. ... Flushing Meadows Park, also sometimes referred to as Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, is located in northern Queens, New York City, USA at the intersection of the Long Island Expressway and the Grand Central Parkway. ... Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai: ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์; born June 14, 1979) is a tennis player from Thailand. ... Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss tennis professional whose achievements rank him among historys most successful players. ...

Ethias Trophy

Murray then flew back from Asia to fulfill a commitment made to the Ethias Trophy, an indoor Challenger event in Mons, Belgium, where he was given 7th seeding in a 32-man event. After straight-sets wins over Ivo Heuberger of Switzerland and Gregory Carraz of France (during which the match suffered a 49 minute delay due to lighting failure), he met top-50 ranked Belgian Xavier Malisse in the third round. The following is a list of indoor arenas. ... The central square and town hall of Mons Mons (Dutch: Bergen) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. ... Xavier Malisse was born on July 19th, 1980 in Kortrijk, Belgium. ...

In the match itself, Murray lost a close first set 7-5, before he pulled his left hamstring, and while the injury was not serious (his physio later said that he expected it to keep him out for no more than a fortnight), Murray decided to withdraw from the match. Hamstring refers to the common tendon of the muscles making up the ham in animals, primarily the semitendinosus and biceps femoris. ...

Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Basel

Murray returned from a short injury layoff to play at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel. Murray was drawn in the first round against British No.1 Tim Henman, who was seeded sixth for the tournament, a match that attracted a great deal of media attention in the UK as it was the first time the two had met in professional competition and was seen as a changing of eras for British tennis. Murray won a tight match 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7-4), the match being screened live on BBC Two television in the UK, which would never normally have occurred for such a comparatively minor tournament. He then followed this up by winning his second round match against eventual Paris TMS champion, Tomáš Berdych (CZE), 6-4 2-6 6-4. He was defeated in the quarter-finals by fourth seed Fernando González (CHI), 4-6 6-3 1-6. Timothy Henry Henman, OBE (born 6 September 1974 in Oxford Died 27 October 2006) was an English tennis player. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC and Europes first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour (from 1967), envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming. ... Tomáš Berdych (born September 17, 1985, in ValaÅ¡ské Meziříčí) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. ... Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980), nicknamed El Bombardero de La Reina (Spanish The La Reina Bomber), is a professional tennis player from Chile. ...

2006

• Adelaide International - Murray lost 7-6 4-6 6-1 to world number 24 Tomáš Berdych in the second round.
• Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand - Lost 6-3 7-6 to Mario Ancic in the second round.
• Australian Open - Murray lost 6-1 6-3 6-3 in the first round to Juan Ignacio Chela.
• SAP Open, San Jose - Murray won his first round match against Mardy Fish 6-2 6-2. He followed this up with another straight sets victory in the second round, defeating Taipei's Yeu-Tzuoo Wang 6-4 6-2. Murray defeated Sweden's Robin Söderling in the quarter-finals, 4-6 7-5 6-4. He then defeated two former World No. 1's Andy Roddick (7-5 7-5) and Lleyton Hewitt (2-6 6-1 7-6) in the semi-final and final respectively to take his first ATP Tour title.
• Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, Memphis - Murray lost 6-1 6-4 to Sweden's Robin Söderling in the quarter-finals.
• Tennis Channel Open, Las Vegas - Murray lost his first round match against Tommy Robredo in straight sets, 6-2 6-2.
• Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells - In only his second ATP Masters Series event Murray lost to 5th seed Nikolay Davydenko after three sets, losing 6-1 3-6 6-3.
• NASDAQ-100 Open, Miami - Murray lost his first round match against Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland in three sets, 7-5 3-6 6-4.
• Davis Cup Euro-Asia Group One, Great Britain vs Serbia and Montenegro - Murray played his first match in the doubles rubber after being ruled out of the opening days singles through injury. He partnered Greg Rusedski as Great Britain lost 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 to go 2-1 down in the tie. This turned out to be Murray's only appearance in the tie after Rusedski lost the first return singles rubber to end the tie as a contest, Murray being replaced by Arvind Parmar in the remaining dead rubber.
• Masters Series Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo - Murray lost his first clay court match against Jean-Rene Lisnard from Monaco in three sets, 4-6 7-6(5) 7-5.
• Open Seat 2006, Barcelona - Murray won his first round match 4-6 6-4 6-2 against Marcel Granollers-Pujol from Spain before losing 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 to David Ferrer in the second round.
• Internazionali d'Italia, Rome - Murray lost in his first round match in straight sets, 6-4 6-4 to Filippo Volandri.
• Masters Series Hamburg, Hamburg - Murray won his first round match in straight sets, 6-4 6-1 to Gaël Monfils. Murray ended up losing in the next round in straight sets, 6-3 6-3 to James Blake.
• Roland Garros - Murray lost his first round match in five sets to Gaël Monfils 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 2-6 1-6.
• London/Queen's Club - Murray lost in the first round against Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia in 3 sets 6-7(3) 6-3 2-6.
• Nottingham Open - Murray lost in the Quarter finals to Andreas Seppi.
• Wimbledon|Wimbledon 2006 - Murray was beaten in the fourth round by Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-2).^[8]
• Hall of Fame Championships, Newport - Murray lost in the semi-final when he was beaten by the veteran American Justin Gimelstob 6-1 7-6.
• Davis Cup tie: Great Britain vs. Israel - Murray won his first match against Andy Ram who is ranked 662 in the world. He came from 2 sets down (the first time ever) to win in five sets 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3. However, he then injured his neck and shoulder and was unable to play the reverse singles on Sunday. Britain lost the tie 2-3.
• Legg Mason Classic, Washington - Murray lost 7-6 6-2 to the French number 9, Arnaud Clement in the final. He earned US$43,700 in this tournament.
• Rogers Masters, Toronto - Murray was defeated in the semi-final, losing 2-6 5-7 to Richard Gasquet. In all four of his wins at the Rogers Masters, Murray's ability to close out matches came into question, with the young Scot consistently blowing away considerable leads when faced with serving for the match.
• Western and Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati - An exhausted Murray was defeated in straight sets by Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals, 3-6 4-6. This is part of a continual struggle against fatigue that the teenager has fought against since he burst onto the scene at Wimbledon 2005. He had earlier stunned the World Number 1 Roger Federer, winning in straight sets- 7-5 6-4 to end his 55-match winning streak on North American hard courts.
• US Open 2006 - Murray beat the qualifier, Robert Kendrick in the first round of the final grand slam of the year. In the second round, Murray beat Alessio Di Mauro 6-0 6-1 6-1. In the third round Andy Murray took on 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez beating him 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 to gain a place in the last 16, where he lost to the 7th seed, Nikolay Davydenko1-6 7-5 3-6 0-6. Murray had at one point led 2-0 in the third set but he only won one more game in the match with Davydenko winning the other 12 games.
• Davis Cup tie: Ukraine vs. Great Britain - Murray won both his singles rubbers in straight sets, The first against 17 year old Oleksandr Dolgopolov(63,64,62), and the second against Ukrainian number 1 Sergiy Stakhovski(63,62,75). The second win was the match decider, as Murray had lost the doubles rubber 61,63,63, paired up with Jamie Delgardo. Teammate Greg Rusedski won the first singles rubber, and Jamie Baker lost the dead rubber to make the match score 3-2. By winning this match, Great Britain ensured that they would continue to play in Group 1 of the Europe/Africa zone.
• Thailand Open - Murray was knocked out in the first round by fellow Brit Tim Henman, but got to the doubles final with his brother Jamie Murray
• AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships- Murray received a bye in the first round, but was soundly defeated in the second round by Jiří Novák.
• Madrid Masters - Murray won his first round match 6-2 6-4 against Ivan Navarro Pastor he defeated number 3 seed Ivan Ljubičić in the second round 6-4 3-6 6-3. He lost to 15th seeded, and childhood friend, Novak Djokovic in the Round of 16. A disappointing loss considering he was in control of the match and looked on course for victory. he lost 1-6 7-5 6-3.
• Davidoff Swiss Indoors Tournament, Basle - Murray withdrew as a result of a throat infection.
• Paris Masters - Murray beat Juan Ignacio Chela before losing to Dominik Hrbaty 7-6 6-0

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Titles (1)

Singles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	19 February 2006	San Jose, United States	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	2-6 6-1 7-6

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Singles Finalist (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1 October 2005	Bangkok, Thailand	Indoor	Roger Federer	3-6 5-7
2.	6 August 2006	Washington, United States	Hard	Arnaud Clement	6-7 2-6

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Doubles Finalist (1)

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Performance Timeline

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Controversy

An issue that causes much debate amongst fans is Murray's apparently petulant behaviour. When things are not going his way he frequently throws his racket about and swears.

When playing in Davis Cup doubles with Greg Rusedski against Serbia and Montenegro pair Nenad Zimonjic and Ilia Bozoljac Murray incured the LTA a $2,500 fine for abusing the umpire with extreme language over a line call which was caught on microphone and televised live pre-watershed. The fine was a relief as initially it was thought that Murray would be excluded from the team due to the severity of the situation. In response he said "We got an absolute shocker and I told the umpire how bad he was" and did not offer any apology^[9]. Gregory Greg Rusedski (born September 6, 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a British tennis player who turned professional in 1991. ... Nenad Zimonjić (born June 4, 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro) is a serbian tennis player. ... Ilia Bozoljac (born August 2, 1985 in Aleksandrovac, Yugoslavia [Serbia]) is a professional male tennis player from Serbia. ...

Prior to 2006 Wimbledon, Murray caused some public debate^[10] with comments against the England national football team, stating that he would like to see "anyone except England" win and that he would be wearing the team shirts of the opposition that England played. He received large amounts of hate mail on his website as a result.^[11] First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Hate mail is mail (electronic, postal, or otherwise) which is threatening towards the addressee, or exceptionally abusive or offensive. ...

However at a later date Murray explained that his comments were said jestingly in response to a reporter who mocked the Scottish team. Murray also, after his win against Andy Roddick at Wimbledon 2006, expressed disappointment over England's loss in their match against Portugal at the 2006 World Cup^[12]. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Qualifying countries Italian team celebrating the cup July. ...

A lot has been made about Murray's physical fitness. At his Queens Club debut when he first came to light, he pulled up during a match and lay on the ground for several minutes in agony, from what was later revealed to be cramp.^{[citation needed]} Murray has struggled in Best of 5 Set Grand Slam matches and, in many smaller events, often becomes very lethargic in the latter stages of long matches.^{[citation needed]} People close to Murray's camp say that he dislikes endurance training and much prefers to spend time playing PlayStation, watching his favourite Football team Hibernian F.C. and spending time with his girlfriend.^{[citation needed]} New coach Brad Gilbert, known for his expertise as a coach in guiding American tennis greats Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick to Grand Slam wins, has had significant impact on Murray in terms of confidence and has arranged matches with childhood idol Agassi as a shining example of how commitment to training and fitness are to achieving title-winning performances on a regular basis. The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the Maltese football club see Hibernians F.C. Hibernian Football Club (informally known as Hibs) are a Scottish football club from Edinburgh. ... Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961 in Oakland, California) is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, and former professional tennis player. ... Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former World No. ... Andrew Stephen (Andy) Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ...

Miscellaneous

• Before all his first four major matches on the senior tour (v. Dent - which he won, Johansson - where he was two points away from winning, Štěpánek - which he won and Nalbandian - which he lost from 2-0 up) he has predicted/expected to lose, stating this publicly, as a sign of possible mental shrewdness.^{[citation needed]}
• Murray has vowed to sign all autographs he is asked for - having been ignored by his idol Andre Agassi after a Wimbledon match as a child.
• Having been born and bred in Scotland, he becomes hugely annoyed when journalists refer to him as English. During the 2006 Wimbledon Championships he notably sported a wristband depicting the Scottish flag in all his matches. Murray also said he can be called either British or Scottish, just not English. In a press conference prior to their meeting at the same tournament, American player Andy Roddick mistakenly referred to Murray as being from Ireland.^[13]
• Murray is a big football fan, supports Hibs F.C. and has an interest in FC Barcelona. He appeared on Saturday morning program Soccer AM wearing an FC Barcelona shirt.^{[citation needed]}
• Murray is currently dating Kim Sears, the daughter of Daniela Hantuchova's former coach Nigel Sears, and the couple have recently been engaged.^{[citation needed]}
• Andy Murray's older brother, Jamie Murray ([1]) is also a pro tennis player, currently Great Britain's top ranked doubles player.

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References

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External links

• Andy Murray — official site
• Murrays World — fan site

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