Andy Murray: The incredible numbers behind a legendary career
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And so, the final chapter has closed in the sensational career of one of Britain’s biggest sporting heroes, after Andy Murray hung up his tennis racket for good.
Throughout a career which spanned almost two decades, Murray created a lasting legacy that will see him go down as not only the best British tennis player of all time, but one of the sporting greats in the strongest era in men’s tennis to date.
With so many titles won, records broken, and milestones achieved, we take a look Murray's captivating career by numbers:
1 – The first British singles player to be ranked world No.1
Murray made history when he became the first British singles player to officially hold the top spot in the ATP world rankings. He claimed the world No.1 spot on 7 November 2016 off the back of winning the title at the year-end championships, the Nitto ATP Finals.
From there, he went on to spend 41 weeks at the world No.1 spot.
3 – Number of Grand Slam titles, Olympic medals and BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards
Three became a lucky number for the Brit across his career. Murray hauled three Grand Slam titles in total, with his first coming at the 2012 US Open where the then 25-year-old defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 to end Great Britain’s 76 year wait of seeing a British men’s Grand Slam champion.
He then went on to beat Djokovic once more in the 2013 Wimbledon final – becoming the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the Gentleman’s Singles title before doing the double in 2016 as he took down Milos Raonic in an emphatic straight sets victory.
He also won three Olympic medals - gold in the singles at the London 2012 Olympics and Rio Olympics 2016, as well as the silver medal in the mixed doubles alongside Laura Robson in 2012.
Finally, Murray took home the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 2013, 2015, 2016 - becoming the only person to win the prestigious award on three occasions.
6 – The amount of times Murray was crowned champion at the Queens Club
The Queen’s Club proved to be a happy hunting ground for the Dunblane-born star across his 19-year career at the top flight of the spot. The former world No.1 picked up the singles title in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016, as well as winning the doubles title in 2019 alongside Spain’s Feliciano Lopez.
9 – Trophies won in 2016, the most decorated year of his career
2016 was a year to remember for Murray, who etched his name onto nine trophies during his most victorious year. There, he picked up three Masters 1000 crowns in Rome, Shanghai and Paris, the then Ageon Championships, Beijing and Vienna titles as well as the Wimbledon, Rio Olympics and Nitto ATP Finals trophies – a monumental achievement.
11 – Grand Slam finals reached and number of times he came back from two sets down to win in a Grand Slam match
Grand Slams often brought out the very best in the Murray, who thrived under pressure on the big occasions. Known as the comeback king, Murray clawed back from two sets down to claim victory a record-breaking 11 times at Grand Slam events with his most recent coming at the 2023 Australian Open against Thanasi Kokkinakis.
He also reached a Grand Slam final 11 times, with his most appearances coming at Melbourne Park where he finished runner-up five times.
14 – Masters 1000 titles won
A maestro of the Masters 1000 tournaments, the three-time major champion reigned victorious an astonishing 14 times across his career. He gained most success in Canada, which he won three times (2009, 2010, 2015) and Shanghai (2010, 2011, 2016).
25 – The amount of Davis Cup ties Murray contested for Great Britain
As we saw many times across the years, Murray gave his blood, sweat and tears every time he wore the British flag on his chest.
Since making his tournament debut in 2005, Murray went on to represent GB in 25 Davis Cup ties - the joint third of any British player in Davis Cup history, with only Mike Sangster (26) and Bobby Wilson (34) ranking above him.
29 – The age Murray was when he was knighted and his combined win total against Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic
Murray became the youngest person to be knighted in modern times back in 2017, as part of the late Queen’s New Years Honours list.
The British star also recorded 29 wins against the ‘Big Three’ (Federer, Nadal and Djokovic) – the most amount of wins by any player, active or inactive.
42 – Number of Davis Cup victories
The 2023 Group Stages in Manchester saw Murray clinch his 42nd career Davis Cup win to take ownership of 3rd place on the list for most Davis Cup match-wins by a British player.
His 42nd win saw him pull off yet another Murray-esque comeback win over Switzerland’s Leandro Reidi 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-4.
46 – ATP singles titles won
With 46 ATP titles to his name, Murray rests at 14th on the all-time list for most tour-level titles won. Aside from his five singles triumphs at The Queen's Club, he gained his most success at the Canadian Open (3), Shanghai Masters (3), St.Petersburg Open (2) and Valencia Open (2) over the years.
79 – Murray led Great Britain to its first Davis Cup title in 79 years
A true leader for his country, Murray spearheaded Great Britain to a commemorative first Davis Cup title in 79 years – winning 11 rubbers during the victorious run in 2015 to create history.
739 – ATP tour level matches won
The three-time Grand Slam champion racked up an impressive win record across his career, claiming 739 victories to 262 losses.
1000 – Number of ATP tour-matches played
Despite being at the tail end of his career, Murray continued to make history up until the very end by becoming the first British tennis player in the Open Era to have conteseted 1000 ATP tour-level matches.
His 1000th match came at the 2024 cinch Championships where defeated world No.48 Alexei Popyrin in three sets. In achieving this feat, he joined an elite club of tennis legends, with only six players ranking above him for the most number of ATP matches played.
2021 – The year of Murray's Wimbledon comeback from a career-threatening injury
Following a career-threatening hip injury, Murray went on to do the unthinkable at a time where many people questioned whether he'd ever play again.
In 2021, the Brit marked his Wimbledon return with an epic win over Nikolaz Basilashvili before going on to make the third round at the All England Club.
