Andy Murray’s biggest achievements as he bows out: From winning Wimbledon to beating Novak Djokovic and co
The curtain officially came down on Andy Murray’s glorious career as he bowed out of professional tennis at the Paris Games.
Having confirmed earlier in 2024 that he would not play past the summer, Murray announced on the eve of the 2024 Olympics that it would be his final dance.
“Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament @Olympics,” he wrote on social media. “Competing for have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get do it one final time!”
And there were once again several memorable moments at Paris 2024 as he teamed up with Dan Evans in the men’s doubles as they saved five match points during their first-round win, two during the second round and another one as they went down against the American pair of Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the quarter-final.
Although he didn’t win one final medal at the Games, Murray exits tennis as one of the greats of the sport with many precious memories and records.
Biggest Titles
Just weeks after losing the 2012 Wimbledon final against Roger Federer, Murray defeated Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the space of a few days at the 2012 London Games to win gold. He also teamed up with Laura Robson to win silver in the mixed doubles.
After finishing runner-up in his first three major finals, Murray became the first British man since 1936 to win a Grand Slam when he defeated Novak Djokovic 7–6 (12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 in the 2012 US Open final.
In 2013 he became the first man from Great Britain to win the singles title at Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936 while three years later he won his second Wimbledon crown.
– Four years after his London Games success, he again struck gold at the Rio Games, this time beating Juan Martin del Potro in the final to become the first man to successfully defend his title.
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Murray won 46 ATP Tour singles titles with the Queen’s Club Championship his most successful event as he lifted the trophy on five occasions.
He won 14 titles ATP Masters 1000 titles with the Canadian Open and Shanghai Masters his two best tournaments as he won it three times each.
The 2016 Paris Masters was his last ATP Masters 1000 title while the 2019 European Open was his last-ever ATP singles title.
Record Against The Big Three
Many believe Murray was unfortunate to compete in the era of the Big Three of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, but the man himself has stated that it was a privilege and inspired him to become better.
Although he lost his head-to-head against all three, he held his own. He was 11-25 against Djokovic with two of his Grand Slam final wins coming against the Serbian, 7-17 against Nadal and 11-14 against Federer.
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Rise To No 1
Murray spent 41 weeks at No 1 in the ATP Rankings, but he got there in dramatic fashion as he won five consecutive tournaments during the backend of the 2016 season to pip Djokovic to the year-end No 1 ranking.
The Scot won the China Open, Shanghai Masters, Vienna Open, Paris Masters and ATP Finals to become world No 1 for the first time.
Team Player
Murray was a the forefront in 2015 when Great Britain won their first Davis Cup trophy in 79 years. Murray won 11 matches during the tournament, including two singles matches and one doubles match in the final against Belgium.
Match Stats
Murray played 1,001 singles matches during his career, winning his last-ever completed match at the Queen’s Club Championship. He retired from match No 1,001.
He finished with a 739–262 win-loss record (a 73.8% winning record) while he was 200-58 (78%) at Grand Slams.
Top Honours And Earnings
Murray was honoured in the late Queen’s New Years Honours list for 2017 and he became the youngest person to be knighted in modern times at the age of 29.
The Brit will bow out with career-prize money earnings of $64,534,25, but his net worth is believed to be around $100 million (£84.9 million).
