ANDY MURRAY

Age: 26 (15.05.1987)

Birthplace: Dunblane, Scotland

Residence: London, England

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)

Plays: Right-handed

Turned Pro: 2005

Full name is Andrew Murray...Began playing at age three...Mother, Judy, is a former Scottish national coach and father, William is a Retail Area Manager...Has one older brother Jamie (born Feb. 13, 1986), who also plays on the ATP circuit...Grew up playing soccer and tennis and once was offered to play with Glasgow Rangers... His favourite musician is 50 Cent...Based in Barcelona since age 15...Won US Open junior title (d. Stakhovsky) and advanced to doubles SF (w/brother Jamie) in 2004...Roland Garros junior SF in 2005...Finished No. 10 in world junior rankings in ‘04...Won Canadian Open junior title in 2003 and finished No. 6 that year.

Considers US Open best place he’s played...Awarded 2004 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award...Finished in third place in 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award...Twice named LTA’s Young Player of the Year...Favourite surface is hard and he considers his serve as best part of his game...Big fan of TV comedy show, "Entourage"...Played first full men's singles match with roof closed at Wimbledon on June 29, 2009 vs. Wawrinka...On 29 December 2012, he became an 'Officer of Order of British Empire' [OBE] for service to tennis...On 12 March 2013, he was presented the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award winner...In June 2013 at Queen's Club, headlined the ‘Rally For Cancer’, an exhibition raising money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. The charity supports The Royal Marsden, the world-leading cancer centre treating friend Ross Hutchins… The 2013 Wimbledon final was watched by 17.3 million British television viewers…On 8 August 2013, UK Royal Mail issued four stamps commemorating Murray's Wimbledon victory...On 3 September 2013, picked up a Man of the Year GQ Award...On 14 December 2013, was named the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Works with fitness trainers Matt Little and Jez Green, physiotherapist Andy Ireland.