List of career achievements by Andy Murray

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This is a list of career achievements by Andy Murray.

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At the 2012 US Open, Murray became the first British player since 1977, and the first British man since 1936, to win a Grand Slam singles tournament, when he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final in five sets. This title made him the only British male to become a Grand Slam singles champion during the Open Era. On 7 July 2013, Murray won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first British player to win a Wimbledon senior singles title since Virginia Wade in 1977, and the first British man to win the Men's Singles Championship since Fred Perry, 77 years previously. Murray is the only man in history to have won Olympic Gold and the US Open in the same calendar year, as well as the third man to hold the gold medal and two majors on different surfaces (after Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal). He is also the first tennis player and only man in history to have won two Olympic gold medals in the singles category and on two different surfaces (grass in 2012, and hard 2016). Subsequent to his success at the Olympics in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013, Murray was voted the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

By reaching 2016 French Open final, Murray became the 10th man since the Open Era began in 1968 to reach the final of all four Grand Slam tournaments. [1]

In 2016, he became the only man in history to win singles titles at a Grand Slam, the Olympic Games, a Masters 1000 event, and the Year-End Championships in the same calendar year.

Olympic Games

Murray is a two-time Olympic champion. In the 2012 Olympic Games, Murray defeated Roger Federer in straight sets to win the gold medal in the men's singles final, becoming the first British singles champion in over 100 years. In the 2016 Olympic Games, Murray defeated Juan Martín del Potro in 4 sets to defend his singles gold medal. He also won a silver medal in the mixed doubles, playing with Laura Robson.

Grand Slam tournaments – Open Era records

Time SpanRecords at each Grand Slam tournamentPlayers matched
2008 US Open —
2012 Wimbledon
First 4 finals lost [2] Ivan Lendl
2008 US Open —
2016 French Open
Runner-up finishes at all 4 MajorsIvan Lendl
Roger Federer
2012 US Open —
2013 Australian Open
Reached final of next consecutive tournament after winning first title [3] Daniil Medvedev
2012 Olympics —
2012 US Open
Winner of Olympic singles gold medal and US Open in same calendar year [4] Stands alone
2016 Wimbledon —
2016 Olympics
Winner of Olympic singles gold medal and Wimbledon in same calendar year Rafael Nadal
2012 Olympics —
2013 Wimbledon
Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and Wimbledon[ citation needed ] Rafael Nadal
2012 Olympics —
2013 Wimbledon
Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal, Wimbledon and US Open Rafael Nadal
2012 Olympics —
2016 Olympics
Simultaneous holder of two Olympic singles gold medals and WimbledonStands alone
2012 Olympics —
2013 Wimbledon
Simultaneous holder of two Olympic medals and two singles Majors [ citation needed ]Stands alone

Records at each Grand Slam tournament

Grand Slam tournamentsTime SpanRecords at each Grand Slam tournamentPlayers matched
Australian Open2010–2016 5 runner-up finishes overall Stands alone
2010–2011
2015–2016
2 consecutive runner-up finishes Pat Cash
Steve Denton
Stefan Edberg
2010–2016First 5 finals lostStands alone [5]
Wimbledon2012Latest finish for a match (11:02 pm) vs. Marcos Baghdatis [6] Marcos Baghdatis
US Open2012Longest final (by duration) vs. Novak Djokovic [7] Ivan Lendl
Mats Wilander
Novak Djokovic
2012Longest tiebreak in a final (by points – 22) vs. Novak Djokovic [7] Novak Djokovic

Other selected records (Olympics, ATP 500 Series, ATP Masters 1000, & Davis Cup)

Time spanOther selected recordsPlayers matched
2009–20165 Queen's Club Championships titlesStands alone
2010–20123 consecutive Shanghai Masters finalsStands alone
2010–20164 Shanghai Masters finalsNovak Djokovic
2010–2015Winner of US Open Series twice Rafael Nadal
Andy Roddick
2006–2015Most top-3 finishes in US Open Series (5) John Isner
2011Triple bagel win (6–0, 6–0, 6–0) Nikola Špear
Karel Nováček
Stefan Edberg
Ivan Lendl
Sergi Bruguera
other 11 players
2012–2016Two consecutive Olympic singles gold medalsStands alone
Two consecutive Olympic singles finalsStands alone
Winner of two Olympic singles gold medalsStands alone
Winner of two Olympic singles gold medals on two different surfaces (Grass and Hard)Stands alone
Winner of two Olympic gold medals in Open Era Nicolas Massu
Rafael Nadal
2012Two medals won at the same Olympics Mike Bryan
Stefan Edberg
Fernando Gonzalez
Goran Ivanišević
Nicolás Massú
Miloslav Mečíř
2015Eight Davis Cup singles wins in a year John McEnroe
Mats Wilander
2012–2016Winner of Grand Slam, World Tour Finals, Olympic Games and Masters 1000 singles titles Andre Agassi
Winner of Grand Slam, World Tour Finals, Olympic Games and Masters 1000 singles titles in same yearStands alone
2006–202311 match wins after trailing 0–2 in setsStands alone

Personal achievements

Achievements below are all as a singles player

Time spanDescriptionComments
201613 Tour finals in a single seasonTied for 27th in Open Era
20167 consecutive Tour finalsTied for 14th in Open Era
20169 Tour titles in a single seasonTied for 29th in Open Era
2006–201712 consecutive seasons with 1+ title per seasonTied for 6th in Open Era
2006–201946 career Tour titlesTied for 15th in Open Era
2016–201728 consecutive Tour-level match winsTied for 22nd in Open Era
20163 Masters 1000 titles in a single seasonTied for 14th in Open Era
20165 Masters 1000 finals in a single seasonTied for 7th in Open Era
20161 career World Tour Finals titleTied for 11th in the Open Era
20163 grand slam finals in a single seasonTied for 7th in Open Era
2005–201611 career grand slam finalsTied for 9th in the Open Era
2012–20163 career grand slam titlesTied for 18th in Open Era
2011Made semi-finals or better in all 4 grand slams7th player in Open Era
201678 Tour-level match wins in a single season [8] Tied for 59th in Open Era
201616 match wins over top-10 opponents in a single seasonTied for 29th in Open Era
2006–201612 match wins over No.1 ranked opponents5th in Open Era
2016$16,349,701 single season earnings 2nd highest all-time
2005–2024$64,534,250 career earnings4th highest all-time

See also

Awards and honours

Notes

  1. ATP World Tour Finals semifinal lost. Rafael Nadal 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–7(6)
  2. Rome semifinal lost. Novak Djokovic 1–6, 6–3, 6–7(2)
  3. Shanghai final lost. Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–7(11), 3–6

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