On Thursday in Paris, Andy Murray struck his last ball in anger, the three-time major champion bowing out in the Olympic doubles quarterfinal alongside partner Daniel Evans to Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul. The 37-year-old’s last professional match ends a storied 21-year run at the top of tennis that saw him change the course of history for his nation as he cultivated one of the most impressive resumes in tennis history.
To honor the man who so nobly poured his heart and soul into his tennis for two-plus decades, we tally up the numbers that define Sir Andy’s legacy…
1 – Number of US Open singles titles Murray won. The Scot triumphed in Flushing Meadows in 2012, defeating Novak Djokovic in a five-set final for his first Grand Slam title.
2 – Number of Wimbledon titles Murray claimed. The former World No.1 raised the trophy at the All England Club in 2013 and again in 2016.
3 – Murray won three major titles in total, and claimed 200 match wins at the majors.
4 – Like Ivan Lendl, the coach who would guide him to glory, Murray lost his first four major finals. Three came against Roger Federer, at the 2008 US Open, 2010 Australian Open and 2012 Wimbledon, while one came against Djokovic, at the 2011 Australian Open.
5 – Number of five-setters that Murray won with a metal hip. Facing retirement, the Scot underwent hip resurfacing surgery in 2019. He won five of seven five-setters after his return.
6 – Number of times Murray faced the ATP’s No.1 ranked player in a Grand Slam final. The Scot won one of them, against Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2013. Murray faced either Djokovic or Federer in 10 of the 11 major finals he played.
7 – Federer managed only seven games against Murray in the 2012 Olympic gold medal match. The 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 thrashing was the match that changed everything for the Scot. He would go on to win the US Open a month later, and later claimed another gold medal at Rio in 2016. Murray is the only tennis player to have won multiple Olympic gold medals in singles.
8 – Number of grass court titles Murray claimed, including two at Wimbledon. He compiled a 119-30 overall record on the surface.
9 – Total number of matches won by Murray at the London Olympics. He also picked up a silver medal in mixed doubles with Laura Robson.
10 – Murray held a Top-10 ranking for 494 weeks in his career, and he was inside the Top-5 for 429 of those.
11 – Grand Slam singles finals reached.
12 – Murray always rose to the occasion against the biggest names in tennis. He notched 12 wins over reigning world No.1 players.
14 – Victories logged against the Big 3 – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – in finals (14-17 overall).
Murray also won 14 Masters 1000 titles.
16 – Number of Top-10 wins earned by Murray in 2016, his best season on tour. The Dunblane native earned 105 Top-10 wins overall.
21 – Grand Slam singles semifinals reached.
26 – Murray went on a career-best 26-match winning streak in 2016, that would eventually lead him to the No.1 ranking. That same season he became the only player to win a Grand Slam title, ATP Finals title and Olympic gold medal in a single season.
On November 7, 2016, Murray became the 26th man to rise to No.1 in the ATP’s rankings. Since the ATP rankings began in 1973, Murray is the only British man to hold the distinction.
28 – Murray won 28 of the 42 deciding fifth sets he played over the course of his career.
41 – Number of weeks spent at No.1 by the Scot, which is 14th most of all-time.
42 – Number of Davis Cup match wins, most of any British player in history.
46 – Murray won a total of 46 ATP titles, which leaves him in seventh on the all-time Open Era list.
49 – Number of US Open wins amassed by Murray (49-16).
71 – Number of ATP finals played.
76 - At Flushing Meadows in 2012, Murray became the first British man to win a major title in 76 years, since Fred Perry’s last US Open title, in 1936.
77 – Murray broke the Fred Perry curse 10 months later, become the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years.
79 – In 2015 Murray guided Team Great Britain to its first Davis Cup title since 1936. He went 8-0 in singles at Davis Cup that year, and paired with his brother Jamie Murray to go undefeated in doubles as well (3-0).
739 – Career wins notched by Murray, which is 14th all-time.
$64,687,542 – Career prize money earned.
