Editing Andy Murray (section)

==Early and personal life==
Andy Murray was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of [[Judy Murray]] ({{née|Erskine}}) and William Murray.<ref name="birth1" /> His maternal grandfather, [[Roy Erskine]], was a professional [[association football|footballer]] in the late 1950s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jun/26/wimbledon2005.wimbledon1|title=Dunblane tastes regret along with its new favourite son|first=Will|last=Peakin|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 June 2005|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809200652/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jun/26/wimbledon2005.wimbledon1|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray is a supporter of [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian Football Club]], one of the teams his grandfather represented,<ref>{{cite news|last=Pope|first=Iain|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murrays-message-hope-hibs-8017753#vkjulG8S8UOyDzBW.97|title=Andy Murray's message of hope for Hibs in Scottish Cup final as he gears up for French Open|newspaper=Daily Record|date=21 May 2016|access-date=17 July 2016|archive-date=26 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626101854/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murrays-message-hope-hibs-8017753#vkjulG8S8UOyDzBW.97|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hibs-fans-andy-murray-jamie-8877775|title=Hibs fans Andy Murray and Jamie Murray get their hands on the Scottish Cup|last=Clark|first=Alan|date=20 September 2016|work=Daily Record|access-date=21 January 2023|language=en|archive-date=21 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121121241/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hibs-fans-andy-murray-jamie-8877775|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal Football Club]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Pope|first=Iain|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/06/andy-murray-picks-his-ultimate-arsenal-five-a-side-team/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/06/andy-murray-picks-his-ultimate-arsenal-five-a-side-team/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray picks his ultimate Arsenal five-a-side team with 'Invincible' Robert Pires|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=6 June 2019|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Murray began playing tennis at the age of three, when his mother Judy took him to play on the local courts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/get_involved/4237382.stm|title=Andy Murray's first steps in tennis|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=5 January 2015|archive-date=2 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202144823/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/get_involved/4237382.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He played in his first competitive tournament at age five and by the time he was eight he was competing with adults in the Central District Tennis League.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/the-making-of-andy-murray-1883590.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/the-making-of-andy-murray-1883590.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The making of Andy Murray|first=Paul|last=Newman|newspaper=The Independent|date=30 January 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Murray's elder brother, [[Jamie Murray|Jamie]], is also a professional tennis player.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/jelena-jankovic-we-were-treated-like-a-couple-it-was-as-though-we-were-two-lovebirds-849106.html|title=Jelena Jankovic: 'We were treated like a couple. It was as though we were two lovebirds...'|newspaper=The Independent|date=18 June 2008|access-date=6 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055114/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/jelena-jankovic-we-were-treated-like-a-couple-it-was-as-though-we-were-two-lovebirds-849106.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/31870/10149012/jamie-murray-and-bruno-soares-win-australian-open-mens-doubles-final|title=Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares win Australian Open men's doubles final|work=Sky Sports|date=31 January 2016|access-date=6 November 2017|archive-date=22 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222105430/https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/31870/10149012/jamie-murray-and-bruno-soares-win-australian-open-mens-doubles-final|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37330165|title=US Open 2016: Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares win doubles title|work=BBC Sport|date=10 September 2016|access-date=6 November 2017|archive-date=20 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020235023/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37330165|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/16/jamie-murray-martina-hingis-heather-watson-wimbledon-mixed-doubles-final|title=Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis win Wimbledon mixed doubles crown|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 July 2017|access-date=6 November 2017|archive-date=22 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222092653/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/16/jamie-murray-martina-hingis-heather-watson-wimbledon-mixed-doubles-final|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/09/jamie-murray-martina-hingis-us-open-mixed-doubles-title|title=Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis win US Open mixed doubles title|newspaper=The Guardian|date=9 September 2017|access-date=6 November 2017|archive-date=22 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222092648/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/09/jamie-murray-martina-hingis-us-open-mixed-doubles-title|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray grew up in [[Dunblane]] and attended [[Dunblane Primary School]]. Both he and his brother were present during the 1996 [[Dunblane massacre|Dunblane school massacre]],<ref name="Faultless young Scot">{{cite news|url=https://news.scotsman.com/dunblanekillings/Faultless-young-Scot-who-is.2563990.jp|title=Faultless young Scot who is all set to take on the tennis world|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|date=14 September 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728084335/http://news.scotsman.com/dunblanekillings/Faultless-young-Scot-who-is.2563990.jp|archive-date=28 July 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref> when Thomas Hamilton killed 16 children and a teacher before shooting himself; Murray took cover in a classroom.<ref>{{cite book|author=Murray, Andy|title=Hitting Back|publisher=Random House|year=2008|isbn=978-1-84605-167-8|page=44}}</ref> Murray says he was too young to understand what was happening and is generally reluctant to talk about it in interviews,<ref>{{cite news |last=McLeman |first=Neil |date=25 November 2019 |title=Emotional Andy Murray opens up on Dunblane tragedy for the first time |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/andy-murray-opens-up-dunblane-20958820 |access-date=21 January 2023 |website=Daily Record |language=en |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121122028/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/andy-murray-opens-up-dunblane-20958820 |url-status=live }}</ref> but in his autobiography ''Hitting Back'' he states that he attended a youth group run by Hamilton and his mother gave Hamilton lifts in her car.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/05/tennis.scotland|title=Murray describes fight to cope with trauma of Dunblane school killings|first=Martin |last=Hodgson|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607013258/https://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jun/05/tennis.scotland|archive-date=7 June 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray later attended [[Dunblane High School]].<ref name="times interview">{{cite news|url=https://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/article178480.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530211740/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/article178480.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 May 2016|title=The Big Interview: Andy Murray|newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=4 June 2006}}</ref><ref name="guardian interview">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jun/09/tennis.features|title=Boy on the brink|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Simon|last=Hattenstone|location=London|date=9 June 2007|access-date=9 September 2020|archive-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917200802/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jun/09/tennis.features|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray's parents split up when he was 10, with the boys living with their father while being mentored in tennis by their mother.<ref name="Murray facts">{{cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/345524/Andy-Murray-s-secret-fear-and-49-other-facts-you-never-knew-about-the-tennis-champion|title=Andy Murray's secret fear... and 49 other facts you never knew about the tennis champion|newspaper=Daily Express|last1=Pukas|first1=Anna|last2=Carpenter|first2=Julie|date=12 September 2012|access-date=5 January 2015|archive-date=28 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228201556/http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/345524/Andy-Murray-s-secret-fear-and-49-other-facts-you-never-knew-about-the-tennis-champion|url-status=live}}</ref> He believes this could be the reason behind his competitive spirit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1550734/Murray-Parents-divorce-fuels-my-aggression.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1550734/Murray-Parents-divorce-fuels-my-aggression.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Murray: Parents' divorce fuels my aggression|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|last=Harrison|first=David|date=6 May 2007|access-date=5 January 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At 15, he was asked to train with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers Football Club]] at their School of Excellence, but declined, opting to focus on his tennis career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/07/andy-murray-wimbledon-final|title=Wimbledon 2012: All you need to know about Andy Murray and a bit more|newspaper=The Guardian|date=7 July 2012|access-date=9 July 2013|location=London, UK|archive-date=17 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517225734/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/07/andy-murray-wimbledon-final|url-status=live}}</ref> He then decided to move to Barcelona, Spain. There he trained on the clay courts of the Sánchez-Casal Academy, coached by Pato Alvarez, and also spent time studying at the [[Schiller International School]].<ref name="Coaches">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jan/16/andy-murray-tennis-life-story|title=The rise and rise of Andy Murray, a story in six chapters|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 January 2009|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917191323/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jan/16/andy-murray-tennis-life-story|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray described this time as "a big sacrifice".<ref name="guardian interview" /> His parents had to pay £40,000 for his 18-month stay.<ref name="Murray facts" /> In Spain, he trained with [[Emilio Sánchez]], former world No. 1 doubles player.<ref name="guardian interview" />

Murray was born with a bipartite [[patella]], a condition in which the kneecap remains as two separate bones instead of fusing together in early childhood. It was not diagnosed until he was aged 16. He has been seen holding his knee due to the pain caused by the condition and has withdrawn from tournaments because of it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/2290508/Andy-Murray-to-miss-Argentina-Davis-Cup-tie.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/2290508/Andy-Murray-to-miss-Argentina-Davis-Cup-tie.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray to miss Argentina Davis Cup tie|last=Hodgkinson|first=Mark|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=31 January 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In February 2013, Murray bought [[Cromlix House]] hotel near Dunblane for £1.8 million. The hotel had been closed since 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-21573918|title=Andy Murray buys former country hotel in Perthshire|website=[[BBC News]]|date=25 February 2013|access-date=26 September 2023|archive-date=26 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926114017/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-21573918|url-status=live}}</ref> but Murray reopened it in April 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-26823280|title=Hotel bought by Wimbledon champion Andy Murray opens|work=BBC News|date=1 April 2014|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902181434/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-26823280|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that month Murray was awarded the freedom of Stirling and received an Honorary Doctorate from the [[University of Stirling]] in recognition of his services to tennis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27114857|title=Honorary degree and freedom of Stirling for Andy Murray|work=BBC News|date=23 April 2014|access-date=24 April 2014|archive-date=24 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424122318/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27114857|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray began dating Kim Sears, daughter of player-turned-coach [[Nigel Sears]], in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1511021/Andy-Murray-the-great-romantic.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1511021/Andy-Murray-the-great-romantic.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=21 February 2006|title=Andy Murray, the great romantic|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|last=Hodgkinson|first=Mark|access-date=14 May 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="bbcengage">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30220015|title=Andy Murray gets engaged to Kim Sears|work=BBC News|access-date=27 November 2014|archive-date=27 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127034502/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30220015|url-status=live}}</ref> Their engagement was announced in November 2014,<ref name="bbcengage" /> and they married on 11 April 2015 at [[Dunblane Cathedral]].<ref name="bbcwedding">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-32252206|title=Andy Murray marries girlfriend Kim Sears in Dunblane|work=BBC News|date=11 April 2015|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124235308/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-32252206|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple previously lived in [[Oxshott]], Surrey,<ref name="Andy Murray vows he will never be a 'tax exile'"/> but in 2022, moved to nearby [[Leatherhead]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Stephen |date=2022-07-23 |title=Sir Andy Murray nets whopping £5m for his old house with tennis court included |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/sir-andy-murray-nets-whopping-27555244 |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Daily Record |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221031911/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/sir-andy-murray-nets-whopping-27555244 |url-status=live }}</ref> The newly constructed house will accommodate their young family, consisting of their son and three daughters; the youngest, a girl, was born in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/14746272/andy-murray-wife-kim-sears-gives-birth-baby-girl|title=Andy Murray's wife Kim Sears gives birth to baby girl|website=espn.com|access-date=19 November 2019|date=10 February 2019|archive-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329191124/http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/14746272/andy-murray-wife-kim-sears-gives-birth-baby-girl|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-kim-sears-name-7384411|title=Andy Murray and Kim Sears 'name their daughter Sophia Olivia'|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=17 February 2016|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117164725/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-kim-sears-name-7384411|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11118369/sir-andy-murray-and-wife-kim-welcome-second-daughter|title=Sir Andy Murray and wife Kim welcome second daughter|work=Sky Sports|date=8 November 2017|access-date=8 November 2017|archive-date=9 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109023546/http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11118369/sir-andy-murray-and-wife-kim-welcome-second-daughter|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://bbc.com/sport/tennis/56375025|title=Andy Murray to miss Dubai Championships after birth of fourth child|work=BBC|date=12 March 2021|access-date=12 March 2021|archive-date=12 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312131057/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/56375025|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/20210621115820/andy-murray-rules-out-more-children-wife-kim/%3fviewas=amp |title=Andy Murray reveals what kind of father he is as he rules out more children with wife Kim |work=Hello! Magazine |last=Shahid |first=Sharnaz |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=9 January 2022 |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101000444/https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/20210621115820/andy-murray-rules-out-more-children-wife-kim/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Murray has been repeatedly vocal in his support for women players and coaches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2017/07/13/andy-murray-wimbledon-sexist-question/|title=Watch Andy Murray correct a reporter's sexist question|date=13 July 2017|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814111027/https://www.salon.com/2017/07/13/andy-murray-wimbledon-sexist-question/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Murray Feminist"/> He is also a vocal supporter of [[LGBT rights|LGBT+ rights]] and supports [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weldon |first1=Shelby |title=Andy Murray voices support for renaming Margaret Court Arena |url=https://www.outsports.com/2020/9/18/20860197/andy-murray-rename-margaret-court-arena |access-date=5 February 2022 |quote=Murray is a vocal supporter of women's rights and the LGBTQ community. He spoke out in 2017 against Margaret Court's anti-gay marriage stance. |work=[[Outsports]] |date=18 September 2020 |archive-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205192452/https://www.outsports.com/2020/9/18/20860197/andy-murray-rename-margaret-court-arena |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2020, he also lent his support to the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, when he and fellow players took a knee during the Schroders Battle of the Brits exhibition tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-battle-brits-black-lives-matter-kneeling-dan-evans-kyle-edmund-a9589831.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-battle-brits-black-lives-matter-kneeling-dan-evans-kyle-edmund-a9589831.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray and Battle Of The Brits opponents take the knee in support of Black Lives Matter |work=The Independent |first=Alex |last=Pattle|date=28 June 2020 |access-date=9 September 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12013651/andy-murray-gives-his-full-support-to-black-lives-matter-movement|title=Andy Murray gives his full support to Black Lives Matter movement|work=Sky Sports |date=24 June 2020|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812142951/https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12013651/andy-murray-gives-his-full-support-to-black-lives-matter-movement|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2025, Murray's net worth was estimated to be £110 million by the [[Sunday Times Rich List]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watts |first=Robert |date=2025-05-18 |title=40 richest people under 40 in the UK |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/feature/article/richest-people-under-40-uk-2025-h2l6mqpb2 |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Andy-Murray-Singles-Ranking-History-Chart.png|thumbnail|right|Murray's ranking history chart]]