Jamie Murray, First British Man to Reach No.1 in Doubles, Retires
Jamie Murray, former World No.1 doubles player, two-time major doubles champion and five-time major mixed doubles champion, has announced his retirement from tennis.
The 40-year-old won 34 ATP doubles titles and was the first British man to ever hold the ATP’s No. 1 doubles ranking.
“My tennis journey comes to an end after 36 years,” the older brother of three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray wrote in an Instagram post. “I feel very fortunate and privileged for all the amazing experiences this great sport has given me.
“Thanks Mum, Dad, Andy, Ale, Alan, Louis and Thomas for all your incredible support, efforts and sacrifices throughout my career that allowed me to achieve everything I could in the game.”
Murray won two of his ATP titles with his brother Andy, and also was a part of Great Britain’s Davis Cup winning team in 2015, which won its first title since 1936.
The left-hander from Glasgow, who won both of his major doubles titles with Bruno Soares, won 589 doubles matches and over $7 million in prize money.
“What a player, what a legend, what a person,” Wrote Soares on Instagram.
“Excited to enter the real world!” Murray concluded.
“You were the first to win a Wimbledon title, the first British player to reach World No.1 since the seventies, seven Grand Slams… and one of the best volleyers in the sport,” his brother Andy said in a tribute video posted by the British Lawn Tennis Association.
“I know you’re ready, I just hope you know how proud we all are of you.”
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