Andy Murray tennis career in numbers: Wimbledon Grand Slams to Olympic golds - his best moments as he retires

Jacob Jarvis11 January 2019

Tennis ace Sir Andy Murray's time on the court is coming to an end after a career packed with glory on the court.

At 31 he has been forced to concede he is unable to fully recover from a hip problem, prompting him to cease playing the sport he is so intrinsically connected to.

Sir Andy is considered by many the best British player of all time and is one of the greats of the strongest era in men's tennis.

Below, the Standard looks at the incredible figures from his illustrious career.

Sir Andy Murray's career in numbers

1 - Murray became the first British singles player ever to officially be ranked world number one on November 7, 2016.

41 - The number of weeks the Scot spent on top of the rankings.

3 - Grand slam titles

11 - Grand slam finals

45 - Career singles titles

2 - Doubles titles, both with brother Jamie

9 - Singles titles in 2016, including five in a row to end the season as world number one

2 - Olympic singles gold medals

11 - Murray won all 11 rubbers he contested to drive Great Britain to Davis Cup glory in 2015, an unprecedented feat

663 - Tour-level matches won

61,055,135 - Career prize money, in US dollars

3 - Only person to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year three times

5,573 - Aces served

29 - Combined wins against Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic

Sir Andy has battled to recover from a chronic hip condition for more than 18 months.

He had surgery on his right hip last January before returning to tennis in June.

During an emotional press conference in Melbourne, the former world number one said the pain is making it almost unbearable for him to play on.

Murray, 31, has battled to recover from a chronic hip condition for more than 18 months, and had surgery on his right hip last January before returning to tennis in June.

"I've pretty much done everything that I could to try and get my hip feeling better and it hasn't helped loads. I'm in a better place than I was six months ago but still in a lot of pain. It's been tough," Murray said.

He added: "During my training block (in Miami last month) I spoke to my team and told them I can't keep doing this. I needed to have an end point because I was sort of playing with no idea when the pain was going to stop.

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