_(cropped).jpg) Jamie Murray at2018 Washington Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain Scotland |
|---|---|
| Residence | London, England |
| Born | (1986-02-13)13 February 1986 (age 39) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Coach | Louis Cayer (2006–present) Alan MacDonald |
| Prize money | $ 7,075,820 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 834 (22 May 2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 588–426 |
| Career titles | 34 |
| Highest ranking | No.1 (4 April 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 34 (9 June 2025)[1] |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2016) |
| French Open | QF (2017,2020) |
| Wimbledon | F (2015) |
| US Open | W (2016) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2016,2017,2018) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008,2020) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 79–40 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2020) |
| French Open | SF (2011) |
| Wimbledon | W (2007,2017) |
| US Open | W (2017,2018,2019) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2015) |
| Last updated on: 16 June 2025. | |
James Robert Murray (born 13 February 1986) is a British professionaltennis player who specialises in doubles. He is a seven-timemajor doubles champion (five in mixed doubles and two in men's doubles), aDavis Cup winner, and a former doublesWorld No. 1.
He has won seven Grand Slam tournament titles: in mixed doubles at the2007 Wimbledon Championships, withJelena Janković, the2017 Wimbledon Championships and2017 US Open, withMartina Hingis, and the2018 and2019 US Open, withBethanie Mattek-Sands, and in men's doubles at theAustralian Open andUS Open in 2016, withBruno Soares.
Murray had an early career partnership withEric Butorac, winning three titles in 2007. His following seven ATP finals came with six different partners. In 2013, he began a new partnership withJohn Peers, winning six ATP tournaments, and reaching two Grand Slam finals. After this partnership ended, Murray played alongside Soares from 2016, with the new pair enjoying almost immediate success after winning only their second ATP tournament together.[2] They went on to win the 2016Australian Open andUS Open, and Murray became world no. 1 in April that year, spending nine weeks at the top of the rankings. He and Soares split in 2019, with Murray competing alongside compatriotNeal Skupski until the end of 2020, winning one ATP title together.[3] He then reunited with Soares, with the pair finishing runners-up at the2021 US Open.[4][5]
Murray was part of the Great Britain team that won the2015 Davis Cup, the nation's first victory in the tournament for 79 years.[6][7] He and his brother recorded crucial doubles victories in Britain's quarterfinal, semifinal and final wins.[8][9]The Davis Cup team was awarded the 2015BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award.[10] Murray has also competed at theSummer Olympics on four occasions.
Brad Gilbert, who coachedAndy Murray, gave Jamie the name 'Stretch' because of his 6-foot-3-inch height and long arms.[11]
Jamie Murray was born inGlasgow, Scotland,[12] the elder son ofJudith (née Erskine) and William Murray. He grew up inDunblane and attendedDunblane Primary School. Jamie is the elder brother of fellow tennis player and former singles world No. 1,Andy Murray.[13][14] He and his brother were present during the 1996Dunblane school massacre,[15][16] when Thomas Hamilton killed 16 children and a teacher before shooting himself. Both brothers were part of a group of pupils who took cover in a classroom.[15] His parents separated in 1998, with the boys living with their father while being mentored in tennis by their mother.[17]
At the age of 10, Jamie was No 3-ranked tennis player of his age in Europe.[18] At 11 years and 5 months, he finished runner-up in theboys under 12 category at the prestigiousJunior Orange Bowl.[19] Murray was the junior world number 2 when he was 13 years old[20] and was selected to be educated atThe Leys School in Cambridge with four other boys whilst being trained by national coaches. But being the youngest meant that instead of Leys, he went to St Faith's School[21] down the road, which was a feeder school. He was isolated from the other players and the coaching wasn't to his liking, so after eight months he returned home. He has not criticised the coach in charge, and stated that blaming the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) would be an easy option.[22] Back home, he did not touch a tennis racquet for two years.[18]
In 2004, he partnered his brother to the semifinal of the JuniorUS Open.[23]Jamie and Andy call each other 'Tight' as a nickname.[18]Murray said thatAndré Sá is probably his best friend on the tour.
Murray supportsHibernian F.C. andManchester United F.C.[24] His maternal grandfather,Roy Erskine, is a retired professionalfootballer who playedreserve team matches for Hibernian and in theScottish Football League forStirling Albion andCowdenbeath.[25][26][27][28]
In 2009, Jamie began dating Alejandra Gutiérrez, a Colombian MBA student. They married inCromlix House near Dunblane on 28 October 2010, with brotherAndy acting as best man;[29] Andy would later buy and refurbish the struggling hotel,[30] and both he and their father Willie also subsequently celebrated their wedding receptions at the venue.[31]
Murray partneredColin Fleming, winning their firstFutures tournament on 4 September 2005 at theGreat Britain F10 in Nottingham.[32] Murray/Fleming won Futures titles at Glasgow,[33] Edinburgh[34] and Exmouth,[35] amassing a total of four Futures plus four satellite titles.[36]
In October 2005, they made their debut at anATP Challenger tournament in Southampton. The duo won their first round match but were defeated in the quarterfinals. Murray also played in the singles tournament draw in which he won the first qualifying round match but lost the second qualifying. That year, Murray also partneredRoss Hutchins, to win Futures in Bolton[37] andMaïder Laval inRimouski, Quebec[38]
In November 2005, Murray was part of the Scotland team in the inauguralAberdeen Cup against England.[39] This was an exhibition tournament, and the first time that Jamie and his brotherAndy Murray played doubles as seniors. Murray also played singles, and mixed doubles withElena Baltacha.[40] Scotland defeated England4+1⁄2–2+1⁄2.[41] In January 2006, Murray partnered Fleming in the Wrexham Challenger where they ended as runners-up after losing in the final to French duoJean-François Bachelot andStéphane Robert 6-4, 7-5. In February, Murray and Fleming played together in theWolfsburg Challenger where they reached the quarterfinals. In April, Murray partnered IsraeliDudi Sela in the Santa Clarita Challenger where they lost in the first round. Murray also played the León Challenger, this time with fellow BritonJamie Delgado where they lost in the first round. In May, he returned to action, this time with AustralianAlun Jones in theMen's Pro Challenger at Tunica National where they reached the second round. In June, he played with Fleming in theSurbiton Trophy where they lost in the first round againstMardy Fish andJeff Morrison. That month, Murray made his debut in an ATP Tour tournament at the2006 Nottingham Open partnering with his brother Andy. The siblings had to retire in the first round due to Jamie's injury when they were 0-4 down toStan Wawrinka andJustin Gimelstob.[42] Murray and Colin Fleming's success gained them a wildcard into the main draw of the men's doubles at the2006 Wimbledon Championships, though they lost in the first round against Lucky LosersZack Fleishman andRobert Smeets.[36] Colin Fleming decided to quit the tour to return to the University of Stirling to complete his degree.[43]
In July, Murray and Fleming reached the final of theShelbourne Irish Open where they were defeated 6-3, 2-6, [10-8] againstJasper Smit andMartijn van Haasteren. That same month, the Murray brothers played together again at theNewport Hall of Fame Tennis Championships where they lost in the first round againstIgor Kunitsyn andDanai Udomchoke.[44] Murray stayed in the U.S. to play theComerica Bank Challenger with AmericanMirko Pehar where they reached the semifinals. Murray and American playerEric Butorac, playing together for the first time, reached the final of theLos Angeles ATP tournament which they lost in straight sets to the world's top-ranked doubles team, theBryan brothers.[45] The pair came to be known as Booty and Stretch, putting their nicknames on the back of their shirts.[11] Murray finished the month playing theVancouver Open with Fleming, where their lost in the quarterfinals.
In August, Murray continued to make progress. He and Fleming reached the final of theLevene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger, where they lost to 7-5, 5-7, [10-3] againstScott Lipsky andDavid Martin. Murray ended his North American tour playing theGHI Bronx Tennis Classic with ChileanPaul Capdeville, where they lost in the quarterfinals. That same month, Murray won theComo Challenger along with Jamie Delgado, after beating RomaniansVictor Crivoi andGabriel Moraru in the final 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]. In September, the British duo remained in Italy to play theGenoa Open Challenger, where they lost in the final 6-4, 4-6, [13-11] againstAdriano Biasella andMarcelo Charpentier. At the end of the month, Murray reached the final of theBangkok ATP tournament with his brother Andy, losing to the top Israeli doubles pairing,Andy Ram andJonathan Erlich. In October, the brothers played together theTokyo ATP tournament, where they reached the second round after losing to eventual runners-upPaul Goldstein andJim Thomas. Jamie returned to play Challenger tournaments partnering with Delgado in theNottingham Challenge, where they lost in the final 6-4, 4-6, [10-7] againstFilip Prpic andNicolas Tourte. In theLambertz Open he switched partnership and played with AustralianJordan Kerr, where they reached the semifinals.
In November, Murray continued to play with Kerr and the duo reached the final of theSlovak Open (where they lost 7-5, 6-3 against Butorac andTravis Parrott) and the quarterfinals of thePEOPLEnet Cup. At the end of the month, theAberdeen Cup was held for the second time. Playing for Scotland, Murray participated in the singles, doubles with Andy, and mixed doubles withElena Baltacha.[46] Scotland won6+1⁄2–1.[47]
In January 2007, the Murray brothers reached the semifinals of theQatar Open where they lost to eventual winnersMikhail Youzhny andNenad Zimonjić. In early February, Murray played with Butorac to claim their first doubles title[48] in theAT&T Dallas Challenger after defeating AmericansRajeev Ram andBobby Reynolds. They then won back to back doubles titles on theATP Tour, at thePacific Coast Championships inSan Jose defeatingChris Haggard andRainer Schüttler 7–5, 7–6(8–6) in the final[49] and theRegions Morgan Keegan Championships at theRacquet Club of Memphis winning 7–5, 6–3 againstJulian Knowle andJürgen Melzer.[50] Murray remained in the U.S. to play theTennis Open inLas Vegas. This time, his partner was AustralianAshley Fisher and they reached the semifinals. These victories lifted Murray into the top 50 in the ATP doubles rankings for the first time. In March, Murray returned with Butorac to play theIndian Wells Masters, where they lost in the second round, and in theMiami Open, where they lost in the first round.
In April 2007, Murray received his first call-up to theGreat BritainDavis Cup team, where he was picked for the doubles rubber in theEurope/Africa Zone Group I tie against the Netherlands. Jamie played alongsideGreg Rusedski, beatingRobin Haase andRogier Wassen. After the match, Rusedski announced his retirement on court. Murray then played theValencia Open with Butorac, where they lost in the quarterfinals. That month, he played with his brother Andy theMonte Carlo Masters, where they retired in the first round due to Andy's back injury.[51] Murray partnered again with Butorac in theBarcelona Open and theEstoril Open, where they both lost in the first round. In May, Murray and Butorac continued to prepare for the clay season and played theHypo Group Tennis International inPörtschach where they reached the quarterfinals. Murray made it debut at theFrench Open men's doubles draw but the duo lost in the first round. In June, Murray and Butorac started the grass season playing at theQueen's Club Championships, where they lost in the quarterfinals. The next week, the duo participated in theNottingham Open seeded as number 3. Murray and Butorac were the eventual winners of the tournament after defeating the British duo ofJoshua Goodall andRoss Hutchins by 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]. With this positive result, the duo went on to theWimbledon Championships. However, they went out in the third round after losing against Czech duo ofLukáš Dlouhý andPavel Vízner. Nevertheless, Murray was successful in the mixed doubles partnering withJelena Janković. Murray had met Janković at a party in Miami in 2006, where she was unaware that he played tennis. Murray's agent subsequently asked her if she would like to play mixed doubles with him at Wimbledon. She had made no decision until they arrived at the All England Club. At the same time, the day before the tournament started and Murray asked again, when she agreed.[52] They won the Mixed Doubles title atWimbledon,[53] Murray becoming the first Briton to win a Wimbledon title for 20 years. Great Britain'slast Wimbledon winners wereJeremy Bates andJo Durie in 1987, also in the Mixed Doubles.
In July 2007, Murray and Butorac started the hard court season at theCountrywide Classic, where they lost in the first round, then played in theIndianapolis Tennis Championships, losing in the quarterfinals, and in theLegg Mason Tennis Classic, where they were out in the first round. In August, Murray continued his preparation for the US Open. First, he played theCanadian Open inMontreal partnering with AmericanJames Blake (losing in the first round), then took part in theCincinnati Masters with IndianMahesh Bhupathi (where they lost in the second round), and lastly he played theNew Haven Open with Australian Jordan Kerr (losing in the semifinals). Since Memphis tournament in February, Murray and Butorac only went past the quarterfinals of a tournament once. In August, they agreed an amicable split, but decided to play together theUS Open, where they lost in the second round.[54] As for the mixed doubles, Murray reached the semifinal alongsideLiezel Huber, coming within ten points of winning a place in the final.
In September 2007, Murray was selected for theDavis Cup World Group Play-off against Croatia. Murray played the doubles withTim Henman beatingMarin Čilić andLovro Zovko.[55] Great Britain won 4-1 and were promoted to the World Group. In October, Murray returned to action with his younger brother Andy in theMoselle Open. The eventually lost in the second round. The next week, he partnered Kerr in theVienna Open, where they were defeated in the first round. The next week, Murray went on to play theMadrid Open with BahamianMark Knowles, where they were the number 8 seeds. However, they lost in the second round to Polish duo ofMariusz Fyrstenberg andMarcin Matkowski. Late in that month, Murray played theGrand Prix de Tennis de Lyon with Kerr but they lost in the quarterfinals. Murray participated in theParis Masters, his last tournament of the season, with his brother Andy. The brothers lost in the first round against Kerr andAndré Sá. Murray lost his singles ranking this year.[56]
Murray began 2008 with his new doubles partnerMax Mirnyi, but the partnership struggled. Despite victory in theDelray Beach International Tennis Championships in February, they had failed to reach any other finals, winning just one of their first four matches as a pair and exiting eleven tournaments within the first two rounds, including at the2008 Australian Open. Without Mirnyi, Murray has appeared to have had more success, reaching the semi-final of theMovistar Open withNicolás Lapentti in January and final of theEstoril Open withKevin Ullyett in April. Murray still showed some interest in singles tennis. He competed in a singles qualifying match againstMarcel Granollers in January and applied for a wildcard singles entry forWimbledon. He was given a wildcard into the qualifying stages for the Queen's Club Championships, but lost to Poland'sŁukasz Kubot and was refused entry into the Wimbledon singles tournament. Whilst Murray enjoyed singles, he also thought the Davis Cup team would stand in good stead to have another member with recent singles experience, but he now accepted that he would henceforth only be a doubles player.[56] With Mirnyi, he reached the final and semi-final of the Slazenger Open and Artois Championships respectively, but failed to progress beyond the third round of Wimbledon.
Murray had a public fall out with brotherAndy Murray, criticising him for dropping out of the World Group first round tie againstArgentina over fears he could aggravate a knee injury. Jamie played in and lost the doubles match withRoss Hutchins. Great Britain eventually lost 4–1. This was Great Britain's first World Group match since 2003, now facing a relegation play-off with Austria. The Murrays would not speak to each other for two weeks.[57][58]
At theOlympic Games, the two Murrays competed together in the doubles tournament.[59] After defeating Canadian pairFrédéric Niemeyer andDaniel Nestor in the first Round, they then lost to the French pair,Arnaud Clément andMichaël Llodra, in straight sets.[60] The Davis Cup captainJohn Lloyd said he watched the Murrays doubles at the Olympics, and it was clear they were not getting on.[citation needed]
Mixed doubles once again proved to be more successful for Murray in 2008. Competing withLiezel Huber, he reached the final of the2008 US Open, though they lost toCara Black andLeander Paes. He also reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon and quarter-finals of Roland Garros. Seven months after the Davis Cup Argentina match, the Murray brothers prepared for the tie against Austria, with Andy declaring that he had healed the rift with Jamie.[61] Andy won his singles matches, but Jamie and Ross Hutchins lost the doubles. Great Britain eventually lost theirWorld Group play-off to Austria 3-2 and were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group 1.
Mirnyi and Murray had mediocre results, compiling a 15–17 record. They split in September 2008,[62] and Murray formed a new partnership withDušan Vemić of Serbia at the start of the 2009 season.[63] In November 2008, Murray finished the season partnering Jamie Delgado. They played in theSlovak Open (where they were defeated in the quarterfinals), thePEOPLEnet Cup (where they lost in the first round) and theIPP Open (where they were defeated in the first round).
In 2009, Murray played theBrisbane andSydney tournaments with Vemić but played the Australian Open with his old partner Eric Butorac as Vemić was unavailable. Butorac and Murray, who had not played together since the 2007 US Open, lost in the first round at Melbourne Park.[64] Since splitting from Vemić at the end of February, Murray played with several different partners, includingSimon Aspelin,Jamie Delgado (playing together theStatus Athens Open),Paul Hanley (playing together theZagorka Cup and theTunis Open),Pavel Vízner (playing together theZagreb Open,Gilles Müller andJonathan Erlich.[65] With Müller he reached the semi-final atNottingham, his best result since the same tournament last year.[66]
Murray played with Vízner at the French Open and with Erlich at Wimbledon, but was defeated in the first round of both tournaments.[67] However, he did reach the semifinals of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon with his regular partnerLiezel Huber.[68] Dropping out of the world top one hundred, Murray returned to theChallenger circuit with new partnerJamie Delgado playing in thePoznań Open. The British duo returned to the ATP Tour to play theUmag Open, where they were defeated in the first round. This was the last top level tournament Murray played in the season. Once he started playing in the lower ranked tournaments, he took part in theSan Marino Open and theZucchetti Kos Tennis Cup. However, he only won his first tournament of any sort in eighteen months at theTirani Cup in August 2009. He then participated in theSavoldi–Cò – Trofeo Dimmidisì followed by victory at theTEAN International (withJonathan Marray). Murray returned to action with Delgado at theBanja Luka Challenger and became champions of theLjubljana Open. The pair then went on to play at theEthias Trophy and theKøbstædernes ATP Challenger, where they lost both times in the first round. He was a semifinalist atOpen d'Orléans. In November, partneringJonathan Marray, Murray went on to win thePresident's Cup. Murray finished the season at theSlovak Open, being defeated in the first round.[69]
Jamie played regularly with fellow Briton Jonathan Marray. He started the 2010 year as a semifinalist in the ATP Challenger event in thePrime Cup Aberto de São Paulo with Jonathan Marray. His first win of the year came inSalinas, Ecuador. He lost in another Challenger event in theOpen Bucaramanga on clay in the quarterfinals. Murray played his first ATP tournament of the season at theZagreb Indoors but was defeated in the first round. He returned to Challenger tournaments and won theInternazionali di Tennis di Bergamo. Murray took part in theSerbia Challenger Open, theCherbourg Challenger, theMorocco Tennis Tour – Marrakech, theJersey International, theOpen Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc, theSoweto Open, theStatus Athens Open and theIxian Grand Aegean Tennis Cup with no major success other than being runners-up of the latter tournament as well as the Jersey International.
Murray returned to play an ATP tournament at the2010 Serbia Open but lost in the first round. He then went back to Challenger tournaments by playing theTrofeo Paolo Corazzi. He then went on to participate in the second Grand Slam of the season, theFrench Open, but lost in the first round. Murray started to prepare the grass season at theQueen's Club Championships losing in the second round. He then played theEastbourne International but lost in the first round. At theWimbledon Championships, Murray received a wildcard but was defeated in the first round. He also competed in the mixed doubles, alongsideLaura Robson, but also lost in the first round.
At the2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, he competed for Scotland. Playingsingles, he was beaten by England'sJames Ward in the second round; partneringColin Fleming in thedoubles, they lost in the first round.[70] Playing in his first tournament since getting married, Murray played with his brotherAndy Murray. The pair had a great week in Valencia and won the tournament. This was Jamie's first win on the top level of the tour for over two years and the first time that he has won a doubles title with his brother.[71][72] Murray ended the season with another Challenger win, inBratislava.
Murray began 2011 playing withXavier Malisse. Though the pair lost in their first ATP event at Chennai, Murray won his first match at a Grand Slam since Wimbledon 2008 as they progressed to the second round of theAustralian Open. Murray followed this up with two semi-final appearances, partneringAlexander Peya at theSA Open and his brother Andy atRotterdam. These successes saw Murray climb back into the world top 50. At theFrench Open, Murray and his partnerChris Guccione were eliminated in the second round of the men's doubles by the top-seededBryans, but he progressed to the semi-finals of themixed doubles withNadia Petrova. In August, he reached the semi-finals of theWinston–Salem Open but lost in straight sets toChristopher Kas andAlexander Peya. He partneredSantiago González. At the US Open, he and partner González went out in the first round in straight sets toJürgen Melzer andPhilipp Petzschner, who went on to win the tournament. He next played at theOpen de Moselle, where he partneredAndré Sá, going on to win the tournament by defeatingLukáš Dlouhý andMarcelo Melo in the final, winning in straight sets. Two weeks later, he won his second title of the year partnering with brotherAndy Murray at theRakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. They defeatedFrantišek Čermák andFilip Polášek. In doing so, he rose to a career-high doubles ranking of no. 23 in the world.
Murray began 2012 playing at theBrisbane International partneringPaul Hanley for the first time. They made it into the second round, but lost in straight sets. At theAustralian Open the pair lost in the first round in three sets toJulian Knowle andMichael Kohlmann. Murray got to his first final of the season again partnering Paul Hanley at theOpen Sud de France, but lost the final toNicolas Mahut andÉdouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. At the French Open, Murray, this time partneringCarsten Ball, lost in the first round toYen-Hsun Lu andGo Soeda in three sets. At Wimbledon, Murray re-partnered with longtime partnerEric Butorac for the first time in five years. They went out in the second round in straight sets toArnaud Clément andMichaël Llodra. Having lost in the first round at theGerman Open, Murray next competed at theLondon 2012 Summer Olympics in the doubles event partnering Brother Andy, who was also competing in the singles event.[73] Jamie described partnering his brother at the London Olympics as adream come true.Colin Fleming andRoss Hutchins also competed together to representGreat Britain in the doubles event. Unfortunately, the dream was not long lived as they lost in the first round toAustria (Melzer/Peya) in a very close three-setter. At the2012 US Open, Murray had another disappointing campaign as he and partnerAndré Sá lost in the first round to fifteenth seedsPeya/Soares in straight sets. They did, however, go on to reach the final of a challenger inPétange the following week. The pair didn't go on to achieve much more in the remainder of the 2012 season, their most notable result coming at theErste Bank Open where they reached the semi-finals. Murray then spent the final month of the season playing with a variety of different partners on theChallenger Tour.
Murray began2013 playing with fellowScot,Colin Fleming. Their first tournament was theBrisbane International where they were only able to make the quarter-finals despite being second seeds. They followed this up with a poor showing at theAustralian Open where they lost their opening match toKohlmann/Nieminen in straight sets. Murray was close to sliding out of the doubles top 100 and contemplated quitting the sport altogether.[74] At the start of February 2013, Murray paired up withJohn Peers. This partnership looked to be more successful as they reached the semi-finals of their first tournament together, theOpen Sud de France. They continued playing together and won their first title of the year at theUS Men's Clay Court Championship, upsetting the top-seeded Bryan brothers in the final.[75]
The pair played their first Grand Slam together at theFrench Open where they lost in the second round in three sets to the Colombian pairing ofCabal/Farah.[76] Going out early allowed them to play in theAegon Trophy on theChallenger Tour during the second week of the slam which they went on to win. They followed this with a fairly successful grass court season where they reached the quarter-finals of theAegon Championships and the semi-finals of theAegon International. This gave them confidence heading intoWimbledon, however they lost in the first round toBlake/Melzer in a match where the deciding set finished 14–12 after lasting 87 minutes.[77] Not disheartened, Murray/Peers won their secondATP Tour title of the year only a few weeks later inGstaad,[78] beating the Spanish pair ofAndújar/García-López in the final. They followed this up with a strong showing at theBet-at-home Cup where they reached the semi-finals.
Next up was theUS Open. The pair faced ninth seedsMarrero/Verdasco in their opening match and pulled off a shock, winning in straight sets. Two narrow three set wins followed overLópez/Sá as well as the American pairing ofBaker/Ram. This resulted in Murray reaching his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final in the men's doubles. Murray/Peers would not progress any further, losing to second seedsPeya/Soares.[79] Murray/Peers had a highly successful Asian swing of tournaments, reaching back-to-back finals inBangkok andTokyo, winning the former againstBednarek/Brunström. InShanghai, Murray reached only his secondMasters 1000 semi-final, defeating established doubles championsJulien Benneteau,Nenad Zimonjic andRobert Lindstedt en route before losing in two tightly contested tiebreaks againstMarrero/Verdasco. As a result of their successful first season as a pair, Murray/Peers finished 10th in the Race to London, only 665 points behind the 8th placed qualifiers.
In November, theLawn Tennis Association announced a dramatic cut in elite player funding with all financial support withdrawn from Britain's doubles specialists and any singles players aged over 24 to reduce the number of supported players from 16 this year to just six in 2014.[80]
Murray started the 2014 year atBrisbane International with regular partnerJohn Peers. The pair made it to the semi-finals before they lost toDaniel Nestor andMariusz Fyrstenberg in straight sets. Their next tournament was theHeineken Open. They made the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament. At theAustralian Open they were the 15th seeds (the first time they were a seeded pair in a grand slam tournament). They made the second round before losing toRaven Klaasen andEric Butorac in straight sets. Due to injury Jamie Murray didn't play again until theBNP Paribas Open where he and regular partnerJohn Peers lost toJulien Benneteau andÉdouard Roger-Vasselin. Their next tournament was theSony Open Tennis where they lost in straight sets to sixth seeds Daniel Nestor andNenad Zimonjić.
Murray and Peers started their clay court season at theGrand Prix Hassan II where they were the seconds seeds. The pair made the semi-finals before losing toLukáš Dlouhý andTomasz Bednarek in straight sets. They made a second consecutive semi-final at theBRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy before losing to top seedsJean-Julien Rojer andHoria Tecău.At theBMW Open the pair defeated the top seedsRaven Klaasen andEric Butorac in the semi-finals before defeating fellow countrymenColin Fleming andRoss Hutchins to win their first title of the year.[citation needed] They then lost in the opening round of theMutua Madrid Open, but managed to bounce back and reach the semi-finals of theDüsseldorf Open. The pair followed this up by reaching the third round of theFrench Open, Murray's best result at the tournament, where they were defeated by top seedsBob and Mike Bryan.[81]
Murray and Peers instantly gained revenge for their loss as the grass court season began, defeating the Bryan brothers in straight sets at theAegon Championships.[82] They made it all the way to the final, their second of the year, but were beaten by second seedsAlexander Peya andBruno Soares in a hotly contested match.[83] They then lost their opening match of theAegon International. AtWimbledon they were seeded 14th and won their opening two matches in straight sets. They then faced Peya and Soares in the third round. The match went all the way to a fifth set but Murray and Peers once again were unable to overcome the duo and narrowly missed out on making their second Grand Slam quarterfinal.[84] Murray did, however, make the quarterfinals of themixed doubles, partnering AustralianCasey Dellacqua.[citation needed]
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Murray/Peers again began 2015 at the2015 Brisbane International where they defeated top seedsRojer/Tecau in the first round before going on to win the title by defeating the pairing ofDolgopolov/Nishikori. The pair reached the third round at the2015 Australian Open as the 16th seeds losing to 4th seedsDodig/Melo. The pair's good form continued inRotterdam where after losing in the qualifying rounds they were handed a 1R match as lucky losers following a withdrawal. The pair went on to reach the finals before losing in a rematch againstRojer/Tecau.
In March 2015, Murray was selected for theDavis Cup first round tie against the United States in Glasgow. FollowingAndy Murray andJames Ward winning the opening singles rubbers, Murray andDominic Inglot played the Bryan Brothers; this was the first time Murray and Inglot had played together since the juniors, 12 years previously.[85]After the USA duo cruised through the first two sets, the Brits rallied but fell short at the final hurdle in a five-set defeat. Andy Murray won his next singles match, putting Great Britain through to the Davis Cup quarter-final. The last time Great Britain won back-to-back Davis Cup matches against the USA was 80 years previously.[86] In April, Murray/Peers again reached their third final of the year inBarcelona but lost toDraganja/Kontinen. In May the pair reached back to back quarterfinals at ATP 1000 Masters inMadrid andRome. In Madrid they lost toLopez/Mirnyi and in Rome they lost to eventual finalistsGranollers/Lopez.
Murray was behind an initiative aimed at engaging with the next generation to make them more active and attract them to tennis. While he was committed to competing with Peers at theTopshelf Open in the Netherlands, eventually losing out in the semi-finals, 64 kids, aged 12 and under, battled it out for the inaugural Jamie Murray Cup and the chance to win flights and tickets to the doubles rubber in next month's Davis Cup tie against France.[87] In July 2015, Murray/Peers reached the final of the2015 Wimbledon Championships finishing as runners up toRojer/Tecau in straight sets. He and his brother Andy won their match in theDavis Cup World Group quarter final tie against France to helpGreat Britain reach the semi-finals of the competition for the first time since 1981.[88] In August 2015, at theMontreal Masters, Murray/Peers defeatedAndy Murray/Leander Paes in the second round – the first time the Murrays had competed against each other in a Tour-level match. Jamie Murray declared "It was weird. We've only ever played together", while Andy described it as "awkward".[89] Murray/Peers eventually lost in the quarter-finals.
In September 2015, Murray/Peers saved a match point againstSteve Johnson/Sam Querrey in the semi-finals to reach the final of the2015 US Open, where they finished as runners-up toNicolas Mahut/Pierre-Hugues Herbert, losing in straight sets. The following week, Murray competed against Australia in the semifinals of theDavis Cup World Group in Glasgow'sEmirates Arena, winning his doubles rubber (partnered with his brother) in five sets against the pairing ofSam Groth andLleyton Hewitt, helping to guideGreat Britain to theDavis Cup final for the first time since 1978 with a 3–2 victory.[90][91] In October, Murray and Peers revealed they would be playing with new partners next year.[92]
Car manufacturer Peugeot announced a two-year sponsorship deal with Jamie lasting until 2017.[93] Murray decided to rest in the hope of finding his best form for the Davis Cup Final by skipping the entirety of the 'Asian swing': a three-week sequence that begins in Shenzhen on Monday and runs through Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai, incurring a possible financial downside.[94]
Murray was selected for the2015 final against Belgium inGhent and played thedoubles rubber with brother Andy, defeatingDavid Goffin andSteve Darcis in a hard-fought four-set victory.[95] Great Britain went on to build an unassailable 3–1 lead, winning the Davis Cup for thefirst time since 1936. Murray joined his Davis Cup teammates at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show where they won 2015'sTeam of the Year Award.[10]
Murray partneredBruno Soares to win theAustralian Open, beatingDaniel Nestor andRadek Štěpánek in the final on January 30.[96][97] With Andy Murray losing in thesingles final, this was the first time two brothers had reached separate finals at the same Grand Slam sinceLawrence andReginald Doherty at the1906 Wimbledon Championships.[98] Consequently, Jamie became the doubles world no. 2, while Andy was the singles world no. 2,[citation needed] which was the first time that brothers had achieved this.[99]
The two world number 2's played doubles in theDavis Cup World Group first round match against Japan beating Yoshihito Nishioka and Yasutaka Uchiyama in straight sets in a little under two hours. Andy was chosen because Leon Smith had expected Japan's no. 1Kei Nishikori, but he had been rested, disappointing Britain's other doubles specialist,Dominic Inglot.[citation needed] Great Britain won 3-1 progressing to the quarterfinals. Following the defeat ofMarcelo Melo at theMiami Masters, Murray became the new world No. 1, and overtook Melo at the top of the rankings on the 4th of April.[100]
Murray was appointedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the2016 Birthday Honours for services to tennis and charity.[101][102] He and Soares enjoyed more Grand Slam success at theUS Open, defeatingPablo Carreño Busta andGuillermo García-López in the final, in straight sets.[103][104]
In January 2017, Murray and partnerBruno Soares reached the final of theSydney International losing in straight sets to Dutch pairWesley Koolhof andMatwé Middelkoop in straight sets. At the2017 Australian Open they lost in the first round to AmericansSam Querry andDonald Young. In March 2017, they won their first title of 2017 at theMexico Open, defeating AmericanJohn Isner and SpaniardFeliciano López in straight sets. In June 2017, Murray andSoares reached the quarterfinals at the2017 French Open of the men's doubles but lost in three sets to eventual runners-upSantiago González andDonald Young. However, they did go on to win back to back titles during the grass court season at both theStuttgart Open defeatingOliver Marach andMate Pavić in three sets, and at theQueen's Club Championships defeating the French duo ofJulien Benneteau andÉdouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets.
At the2017 Wimbledon Championships, Murray and Soares poor run at the Grand Slams continued as they went out in the second round in five sets toSam Groth andRobert Lindstedt having led two sets to one. However, he won theMixed Doubles title alongsideMartina Hingis without losing a set. They defeated the defending champions: fellow BritonHeather Watson and Finland'sHenri Kontinen (the Men's Doubles world No 1) in straight sets. This was exactly 10 years since Jamie won his first title partneringJelena Janković, and his fourth major title overall.[105]
In August 2017, at theCincinnati Masters he and Soares lost in the final in straight sets to French pairPierre-Hugues Herbert andNicolas Mahut. In September, At the2017 US Open he again partnered Martina Hingis in the Mixed Doubles. They beat Chinese Taipei'sChan Hao-ching and the New ZealanderMichael Venus in three sets in 69 minutes to win the US Open Mixed Doubles Title. Murray and Hingis thus won back to back majors in the Mixed Doubles and currently have an undefeated partnership of 10–0 at the Grand Slams.[106] He and seasonal partner Soares lost in the quarter finals of the Men's Doubles in straight sets to Eventual winnersJean-Julien Rojer andHoria Tecău.
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In July 2018, Murray and new mixed doubles partnerVictoria Azarenka reached the final of theWimbledon tournament, but were defeated in straight sets.[107] In August, he and partner Bruno Soares won theWashington Open[108] followed by theCincinnati Masters.[109] In September, he retained theUS Open mixed doubles title, partnering AmericanBethanie Mattek-Sands in their first entry as a pair; it was her eighth Grand Slam doubles title overall and Murray's sixth.[110]
In January 2019, Murray and doubles partnerBruno Soares reached the men's doubles quarter-finals of theAustralian Open, but were defeated in straight sets,[111] with the same outcome in themixed doubles with Bethanie Mattek-Sands. After a decline in form including a first round exit at theFrench Open, Murray split with Soares and formed a new partnership with fellow BritonNeal Skupski.[112] The new duo fell in the first round atWimbledon,[113] while in themixed doubles, Murray and Mattek-Sands lost in the second round.[114]
In the quarterfinal of the2019 Cincinnati Masters tournament, Jamie Murray (the title holder with Soares) and Neal Skupski met Andy Murray andFeliciano López in only the second match between the siblings in their senior careers; Jamie and Skupski won in three sets to progress.[115] The brothers had already teamed up a few weeks earlier for theWashington Open where Jamie was also the reigning champion, being eliminated in the quarterfinals.[116] At the2019 US Open Murray reached the semifinals in doubles with Skupki and then won the Mixed Doubles with Mattek-Sands.
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At the2021 US Open Murray partnering withBruno Soares reached the final for the third time in his career defeatingFilip Polášek andJohn Peers in the semifinals.[117]
On 3 November 2022 at the2022 Paris Masters, he earned his 500th career win partnering Mathew Ebden, defeating third seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer. He became only the second active doubles player afterMarcelo Melo to reach the milestone.[118]
In his first tournament with new partnerMichael Venus, they were runners-up at the2023 Adelaide International 1. They followed this with a disappointing run at the2023 Australian Open going out in the second round. Seeded as the top seeds they won their first title at theDallas Open.[119] The team reached the quarterfinals at a Masters event atIndian Wells.[120] After this run, they won their second title of the season inBanja Luka with a straight sets victory in the final. This was Murray's first clay court title in nearly eight years.[121] Their next two tournaments saw them reach back to back quarterfinals at the Masters events at the2023 Madrid Open andItalian Open.
In preparation for the French Open the team headed to the2023 Geneva Open. They went on to win the tournament and their third title of the season, which was also Murray's 30th title of his career with a straight sets victory over the third seeds and clay court specialist pairing ofMarcel Granollers andHoracio Zeballos.[122] Unfortunately the team had another poor running at the2023 French Open as they went out in the third round to the third seeds and defending champions ofMarcelo Arévalo andJean-Julien Rojer in straight sets. However, the poor showing may have been in due part to the fact Murray had to withdraw from his second roundMixed doubles match having come down with food poisoning the following day, an issue which affected multiple players at the Championship.[123] The grass court season didn't fare too well for the team as they fell to first round exits at both Eastbourne and Queens. However, they had a much more positive run at2023 Wimbledon reaching the quarterfinals.
The 2023 American hardcourt season showed mixed results untilCincinnati where they defeated the No. 1 team in the first round on their way to reaching their firstMasters 1000 final. They then lost to the Argentinian pairing ofMáximo González andAndrés Molteni in three sets despite having Championship point.[124] Despite showing good form just weeks before the2023 US Open they went out in the second round in straight sets.Following the final Major of the season, the team travelled to China for the start of the Asian hardcourt swing. They went on to win their fourth title of the season at the2023 Zhuhai Championships defeating the American pair ofNathaniel Lammons andJackson Withrow in straight sets.[125] This was the first time in Murray's career he has won four titles in a single season.[citation needed]
The 2024 Season was a slow start for pair including a 1st round defeat at theAustralian Open. However, in their next tournament they won their first title of the season and fifth as a partnership at theQatar Open.
The next few months where a struggle with only a semi-final run to theMadrid Open of note. After which they made another early exit at the second Slam of the year at theFrench Open.
On 2 June 2024, Jamie's brother,Andy Murray, announced the duo would compete again at the2024 Wimbledon Championships as a double partnership.[126] They lost toRinky Hijikata and John Peers in the first round onCentre Court.[127]
Following Wimbledon the Pair only competed in one tournament together after Venus's success with Neal Skupski during the grass court season when Murray was taking on a directors role atQueen's.
Murray now without a permanent partner again proceeded to play with multiple players for the rest of the American hardcourt season and made the semi-finals at theCincinnati Masters withIvan Dodig.
Murray, reunited with John Peers Competed together at theUS Open but went out at the first round.
Following the final Slam of the season the team went on to have a successful end to the year by winning two titles, their first since 2015. They won the2024 Swiss Indoors, defeatingWesley Koolhof andNikola Mektić in the final.[128][129] They also took the title at the2024 Belgrade Open, with a win overIvan Dodig andSkander Mansouri in the final.[130]
In 2024 the University of Stirling will award Murray with an honorary doctorate in recognition of his contribution to Scottish and UK tennis.[131]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | W | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | SF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1 / 18 | 23–17 | 58% |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 19 | 22–19 | 54% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | F | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | NH | 2R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 19 | 26–19 | 58% |
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | F | W | QF | QF | SF | QF | F | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1 / 17 | 34–16 | 68% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 14–4 | 17–2 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 7–4 | 6–3 | 12–4 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2 / 73 | 105–71 | 60% |
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 2R | QF | F | 2R | A | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 16–14 | 53% |
| French Open | A | QF | A | A | SF | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | A | NH | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 8–7 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | W | SF | SF | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | QF | A | A | W | F | 2R | NH | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2 / 14 | 30–12 | 71% |
| US Open | SF | F | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | W | W | W | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 3 / 11 | 25–8 | 75% |
| Win–loss | 9–1 | 9–4 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–0 | 11–3 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5 / 46 | 79–41 | 66% |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass |  John Peers |  Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 6–7(5–7), 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2015 | US Open | Hard | John Peers |  Pierre-Hugues HerbertNicolas Mahut | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2016 | Australian Open | Hard |  Bruno Soares |  Daniel Nestor Radek Štěpánek | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2016 | US Open | Hard | Bruno Soares |  Pablo Carreño BustaGuillermo García López | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2021 | US Open | Hard | Bruno Soares |  Rajeev RamJoe Salisbury | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2007 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Jelena Janković | Alicia Molik Jonas Björkman | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Liezel Huber |  Cara Black Leander Paes | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Win | 2017 | Wimbledon(2) | Grass |  Martina Hingis | Heather Watson Henri Kontinen | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2017 | US Open | Hard | Martina Hingis |  Chan Hao-ching Michael Venus | 6–1, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Victoria Azarenka | Nicole Melichar Alexander Peya | 6–7(1–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 2018 | US Open(2) | Hard | Bethanie Mattek-Sands |  Alicja Rosolska Nikola Mektić | 2–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Win | 2019 | US Open(3) | Hard | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Chan Hao-ching Michael Venus | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2020 | Australian Open | Hard | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Barbora Krejčíková Nikola Mektić | 7–5, 4–6, [1–10] |
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| Preceded by Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecău | ITF Men's Doubles World Champion (with Bruno Soares)2016 | Succeeded by Łukasz Kubot & Marcelo Melo |
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