Jamie Murray has officially announced his retirement from professional tennis. The Scot reached No. 1 in the world in doubles and lifted seven Grand Slam titles during his glittering career – two in men’s doubles, and five in mixed. The 40-year-old was also part of Britain’s Davis Cup-winning squad in 2015, joining forces with his brother, Andy, in doubles as GB beat Belgium to win the World Cup of men’s tennis.
Murray had not played a match since last year’s US Open, when he teamed up with Ivan Dodig and suffered a first-round defeat at the hands of Marcelo Melo and Rafael Matos. The elder Murray brother has already taken on new roles in tennis. He became the tournament director of the ATP 500 event at Queen’s in 2024 and has been commentating for Sky Sports in recent months.
The former doubles No. 1 took to Instagram to share an emotional post announcing his decision to retire on Wednesday. Murray shared a series of photos of himself on the tennis court over the years, including childhood snaps, a photo of his Davis Cup win with Andy in 2015, and one of his title wins alongside his former partner Bruno Soares.
“My tennis journey comes to an end after 36yrs. I feel very fortunate and privileged for all the amazing experiences this great sport has given me,” Murray wrote.
“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. For everybody else that’s helped/supported me – I appreciate all of you! Excited to enter the real world! Jamie”.
Murray’s colleagues and rivals flocked to the comments to wish him well in his post-playing career. Fellow British doubles star and recent Aussie Open champion Neal Skupski wrote: “Congratulations Jamie. Can work on your fantasy team some more now.”
Soares, the man Murray won the 2016 Australian Open and US Open with, commented: “Congrats on an amazing career my brother. Honoured to have been part of this project. Thanks for the memories.”
Olympic gold medallist Matt Ebden, who was one of Murray’s former doubles partners, added: “Yes Jimbo, was always a pleasure. Well done on an amazing career mate and the way you carried yourself was even more impressive, was awesome to get to know you and partner with you too, all the best moving forward see you soon no doubt.”
Fellow former doubles stars Matwe Middlekoop and Robert Lindstedt also congratulated the Scottish star on his career, while Wimbledon commented two heart emojis, and the LTA wrote: “Congrats on a legendary career! Look forward to seeing you at the @hsbcchampionships in June.”
Murray joins his brother, Andy, in retirement. The three-time Major champion ended his career at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Earlier that summer, Andy and Jamie teamed up in doubles at Wimbledon for the former No. 1’s farewell.