Freddy Murray
{{short description|Irish tennis player (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|image =
|caption =
|country = {{IRL}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|7|21}}
|birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland
|height =
|weight =
|turnedpro =
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $716
|college = UNC Asheville
|singlesrecord = 2–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 1,752 (19 August 2024)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 1,851 (12 May 2025)
|doublesrecord =
|doublestitles =
|highestdoublesranking =
|currentdoublesranking =
|updated =12 May 2025
}}
Freddy Murray (born 21 July 2003) is an Irish tennis player. He has represented his country in the Davis Cup since 2023.
Career
Murray went to school at Campbell College in Belfast,{{cite web|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/belfast-born-tennis-star-hoping-to-help-ireland-advance-in-davis-cup-3DUFPO2WQBHLLAEUCJMGWNXNSA/|title=Belfast-born tennis star hoping to help Ireland advance in Davis Cup|date=31 January 2025 |publisher=Irish News|accessdate=31 January 2025}} before taking up a tennis scholarship in the USA at UNC Asheville in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/belfast-tennis-teen-freddy-murray-25542762|title=Belfast tennis teen Freddy Murray hoping to follow in footsteps of 'hero' Rafael Nadal|date=17 November 2022 |publisher=Belfast Live|accessdate=31 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/freddy-murray-loving-life-stateside-as-college-tennis-career-kicks-off-144426230.html|title=Freddy Murray loving life stateside as college tennis career kicks off|date=26 December 2022 |publisher=Yahoo Sports|accessdate=31 January 2025}}
He made his debut for the Ireland Davis Cup team in their World Group II tie away against El Salvador in September 2023, where he double bageled José Flores as the Irish won 4–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2023/0918/1405854-ireland-defeat-el-salvador-to-secure-davis-cup-playoff/|title=Ireland defeat El Salvador to secure Davis Cup playoff place|date=18 September 2023 |publisher=RTE|accessdate=31 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/ireland-davis-cup-3-6173910-Sep2023/|title=Ireland handed rare Davis Cup home tie after heroics against El Salvador|date=20 September 2023 |publisher=The 42|accessdate=31 January 2025}}
Murray made his second appearance for Ireland against Saudi Arabia in February 2025, defeating Abdulmalek Bursais in his country's 5–0 win in the World Group II play-offs.{{cite web|url=https://uncabulldogs.com/news/2025/2/2/mens-tennis-freddy-murray-helps-ireland-to-shutout-win-at-the-davis-cup|title=Freddy Murray Helps Ireland to Shutout Win at the Davis Cup|publisher=uncabulldogs.com|accessdate=3 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisireland.ie/news/ireland-davis-cup-2025-win|title=Ireland Triumphs Over Saudi Arabia in Davis Cup Playoffs|date=4 February 2025 |publisher=Tennis Ireland|accessdate=5 February 2025}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP|m0x8}}
- {{ITF|freddy-murray/800496521/irl}}
- {{DavisCup|800496521}}
{{Top male singles tennis players by country|IRL}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Freddy}}
Category:Irish male tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Northern Ireland
Category:Sportspeople from Northern Ireland
Category:Sportspeople from Belfast
Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen
Category:People educated at Campbell College
Category:UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's tennis players
Category:Irish expatriate tennis players in the United States