2017 Andy Murray tennis season

Andy Murray's 2017 tennis season officially began at the Qatar Open.

2017 Andy Murray tennis season

Full name	Andy Murray
Country	United Kingdom
Calendar prize money	$2,092,625
Singles
Season record	25–10 (71.4%)
Calendar titles	1
Year-end ranking	No. 16
Ranking change from previous year	15
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	4R
French Open	SF
Wimbledon	QF
US Open	A
Doubles
Season record	1–3 (25.0%)
Calendar titles	0
Year-end ranking	No. 543
Ranking change from previous year	199
Last updated on: 11 December 2017.

Main article: Andy Murray

Year summary

Australian Open and early hard court season

Exhibitions and Qatar Open

Prior to the Qatar Open, Murray played in the exhibition Mubadala World Tennis Championship, where he lost in the semi-finals to David Goffin before beating Milos Raonic in the third-place play-off. This event occurred prior to the 2017 season (December 29–31st)[1][2]

Murray competed at the Qatar Open for the first time since 2014, when he lost in the second round. He competed in the tournament as the top seed, entering the tournament on a 24-match win streak. He extended that streak with a first round win against Jérémy Chardy, a second round win against Gerald Melzer, and a quarterfinal win against Nicolás Almagro. In the semi-final he beat Tomáš Berdych (Murray's hundredth career win against a top ten opponent) in straight sets. Murray lost in the final against Novak Djokovic in three sets, to make their head-to-head record 25–11 in favor of Djokovic. Murray saved three championship points in the second set, but was not able to win the decider.[3][4]

Australian Open

Murray entered the Australian Open as the top seed, and began his campaign for a first title in Melbourne with straight-set wins over Illya Marchenko, Andrey Rublev, and Sam Querrey. Murray was then stunned by Mischa Zverev in four sets. Throughout the match, Zverev used aggressive tactics and a serve-and-volley style of play to bamboozle Murray.[5]

Dubai Tennis Championships

Murray's next tournament was the Dubai Open. After straight-set wins over Malek Jaziri and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Murray won a thrilling three-set match against Phillipp Kohlschreiber, saving seven match points in a second-set tiebreak he eventually won 20–18. Murray followed this up with a victory against Lucas Pouille to reach the final, where he beat Fernando Verdasco in straight sets to win a first Dubai title.[6]

Indian Wells Masters

Upon entering Indian Wells, Murray was stunned by world No. 129 Vasek Pospisil in straight sets.[7]

European clay court season and French Open

Monte-Carlo Masters

After missing a month due to an elbow injury, Murray competed in the Monte-Carlo Masters where he received a bye in the first round before defeating Gilles Müller in straight sets. Murray was then upset by world No. 24 Albert Ramos Viñolas in the next round despite having a 4–0 lead in the third set.[8]

Barcelona Open

In the Barcelona Open, Murray advanced to the quarterfinals after a walkover over Bernard Tomic and a straight sets victory over Feliciano López. He then defeated Albert Ramos Viñolas in three sets, rebounding from his defeat in the Monte-Carlo Masters, but lost in the semifinals to Dominic Thiem in three sets.[9]

Madrid Open

Murray then competed at the Madrid Open where he defeated Marius Copil in straight sets in the second round but lost in the third round to Borna Coric in straight sets.[10]

Italian Open

Murray was the defending champion at the Italian Open however his title defense ended in a straight sets defeat against Fabio Fognini.[11]

French Open

In the French Open, Murray defeated Andrey Kuznetsov and Martin Klizan in four sets before defeating Juan Martin del Potro and Karen Khachanov in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. He then defeated Kei Nishikori in four sets to reach the semifinals where he lost to eventual finalist Stan Wawrinka in five sets.[12]

Grass Court Season

Queen's Club Championships

Murray then played at the Queen's Club Championships where he was the two-time defending champion, however he lost in the first round to Jordan Thompson in straight sets.[13]

Wimbledon Championships

Murray then entered the Wimbledon Championships as the defending champion, despite sustaining a lingering hip injury beforehand. He defeated Alexander Bublik and Dustin Brown in straight sets to reach the third round. He then defeated Fabio Fognini in four sets and Benoît Paire in straight sets to progress into the quarterfinals. He then lost to Sam Querrey in five sets.[14]

Hip injury and end of Season

The loss to Sam Querrey in the Wimbledon quarterfinals officially ended Murray's 2017 tennis season as Murray was forced to withdraw from all the following tournaments as a result of his hip injury,[15] despite attempting to participate at the US Open.[16] As a result, he did not qualify for the ATP Finals and his world ranking fell to World No. 16, his lowest ranking since May 2008.[17] Despite not playing in an official tournament again in 2017, he returned to the court to play a charity match against Roger Federer in Glasgow.[18]

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Andy Murray in 2017, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (Seed or Key)	Rank	Result	Score
Qatar Open Doha, Qatar ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 2 – 7 January 2017
	1 / 805	1R	Jérémy Chardy	69	Win	6–0, 7–6^(7–2)
	2 / 806	2R	Gerald Melzer	68	Win	7–6^(8–6), 7–5
	3 / 807	QF	Nicolás Almagro	44	Win	7–6^(7–4), 7–5
	4 / 808	SF	Tomáš Berdych (3)	10	Win	6–3, 6–4
	5 / 809	F	Novak Djokovic (2)	2	Loss (1)	3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 16 – 29 January 2017
	6 / 810	1R	Illya Marchenko	95	Win	7–5, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
	7 / 811	2R	Andrey Rublev (Q)	152	Win	6–3, 6–0, 6–2
	8 / 812	3R	Sam Querrey (31)	32	Win	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
	9 / 813	4R	Mischa Zverev	50	Loss	5–7, 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 25 February – 5 March 2017
	10 / 814	1R	Malek Jaziri	51	Win	6–4, 6–1
	11 / 815	2R	Guillermo García López	97	Win	6–2, 6–0
	12 / 816	QF	Philipp Kohlschreiber	29	Win	6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(20–18), 6–1
	13 / 817	SF	Lucas Pouille (7)	15	Win	7–5, 6–1
	14 / 818	W	Fernando Verdasco	35	Win (1)	6–3, 6–2
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 6 – 19 March 2017
	–	1R	Bye
	15 / 819	2R	Vasek Pospisil (Q)	129	Loss	4–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 17 – 23 April 2017
	–	1R	Bye
	16 / 820	2R	Gilles Müller	28	Win	7–5, 7–5
	17 / 821	3R	Albert Ramos Viñolas (15)	24	Loss	6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain ATP Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 24 – 30 April 2017
	–	1R	Bye
	–	2R	Bernard Tomic	41	Walkover	N/A
	18 / 822	3R	Feliciano López (16)	40	Win	6–4, 6–4
	19 / 823	QF	Albert Ramos Viñolas (10)	19	Win	2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
	20 / 824	SF	Dominic Thiem (4)	9	Loss	2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 5 – 14 May 2017
	–	1R	Bye
	21 / 825	2R	Marius Copil (WC)	104	Win	6–4, 6–3
	22 / 826	3R	Borna Ćorić (LL)	59	Loss	3–6, 3–6
Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 15 – 21 May 2017
	–	1R	Bye
	23 / 827	2R	Fabio Fognini	29	Loss	2–6, 4–6
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 28 May – 11 June 2017
	24 / 828	1R	Andrey Kuznetsov	73	Win	6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–0
	25 / 829	2R	Martin Kližan	50	Win	6–7^(3–7), 6–2, 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)
	26 / 830	3R	Juan Martín del Potro (29)	30	Win	7–6^(10–8), 7–5, 6–0
	27 / 831	4R	Karen Khachanov	53	Win	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
	28 / 832	QF	Kei Nishikori (8)	9	Win	2–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–0), 6–1
	29 / 833	SF	Stan Wawrinka (3)	3	Loss	7–6^(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, 6–7^(3–7), 1–6
Queen's Club Championships London, United Kingdom ATP Tour 500 Grass, outdoor 19 – 25 June 2017
	30 / 834	1R	Jordan Thompson (LL)	90	Loss	6–7^(4–7), 2–6
Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 3 – 16 July 2017
	31 / 835	1R	Alexander Bublik (LL)	135	Win	6–1, 6–4, 6–2
	32 / 836	2R	Dustin Brown	97	Win	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
	33 / 837	3R	Fabio Fognini (28)	29	Win	6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
	34 / 838	4R	Benoît Paire	46	Win	7–6^(7–1), 6–4, 6–4
	35 / 839	QF	Sam Querrey (24)	28	Loss	6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 1–6, 1–6
US Open New York, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 28 August – 10 September 2017
	Withdrew

Doubles

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (Seed or Key)	Rank	Result	Score
Qatar Open Doha, Qatar ATP Tour 250 Hard, outdoor 2 – 7 January 2017 Partner: Mariusz Fyrstenberg
	1 / 134	1R	Marrero / Zimonjić	41 / 61	Loss	2–6, 4–6
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 25 February – 5 March 2017 Partner: Nenad Zimonjić
	2 / 135	1R	Evans / Müller	276 / 160	Loss	1–6, 6–7^(2–7)
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 6 – 19 March 2017 Partner: Dan Evans
	3 / 136	1R	F. López / M. López (5)	11 / 12	Win	6–3, 1–6, [10–6]
	4 / 137	2R	Rojer / Tecău	20 / 15	Loss	4–6, 3–6

Exhibitions

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (Seed or Key)	Rank	Result	Score
Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Singles exhibition Hard, outdoor 29 – 31 December 2016
	–	QF	Bye
	1	SF	David Goffin (5)	11	Loss	6–7^(4–7), 4–6
	2	SF-B	Milos Raonic (2)	3	Win	6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
The Match for Africa 3 Zürich, Switzerland Singles exhibition Hard, indoor 10 April 2017
	3	F	Roger Federer	4	Loss	3–6, 6–7^(6–8)
Match for UNICEF - Andy Murray Live Glasgow, Scotland Singles exhibition Hard, indoor 7 November 2017
	4	F	Roger Federer	2	Loss	3–6, 6–3, [6–10][19]

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
2 January 2017– 7 January 2017	Qatar Open	Doha, Qatar	250 Series	Hard	DNP	N/A	150	Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6)
16 January 2017– 29 January 2017	Australian Open	Melbourne, Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	F	1200	180	Fourth round (lost to Mischa Zverev, 5–7, 7–5, 2–6, 4–6)
27 February 2017– 4 March 2017	Dubai Championships	Dubai, UAE	500 Series	Hard	DNP	N/A	500	Champion (defeated Fernando Verdasco, 6–3, 6–2)
6 March 2017– 19 March 2017	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells, USA	Masters 1000	Hard	3R	45	10	Second round (lost to Vasek Pospisil, 4–6, 6–7^(5–7))
20 March 2017 – 2 April 2017	Miami Open	Miami, USA	Masters 1000	Hard	3R	45	N/A	Withdrew due to right elbow injury
17 April 2017– 23 April 2017	Monte-Carlo Masters	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Masters 1000	Clay	SF	360	90	Third round (lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas, 6–2, 2–6, 5–7)
17 April 2017– 23 April 2017	Barcelona Open	Barcelona, Spain	500 Series	Clay	DNP	N/A	180	Semi final (lost to Dominic Thiem, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6)
07 May 2017– 14 May 2017	Madrid Open	Madrid, Spain	Masters 1000	Clay	F	600	90	Third round (lost to Borna Ćorić, 3–6, 3–6)
14 May 2017 – 21 May 2017	Italian Masters	Rome, Italy	Masters 1000	Clay	W	1000	10	Second round (lost to Fabio Fognini, 2–6, 4–6)
28 May 2017– 11 June 2017	French Open	Paris, France	Grand Slam	Clay	F	1200	720	Semi final (lost to Stan Wawrinka 7–6^(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, 6–7^(3–7), 1–6)
19 Jun 2017– 25 June 2017	Queen's Club Championships	London, Great Britain	ATP World Tour 500	Grass	W	500	0	First round (lost to Jordan Thompson 6–7^(4–7), 2–6)
3 Jul 2017– 16 July 2017	The Championships, Wimbledon	London, Great Britain	Grand Slam	Grass	W	2000	360	Quarterfinals (lost to Sam Querrey 6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 1–6, 1–6)
7 Aug 2017– 13 August 2017	Canadian Open	Montreal, Canada	Masters 1000	Hard	DNP	N/A	N/A	Withdrew due to hip injury
14 Aug 2017– 20 August 2017	Cincinnati Masters	Cincinnati, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	F	600	N/A	Withdrew due to hip injury
28 Aug 2017– 10 September 2017	US Open	New York City, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	QF	360	N/A	Withdrew due to hip injury
2 Oct 2017– 8 October 2017	China Open	Beijing, China	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	W	500	N/A	Withdrew due to hip injury
9 Oct 2017– 15 October 2017	Shanghai Masters	Shanghai, China	Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	N/A	Withdrew due to hip injury
23 Oct 2017– 29 October 2017	Vienna Open	Vienna, Austria	ATP World Tour 500	Hard	W	500	N/A	Withdrew
30 Oct 2017– 5 November 2017	Paris Masters	Paris, France	Masters 1000	Hard	W	1000	N/A	Withdrew
12 Nov 2017– 19 November 2017	ATP Finals	London, Great Britain	ATP World Tour Finals	Hard	W	1500	N/A	Did Not Qualify
Race to London points as of US Open						7910	2290	-5620 difference
Total year-end points						12410

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Andy Murray had a 25–10 (71.4% of wins) match win-loss record in the 2017 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 2–3 (40.0% of wins). The following list is ordered by number of wins: (Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of the most recent match between the two players, Italic denotes top 50.)

• Jérémy Chardy 1–0
• Gerald Melzer 1–0
• Nicolás Almagro 1–0
• Tomáš Berdych 1–0
• Illya Marchenko 1–0
• Andrey Rublev 1–0
• Malek Jaziri 1–0
• Guillermo García López 1–0
• Philipp Kohlschreiber 1–0
• Lucas Pouille 1–0
• Fernando Verdasco 1–0
• Gilles Müller 1–0
• Feliciano López 1–0
• Marius Copil 1–0
• Andrey Kuznetsov 1–0
• Martin Kližan 1–0
• Juan Martín del Potro 1–0
• Karen Khachanov 1–0
• Kei Nishikori 1–0
• Alexander Bublik 1–0
• Dustin Brown 1–0
• Benoît Paire 1–0
• Albert Ramos Viñolas 1–1
• Fabio Fognini 1–1
• Sam Querrey 1–1
• Novak Djokovic 0–1
• Mischa Zverev 0–1
• Vasek Pospisil 0–1
• Dominic Thiem 0–1
• Borna Ćorić 0–1
• Stan Wawrinka 0–1
• Jordan Thompson 0–1

Finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Category Grand Slam (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 (1–0) ATP World Tour 250 (0–1)

Titles by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Titles by conditions Outdoors (1–1) Indoors (0–0)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	7 January 2017	Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar	Hard	Novak Djokovic	3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner	4 March 2017	Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Fernando Verdasco	6–3, 6–2

Earnings

Singles
Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Qatar Open	$110,420	$110,420
Australian Open	A$220,000	$275,376
Dubai Tennis Championships	$523,330	$798,706
Indian Wells Masters	$22,325	$821,031
Monte-Carlo Masters	€53,435	$877,720
Barcelona Open	€114,540	$1,000,530
Madrid Open	€68,010	$1,075,300
Italian Open	€28,170	$1,106,084
French Open	€530,000	$1,698,412
Queen's Club Championships	€13,595	$1,713,630
Wimbledon Championships	£275,000	$2,071,625
		$2,071,625
Doubles
Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Qatar Open	$3,205	$3,205
Dubai Tennis Championships	$5,135	$8,340
Indian Wells Masters	$12,660	$21,000
		$21,000
Total
		$2,092,625

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Bold denotes tournament win

See also

• 2017 ATP World Tour
• 2017 Novak Djokovic tennis season
• 2017 Roger Federer tennis season
• 2017 Rafael Nadal tennis season
• 2017 Stan Wawrinka tennis season

References

1. "Andy Murray loses to David Goffin in season opener". BBC Sport. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
2. "Sir Andy Murray ends 2016 with victory over Milos Raonic". BBC Sport. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
3. "Novak Djokovic Beats Andy Murray For Doha Title | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
4. The Associated Press (2017-01-06). "Andy Murray to Face Novak Djokovic in Qatar Open Final". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38710107
6. "Andy Murray beats Fernando Verdasco to win first Dubai Championships title". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
7. "Andy Murray loses to Vasek Pospisil in Indian Wells second round". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
8. "Andy Murray suffers shock defeat to Albert Ramos-Viñolas in Monte Carlo". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
9. "Andy Murray beaten by Dominic Thiem in Barcelona Open semi-finals". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
10. "Andy Murray out in Madrid Open third round, beaten by Borna Coric". BBC Sport. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
11. "Andy Murray beaten by Fabio Fognini in Rome Masters second round". BBC Sport. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
12. "Andy Murray beaten by Stan Wawrinka in five sets in French Open semi-finals". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
13. "Andy Murray stunned by Jordan Thompson at Queen's". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
14. Hodges, Vicki (12 July 2017). "Hobbling Andy Murray knocked out of Wimbledon as Sam Querrey books first semi-final spot with five-sets win". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
15. "Andy Murray: World number two 'most likely' to miss rest of season with hip injury". BBC Sport. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
16. "Andy Murray withdraws from US Open because of ongoing hip injury". BBC Sport. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
17. "Andy Murray falls to lowest ranking in nine years after injury-hit year". Evening Times. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
18. "Andy Murray "hopes" to return from injury in January but only if 100% fit". BBC Sport. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
19. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41909723

External links

• 2017 Schedule at ATP World Tour