2017 Andy Murray tennis season

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

2017 Andy Murray tennis season
Full nameAndy Murray
Country United Kingdom
Calendar prize money$2,092,625
Singles
Season record25–10
Calendar titles1
Year-end rankingNo. 16
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 15
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open4R
French OpenSF
WimbledonQF
US OpenA
Doubles
Season record1–3
Calendar titles0
Year-end rankingNo. 543
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 199
Last updated on: 11 December 2017.

Year summary

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Australian Open and early hard court season

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Exhibitions and Qatar Open

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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

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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

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Murray's next tournament was the Dubai Open. After straight-set wins over Malek Jaziri and Guillermo García López, 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

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

European clay court season and French Open

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Monte-Carlo Masters

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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

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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

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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 Ćorić in straight sets.[10]

Italian Open

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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

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In the French Open, Murray defeated Andrey Kuznetsov and Martin Kližan in four sets before defeating Juan Martín 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

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Queen's Club Championships

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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

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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

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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

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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# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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

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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 City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
28 August – 10 September 2017
Withdrew

Doubles

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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

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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

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Singles schedule

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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 Semifinals (lost to Dominic Thiem, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6)
7 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 Semifinals (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
Total year-end points 12410 2290   -10120 difference

Yearly records

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Head-to-head matchups

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Andy Murray had a 25–10 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. 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.)

Finals

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Singles: 2 (1–1)

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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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ "Melbourne defeat tough to take – Murray". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Andy Murray beats Fernando Verdasco to win first Dubai Championships title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Andy Murray loses to Vasek Pospisil in Indian Wells second round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Andy Murray suffers shock defeat to Albert Ramos Viñolas in Monte Carlo". The Guardian. 20 April 2017. 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. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Andy Murray stunned by Jordan Thompson at Queen's". 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. ^ "Federer dons kilt against Murray as tennis goes tartan for charity". BBC News. 7 November 2017.
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