Andrew Castle

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Andrew Castle
Country Great Britain
Residence London, England
Date of birth November 15, 1963 (1963-11-15) (age 44)
Place of birth Epsom, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 172 lbs.
Turned pro 1986
Retired 1992
Plays Right-handed
Career prize money $344,338
Singles
Career record: 22-57
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: No. 80
Grand Slam results
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
Doubles
Career record: 63-70
Career titles: 3
Highest ranking: No. 45

Andrew Castle (born November 15, 1963 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a television presenter and former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom.

Castle became a professional tennis player in 1986 after completing a Marketing degree whilst on an athletic scholarship in the United States. During his playing career he was regularly ranked No.1 in Great Britain. He won three tour doubles titles and was a mixed doubles finalist at The 1987 Australian Open. He represented Britain at The Seoul Olympic Games of 1988 and The Barcelona Olympic Games of 1992. Castle was a regular member of The British Davis Cup Team and The European Cup Team. His career-high rankings were World No. 80 in singles and No. 45 in doubles.

After retiring from professional tennis in 1992, Castle served as a commentator and presenter for BSkyB. He presented Basketball, Motor Racing and Golf for Sky. In 2000 he joined GMTV. He became the regular breakfast TV presenter on ITV's GMTV in the year 2000, covering news, features, entertainment and showbusiness.

He is also a key member of the Bafta nominated BBC tennis team, covering Wimbledon, The Artois Championships at Queen's Club, The French Open, Australian Open and The Davis Cup by BNP Paribas. Castle was lead commentator on all Men's Singles Finals from 2003-present working alongside John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Jimmy Connors and John Lloyd.

Castle is a passionate supporter of Christopher's Hospice in Surrey, England in his role as Patron of Chase. He represents Surrey at Squash and continues to play representative tennis around the world. He is married to Sophia and they have two children, Georgina (15) and Claudia Castle (13). Georgina sang for The Great Ormond Street Hospital charity at The Inter Continental Hotel in May 2008 and gained considerable attention from press and record companies.

In April 2006, he attempted to run the London Marathon and was hospitalised due to dehydration after managing 25 miles of the 26.2 mile course.[1]

Andrew Castle is the great-great-grandson of noted Theosophist, Social Reformer, Trade Unionist and free thinker Annie Besant.

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