2015 Andy Murray tennis season
| Name | Andrew Barron Murray |
|---|---|
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Singles | |
| Season record | 22–5 (81.48%) |
| Current ranking | No. 3 |
| Ranking change from previous year |
 3 |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | F |
| Doubles | |
| Season record | 3–1 (75%) |
| Current ranking | No. 566 |
| Ranking change from previous year |
 230 |
| Last updated on: 6 April 2015. | |
The 2015 Andy Murray tennis season began at the Australian Open. He is the defending champion at the Shenzhen, Vienna and Valencia Opens.
Year in Detail
Australian Open Series
Hopman Cup
At the beginning of the year Murray teamed up with Heather Watson in the Hopman Cup, where in the group stage they defeated Australia and defending champions France, however lost to eventual champions Poland. Despite being level on ties and matches won, Britain failed to make the final due to having won fewer sets and games than Poland, finishing second in their group. Murray and Watson lost the doubles match against Poland, however Murray went undefeated in singles, beating Benoît Paire, Jerzy Janowicz and Marinko Matosevic, each in straight sets.
Australian Open
Murray entered the first Grand Slam event of the year as the 6th seed, and began strongly as he defeated qualifier Yuki Bhambri, Australian Marinko Matosevic and Joao Sousa of Portugal without dropping a set. He followed this up by defeating 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov in four tightly contested sets, despite his opponent having served for the fourth set at 5–3; Murray won the last 5 games to seal the win, and make it through to the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the 6th straight year. In the quarterfinals, the Scot faced teenage sensation and home favourite Nick Kyrgios, in the Australian's second Grand slam quarterfinal in as many appearances. Murray made light work of his young opponent, and despite being broken towards the end of the third set, Murray made it through in straight sets to his 15th Grand Slam semifinal. He faced Tomas Berdych for the first time since 2013, going into the match with a 4-6 disadvantage in their head-to-head. Despite losing the first set, Murray then dominated proceedings, taking the second set to love and ultimately winning in four sets to make it through to his fourth final at the Australian Open, his 8th career Grand Slam final appearance. Here he faced Novak Djokovic for his first Australian open title. However, he lost in 4 sets, which would be his 5th consecutive defeat to the Serb.[1]
All matches
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | LQ (Q#) | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F-S | G | NMS | NH |
Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Singles matches
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (Seed or Key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 19 January – 1 February 2015 | ||||||
| 1 | 1R |  Yuki Bhambri (Q) | 317 | Win | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | |
| 2 | 2R |  Marinko Matosevic | 81 | Win | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 3 | 3R |  João Sousa | 55 | Win | 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 | |
| 4 | 4R |  Grigor Dimitrov (10) | 11 | Win | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 5 | QF | Nick Kyrgios | 53 | Win | 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | |
| 6 | SF |  Tomáš Berdych (7) | 7 | Win | 6–7(6–8), 6–0, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 7 | F |  Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Loss (1) | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Rotterdam Open Rotterdam, Netherlands ATP World Tour 500 Hard, indoor 9 – 15 February 2015 | ||||||
| 8 | 1R |  Nicolas Mahut (Q) | 109 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 9 | 2R |  Vasek Pospisil | 59 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 10 | QF | Gilles Simon (8) | 19 | Loss | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates ATP World Tour 500 Hard, outdoor 23 February – 1 March 2015 | ||||||
| 11 | 1R |  Gilles Müller | 35 | Win | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| 12 | 2R | João Sousa | 50 | Win | 6–0, 6–2 | |
| 13 | QF |  Borna Ćorić (LL) | 84 | Loss | 1–6, 3–6 | |
| Davis Cup World Group First Round Glasgow, United Kingdom Davis Cup Hard, indoor 6 – 8 March 2015 | ||||||
| 14 | 1R R1 |
 Donald Young | 47 | Win | 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| 15 | 1R R4 |
John Isner | 20 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | |
| Indian Wells Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 9 – 22 March 2015 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 16 | 2R | Vasek Pospisil | 62 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 17 | 3R |  Philipp Kohlschreiber (26) | 29 | Win | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 | |
| 18 | 4R | Adrian Mannarino | 38 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 19 | QF |  Feliciano López (12) | 12 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 20 | SF | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Loss | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Miami Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 24 March – 5 April 2015 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 21 | 2R | Donald Young | 44 | Won | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 22 | 3R |  Santiago Giraldo (27) | 31 | Won | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 23 | 4R |  Kevin Anderson (15) | 17 | Won | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| 24 | QF |  Dominic Thiem | 52 | Won | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 25 | SF | Tomáš Berdych (8) | 9 | Won | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 26 | F | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Loss (2) | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 0–6 | |
| Bavarian International Tennis Championships Munich, Germany ATP World Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 25 April – 3 May 2015 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 27 | 2R | Mischa Zverev (Q) | 653 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 28 | QF | Lukáš Rosol (9) | 41 | |||
Doubles matches
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (Seed or Key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 9 – 22 March 2014 Partner: Thanasi Kokkinakis
| ||||||
| 1 | 1R |  Jean-Julien Rojer /  Horia Tecău (4) | 9 / 9 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 2 | 2R |  Marcin Matkowski / Nenad Zimonjić | 27 / 4 | Loss | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Bavarian International Tennis Championships Munich, Germany ATP World Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 25 April – 3 May 2015 Partner: Jean-Julien Rojer
| ||||||
| 3 | 1R | Raven Klaasen / Lukáš Rosol (3) | 28 / 49 | Won | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| 4 | QF | Rameez Junaid / Adil Shamasdin | 66 / 55 | Won | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 5 | SF | Alexander Peya /  Bruno Soares (1) | 17 / 16 |
Exhibitions
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents (Seed or Key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4" style"background:#99badd; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Singles Exhibition Hard, outdoor 1 – 3 January 2015 | ||||||
| – | QF | Feliciano López | 14 | Win | 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–4 | |
| – | SF | Rafael Nadal | 3 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| – | W | Novak Djokovic | 1 | Win | Walkover | |
| Hopman Cup Perth, Western Australia, Australia Mixed Exhibition Hard, indoor 4 – 11 January 2015 Partner: Heather Watson | ||||||
| – | RR | Benoît Paire | 126 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| – | RR | Alizé Cornet / Benoît Paire | – | Win | 6–2, 2–6, [10–8] | |
| – | RR | Jerzy Janowicz | 43 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| – | RR | Agnieszka Radwańska / Jerzy Janowicz | – | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| – | RR | Marinko Matosevic | 77 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| – | RR | Casey Dellacqua / Marinko Matosevic | – | Win | 7–5, 6–1 | |
Tournament schedule
Singles schedule
Murray's 2015 singles tournament schedule is as follows:
| Date | Championship | Location | Category | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 January 2015– 1 February 2015 | Australian Open | Melbourne | Grand Slam | Hard | QF | 360 | 1,200 | Lost in the final against Novak Djokovic |
| 9 February 2015– 15 February 2015 | Rotterdam Open | Rotterdam | ATP World Tour 500 | Hard (i) | QF | 90 | 90 | Lost in the quarterfinals against Gilles Simon |
| 23 February 2015– 1 March 2015 | Dubai Tennis Championships |  Dubai | ATP World Tour 500 | Hard | DNS | 0 | 90 | Lost in the quarterfinals against Borna Ćorić |
| 2 March 2015– 4 March 2015 | Davis Cup: Great Britain vs USA World Group First Round | Glasgow | Davis Cup | Hard (i) | QF | 80 | 80 | Great Britain def. United States, 3–2 Great Britain advanced to WG QF |
| 9 March 2015– 22 March 2015 | Indian Wells Masters | Indian Wells | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard | 4R | 90 | 360 | Lost in the semifinals against Novak Djokovic |
| 23 March 2015– 5 April 2015 | Miami Masters | Miami | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | 600 | Lost in the final against Novak Djokovic |
| 25 April 2015– 3 May 2015 | Bavarian International Tennis Championships | Munich | ATP World Tour 250 | Clay | DNS | 0 | ||
| 4 May 2015– 10 May 2015 | Madrid Open | Madrid | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Clay | 3R | 90 | ||
| 11 May 2015– 17 May 2015 | Italian Open |  Rome | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Clay | QF | 180 | ||
| 25 May 2015– 7 June 2015 | French Open | Paris | Grand Slam tournament | Clay | SF | 720 | ||
| 15 June 2015– 21 June 2015 | Queen's Club Championships | London | ATP World Tour 500 | Grass | 3R | 20 | ||
| 29 June 2015– 12 July 2015 | Wimbledon | London | Grand Slam tournament | Grass | QF | 360 | ||
| 10 August 2015– 16 August 2015 | Rogers Cup | Montreal | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | ||
| 17 August 2015– 23 August 2015 | Cincinnati Masters | Cincinnati | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | ||
| 31 August 2015– 13 September | US Open | New York City | Grand Slam tournament | Hard | QF | 360 | ||
| 12 October 2015– 18 October 2015 | Shanghai Masters |  Shanghai | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard | 3R | 90 | ||
| 2 November 2015– 8 November 2015 | Paris Masters | Paris | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | QF | 180 | ||
| Total year-end points | ||||||||
Yearly records
Head-to-head matchups
Ordered by number of wins (Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of match, Italic denotes top 50)
|
|
Finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
|
|
|
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 15. | February 1, 2015 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (4) | Hard | Novak Djokovic |
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | April 5, 2015 | Miami Masters, United States (2) | Hard | Novak Djokovic |
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 0–6 |
Earnings
| # | Venue | Singles Prize Money | Year-to-date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Australian Open | A$1,550,000 | $1,273,015 | |||||
| 2. | Rotterdam Open | €36,950 | $1,314,812 | |||||
| 3. | Dubai Championships | $52,030 | $1,366,842 | |||||
| 4. | Indian Wells | $220,230 | $1,587,072 | |||||
| 5. | Miami Masters | $439,420 | $2,026,492 | |||||
| As of 6 April 2015 | ||||||||
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
See also
- 2015 ATP World Tour
- 2015 Novak Djokovic tennis season
- 2015 Rafael Nadal tennis season
- 2015 Roger Federer tennis season
- 2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season
- 2015 Kei Nishikori tennis season
Notes
- ↑ Sousa was ranked outside the top 50 for their first meeting (1–0) but top 50 for their second (1–0).
References
- ↑ "Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open". ESPN. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||