Murphy Jensen

Murphy Jensen

Jensen in 2009
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1968-10-30) October 30, 1968 Ludington, Michigan
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2006
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
College	University of Southern California
Prize money	$681,817
Singles
Career record	0–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 586 (11 January 1993)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (1992)
Doubles
Career record	125–179
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 17 (18 October 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1993, 1994, 1995)
French Open	W (1993)
Wimbledon	2R (1993)
US Open	3R (1994, 1995, 1998)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1994, 1996)
French Open	SF (1993)
Wimbledon	2R (1995)
US Open	QF (1994)

Murphy Jensen (born October 30, 1968) is an American former professional tennis player from Ludington, Michigan, and currently the coach of the Washington Kastles of World TeamTennis. His elder brother is former professional tennis player Luke Jensen. Jensen has a son William (born 1999^[1][2]) with actress Robin Givens, whom he dated periodically during the late 1990s.

Jensen and his brother attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.^[3]

Professional career

Jensen was an unknown until 1993, when he and his brother Luke won the men's doubles title at the French Open.

Career finals

Doubles (4 titles)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
7.	June 7, 1993	French Open, Paris	Clay	Luke Jensen	Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil	6–4, 6–7, 6–4
8.	June 26, 1995	Nottingham, England	Grass	Luke Jensen	Patrick Galbraith Danie Visser	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
9.	August 26, 1996	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Luke Jensen	Hendrik Dreekmann Alexander Volkov	6–3, 7–6
10.	July 21, 1997	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Hard	Luke Jensen	Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier	6–4, 6–4

Runners-up (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
4.	January 18, 1993	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Luke Jensen	Sandon Stolle Jason Stoltenberg	3–6, 4–6
8.	May 24, 1993	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Luke Jensen	Danie Visser Laurie Warder	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
9.	October 18, 1993	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Luke Jensen	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	3–6, 4–6
10.	February 28, 1994	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Luke Jensen	Francisco Montana Bryan Shelton	3–6, 4–6
11.	September 19, 1994	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Luke Jensen	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4–6, 6–7
13.	May 12, 1997	Coral Springs, U.S.	Clay	Luke Jensen	Dave Randall Greg Van Emburgh	7–6, 2–6, 6–7
14.	May 26, 1997	St. Poelten, Austria	Clay	Luke Jensen	Kelly Jones Scott Melville	2–6, 6–7

Film and television career

Since retiring from the game, Jensen has acted in bit parts in films such as Wimbledon and more recently Tennis, Anyone. He currently hosts several programs on the Tennis Channel, including Open Access and Murphy's Guide.

On Open Access Jensen reports on high-profile tennis events around the world and interviews participating players about their lives and careers.

Each episode of the more comedic Murphy's Guide is a guide for tourists to a particular city where a major tennis tournament is taking place, such as Paris, London, New York, Melbourne etc. At least one major player appears at some point in the episode, and there is usually a brief segment about where enthusiasts of the game can play when in town, but the show's content mainly features Jensen attempting to navigate the city's sights, trying exotic food, and interacting with locals in his unique style. Through his experiences and misadventures, however, specific travel information about local hotels, restaurants, and attractions is conveyed, often with the help of animated maps and graphics. Many episodes also feature a scripted opening sequence, such as Jensen being made to walk the plank by the pirates of Treasure Island in Las Vegas, being psychoanalyzed by Sigmund Freud in Vienna, and impersonating James Bond and Crocodile Dundee in London and Melbourne, respectively.

References

External links

• Official website.
• Murphy Jensen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Murphy Jensen at the International Tennis Federation
• Murphy Jensen on IMDb