Jamie Murray awarded 'amazing' OBE for services to sport and charity

Jamie Murray with his wife Alejandra Gutierrez, mother Judy and father William (Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

JAMIE MURRAY’S most successful year on the court has been matched with an award off it – an OBE for services to his sport and charity.

Murray, 30, has forged a career playing doubles and during the past 12 months has won the US and Australian Open titles and helped the Great Britain team clinch the Davis Cup.

After receiving the OBE from the Queen during a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony, the doubles star said: “I never expected this, and it’s not something you think about.

“It’s amazing to be honoured like this for some of the achievements I’ve been able to do in my tennis career.”

Jamie Murray is made a Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II (Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

A four-year-old Murray, born in the Scottish town of Dunblane, began playing tennis alongside his younger sibling and turned professional at 18.

The brothers were set on the road to tennis stardom by their mother Judy Murray, a tennis coach and former captain of Great Britain’s Fed Cup team, who joined him at the palace along with his Colombian-born wife Alejandra Gutierrez and father William Murray.

Jamie Murray came to wider attention when at the age of 21 he won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Serbian Jelena Jankovic, becoming the first Briton to win a senior title at SW19 for 20 years.

A highlight of his career was being part of the team which won the Davis Cup last year, an historic victory as Great Britain lifted the famous trophy for the first time since 1936.

Murray has also taken part in various charity events, including alongside his brother at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro earlier this year.

It was announced today that the Andy Murray Live event had raised over £350,000 for children’s charities.

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