Jamie Murray has enjoyed a legendary tennis career in doubles and mixed doubles, winning several Grand Slam titles.
The Brit won his first Grand Slam in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon 18 years ago, partnering Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic.
Winning four more between 2017 and 2019, Murray took his mixed doubles major tally to five.
He also enjoyed plenty of success in doubles alongside Brazil’s Bruno Soares, as the pair won the Australian Open and US Open titles in 2016.
In doing so, Murray became the doubles world number one, a ranking he held for nine weeks.
Throughout his career, Murray played with a whole host of tennis legends, as he now picks his favorite doubles partner.
Jamie Murray says Martina Hingis was his favorite doubles partner
Appearing as a guest on the latest episode of ‘Wimbledon Unfiltered with Nick Kyrgios, Murray was asked to name his favorite doubles partner he ever played with.
“[Martina] Hingis for me was a different level. Her level of ability and skill set was crazy,” he said.
“Also, whenever things got close or edgy, she would say ‘I’m going to do this’ and she would deliver.
“For me, that was different; she definitely had the champion’s mentality or whatever you want to call it. It was impressive; she made the game look so easy, which all of the great players do, but it was impressive.
“I was very fortunate to play a couple of tournaments with her before she retired.”
Becoming the youngest-ever Grand Slam champion in 1997, Hingis reached all four major finals that year, winning three.
Winning her fifth and final singles Grand Slam title two years later in 1999, the Swiss star began to struggle with injuries, retiring twice, first in 2003, and for the second time in 2007.
Coming out of retirement, Hingis returned to the doubles and mixed doubles tour in 2013, where she soon found success alongside Sania Mirza and Leander Paes.
It was with Murray, however, that Hingis won her final two mixed doubles Grand Slams, as the pair showed their class in 2017.
Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis’ Grand Slam successes
In 2017, Murray and Hingis travelled to Wimbledon as the number one seeds, and dominated the field en route to the title.
- 2017 Wimbledon 2R – Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis beat Neal Skupski/Anna Smith, 6-3, 6-0
- 2017 Wimbledon 3R – Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis beat Roman Jebavy/Lucie Hradecka, 6-3, 6-4
- 2017 Wimbledon QF – Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis beat Ken Skupski/Jocelyn Rae, 6-4, 6-4
- 2017 Wimbledon SF – Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis beat Marcelo Demoliner/Maria Sanchez, 6-2, 7-5
- 2017 Wimbledon F – Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis beat Henri Kontinen/Heather Watson, 6-4, 6-4
Clinching the title without dropping a set, Murray and Hingis carried that momentum through to the US Open later in the year.
There, Murray and Hingis had a tougher time of things, but still managed to come away with the win.
- 2017 US Open 1R – Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis beat Robert Lindstedt/Anna-Lena Gronefeld, 6-1, 6-4
- 2017 US Open 2R – Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis beat Marcelo Demoliner/Kvetoslava, 6-0, 4-6, [11-9]
- 2017 US Open QF – Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis beat Juan Sebastian Cabal/Abigail Spears, 6-2, 2-6, [10-8]
- 2017 US Open SF – Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis beat Horia Tecau/CoCo Vandeweghe, 6-4, 7-6
- 2017 US Open F – Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis beat Michael Venus/Chan Hao-ching, 6-1, 4-6, [10-8]
The 2017 US Open was Hingis’ final mixed doubles Grand Slam tournament, as she retired at the end of the year.
Playing two tournaments together, Murray and Hingis won them both as they reigned supreme in the world of mixed doubles for a six-month period.
Murray hasn’t won a Grand Slam title in any discipline for six years, as he currently sits 34th in the doubles rankings.
Partnering American veteran Rajeev Ram, Murray came up short in his opening match at Wimbledon this year 6-7, 3-6.
It remains to be seen if Murray can add another Grand Slam title to his collection, but it will certainly be something to look out for.
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