Wimbledon is commissioning a statue of its two-time singles champion, Sir Andy Murray, with the unveiling planned for 2027.
For the first time, the All England Club has officially confirmed that a sculpture honoring the legendary Murray, aged 38 and who retired last year, is in development.
The Scottish player won the championship in 2013, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in the Centre Court final. This victory ended a 77-year drought for a British male singles champion at Wimbledon.
Three years later, the star from Dunblane achieved this remarkable feat again, securing his second title by beating Canadian Milos Raonic.
To commemorate his outstanding achievements, a statue will be installed permanently on the Wimbledon grounds (SW19). Its public unveiling is scheduled for 2027, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the first Championships.
Debbie Jevans, the current chair, shared this news on the ainslie + ainslie Performance People podcast, hosted by former Sky Sports news presenter Georgie Ainslie.
Jevans stated, “We are planning to have a statue of Andy Murray here and are collaborating closely with him and his team.”
She added, “Our goal is to unveil it on the 150th anniversary of our first Championships, which took place in 1877, so the unveiling would be in 2027.”
“It will be wonderful,” she commented. “He and his team rightly need to be very involved in this process.”
Fred Perry was a three-time singles champion before World War II and was the last British man to win the prestigious trophy before Murray`s victory.
A ¾ life-sized statue of Perry, who was born in Stockport and passed away in February 1995 at 85, stands outside the Debenture Holders’ Entrance.
Additionally, there are five head-and-shoulder busts commemorating British women champions: Kitty Godfree, Dorothy Round, Angela Mortimer, Ann Jones, and Virginia Wade.
Murray, who underwent career-extending hip surgery in January 2019, retired from the sport last summer following his participation in the doubles event at the Paris Olympics.
His last match at Wimbledon was a year prior, where he exited in the first round of the men`s doubles tournament playing alongside his older brother Jamie Murray.
Emotionally, Murray spoke with Sue Barker on court about his career and Wimbledon memories as former rivals gathered to pay tribute.
Jevans remarked, “You always wanted and hoped for a British winner. Of course, everyone here is patriotic.”
“Andy had won the 2012 Olympics here before and had that valuable experience on Centre Court.”
“And we were hoping that perhaps that experience would help him win the Wimbledon title in 2013.”
“When he won, it was incredibly special. Special for him, and incredibly special for us, as a club.”
“Now that he has retired, we are very much looking at ways he can remain a significant part of the club in the long term.”
“We held a wonderful celebration for Andy when he played his final match, which took place on Centre Court.”
“All the former players attended, greeted him, and Sue Barker conducted an interview.”
