Andrew Castle
Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 80 (13 June 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1987, 1988, 1991) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1986, 1987) |
US Open | 3R (1987) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 63–70 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, WCT tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 45 (19 December 1988) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1988) |
French Open | 3R (1987) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1986, 1987) |
US Open | QF (1990) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1987) |
Last updated on: 25 October 2012. |
Andrew Nicholas Castle (born 15 November 1963) is a British broadcaster and former tennis player. Castle was Great Britain's number 1 in singles tennis in 1986, reaching as high as World No. 80 in June 1988, and No. 45 in doubles in December 1988, with Tim Wilkison of the United States.
Castle reached one
Between 2000 and 2010, Castle was a presenter on the now defunct
He has also taken part in Strictly Come Dancing and 71 Degrees North.
Early life
Castle was born in
Castle's father ran the fishmonger's in
Tennis career
Castle became a professional tennis player in 1986, after completing a marketing degree whilst on an athletic scholarship in the United States. During his playing career, he was regularly ranked number one in Great Britain. In 1986 Castle reached the third round at Queens Club. He won three tour doubles titles, and was a mixed doubles finalist at the 1987 Australian Open. His 1987 run at the US Open was his best career singles performance at a Grand Slam event, when he reached the third round by defeating
team and the European Cup team. His career-high rankings were World No. 80 in singles and No. 45 in doubles.Castle represents Surrey at squash at over-45s level, and continues to play representative tennis around the world.
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1988 | Seoul Open, South Korea | Hard | Dan Goldie | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6 |
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1988 | Seoul Open, South Korea | Hard | Roberto Saad | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 | |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1988 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Tim Wilkison | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 1988 | Rye Brook, USA | Hard | Tim Wilkison | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 | |
Win | 3–1 | Jan 1990 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Nduka Odizor | 7–6, 6–2 | |
Loss | 3–2 | Jun 1991 | Manchester, England | Grass | Nick Brown | 4–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1987 | Australian Open | Grass | Anne Hobbs | Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Media career
After retiring from professional tennis in 1992, Castle served as a commentator and presenter for
He joined GMTV in September 2000 as a presenter. After a decade, it was announced in June 2010 he was to leave the programme. Castle presented the final broadcast of GMTV on 3 September 2010.[5]
He is a member of the
In 2005, he presented the quiz show Perseverance; he presented two series of the teatime game show
Castle previously presented the breakfast show on Smooth Radio and continued on the station with The Great American Songbook on Sunday evenings until 2019. He presented a weekend breakfast show on speech-based radio station LBC. He has been off air since November 2023 without any apparent explanation from LBC. As of November 2023, Matthew Wright has replaced Andrew Castle on Weekend Breakfast at LBC.
Strictly Come Dancing
Castle competed in the
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||||
Horwood | Phillips | Goodman | Tonioli | Total | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Mercy" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | Safe |
3 | Tango / "20th Century Boy "
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4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | Safe |
5 | American Smooth / "You Know I'm No Good "
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3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | Safe |
6 | Viennese Waltz / "Annie's Song "
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5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | Bottom Two |
7 | Ain't it Funny "
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4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | Eliminated |
Personal life
Castle married Sophia Runham in May 1991.[7] They have two daughters.[8]
He is the great-great-grandson of Annie Besant, a prominent socialist, women's rights activist, and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule.[9]
References
- ^ "Former GMTV presenter Andrew Castle joins LBC 97.3 to host weekend breakfast".
- ^ "LBC".
- ^ SMITH, AIDAN (28 June 2014). "Andrew Castle is a smooth operator". The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrew Castle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ After a decade on the sofa, Andrew Castle bows out of GMTV ITV Press Centre, 10 June 2010 Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ TV – News – Richie. Huq tipped for '71 Degrees North'
- ^ @AndrewCastle63 (18 May 2018). "27 years ago Sophia Runham honoured me by becoming my wife. I feel blessed every day that we are together (apart from when she doesn't want to watch a film!) Anyone that knows us will agree that I completely over achieved" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 July 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Morgan, Sally (6 November 2022). "Andrew Castle and daughter Georgina open up about their close relationship and why this Christmas will be special". Hello!. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "First Impressions: Andrew Castle". The Lady. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
External links
- Andrew Castle at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Andrew Castle at the International Tennis Federation
- Andrew Castle at the Davis Cup
- Andrew Castle on LBC
- Andrew Castle at IMDb
- Andrew Castle at Olympedia
- Andrew Castle at Team GB
- Andrew Castle at Olympics.com