Andrew Castle
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| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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| Residence | London, England |
| Born |
15 November 1963 Epsom, Surrey, England |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Retired | 1992 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $344,338 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 22–57 (27.85% at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, WCT tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger |
| 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 (1987) |
| 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 an English retired tennis professional, and now a television and radio presenter. Castle was UK 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 Grand Slam final in his career in the 1987 Australian Open mixed doubles event with Anne Hobbs. He won three ATP titles in men's doubles, as well as one title on the Challenger tour. He won $344,338 in prize money.
Between 2000 and 2010, Castle was a presenter on the now defunct Breakfast Station GMTV, sharing duties with Ben Shephard to present its weekday magazine programme. In 2009, he began presenting the ITV daytime game show Divided.
He has also taken part in Strictly Come Dancing and 71 Degrees North.
Castle was born in Epsom, Surrey. His mother, Lavinia Pollock (the great-grandchild of Annie Besant), was adopted shortly after her birth. She married Frank Castle in April 1953. The couple had five children: James; Richard, David, Fiona and Andrew, who was born in 1963.
Castle's father ran the fishmonger's in Westerham, Kent, where his customers included the lady of nearby Chartwell House, Winston Churchill's wife Clementine. He went on to own shops in North Cheam; Norbury; Stoneleigh, Surrey; and owned a fish and chip shop in Taunton, Somerset (Kingston Road).
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