--- description: Andy Murray, currently the third-ranked tennis player in the world, ended his work with Amelie Mauresmo on Monday after a Sunday loss. title: Andy Murray Breaks Off from Coach Amelie Mauresmo image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt62e0699f51cf90da/698892690b72e328ed6e94f0/murray-mauresmo-split.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [tennis](/tag/tennis/) ## tennis Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Andy Murray Breaks Off from Coach Amelie Mauresmo  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 9, 2016 1:57 PM CUT  Britain's Andy Murray (L) walks with his coach Amelie Mauresmo during a training session on day seven of the 2016 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 24, 2016. Britain's Andy Murray (L) walks with his coach Amelie Mauresmo during a training session on day seven of the 2016 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 24, 2016.William West—AFP/Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 9, 2016 1:57 PM CUT Andy Murray, currently the [third-ranked](http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/singles "undefined") tennis player in the world, [ended his work](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/tennis/andy-murray-splits-from-coach-amelie-mauresmo/2016/05/09/d9dca1e8-15df-11e6-971a-dadf9ab18869%5Fstory.html "undefined") with his coach Amelie Mauresmo on Monday after his Sunday loss in the Madrid Open final. When Murray hired[ Mauresmo as his coach](http://time.com/3910521/andy-murray-feminist/ "undefined") in June 2014, he was notably the first male tennis professional to [hire a female](http://time.com/3896935/women-coaches/ "undefined") for the position. According to a joint statement, [the split was mutual](http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36247592 "undefined"); Murray said he has “learned a lot” from Mauresmo, who added she had trouble dedicating enough time to travel right now. Mauresmo took six months off from coaching after she gave birth in August. Murray won seven titles — but no Grand Slams — under Mauresmo, a former French player and Grand Slam winner. \[[_Washington Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/tennis/andy-murray-splits-from-coach-amelie-mauresmo/2016/05/09/d9dca1e8-15df-11e6-971a-dadf9ab18869%5Fstory.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4322678/andy-murray-coach-mauresmo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4322678/andy-murray-coach-mauresmo/"},"headline":"Andy Murray Breaks Off from Coach Amelie Mauresmo","datePublished":"2016-05-09T13:57:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:22:54.291Z","description":"The third-ranked British player and his coach split after his Sunday loss","url":"https://time.com/4322678/andy-murray-coach-mauresmo/","keywords":["tennis","Sports topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt62e0699f51cf90da/698892690b72e328ed6e94f0/murray-mauresmo-split.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt62e0699f51cf90da/698892690b72e328ed6e94f0/murray-mauresmo-split.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"murray mauresmo split","caption":"murray mauresmo split","creditText":"William West—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/tennis/","name":"tennis"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4322678/andy-murray-coach-mauresmo/","name":"Andy Murray Breaks Off from Coach Amelie Mauresmo"}}]}] ```