Jamie Murray may be the brother of tennis legend Andy Murray, however, he is not short of his own achievements.
The 37-year-old specialises in doubles tennis and won the Davis Cup and is a seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion as well as a former doubles world number one, reports the Mirror.
However, off the court, his impressive accolades don't end.
Known for being part of the famous sporting family, with his brother and their professional tennis coach mum, Judy Murray, but he's also started his own family with his wife Alejandra.
The sportsman grew up in Dunblane, Scotland alongside his brother Andy.
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The pair tragically witnessed the horror of the Dunblane Primary School shooting when it unfolded in 1996 and they took cover with other children - coming out unharmed.
The school shooting saw sixteen children and a teacher killed by shooter, Thomas Hamilton.
Judy Murray, their mother has previously opened up about that traumatic event.
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She told Radio Times how her sons had known the shooter, as they'd attended boys' clubs that he'd run at the school and that she'd even given him a lift in her car to the train station.
She said: "Andy's class had been on their way to the gym. That's how close he was to what happened. They heard the noise and someone went ahead to investigate. They came back and told all the kids to go to the headmaster's study and the deputy head's study."
Meanwhile, Jamie was in a prefab classroom when the shooting began.
"He told me they thought someone was knocking on the roof with a hammer. They could hear the noise, but you'd never think of gunfire," Judy added, recalling how she left work immediately and rushed to the school.
"I was driving there thinking, 'I might not see my children again'. There were too many cars on the road – everyone was trying to get there. I got angry, shouting 'Get out of the way!' About a quarter of a mile away I just got out and ran."
Despite suffering such a traumatic incident, both boys went on to achieve their dreams with Jamie ranking the number three tennis player of his age in Europe when he was just 10. By 13 he was the junior world number two.
His tennis career shot up from there and off his court his personal life has also been successful.
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In 2008, the tennis star met his wife Alejandra Gutierrez when he was just 22 whilst Columbian-born Alejandra was an MBA student studying in London.
By 2010, the pair were married at an intimate ceremony at Cromlix House Hotel in Dunblane, with Andy as the best man.
Their parents and grandparents attended the wedding, with their grandmother reportedly making the wedding cake for the big day - which featured both Scottish and Colombian flags.
The wedding also featured traditional music, with bagpipes greeting the wedding party and guests on arrival.
In 2011 the hotel closed, however, it was later confirmed that Andy had purchased the venue for "£1.8million with plans to later refurbish it.
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Cromlix House reopened as a five-star hotel in 2014 and since then, the younger Murray brother has had his wedding reception there too.
Their father, William Murray also tied the knot there.
Jamie and his wife, Alejandra welcomed their daughter Ava in 2022 and since, the couple have shared several sweet snaps as a family online.
Jamie shared a touching post to mark his daughter's first birthday, writing: "We made it through a year! I am so blessed to have an incredible little girl and wife. Ava is so blessed to have an incredible mum by her side."
Alejandra encourages and supports her husband's professional endeavours, however, there is one career move she isn't quite on board with.
Jamie previously revealed that she didn't want him to follow in his mother's footsteps and go on Strictly Come Dancing, as she doesn't think the show respects the tradition of salsa dancing.
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Jamie explained said: "No, no, my wife wouldn't let me [appear on 'Strictly']. She's an amazing dancer, being South American, but she doesn't like it when they do the salsa or tango to pop music. She doesn't think it's pure."
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During the same chat, he also shared some other tidbits about his wife, including that he calls her 'Ale'; that she's got a high-flying career as a global marketing manager for a large tech firm and that she's not bothered about attending the ATP tour to watch her hubby play tennis.
He added: "It's not that exciting for a wife or girlfriend on the tour. Ale has two degrees anyway, so she said, 'I'm not going to study all that time just to follow your around and wait in players' lounges to watch you do your job.'
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"It was her who helped me get serious about my tennis again, serious about life again. She was a huge support, and probably the reason for me achieving what I've been able to in the past few years. I don't know if I'd have [been world number one] if I hadn't met her."
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