18 Facts About Andrew Castle

Andrew Nicholas Castle was born on 15 November 1963 and is a British broadcaster and former tennis player.

Andrew 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.

Andrew Castle reached one Grand Slam final in his career in the 1987 Australian Open mixed doubles event with Anne Hobbs.

Between 2000 and 2010, Andrew Castle was a presenter on the now defunct ITV breakfast programme GMTV, sharing duties with Ben Shephard to present its weekday magazine programme.

Andrew Castle won a tennis scholarship to Millfield School in Somerset but at 15 his parents separated and he had to leave.

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Andrew 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.

Andrew Castle became a professional tennis player in 1986, after completing a marketing degree whilst on an athletic scholarship in the United States.

Andrew Castle's1987 run at the US Open was his best career singles performance at a Grand Slam event, when he reached the third round by defeating David Pate and Jimmy Brown, before losing to Boris Becker in four sets.

Andrew Castle was a regular member of the British Davis Cup team and the European Cup team.

Andrew Castle represents Surrey at squash at over-45s level, and continues to play representative tennis around the world.

Andrew Castle presented the final broadcast of GMTV on 3 September 2010.

Andrew Castle has been lead commentator on all men's singles finals since 2003, working alongside John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Jimmy Connors, Tim Henman and John Lloyd.

Andrew Castle previously presented the breakfast show on Smooth Radio and continued on the station with The Great American Songbook on Sunday evenings until 2019.

Andrew Castle competed in the sixth series of the celebrity dance competition, Strictly Come Dancing.

Andrew Castle's appearance marked the third time a main GMTV presenter had participated in the show.

Andrew Castle was voted out after round 7 of the competition on 2 November 2008.

On 18 May 1991, Andrew Castle married a former Japan Airlines cabin crew member Sophia, whom he had met in Tokyo whilst competing in the Japan Open tennis tournament.

In 2009, Andrew Castle became a Patron of the Festival4Stars talent competition.