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{{Short description|British broadcaster and tennis player}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
|name= Andrew Castle
|image= Andrew Castle 2009-04-23.jpg
|caption= Castle in 2009
|country= {{flagicon|Great Britain}} [[Great Britain Davis Cup team|Great Britain]]
|residence= London, England
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|11|15}}
|birth_place= [[Epsom]], [[Surrey]], England
|height= {{height|ft=6|in=3}}
|turnedpro= 1986
|retired= 1992
|plays= Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney= [[US$|$]]344,337
|singlesrecord= 22–57<small> (27.85% at [[ATP Tour]], [[Grand Prix tour]], [[World Championship Tennis|WCT tour]], and [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] level, and in [[Davis Cup]])</small>
|singlestitles= 0
|highestsinglesranking= No. 80 (13 June 1988)
|AustralianOpenresult= 1R ([[1987 Australian Open – Men's singles|1987]], [[1988 Australian Open – Men's singles|1988]], [[1991 Australian Open – Men's singles|1991]])
|Wimbledonresult= 2R ([[1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1986]], [[1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1987]])
|USOpenresult= 3R ([[1987 US Open – Men's singles|1987]])
|Othertournaments = yes
|Olympicsresult = 2R ([[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|1988]])
|doublesrecord= 63–70<small> (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, WCT tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)</small>
|doublestitles= 3
|highestdoublesranking= No. 45 (19 December 1988)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult= SF ([[1988 Australian Open – Men's doubles|1988]])
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult= 3R ([[1987 French Open – Men's doubles|1987]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult= 2R ([[1986 Wimbledon Championships#Men's Doubles|1986]], [[1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|1987]])
|USOpenDoublesresult= QF ([[1990 US Open (tennis)#Men's Doubles|1990]])
| Mixed = Yes
| mixedtitles = 0
| mixedrecord =
| AustralianOpenMixedresult = F ([[1987 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|1987]])
| FrenchOpenMixedresult =
| WimbledonMixedresult =
| USOpenMixedresult =
| updated               = 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 [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] final in his career in the [[1987 Australian Open]] [[mixed doubles (tennis)|mixed doubles]] event with [[Anne Hobbs]]. He won three [[Association of Tennis Professionals#ATP Tour tournaments|ATP titles]] in [[men's doubles (tennis)|men's doubles]], as well as one title on the Challenger tour. He won {{Currency|344338|US}} in prize money (equivalent to {{Currency|{{From USD|344338|GBR|year=1992|r=0}}|UK}} in 1992).

Between 2000 and 2010, Castle was a presenter on the now defunct [[ITV Breakfast|ITV breakfast]] programme ''[[GMTV]]'', sharing duties with [[Ben Shephard]] to present its weekday magazine programme. In 2009, he began presenting the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] daytime game show ''[[Divided (game show)|Divided]]''. In 2013, Castle began presenting for [[LBC]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/08/29/former-gmtv-presenter-andrew-castle-joins-lbc-973-host-weekend-breakfast | title=Former GMTV presenter Andrew Castle joins LBC 97.3 to host weekend breakfast }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/andrew-castle/ | title=LBC }}</ref> In November 2023, without any official announcement or explanation before or since, he was removed from all LBC broadcasting. 

He has also taken part in ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' and ''[[71 Degrees North]]''.

==Early life==
Castle was born in [[Epsom]], [[Surrey]]. His mother, Lavinia Pollock (the great-grandchild of [[Annie Besant]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2012/06/01/andrew-castle-the-first-time-i-played-tennis-i-fell-in-love-with-the-ball-454044/|title=Andrew Castle: The first time I played tennis I fell in love with the ball|journal=Metro|first=Andrew|last=Williams|date=1 June 2012|accessdate=3 August 2024}}</ref> married Frank Castle in April 1953.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} Andrew was born in 1963. Castle won a tennis scholarship to [[Millfield School]] in Somerset but at 15 his parents separated and he had to leave. Another scholarship sent him to Kansas.  He taught tennis at the Wichita Racquet Club to both children and adults.<ref>{{cite news|last1=SMITH|first1=AIDAN|title=Andrew Castle is a smooth operator|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/tennis/andrew-castle-is-a-smooth-operator-1-3459828|access-date=9 December 2017|work=The Scotsman|date=28 June 2014}}</ref>

Castle's father ran the fishmonger's in [[Westerham]], [[Kent]], where his customers included the lady of nearby [[Chartwell|Chartwell House]], [[Winston Churchill]]'s wife [[Clementine Churchill|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).{{citation needed|date=June 2011}}

==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 [[David Pate]] and [[Jimmy Brown (tennis)|Jimmy Brown]], before losing to [[Boris Becker]] in four sets. He represented Britain at the [[Seoul Olympic Games]] of [[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|1988]], and the [[Barcelona Olympic Games]] of [[Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|1992]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/andrew-castle-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040949/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/andrew-castle-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Andrew Castle}}</ref> Castle was a regular member of the British [[Davis Cup]] 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 (sport)|squash]] at over-45s level, and continues to play representative tennis around the world.

===Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)===

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!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L 
!style="width:50px"|Date
!style="width:180px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:150px"|Opponent
!style="width:130px" class="unsortable"|Score
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1
|[[1988 Seoul Open – Singles|Apr 1988]]
|[[Seoul Open]], South Korea
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Goldie]]
|3–6, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 0–6
|}

===Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)===

{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L 
!style="width:50px"|Date
!style="width:180px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:150px"|Partner
!style="width:150px"|Opponents
!style="width:130px" class="unsortable"|Score
|- 
|style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
|1–0
|[[1988 Seoul Open – Doubles|Apr 1988]]
|[[Seoul Open]], South Korea
|Hard
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Saad]]
|{{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}}&nbsp;[[Gary Donnelly]]|{{flagicon|USA}}&nbsp;[[Jim Grabb]]}}
|6–7, 6–4, 7–6
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–1
|[[1988 Player's Canadian Open – Men's doubles|Aug 1988]]
|[[Canadian Open (tennis)|Toronto]], Canada
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Wilkison]]
|{{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}}&nbsp;[[Ken Flach]]|{{flagicon|USA}}&nbsp;[[Robert Seguso]]}}
|6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, 3–6
|- 
|style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
|2–1
|[[1988 Rye Brook Open – Doubles|Aug 1988]]
|[[Rye Brook Open|Rye Brook]], USA
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Wilkison]]
|{{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|GBR}}&nbsp;[[Jeremy Bates (tennis)|Jeremy Bates]]|{{flagicon|DEN}}&nbsp;[[Michael Mortensen]]}}
|4–6, 7–5, 7–6
|- 
|style="background:#98FB98;"|Win
|3–1
|[[1990 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Doubles|Jan 1990]]
|[[Australian Hard Court Championships|Adelaide]], Australia
|Hard
|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Nduka Odizor]]
|{{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|GER}}&nbsp;[[Alexander Mronz]]|{{flagicon|NED}}&nbsp;[[Michiel Schapers]]}}
|7–6, 6–2
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3–2
|[[1991 Manchester Open – Doubles|Jun 1991]]
|[[Manchester Open|Manchester]], England
|Grass
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Nick Brown (tennis)|Nick Brown]]
|{{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ITA}}&nbsp;[[Omar Camporese]]|{{flagicon|YUG}}&nbsp;[[Goran Ivanišević]]}}
|4–6, 3–6
|}

===Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)===

{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:50px"|Date
!style="width:180px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:180px"|Partner
!style="width:180px"|Opponents
!style="width:130px" class="unsortable"|Score
|- style="background:#ffc;"
|Loss
|[[1987 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|1987]]
|Australian Open
|Grass
|{{flagicon|GBR}}&nbsp;[[Anne Hobbs]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Zina Garrison]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}}&nbsp;[[Sherwood Stewart]]
|6–3, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 3–6
|}

===Media career===
After retiring from professional tennis in 1992, Castle served as a commentator and presenter for [[British Sky Broadcasting|BSkyB]]. As well as tennis, he presented basketball, motor racing and golf for [[British Sky Broadcasting|Sky]].

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.<ref name="Andrew's Departure">[http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/andrewcastleleavesgmtv/default.html After a decade on the sofa, Andrew Castle bows out of GMTV] ITV Press Centre, 10 June 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613010735/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/andrewcastleleavesgmtv/default.html |date=13 June 2010 }}</ref>

He is a member of the [[BAFTA]]-nominated [[BBC]] tennis team, covering [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], the [[Aegon Championships]] at [[Queen's Club]], the French Open, Australian Open and the [[Davis Cup]]. 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 (tennis)|John Lloyd]].

In 2005, he presented the quiz show ''Perseverance''; he presented two series of the teatime game show ''[[Divided (game show)|Divided]]'' (2009–2010); and appeared on ''[[Beat the Star]]'' on 24 May 2009 – all on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. He took part in [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] programme ''[[71 Degrees North]]'' in 2010.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/realitytv/news/a205189/richie-huq-tipped-for-71-degrees-north.html?rss TV – News – Richie. Huq tipped for '71 Degrees North']</ref>

Castle previously presented the breakfast show on [[Smooth Radio (2014)|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 (presenter)|Matthew Wright]] has replaced Andrew Castle on Weekend Breakfast at LBC.

===''Strictly Come Dancing''===
{{main article|Strictly Come Dancing}}
Castle competed in the [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 6)|sixth series]] of the celebrity dance competition, ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''. His partner was [[Ola Jordan]]. Castle's appearance marked the third time a main ''[[GMTV]]'' presenter had participated in the show. After week 4, he was placed 11th out of the remaining 12 contestants, with an average score of 22.5/40. Castle was voted out after round 7 of the competition on 2 November 2008. He scored 21 points for his samba, which placed him second from bottom on the judges' leader board. He appeared in the dance-off with [[Heather Small]], who was saved by all four of the judges.

{| class="wikitable" style="float:left;"
|-  style="text-align:Center; background:#ccc;"
| rowspan="2"|'''Week #'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Dance'''/'''Song'''
| colspan="5"|'''Judges' score'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Result'''
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"
|  style="width:10%; "|Horwood
|  style="width:10%; "|Phillips
|  style="width:10%; "|Goodman
|  style="width:10%; "|Tonioli
|  style="width:10%; "|Total
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|1
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-Cha-Cha]] / "[[Mercy (Duffy song)|Mercy]]"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|4
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|23
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|3
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Tango (ballroom)|Tango]] / "[[20th Century Boy]]"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|4
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|5
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|22
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
||5
||[[American Smooth]] / "[[You Know I'm No Good]]"
||3
||4
||5
||5
||17
||Safe
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
||6
||[[Viennese Waltz]] / "[[Annie's Song]]"
||5
||6
||7
||6
||24
||Bottom Two
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
||7
||[[Samba]] / "[[Ain't it Funny]]"
||4
||5
||7
||5
||21
||Eliminated
|}{{Clear}}

==Personal life==
Castle married Sophia Runham in May 1991.<ref>{{cite twitter|number=997479493852975104|title=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.|date=18 May 2018|accessdate=16 July 2023|user=AndrewCastle63}}</ref> They have two daughters, including musical theatre actress [[Georgina Castle|Georgina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/20221106156115/andrew-castle-daughter-exclusive-interview/|work=Hello!|date=6 November 2022|accessdate=16 July 2023|last=Morgan|first=Sally|title=Andrew Castle and daughter Georgina open up about their close relationship and why this Christmas will be special}}</ref>

He is the great-great-grandson of [[Annie Besant]], a prominent socialist, women's rights activist, and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lady.co.uk/first-impressions-andrew-castle|title=First Impressions: Andrew Castle|work=The Lady|accessdate=16 July 2023}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{DavisCup player}}
* {{IMDb name|1222906}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Team GB|5rXmUQ4bFQKiyF9pJ5g3k5}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|andrew-nicholas-castle}}

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