Andrew Castle
Andrew Nicholas Castle is a British broadcaster and former tennis player. Castle was Great Britain's number 1 in singles tennis in 1986, reaching 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.
Between 2000 and 2010, Castle was a presenter on the now defunct ITV breakfast programme GMTV, sharing duties with Ben Shephard to present its weekday magazine programme. In 2009, he began presenting the ITV daytime game show Divided. In 2013, Castle began presenting for talk radio station LBC, leaving the station in 2023.
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, married Frank Castle in April 1953. 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.Castle's father ran a fishmonger's in Westerham, Kent. He went on to own shops in North Cheam; Norbury; Stoneleigh, Surrey; and owned a fish and chip shop in Taunton, Somerset.
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, before losing to Boris Becker in four sets. He represented Britain at the Seoul Olympic Games of 1988, and the Barcelona Olympic Games of 1992. 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 at over-45s level, and continues to play representative tennis around the world.
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1988 | Seoul Open, South Korea | Hard |  Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
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