About Andrew Castle
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 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. Castle won a tennis scholarship to Millfield School in Somerset but at 15 his parents separated and he had to leave. He won three tour doubles titles, and was a mixed doubles finalist at the 1987 Australian Open. Castle became a professional tennis player in 1986, after completing a marketing degree whilst on an athletic scholarship in the United States.
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