Andy Murray has confirmed he will retire from tennis after this summer’s Olympics in Paris.

The three-time grand slam champion stated on social media that the Games will be his "last ever tennis tournament".

Murray played at Wimbledon for the final time this summer but was denied a farewell in singles competition after undergoing surgery on a spinal cyst.

He did compete with brother Jamie in the men's doubles - being eliminated in the first round - but saw his mixed doubles entry with Emma Raducanu scrapped as the 21-year-old pulled out over concern with a wrist injury.

The 37-year-old said on Instagram: “Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament @Olympics

“Competing for Team GB have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get do it one final time!”

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Murray - who has won gold at the Olympics on two occasions - is aiming to end his career on top in the Paris Olympics starting later this month.

Scottish sporting legend Murray was named Sports Personality of the Year on three occasions - the only person to hold a trio of gongs.

He won three grand slam titles and three doubles titles on court and was the first British tennis singles players to be ranked number one in the world.

Andy Murray's career in numbers

by Eleanor Crooks

1 – Murray became the first British singles player ever to officially be ranked world number one on November 7, 2016.

41 – the number of weeks the Scot spent on top of the rankings.

3 – grand slam titles.

77 – his 2013 title made him the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title for 77 years, since Fred Perry in 1936.

11 – grand slam finals.

46 – career singles titles.

3 – doubles titles.

9 – singles titles in 2016, including five in a row to end the season as world number one.

2 – Olympic singles gold medals, in addition to a mixed doubles silver with Laura Robson.

11 – Murray won all 11 rubbers he contested to drive Great Britain to Davis Cup glory in 2015, an unprecedented feat.

739 – tour-level matches won.

64,677,584 – career prize money, in US dollars.

3 – only person to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year three times.

29 – combined wins against Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.