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Andy Murray dropped 690 places in the world rankings to 839 following his injury problems and his late withdrawal from Wimbledon this year.
The former British No. 1 and triple Grand Slam champion is now British No. 23.
Murray, 31, underwent a hip operation in January after being removed from the Action at Wimbledon last year, after losing to Sam Querrey in the quarter-finals.
He has only played three games since. He lost to Nick Kyrgios at Queen's, before taking a wildcard to enter Eastbourne International, where he beat Stan Wawrinka in the first round and then lost to Kyle Edmund.
Andy Murray's tough 2017
1/13 Andy Murray's troubled season
After a great end to 2016, Andy Murray kicked off the season in as world number 1, but things did not go as planned.
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2/13 Qatar Open – Finalist
The incredible sequence of 28 consecutive victories of Murray was stopped by Novak Djokovic in an epic finale of Doha. Murray won the second set but eventually lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in 2h 54min
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3/13 Australian Open – 4th round
Murray hopes to win first title of the Australian Open was finished by world number 50 Mischa Zverev: the lowest player that he had lost at a Grand Slam since the Aussie Open 2006
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4/13 Dubai Open – Champion [19659007] The Scottish defeated Fernando Verdasco of Spain in three sets to win his first title of the season. But he failed to build on this form.
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5/13 Indian Wells – 2nd Round
Murray was beaten four times by Vasek Pospisil as World No 129 service and flight tactics caught up Murray completely unconscious.
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6/13 Miami Open – Withdrew
Shaken by his defeat against Pospisil, Murray retired from the Miami Open because of an injury at his right elbow. "The goal is to get ready for the clay season," he said.
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7/13 Masters of Monte Carlo – 3rd Round
The results on the clay were not better than what came before. Murray lost to Monte Carlo only in his second match, to clay specialist Albert Ramos-Vinolas
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8/13 Barcelona Open – Semifinals
Victories over Feliciano López and revenge against Ramos-Vinolas offered hope that Murray would return to form. But the defeat in the semifinal followed, to the promising Dominic Thiem.
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9/13 Madrid Open – 3rd Round
"There were a lot of things that were not particularly good today," commented Murray after committing 55 unforced errors to 20 … Borna Coric, one year old. He lost in two sets, 6-3 6-3
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10/13 Open of Italy – 2nd round
Murray did not win a single match at the Open of Italy, which he won in 2016. The world No. 29 Fabio Fognini achieved one of the best performances of his career by imposing 6-2 6-4.
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11/13 French Open – Semifinals
Murray could not repeat his performance in 2016, when he reached the final, but he started to develop in a form in Paris. Beat Juan Martin del Potro, Karen Khachanov and Kei Nishikori impressively before running out of gas against Stan Wawrinka in an epic five-set.
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12/13 Queen's Club – 1st Round
Murray dropped from Queen's to the lucky loser Jordan Thompson; one of his worst results on grass for several years.
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13/13 Wimbledon – Quarter-Finals
Defending champion and top seed lost to Sam Querrey in five sets, leaving World Ranking # 1 under immediate threat for the very first time.
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1/13 The hectic season of Andy Murray
After a great end to the year 2016, Andy Murray started the season as the world's number 1, but things did not go as planned.
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2/13 Qatar Open – Finalist
Murray's incredible 28-game winning streak was stopped by Novak Djokovic in an epic Doha finale. Murray won the second set but eventually lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in 2h 54min
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3/13 Australian Open – 4th round
Murray hope to win The first title of the Australian Open was finished by world number 50 Mischa Zverev: the lowest ranked player at a Grand Slam since the 2006 Aussie Open.
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4/13 Dubai Open – Champion [19659007] The Scottish defeated Fernando Verdasco of Spain in three sets to win his first title of the season. But he failed to build on this form.
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5/13 Indian Wells – 2nd Round
Murray was beaten four times by qualified Vasek Pospisil as the World No 129 service and flight tactics caught up Murray completely unconscious.
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6/13 Miami Open – Withdrew
Shaken by his defeat to Pospisil, Murray retired from the Miami Open because of a injury to his right elbow. "The goal is to get ready for the clay season," he said.
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7/13 Masters of Monte Carlo – 3rd Round
The results on clay are not better than what came before. Murray lost to Monte Carlo only in his second match to clay specialist Albert Ramos-Vinolas
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8/13 Barcelona Open – Semifinals
Victories over Feliciano López and revenge against Ramos-Vinolas offered hope that Murray would return to form. But the defeat in the semifinal followed, to the promising Dominic Thiem.
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9/13 Madrid Open – 3rd Round
"There were a lot of things that were not particularly good today," commented Murray after committing 55 unforced errors to 20 … Borna Coric, one year old. He lost in two sets, 6-3 6-3
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10/13 Open of Italy – 2nd round
Murray did not win a single match at the Open of Italy, which he won in 2016. The world No. 29 Fabio Fognini achieved one of the best performances of his career by imposing 6-2 6-4.
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11/13 Roland Garros – Semifinals
Murray could not repeat his performance in 2016, when he reached the final, but he began to grow in a form in Paris. Defeat Juan Martin del Potro, Karen Khachanov and Kei Nishikori impressively before finally running out of gas against Stan Wawrinka in an epic five-set.
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12/13 Queen's Club – 1st Round
Murray dropped from Queen's to the lucky loser Jordan Thompson; one of his worst results on grass for several years.
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13/13 Wimbledon – Quarter-Finals
The defending champion and top seed lost to Sam Querrey in five sets, leaving his World Ranking No. 1 under immediate threat for the very first time.
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Murray is now scheduled to begin his US hardcourt season at the Citi Open in Washington on July 30th.
Edmund retains his British No. 1 position with a career ranking of 16.
The other British players sitting above Murray are Cameron Norrie (77), Liam Broady (177), Jay Clarke (225) , Dan Evans (323), James Ward (333), Alexander Ward (338), Edward Corrie (446), Tom Farquharson (479), Brydan Klein (498), Lloyd Glasspool (538), Jonathan Gray (589), Billy Harris (679), Ryan James Storrie (698), Luke Bambridge (706), Oliver Golding (728), Evan Hoyt (745), Neil Pauffley (746), Ryan Peniston (769), Finn Bass (787), Richard Gabb (811) and Luke Johnson (825)
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