Judy Murray is to be honoured by the University of Stirling for her services to tennis, sport excellence and charitable causes.

Murray will receive the award of Doctor of the University of Stirling on Friday, November 22 at the Gannochy National Tennis Centre, which has been converted into a bespoke graduation venue for the day.

Murray, from Bridge of Allan, worked as a Scottish National Tennis Coach on the Gannochy courts between 1995 and 2004, the same venue where her sons Andy and Jamie honed their skills.

Murray, who has more than 20 years' tennis coaching experience and is the current captain of the Great Britain Fed Cup team, was a talented school tennis player, winning 64 junior and senior Scottish tennis titles.

She is now leading the drive to increase the number of female tennis coaches and plans to create a new tennis centre, complementing outreach programmes to give children from rural and deprived areas the opportunity to play the sport.

She also works tirelessly to support cancer care campaigns.

Professor Gerry McCormac, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling, said: "Judy Murray provides an outstanding example of what can be achieved with focus and determination. Whether in her role as a mother, a coach, or a charity fundraiser, her positive mindset is inspirational.

"I am delighted that she will receive this honour at Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence and on the courts where her outstanding sons once practised alongside our students. I am sure our many graduates at the ceremony will also be inspired by her achievements as they prepare for their future careers."

Judy Murray is one of three women being honoured at the Stirling Winter Graduation ceremonies, with honorary doctorates also being conferred upon Scotland's first female Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini and Dr Taeko Seki, head of the University's Japanese Alumni Association.