 At this time, Marray was seen as a possible successor to Tim Henman, having a natural serve/volley game.In September 2004, Marray/Sherwood won their sixth and final Futures title, Mulhouse France F14.In January 2005 he won his first Challenger doubles tournament in Wrexham, with Mark Hilton He reached his highest singles ranking of 215 in May 2005.