Andy Murray does not give enough back to the sport, while the Lawn Tennis Association has frittered away hundreds of millions without producing a single world-class talent.

That is the damning verdict of former Great Britain Davis Cup captain David Lloyd.

Murray, the world No 2, leads Great Britain in their Davis Cup final against Belgium this week despite security fears, but Lloyd has questioned his commitment to getting more youngsters into tennis.

Andy Murray doesn't do enough for British tennis, according to former Great Britain star David Lloyd

Lloyd, a past Davis Cup captain, questions Murray's commitment to getting more young Brits into tennis

‘The British players in recent years who have been good - Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski, Andy - they don’t in my opinion put enough back. They would say “Well, we’re winning this and winning that”. But I don’t mean that. I mean putting your heart and soul into it, a passion that is bigger than the person and even bigger than the game.

‘It’s about getting a kid who wants to play for Manchester United to want to play tennis instead. Andy is in such an incredible position with power to do that but he doesn’t. Tim is on the board of the LTA but he’s not out there grabbing people and that disappoints me.’

As well as being a successful businessman Lloyd, who made his money with a chain of leisure centres, runs coaching clinics and his own tennis academy which Henman attended as a nine-year-old.

But he was highly critical of the LTA, who have received £1.14billion from the Wimbledon Championships since Britain were last in the Davis Cup final 37 years ago when David played alongside his brother John.

Greg Rusedski (left) and Tim Henman (right) have also been accused of neglecting British tennis

Former Team GB captain David Lloyd (left, pictured with Henman) has hit out at the state of British tennis

‘All these top players mask the failings, it is a pitiful organisation,’ said David. ‘They built a National Training Centre for £40million. That is my business, I’ve built lots of them. I know how much they cost and it’s maximum £10m, so where did the other £30m go?’

Lloyd also criticised the top players for not promoting the sport as well as they could.