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Country | United States |
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Residence | Wesley Chapel, Florida, US |
Born | (1978-04-29) April 29, 1978 (age 34) Camarillo, California, US |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 192 pounds (87 kg) |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | US$7,523,703 |
Singles | |
Career record | 5–11 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 246 (October 16, 2000) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
US Open | 1R (2001) |
Other tournaments | |
Doubles | |
Career record | 725–236 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 79 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (September 8, 2003) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
French Open | W (2003) |
Wimbledon | W (2006, 2011) |
US Open | W (2005, 2008, 2010) |
Other Doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (2003, 2004, 2009) |
Olympic Games | Bronze (2008) |
Mixed Doubles | |
Career titles | 2 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | N/A |
French Open | W (2003) |
Wimbledon | F (2001, 2008) |
US Open | W (2002) |
Last updated on: July 2, 2011. |
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for USA | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Bronze | Beijing 2008 | Doubles |
Pan American Games | ||
Bronze | Winnipeg 1999 | Doubles |
Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American professional tennis player. He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No. 1 doubles player for the last several years.
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He played for Stanford University in 1997 and 1998, where he helped the Cardinal win back-to-back NCAA team championships. In 1998, he won the NCAA doubles title with his twin brother Bob.
Both brothers started their professional careers playing World TeamTennis for teams like the Idaho Sneakers through the current season for the Kansas City Explorers.[1]
Together with his twin brother Bob he has been very successful in doubles. They have won 68 doubles titles (winning their record-setting 62nd title at the 2010 Farmers Classic in Los Angeles)[2][3] including 11 Grand Slam titles. In 2005, he and Bob made it to the finals of all the 4 Grand Slam tournaments, only the second time such a feat has been achieved in the Open era.[4] The Bryan Brothers are currently ranked No.1 in the ATP. Due to their success, they have been nicknamed The Wonder Twins after a fictional comic book duo.[5]
Bryan was fined US$10,000 by the USTA for unsportsmanlike-conduct for an undisclosed off-court episode after he and brother Bob lost in the first round of the 2011 US Open.[6] It was alleged that Bryan put his hand on an official.[7]
Together with his twin brother Bob Bryan, the pair won the most Davis Cup matches of any team in doubles for the US.
Opponent | Result |
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Switzerland (Wawrinka/Allegro) | W |
Slovak Republic (Beck/Hrbatý) | W |
Austria (Knowle/Melzer) | W |
Sweden (Björkman/T.Johansson) | W |
Belarus (Mirnyi/Volchkov) | W |
Spain (Ferrero/Robredo) | W |
Croatia (Ančić/Ljubičić ) | L |
Belgium (Rochus/Vliegen) | W |
Romania (Hănescu/Tecau) | W |
Chile (Capdeville/Garcia) | W |
Russia (Tursunov/Youzhny) | W |
Czech Republic (Dlouhý/Vízner) | W |
Spain (Lopez/Verdasco) | W |
Sweden (Aspelin/Björkman) | W |
Russia (Andreev/Daveydenko) | W |
Austria (Knowle/Melzer) | W |
France (Clément/Llodra) | L |
France (Benneteau/Llodra) | W |
By winning the 2006 Wimbledon title, Bryan completed the men's doubles Career Grand Slam. He became the 19th individual player and, with Bob Bryan, the 7th doubles pair to achieve this.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 2003 | French Open | Clay | Bob Bryan | Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2003 | US Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
7–5, 0–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2005 | Australian Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2005 | French Open | Clay | Bob Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2005 | Wimbledon | Grass | Bob Bryan | Stephen Huss Wesley Moodie |
6–7(4–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6 |
Winner | 2005 | US Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Martin Damm Leander Paes |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2006 | French Open | Clay | Bob Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | Bob Bryan | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2007 | Wimbledon | Grass | Bob Bryan | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10) |
Winner | 2009 | Australian Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
2–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 2009 | Wimbledon | Grass | Bob Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Winner | 2010 | Australian Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Winner | 2010 | US Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 2011 | Australian Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | Bob Bryan | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău |
6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Runner-up | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek |
6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 2001 | Wimbledon | Grass | Liezel Huber | Leoš Friedl Daniela Hantuchová |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2002 | US Open | Hard | Lisa Raymond | Katarina Srebotnik Bob Bryan |
7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–1) |
Winner | 2003 | French Open | Clay | Lisa Raymond | Elena Likhovtseva Mahesh Bhupathi |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | Katarina Srebotnik | Bob Bryan Samantha Stosur |
5–7, 4–6 |
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | F | F | W | W | QF | W | W | W | F | 5 / 13 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | W | SF | F | F | QF | QF | SF | 2R | SF | 1 / 13 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | SF | SF | QF | 3R | F | W | F | SF | F | QF | W | 2 / 13 | |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | SF | F | 3R | W | 3R | QF | W | SF | W | 1R | 3 / 17 | |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 11 / 56 |
A = did not participate in the tournament. SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam men's doubles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 2002 | Canada (W1) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2003 | Indian Wells (R1) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2003 | Cincinnati (W1) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley |
7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up | 2004 | Hamburg (R1) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2004 | Madrid (R1) | Hard (i) | Bob Bryan | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2005 | Monte Carlo (R1) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić |
W/O |
Runner-up | 2005 | Rome (R1) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 2005 | Paris (W1) | Hard (i) | Bob Bryan | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2006 | Indian Wells (R2) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2006 | Miami (R1) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2006 | Canada (W2) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2006 | Cincinnati (R1) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Winner | 2006 | Madrid (W1) | Hard (i) | Bob Bryan | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 2007 | Miami (W1) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Leander Paes Martin Damm |
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–7] |
Winner | 2007 | Monte Carlo (W1) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Julien Benneteau Richard Gasquet |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2007 | Rome (R2) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić |
4–6, 6–7(4–7), [7–10] |
Winner | 2007 | Hamburg (W1) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2007 | Cincinnati (R2) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
6–4, 3–6, [11–13] |
Winner | 2007 | Madrid (W2) | Hard (i) | Bob Bryan | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 2007 | Paris (W2) | Hard (i) | Bob Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 7–6((7–4) |
Winner | 2008 | Miami (W2) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 2008 | Rome (W1) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 2008 | Hamburg (R2) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
4–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
Runner-up | 2008 | Canada (R1) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
2–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
Winner | 2008 | Cincinnati (W2) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7] |
Runner-up | 2009 | Monte Carlo (R2) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2009 | Rome (R3) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2009 | Cincinnati (R3) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 6–7(2–7), [13–15] |
Winner | 2010 | Rome (W2) | Clay | Bob Bryan | John Isner Sam Querrey |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 2010 | Madrid (W3) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2010 | Canada (W3) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra |
7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 2010 | Cincinnati (W3) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2011 | Monte Carlo (W2) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Juan Ignacio Chela Bruno Soares |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2011 | Madrid (W4) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2011 | Montreal (R2) | Hard | Bob Bryan | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10] |
Winner | 2012 | Monte Carlo (W3) | Clay | Bob Bryan | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor |
6–2, 6–3 |
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor |
ITF World Champion (doubles) (with Bob Bryan) 2003–07 2009–11 |
Succeeded by Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor Incumbent |
Preceded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor |
ATP Doubles Team of the Year (with Bob Bryan) 2003 2004–07 2009–11 |
Succeeded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor Incumbent |
Preceded by New title |
ATP Fans' Favorite Team (with Bob Bryan) 2006–11 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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Twin brothers Robert Charles Bryan (Bob) and Michael Carl Bryan (Mike) are American professional tennis double players. They have been the World No. 1 doubles players for over 270 weeks (as of January 2, 2012), which is longer than anyone else in doubles history. Also, they have finished the ATP year-end number 1 doubles team a record 7 times. Between 2005 and 2006, they set an Open Era record by competing in seven consecutive men's doubles Grand Slam finals, three of which they won. On August 11, 2011, they recorded their Open Era record 700th match win by defeating Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco in the second round of the 2011 Rogers Cup.
Born on April 29, 1978, with Mike being older by two minutes, and Bob taller by 3 cm, The Bryans, as they are known, have won a record 77 tour titles surpassing The Woodies, and have been finalists on 42 other occasions. They have a career Grand Slam that includes victories at the French Open (2003), US Open (2005, 2008 and 2010), Australian Open (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011), and Wimbledon (2006, 2011). They won the Tennis Masters Cup doubles tournament three times (2003, 2004 and 2009). They won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They also won the 2007 Davis Cup along with Andy Roddick and James Blake. The Bryan Brothers were named ATP Team of the Decade for 2000–2009.[1]
The twins are part of the United States Davis Cup team, with a 18–2 record in doubles matches. Their two losses were to Croatia's Ivan Ljubičić and Mario Ančić[2] and, in 2008, to France's Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra. Both brothers have played Davis Cup singles matches (Bob is 4–2 and Mike is 0–1).
The brothers, who both use single-handed backhands, are noted for their attacking style of play and great hustle. They are also well known for celebrating winning points by chest bumping each other.[3]
Mike and Bob are featured on the cover of the January/February 2010 issue of Making Music Magazine where there is an article about their experiences and passion for recreational music.
Though famous for their tennis and their music, they are also dedicated to helping children in need through their foundation, The Bryan Bros. Foundation.
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Time span | Selected Grand Slam tournament records | Players matched |
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2003 French Open — 2011 Wimbledon |
11 titles as a team | Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde |
2003 French Open — 2012 Australian Open |
20 finals as a team | Stands alone |
2005 US Open — 2011 Wimbledon |
7 consecutive years winning 1+ title | Stands alone |
2005 Australian Open — 2006 Wimbledon |
7 consecutive finals | Stands alone |
Grand Slam tournaments | Time Span | Records at each Grand Slam tournament | Players matched |
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Australian Open | 2006–2011 | 5 titles overall | Stands alone |
Australian Open | 2009–2011 | 3 consecutive titles | Stands alone |
Time span | Other selected records | Players matched |
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2002–2011 | 20 Masters 1000 titles overall | Stands alone |
2001–2012 | 77 titles as a team[4] | Stands alone |
1999–2012 | 119 finals as a team | Stands alone |
1996–2012 | 739 match wins as a team | Stands alone |
2003–2012 | 291 total weeks at No. 1 | Stands alone |
2005–2011 | 6 Year–End No. 1 for individual players' ranking | Stands alone |
2003–2011 | 7 Year–End No. 1 for team ranking | Stands alone |
Bob and Mike won their first doubles tournament at age 6, in a 10-and-under event. They had an outstanding junior career, winning well over a hundred junior doubles titles together. They won the 1991 USTA National Boys' 14 Doubles Championships, the 1992 USTA National Boys' 14 Clay Court doubles title, the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Clay Court doubles title, the 1995 USTA National Boys' 18 Clay Courts doubles title, the junior doubles title at the 1995 Ojai Valley, California Tennis Tournament, and the first-ever Easter Bowl boys' 18 doubles title.
The brothers won the USTA National Boys' 18 Clay Court Championships again in 1996, becoming the first team in 30 years to repeat as doubles champions at that event. Bob and Mike became the first repeat doubles champions in 50 years at the 1996 USTA National Boys' 18 Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan, defeating Michael Russell and Kevin Kim in the final.
The Bryans then won the 1996 US Open junior boys' doubles title, defeating Daniele Bracciali of Italy and Jocelyn Robichaud of Canada 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 in the final. They went on to win the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where they represented the United States for the first time as professionals.
They attended Mesa Union School in Somis, California, for elementary and junior high school, then attended Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California. Both brothers were awarded full-ride tennis scholarships to Stanford University in fall 1996, and played there through 1998, helping the team to NCAA team title both years. They won the NCAA doubles title in 1998, defeating Kelly Gullet and Robert Lindstedt of Pepperdine University in the final, becoming the first brothers to win the NCAA doubles title since Robert and Tom Falkenberg of USC in 1946. They finished the year ranked No. 1 in the collegiate doubles rankings.
The Bryans made their professional and Grand Slam debut at the 1995 US Open, where they lost in the first round to Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith.
Their first tour win came in 1998, at the ATP tournament in Atlanta, where they scored victory over Trevor Kronemann and Dave Randall. They reached the quarter-finals and lost to Grant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett. They made the semi-final of the ATP tournament at Washington, D.C. and won two Challenger tournaments, at Aptos and Burbank.
In 1999, the twins reached their first ATP final at Orlando, falling in the finals to Jim Courier and Todd Woodbridge. They reached the semi-finals at Scottsdale, and the quarter-finals at Indian Wells and Key Biscayne. The brothers were successful on the Challenger Circuit, winning three tournaments (Amarillo, Birmingham, Burbank), and reaching the finals in four others.
The next season saw the Bryan brothers win their first match at a Grand Slam when they reached the quarter-finals of the US Open (1st round, beat David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager. They reached three ATP semi-finals (San Jose, Orlando, Newport), and two other quarter-finals (Queen's Club, Washington, D.C.). On the Challenger Circuit they won the title at Aptos and were losing finalists at San Antonio, Burbank and Rancho Mirage.
2001 was the first real successful season for the Bryans as they captured four titles (Memphis, Queen's Club, Newport, Los Angeles) in five finals (were finalists at Washington to Martin Damm and David Prinosil). The first ATP doubles title came at Memphis, by defeating Alex O'Brien and Jonathan Stark in the final. They became the first brothers combination to win four titles in a season (Tim and Tom Gullikson won three in 1978 and 1982). They reached their first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon and finished the year at No. 7 in the ATP Doubles Race, with a 45–23 match record.
The next season saw the Bryans win a career-high five ATP doubles titles, including their first ATP Masters Series title. They won that AMS title at Toronto, where they beat Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the final. They won titles at Acapulco, Scottsdale, Newport, and Basel, and were runner-ups at Adelaide, Memphis and Washington. They advanced to the semi-finals at Wimbledon for the second straight year, and reached the semifinals as well at the US Open (where they lost to Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi), at Washington and at the Madrid Masters. They finished the season with a 54–19 match record and in third place in the doubles race.
2003 was a landmark season for the Bryans. They reached their first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros, where they also won their first Grand Slam title, beating Paul Haarhuis and Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, and did not drop a set all through the tournament. They won five titles for the second successive year (Barcelona, Roland Garros, Nottingham, Cincinnati Masters, Tennis Masters Cup). With their win at Roland Garros, the Bryans set the record for most doubles titles by a brothers team, breaking Tim and Tom Gullikson's mark of 10. They reached the finals of three other tournaments, including the US Open, became the first brothers duo to finish number 1 in the ATP race, and closed the season by winning the title at Tennis Masters Cup, Houston. They also made their Davis Cup debut' for the United States in 2003, in the World Group Playoff tie in Slovak Republic, beating Karol Beck/Dominik Hrbatý in straight sets and helping the US to a 3–2 victory.
In 2004, they won a career-best seven titles, the victories coming at Adelaide, Memphis, Acapulco, Queen's Club, Los Angeles, Basel and Tennis Masters Cup Houston. They also reached four other finals. They were part of the US Tennis Team at the Athens Olympics in 2004, where they lost in the quarter-finals to eventual gold medalists Fernando González and Nicolás Massú of Chile. They finished another successful season by winning the Tennis Masters Cup for the second year running.
In 2005, the Bryans reached all four Grand Slam finals, and though they lost in the first three (Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon), they won the second Grand Slam of their career at the US Open in front of cheering home fans. They also won tournaments at Scottsdale, Queen's Club and Washington, and made it to the finals at Memphis, Monte Carlo TMS and Rome TMS.
In 2006, the twins won the first Grand Slam of the season, the 2006 Australian Open, where they beat Leander Paes of India and Martin Damm of the Czech Republic in the final. They completed the career slam a few months later at Wimbledon, beating Fabrice Santoro and Martin Damm in four sets in the final.
2007 saw the Bryans win 11 titles. They started losing in the first round of their first tournament, but entered the 2007 Australian Open and won it defeating Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi in the final. Björkman and Mirnyi had defeated the Bryans for two years running in the French Open finals. The Bryans only lost one set.
Their second title of the season came in Las Vegas where the outstanding team beat Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram. At the 2007 Miami Masters, the twins won the Masters Series title, defeating Martin Damm and Leander Paes. Their fourth title came without a set's loss in Houston, defeating Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the final.
The pair won their fifth title on the 2007 ATP Tour and second Masters Series title of the year at the Monte Carlo Masters; as for they missed Indian Wells. The team defeated Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut in the final. At the Rome Masters, however, the Bryans lost to Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić. It was the first Masters Series match that the Bryans lost in 2007.
The Hamburg Masters saw the Bryans beat Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett in the final for a sixth title on the 2007 ATP Tour and third Masters Series event of the year.
The Bryans lost to Lukáš Dlouhý and Pavel Vízner at the 2007 French Open and to Knowles and Nestor at Queen's Club. They lost in the Wimbledon finals to Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra, but did avenge Dlouhý/Vízner in the quarter-finals and Santoro/Zimonjić in the semi-finals.
The seventh title of their season came in Los Angeles when the tandem defeated Scott Lipsky and David Martin in the final. In Washington, D.C., the team defeated Erlich/Ram in the final. The Bryans did not reach the finals in the 2007 Rogers Masters, which is the second time that the Bryans did not reach a 2007 Masters Series final. They lost in the finals of the 2007 Cincinnati Masters to Erlich/Ram.
Their next event was the 2007 US Open. The team lost in the quarter-finals to eventual champions Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle. Each lost in the second round of mixed doubles competition.
Bob and Mike's ninth title came at the 2007 Madrid Masters, beating Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in the final. Their tenth title of the season came in Basel, where they beat James Blake and Mark Knowles.
The Bryan Brothers won their eleventh title in 2007 at the 2007 Paris Masters. The team defeated Lukáš Dlouhý and Pavel Vízner in the quarter-finals, and avenged Aspelin and Knowle in the semifinals. They then defeated second seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić in the final.
The Bryans earned No. 1 spot in the ATP doubles race and thus were entered into the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. However, Mike had an elbow injury and could not compete.[6]
The Bryans won the third rubber in the 2007 Davis Cup finals, defeating Igor Andreev and Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, the country who held the title. Andy Roddick had sealed a win over Dmitry Tursunov and James Blake defeated Mikhail Youzhny, however, Bob lost his first Davis Cup singles match in the 4th dead rubber, falling to Andreev. However, Blake defeated Tursunov in the 5th dead rubber to end the tie 4–1 to earn the title for the United States.
The Bryan Brothers started their season on the 2008 ATP Tour by entering the 2008 Medibank International in Sydney. They survived a quarter-final match against Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram and later entered the final, falling to Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The Bryans again made a good appearance at the 2008 Australian Open. The team breezed through their first three rounds before losing to Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles.
Soon afterwards, the Bryans beat Austria's Julian Knowle and Jürgen Melzer in the first round of the 2008 Davis Cup. Mike had to retire against Stefan Koubek in singles, while Bob Bryan defeated Werner Eschauer in three sets for the US to win the tie.
The Bryans lost to Max Mirnyi and Jamie Murray in the 2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships final, and to fellow Stanford Alumni Scott Lipsky and David Martin in the final of the 2008 SAP Open in San Jose, California. The Bryans made it to the final of the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas, producing wins over Xavier Malisse and Hugo Armando, Chris Guccione and Lleyton Hewitt, and Marcos Baghdatis and Konstantinos Economidis, but went down in the final to Julien Benneteau and Michaël Llodra. The Bryans lost in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Indian Wells Masters to Mirnyi and Murray once more.
The Bryans captured their first title of the season at the 2008 Miami Masters, beating Bhupathi and Knowles. After this, they lost in their Davis Cup match to Arnaud Clément and Llodra. They lost to Jeff Coetzee and Wesley Moodie at the 2008 Monte Carlo Masters, however, they then claimed a second title on the 2008 ATP Tour in Barcelona at the 2008 Torneo Godó, beating Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski to win the final. At the Rome Masters, they beat Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić to claim the title. This made the Indian Wells Masters as the only ATP Masters Series to have escaped them.
Following their strong showings in Italy, the Bryans moved on to the 2008 Hamburg Masters, where they only lost one set before reaching the final. However, Nestor and Zimonjić claimed the title, avenging their loss at the 2008 Rome Masters. Then, two weeks later, the Bryans entered the 2008 French Open. Their second Grand Slam of the year looked to be a strong one, however they fell to Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna in the quarter-finals. Again, they lost at the 2008 Queen's Club Championships to Marcelo Melo and André Sá, of whom they had beaten in Hamburg. Another Grand Slam setback occurred for them at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, when the twins lost in the semi-finals in a tight match against Jonas Björkman and Kevin Ullyett. The Bryans continued to play their way into tournaments, as they reached the final of the 2008 Canada Masters where they lost to Nestor and Zimonjić. Their losses ended at the 2008 Cincinnati Masters, when they came from behind to beat Bhupathi and Knowles. They won the title with a comeback against Israel's Erlich and Ram, earning themselves two successive wins coming back from the loss of the first set.
They combined together to win the Bronze Medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics beating Clément and Llodra 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. They did not appear again until the 2008 US Open. However, carrying the weight of the bronze, the team won the title. They then lost in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Madrid Masters to Björkman and Ullyett.[7]
At the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, they reached the final, only to be defeated by Nestor and Zimonjić and so to lose their positions as world Number 1s for the first time in three years.
In January, the Bryans entered the Medibank International, in Sydney, Australia, defeating Simone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi, and in the quarter-final, Tommy Robredo and Feliciano López in straight sets. They survived a semi-final match against Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles. They avenged their Tennis Masters Cup doubles final loss with a win over Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić to win their first Medibank International doubles title in 10 years.
At the season's first Grand Slam, in Melbourne, the Australian Open, the Bryan Brothers won the men's Doubles final, on Saturday, January 31, defeating India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles from the Bahamas in three sets. The outcome was historical in that it was the first time in tennis history that siblings had won both categories of Doubles titles – men's and women's – at a Major, as Venus and Serena Williams had won the Women's Doubles title at the Australian Open the previous night.
At the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, they defeated second seeds Marcelo Melo and André Sá for their third title of the year and to win the tournament for the first time ever.
The broke the US record for most wins in Davis Cup doubles as a pair with 15 wins when they beat the Swiss team of Stanislas Wawrinka and Yves Allegro in the 2009 Davis Cup 1st round. Mike Bryan got one more win in Davis cup doubles (total 16) with Mardy Fish when his brother Bob was out of play due to injury in the 2008 semi-finals.
At the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, they beat fellow Americans Jesse Levine and Ryan Sweeting to win their fourth title of the year. At the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell and Internazionali BNL d'Italia, they failed to defend their titles as they lost to Bhupathi and Knowles and to Nestor and Zimonjic in the semi-finals and final respectively. They exited the French Open in the semi-finals to South African-Belgian pair Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman after losing three match points.
They were seeded first at Wimbledon, where they reached the final without dropping a set. however, they lost the final against arch-rivals Nestor and Zimonjic in four sets.
They started their US Open Series and North American hard-court season by winning the LA Tennis Open over Benjamin Becker and Frank Moser of Germany.
They were the defending champions at the 2009 US Open and lost in the quarter-finals to Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes in a re-match of the 2008 final despite saving five match points. The Bryans then won their next ATP World Tour 500 title in Beijing. The next week, they competed at the eight Masters 1000 tournament of the year, the Shanghai Masters, but lost in the quarter-finals. They then competed in Basel as a warm-up tournament before Paris and London. They reached the final but lost to Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić. At Paris, they lost at the quarter-finals. However, they captured the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals to end the year as the World No. 1 Doubles Team for the fifth time and capture the Year-End Championships for the third time.
The year 2009 was the first year since 2004 where the brothers did not win any ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments.
The Bryans started 2010 by playing at the 2010 Heineken Open in Auckland. However, the pair lost in the first round. They then went on successfully defending their title at the 2010 Australian Open, beating Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić in the final, thus claiming their fourth Australian Open title and eighth major title. They also defended their titles at the 2010 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships (where they earned their 600th victory as a team) and the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston.
The Bryans also participated in the first round of Davis Cup, where they were drawn to face Serbia in Belgrade on clay courts. Mike withdrew due to food poisoning and was replaced by John Isner. Bob and John won the doubles rubber in five sets against Janko Tipsarević and Zimonjic. However, the US lost the tie 3–2 (with the last rubber being a dead rubber).
The Bryans then won two back to back Masters Series titles during the European clay tour at the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome and the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open. They defeated compatriots Isner and Sam Querrey in Rome and co-world no. 1s Nestor and Zimonjić in Madrid. This ended their ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title drought since August 2008. They equalled The Woodies' record of 61 doubles titles.
Seeded first at the 2010 French Open, the Bryans suffered their earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2001 US Open by losing to Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in the second round. They did not compete in any of the warm-up tournaments before Wimbledon. At Wimbledon, however, defending champions Nestor and Zimonjic made an early exit,[8] creating the possibility for the Bryans to regain the No. 1 doubles teaming. They lost, however, to Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman in the quarter-finals.
To start their 2010 North American summer hardcourt swing, the Bryans won their 62nd career doubles title at their hometown tournament in Los Angeles, where they were the defending champions. They reached the final and became the first team in the Open Era to reach 100 doubles finals. The win surpassed the Woodies record of 61 wins as a team. Their next target is the all-time record of 79 set by Pam Shriver and Martina Navratilova.[9] They next participated in the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. (where they exited in the quarter-finals to Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi), where they also took part in the "Let's Move" campaign to battle child obesity and had the chance to meet President Barack Obama.
They continued their ATP World Tour Masters 1000 winning streak by capturing their 63rd title at the 2010 Rogers Cup in Toronto, adding to their titles in 2002 and 2006 and their 64th title at the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, adding to their titles 2003 and 2008. This ensured their return to the No. 1 spot in the team rankings. This also marked their wins in four consecutive Masters 1000 tournaments.
Their winning streak continued as they won the 2010 US Open, giving the Bryans a ninth major title, just two shy from the Woodies, by beating Bopanna and Qureshi in the final. As icing on the cake, on September 6, 2010, they have been ranked number one in doubles based on the ATP ranking system for 205 weeks, surpassing Todd Woodbridge's previous record of 204 weeks.
Playing in the 2010 China Open in Beijing to start their Asian hardcourt swing, their first tournament after their Flushing Meadows victory, they extended their winning streak to 18–0 with a victory in the final over Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski. It was noted that they won their tenth title of the season on October 10, 2010. After this successful title defense, their next tournament was the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters where their winning streak ended at 20 after losing to Jürgen Melzer and Leander Paes in the semi-finals. The Bryans then participated at the 2010 Davidoff Swiss Indoors where the clinched the year-end no.1 ranking by reaching the semi-finals. They ended up winning their 11th title of the year in their 11th final by beating defending champions Nestor and Zimonjic in the final. They capped up their season by losing to Mark Knowles and Andy Ram in the semi-finals of the 2010 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris and to Nestor and Zimonjic in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Overall, the Bryans enjoyed one of their best seasons in which they won two Grand Slam titles and four consecutive Masters 1000 titles and did not lose a final.
The Bryans started 2011 by participating at the 2011 Medibank International Sydney where they reached the final. The pair lost to first-time pairing of Lukáš Dlouhý and Paul Hanley, marking their first final loss since March 2008 to a team other than Nestor/Zimonjic. They next traveled to Melbourne and successfully defended their 2011 Australian Open title, beating Indian duo Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final. This was the Bryans' third straight title at the Australian Open (and their fifth overall), and their tenth Grand Slam title (just one shy from the Woodies).
They suffered early exits in Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami but bounced back to win their 69th title in Houston. They followed this victory with their 70th title in Monte Carlo the week after. This was their 18th Masters 1000 title, tying them with Todd Woodbridge and six shy of all-time Masters 1000 leader Daniel Nestor. Their next tournament was the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, where they ended as runner-ups to first time pairing of Santiago Gonzalez and Scott Lipsky after missing four match points in a closely fought final. They then continued their clay court dominance by winning (and defending) their fourth Madrid Masters title beating Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic in the final. It was the Bryan's 19th Masters title. Their next tournament was the Rome Masters, where they lost in the quarter-finals to compatriots Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick. They lost in the 2011 French Open semi-finals to first-time pairing of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Eduardo Schwank.
They bounced back quickly on the grass, clinching their fourth Queen's Club title, beating fellow Australian Open finalists Bhupathi/Paes in the final in a tough three-setter. They followed this up by winning Wimbledon on the July 2 defeating Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău in straight sets. This was their second Wimbledon title and they tied The Woodies' record of 11 Grand Slam titles.
They failed to defend their title at the Rogers Cup although they reached the final and lost to Llodra and Zimonjic in three sets. Their next stop was at the Cincinnati where they again failed to defend their title by falling to Bhupathi/Paes in the semi-finals. Their late season struggles continued at the US Open, losing in the first round. This was their first first round exit since the 2001 Australian Open. At the 2011 China Open in Beijing they were, again, unable to defend their title as they were beaten in the semi-finals by Llodra and Zimonjic in three sets. Their Asian swing did not improve as they were stunned in the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters quarter-finals by Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski. The Bryans played their next tournament at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna (their first appearance there since 2002) where they re-gained some form by saving a match point in a tight first round before going on to reach the final where they defeated Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in straight sets to claim their first Vienna title and their 7th title of the year (which was also their first title since Wimbledon). They then competed in the Valencia Open 500 event in the very next week and rode their momentum without dropping a set into their first final there against Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer. They went on to win the final in straight sets to earn their first Valencia title and 8th title of the season. However, they were unable to make it three titles in three weeks at the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters as they were upset in the second round by Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut. The Bryans looked to finish their season in style at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals but succumbed in the semi-finals to Mirnyi and Nestor.
The Bryans started 2012 by participating at the 2012 Apia International Sydney where they reached the final. They went on to win the final by defeating wild cards Matthew Ebden and Jarkko Nieminen to claim their second title in Sydney and their 76th overall without dropping a set. The brothers then aimed to win their sixth Australian Open and reached their eighth final at the event after three consecutive three-setters which included saving a match point and overcoming a 2–5 deficit in the final set tie-break in an epic semi-final against Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău. However, the Bryans played Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek in the final and were upset in straight sets.
Their mother Kathy Bryan (née Blake) is a former women's circuit player. She is a 4-time participant at Wimbledon, and made the mixed doubles quarter-finals at the 1965 edition. She still teaches tennis. Their father, Wayne Bryan, is a lawyer, musician and tennis instructor. Both their parents are involved in various ATP Kids' Days and clinics on tour.
In their early days as junior players, they were forbidden to play each other in tournament play by their parents. If they were to play each other in a tournament, they would alternate defaulting to each other.[10]
The brothers graduated from Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard in 1996 and attended Stanford University (1996–98). In 1998, Bob became the first player since Alex O'Brien in 1992 to win college's 'Triple Crown' of NCAA singles, doubles (with Mike) and team titles. Both Bob and Mike are members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.[11]
The Bryans have a penchant for music, forming a band of their own, with Mike playing on the drums (and occasionally guitar), Bob on the keyboard, and father Wayne on the guitar.[12] Fellow tennis players and friends Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish and Jan-Michael Gambill often join in. The band has played at several special events, including the ATP Tour Smash Tennis event at New York's Central Park before the 1995 US Open. The Bryan brothers were featured on the Jan/Feb 2010 cover of Making Music Magazine.[13]
In December 2010, Bob married Florida attorney and long time family friend, Michelle Alvarez. They now reside in Sunny Isles Beach, FL.
The Bryan Brothers have recently developed a love of Segway personal transportation devices and even toured Washington D.C. in them during their time in the city for the 2011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic.[14]
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1. | February 26, 2001 | Memphis, USA (1) | Hard (i) | Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
2. | June 18, 2001 | London/Queen's Club, UK (1) | Grass | Eric Taino David Wheaton |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
3. | July 16, 2001 | Newport, USA (1) | Grass | André Sá Glenn Weiner |
6–3, 7–5 |
4. | July 30, 2001 | Los Angeles, USA (1) | Hard | Jan-Michael Gambill Andy Roddick |
7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
5. | March 4, 2002 | Acapulco, Mexico (1) | Clay | Martin Damm David Rikl |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
6. | March 11, 2002 | Scottsdale, USA (1) | Hard | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
7. | July 15, 2002 | Newport, USA (2) | Grass | Jürgen Melzer Alexander Popp |
7–5, 6–3 |
8. | August 5, 2002 | Toronto, Canada (1) | Hard | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
9. | October 28, 2002 | Basel, Switzerland (1) | Carpet | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–6(7–1), 7–5 |
10. | April 28, 2003 | Barcelona, Spain (1) | Clay | Chris Haggard Robbie Koenig |
6–4, 6–3 |
11. | June 9, 2003 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
12. | June 23, 2003 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | Joshua Eagle Jared Palmer |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
13. | August 18, 2003 | Cincinnati, USA (1) | Hard | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley |
7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
14. | November 15, 2003 | Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, USA (1) | Hard | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
15. | January 12, 2004 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra |
7–5, 6–3 |
16. | February 23, 2004 | Memphis, USA (2) | Hard (i) | Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard |
6–3, 6–4 |
17. | March 8, 2004 | Acapulco, Mexico (2) | Clay | Juan Ignacio Chela Nicolás Massú |
6–2, 6–4 |
18. | June 14, 2004 | London/Queen's Club, UK (2) | Grass | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 6–4 |
19. | July 19, 2004 | Los Angeles, USA (2) | Hard | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley |
6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
20. | November 1, 2004 | Basel, Switzerland (2) | Carpet | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood |
7–6(13–11), 6–2 |
21. | November 21, 2004 | Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, USA (2) | Hard | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
22. | February 28, 2005 | Scottsdale, USA (2) | Hard | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley |
7–5, 6–4 |
23. | June 13, 2005 | London/Queen's Club, UK (3) | Grass | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
7–6(13–11), 7–6(7–4) |
24. | August 8, 2005 | Washington, D.C., USA (1) | Hard | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
6–4, 6–2 |
25. | September 12, 2005 | US Open, New York City, USA (1) | Hard | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–1, 6–4 |
26. | November 7, 2005 | Paris, France (1) | Carpet | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 |
27. | January 30, 2006 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (1) | Hard | Martin Damm Leander Paes |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
28. | March 6, 2006 | Las Vegas, USA (3) | Hard | Jaroslav Levinský Robert Lindstedt |
6–3, 6–2 |
29. | July 10, 2006 | Wimbledon, London, UK | Grass | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
30. | July 31, 2006 | Los Angeles, USA (3) | Hard | Eric Butorac Jamie Murray |
6–2, 6–4 |
31. | August 7, 2006 | Washington, D.C., USA (2) | Hard | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 5–7, [10–3] |
32. | August 14, 2006 | Toronto, Canada (2) | Hard | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 7–5 |
33. | October 23, 2006 | Madrid, Spain (1) | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 6–4 |
34. | January 29, 2007 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (2) | Hard | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
7–5, 7–5 |
35. | March 5, 2007 | Las Vegas, USA (4) | Hard | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
36. | April 2, 2007 | Miami, USA (1) | Hard | Martin Damm Leander Paes |
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–7] |
37. | April 16, 2007 | Houston, USA (1) | Clay | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
38. | April 23, 2007 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Julien Benneteau Richard Gasquet |
6–2, 6–1 |
39. | May 21, 2007 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 6–4 |
40. | July 22, 2007 | Los Angeles, USA (4) | Hard | Scott Lipsky David Martin |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
41. | August 5, 2007 | Washington, D.C., USA (3) | Hard | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–7] |
42. | October 21, 2007 | Madrid, Spain (2) | Hard (i) | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
43. | October 28, 2007 | Basel, Switzerland (3) | Hard (i) | James Blake Mark Knowles |
6–1, 6–1 |
44. | November 4, 2007 | Paris, France (2) | Carpet | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
45. | April 5, 2008 | Miami, USA (2) | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
6–2, 6–2 |
46. | May 4, 2008 | Barcelona, Spain (2) | Clay | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–3, 6–2 |
47. | May 11, 2008 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
48. | August 3, 2008 | Cincinnati, USA (2) | Hard | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7] |
49. | September 5, 2008 | US Open, New York City, USA (2) | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10) |
50. | January 17, 2009 | Sydney, Australia (1) | Hard | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
51. | January 31, 2009 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (3) | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
2–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
52. | March 1, 2009 | Delray Beach, USA (1) | Hard | Marcelo Melo André Sá |
6–4, 6–4 |
53. | April 11, 2009 | Houston, USA (2) | Clay | Jesse Levine Ryan Sweeting |
6–1, 6–2 |
54. | August 2, 2009 | Los Angeles, USA (5) | Hard | Benjamin Becker Frank Moser |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
55. | October 11, 2009 | Beijing, China | Hard | Mark Knowles Andy Roddick |
6–4, 6–2 |
56. | November 29, 2009 | ATP World Tour Finals, London, UK (3) | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
57. | January 30, 2010 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (4) | Hard | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
58. | February 28, 2010 | Delray Beach, Florida, USA (2) | Hard | Philipp Marx Igor Zelenay |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
59. | April 10, 2010 | Houston, Texas, USA (3) | Clay | Stephen Huss Wesley Moodie |
6–3, 7–5 |
60. | May 2, 2010 | Rome, Italy (2) | Clay | John Isner Sam Querrey |
6–2, 6–3 |
61. | May 16, 2010 | Madrid, Spain (3) | Clay | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 6–4 |
62. | August 1, 2010 | Los Angeles, USA (6) | Hard | Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer |
6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–7] |
63. | August 15, 2010 | Toronto, Canada (3) | Hard | Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra |
7–5, 6–3 |
64. | August 22, 2010 | Cincinnati, USA (3) | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
6–3, 6–4 |
65. | September 10, 2010 | US Open, New York City, USA (3) | Hard | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
66. | October 10, 2010 | Beijing, China (2) | Hard | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
67. | November 7, 2010 | Basel, Switzerland (4) | Hard (i) | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 3–6, [10–3] |
68. | January 29, 2011 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (5) | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–3, 6–4 |
69. | April 9, 2011 | Houston, USA (4) | Clay | John Isner Sam Querrey |
6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–5] |
70. | April 17, 2011 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (2) | Clay | Juan Ignacio Chela Bruno Soares |
6–3, 6–2 |
71. | May 8, 2011 | Madrid, Spain (4) | Clay | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 6–3 |
72. | June 13, 2011 | London/Queen's Club, UK (4) | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–6] |
73. | July 2, 2011 | Wimbledon, London, UK (2) | Grass | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău |
6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
74. | October 30, 2011 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor |
7–6(12–10), 6–3 |
75. | November 6, 2011 | Valencia, Spain | Hard (i) | Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer |
6–4, 7–6(11–9) |
76. | January 14, 2012 | Sydney, Australia (2) | Hard | Jarkko Nieminen Matthew Ebden |
6–1, 6–4 |
77. | April 22, 2012 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (3) | Clay | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor |
6–2, 6–3 |
78. | May 26, 2012 | Nice, France | Clay | Olivier Marach Filip Polášek |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Note: Mike Bryan has won two more doubles titles than his brother Bob. In 2002, he won both of these two titles. One was alongside Mahesh Bhupathi in Long Island, US and one beside Mark Knowles in Nottingham, United Kingdom.
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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1. | April 16, 1999 | Orlando, USA | Clay | Jim Courier Todd Woodbridge |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
2. | August 20, 2001 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Martin Damm David Prinosil |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
3. | January 7, 2002 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
7–5, 6–2 |
4. | February 25, 2002 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | Brian MacPhie Nenad Zimonjić |
6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
5. | August 19, 2002 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3 |
6. | February 24, 2003 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
7. | March 17, 2003 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–1, 6–4 |
8. | September 8, 2003 | US Open, New York City, USA | Hard | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
5–7, 6–0, 7–5 |
9. | January 19, 2004 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
10. | February 2, 2004 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
11. | May 17, 2004 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
6–1, 6–2 |
12. | October 25, 2004 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–3, 6–4 |
13. | January 31, 2005 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
6–4, 6–4 |
14. | February 21, 2005 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry |
6–4, 6–4 |
15. | April 18, 2005 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić |
W/O |
16. | May 9, 2005 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
7–5, 6–4 |
17. | June 6, 2005 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
18. | July 4, 2005 | Wimbledon, London, UK | Grass | Stephen Huss Wesley Moodie |
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
19. | March 20, 2006 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 6–4 |
20. | April 3, 2006 | Miami, USA | Hard | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–4, 6–4 |
21. | June 12, 2006 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5 |
22. | August 21, 2006 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
23. | May 14, 2007 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić |
4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
24. | June 18, 2007 | London/Queen's Club, UK | Grass | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
25. | July 8, 2007 | Wimbledon, London, UK | Grass | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
26. | August 19, 2007 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
4–6, 6–3, [13–11] |
27. | January 12, 2008 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Richard Gasquet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
4–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
28. | February 17, 2008 | Delray Beach, USA | Hard | Max Mirnyi Jamie Murray |
6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
29. | February 24, 2008 | San Jose, USA | Hard | Scott Lipsky David Martin |
7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
30. | March 9, 2008 | Las Vegas, USA | Hard | Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra |
6–4, 4–6, [10–8] |
31. | May 18, 2008 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
32. | July 27, 2008 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–2, 4–6, [10–6] |
33. | November 16, 2008 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China | Hard (i) | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
34. | April 19, 2009 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–4, 6–1 |
35. | May 3, 2009 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
36. | July 4, 2009 | Wimbledon, London, UK | Grass | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
37. | August 23, 2009 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [15–13] |
38. | November 8, 2009 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6–2, 6–3 |
39. | January 15, 2011 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý Paul Hanley |
6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–5] |
40. | April 24, 2011 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Santiago González Scott Lipsky |
5–7, 6–2, [12–10] |
41. | August 14, 2011 | Montreal, USA | Hard | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
42. | January 28, 2012 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek |
6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
Current through the 2012 Mutua Madrid Open.
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | DR | W–L | ||||
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | F | F | W | W | QF | W | W | W | F | 5 / 13 | 51–8 | ||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | W | SF | F | F | QF | QF | SF | 2R | SF | 1 / 13 | 41–12 | |||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | SF | SF | QF | 3R | F | W | F | SF | F | QF | W | 2 / 13 | 48–11 | |||||
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | SF | F | 3R | W | 3R | QF | W | SF | W | 1R | 3 / 17 | 42–14 | |||||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 14–4 | 14–3 | 13–4 | 21–3 | 18–2 | 17–3 | 16–3 | 19–3 | 16–2 | 16–2 | 5–1 | 11 / 56 | 182–45 | ||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | QF | Not Held | SF-B | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | |||||||||||||
Tennis Masters Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | A | W | W | SF | RR | A | F | W | SF | SF | 3 / 9 | 25–13 | |||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | F | 2R | SF | F | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | 2R | QF | 0 / 14 | 23–13 | ||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | QF | 3R | QF | 3R | SF | SF | 1R | F | W | W | SF | QF | 2R | SF | 2 / 14 | 38–12 | ||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | A | F | A | W | QF | F | QF | W | W | 3 / 9 | 19–5 | ||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | SF | F | QF | F | W | F | W | QF | 2 / 11 | 23–9 | |||||
Madrid | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | 1R | F | 1R | W | W | QF | 2R | W | W | 2R | 3 / 11 | 18–8 | ||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | SF | 2R | SF | W | SF | F | SF | W | F | 3 / 11 | 24–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | W | 2R | 2R | F | F | W | F | W | SF | 3 / 14 | 26–11 | |||||
Shanghai | Not Held | QF | SF | QF | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | W | SF | W | 2R | QF | SF | 2R | 2 / 11 | 11–9 | |||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | F | QF | SF | W | F | NMS | 1 / 8 | 16–7 | |||||||
Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 7–11 | 5–11 | 7–11 | 11–15 | 5–12 | 7–12 | 11–11 | 8–11 | 2–3 | 77–119 | |||||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–7 | 4–6 | 15–15 | 18–16 | 45–23 | 54–19 | 64–21 | 70–17 | 63–19 | 66–14 | 77–9 | 64–18 | 68–18 | 67–13 | 60–15 | 21–4 | 739–241 |
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Preceded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor |
ITF World Champion (doubles) 2003–07 2009–11 |
Succeeded by Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor Incumbent |
Preceded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor |
ATP Doubles Team of the Year 2003 2004–07 2009–11 |
Succeeded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor Incumbent |
Preceded by New title |
ATP Fans' Favorite Doubles Team 2006–11 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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Name | Bryan, Bob And Mike |
Alternative names | |
Short description | Tennis players |
Date of birth | 1978 |
Place of birth | |
Date of death | |
Place of death |
Country | United States |
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Residence | Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, USA |
Born | (1978-04-29) April 29, 1978 (age 34) Camarillo, California, US |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 202 pounds (92 kg) |
College | Stanford Cardinal |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | US$ 8,684,530 |
Singles | |
Career record | 21–40 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam) |
Highest ranking | No. 116 (November 13, 2000) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2000) |
French Open | Q1 (2000) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2001) |
US Open | 2R (1998) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 727–238 (in ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 77 (ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam) |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (September 8, 2003) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
French Open | W (2003) |
Wimbledon | W (2006, 2011) |
US Open | W (2005, 2008, 2010) |
Other Doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (2003, 2004, 2009) |
Olympic Games | Bronze (2008) |
Mixed Doubles | |
Career titles | 7 (Grand Slam) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
French Open | W (2008, 2009) |
Wimbledon | W (2008) |
US Open | W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2010) |
Last updated on: January 30, 2012. |
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for USA | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Bronze | Beijing 2008 | Doubles |
Pan American Games | ||
Bronze | Winnipeg 1999 | Doubles |
Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998. The Bryan brothers were named ATP Team of the Decade for 2000–2009.[1]
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He finished the year as the number one ranked singles player in the nation in 1998 after winning the clay court nationals and reaching the finals of Kalamazoo. The brothers were back to back Kalamazoo doubles champions in 1995 and 1996 and won the US Open Junior doubles title in 1996.
He played for Stanford University in 1997 and 1998, where he helped the Cardinal win back-to-back NCAA team championships. In 1998, he won the "Triple Crown" by taking the NCAA singles, doubles (with his twin brother Mike), and team titles. He was the first man to accomplish this since Stanford's Alex O'Brien did it in 1992.[citation needed]
Both brothers started their professional careers playing World TeamTennis for teams like the Idaho Sneakers through the current season for the Kansas City Explorers.[3]
With his twin brother Mike (who is the older by two minutes), Bob has won 75 doubles titles,[4] including eleven Grand Slam titles. In 2005, the Bryan brothers made it to the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments, only the second time a men's doubles team has done this during the open era.[5] In 2006, the Bryan brothers won Wimbledon and the Australian Open and completed a Career Grand Slam. They repeated their Australian Open victory in 2007. As of February 2, 2009, the Bryan brothers both as a team and individually are ranked World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Six times they were the year-ending top-ranked team, in 2003[6] 2005,[7] 2006,[8] and 2007,[9] 2009, and 2010.
The Bryan brothers have been frequent participants on U.S. Davis Cup teams. The United States sealed its 32nd title at the 2007 Davis Cup.
The Bryans guest starred on 8 Simple Rules.[10]
The Bryan brothers were featured on the Jan/Feb 2010 cover of Making Music Magazine.[11]
Bob's father Wayne Bryan wrote a book about the Bryan Brothers named "The Formula: Raising your Child to Be a Champion".[12]
Bob married Florida attorney Michelle Alvarez in North Miami Beach on December 13, 2010. The couple now resides in Sunny Isles Beach, FL.
Together with his twin brother Mike Bryan, the pair won the most Davis Cup matches of any team in doubles for the US. In 2010 he won the doubles match in Serbia with John Isner. Bob has a 4–2 record in singles matches.
Opponent | Result |
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Switzerland (Wawrinka/Allegro) | W |
Slovak Republic (Beck/Hrbatý) | W |
Austria (Knowle/Melzer) | W |
Sweden (Björkman/T.Johansson) | W |
Belarus (Mirnyi/Volchkov) | W |
Spain (Ferrero/Robredo) | W |
Croatia (Ančić/Ljubičić ) | L |
Belgium (Rochus/Vliegen) | W |
Romania (Hănescu/Tecau) | W |
Chile (Capdeville/Garcia) | W |
Russia (Tursunov/Youzhny) | W |
Czech Republic (Dlouhý/Vízner) | W |
Spain (Lopez/Verdasco) | W |
Sweden (Aspelin/Björkman) | W |
Russia (Andreev/Daveydenko) | W |
Austria (Knowle/Melzer) | W |
France (Clément/Llodra) | L |
Chile (Aguilar/Massu) | W |
Spain (Verdasco/Granoellers) | W |
Sweden (Bjorkman/Aspelin) | W |
Serbia (Zimonjic/Tipsarevic) | W |
France (Benneteau/Llodra) | W |
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | F | F | W | W | QF | W | W | W | F | 5 / 13 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | W | SF | F | F | QF | QF | SF | 2R | SF | 1 / 13 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | SF | SF | QF | 3R | F | W | F | SF | F | QF | W | 2 / 13 | |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | SF | F | 3R | W | 3R | QF | W | SF | W | 1R | 3 / 17 | |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 11 / 55 |
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | QF | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 10–8 |
French Open | 2R | QF | A | SF | QF | QF | A | QF | QF | W | W | A | A | 2 / 9 | 25–7 |
Wimbledon | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | F | 3R | W | QF | 2R | QF | 1 / 13 | 30–11 |
US Open | A | A | 1R | F | W | W | QF | W | 2R | A | A | W | 2R | 4 / 9 | 28–5 |
W–L | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 12–4 | 8–3 | 10–3 | 4–3 | 14–3 | 6–4 | 11–0 | 7–1 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 7 / 39 | 93–31 |
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Preceded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor |
ITF World Champion (doubles) (with Mike Bryan) 2003–07 2009–11 |
Succeeded by Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor Incumbent |
Preceded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor |
ATP Doubles Team of the Year (with Mike Bryan) 2003 2004–07 2009–11 |
Succeeded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor Incumbent |
Preceded by New title |
ATP Fans' Favorite Team (with Mike Bryan) 2006–11 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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Country | Belarus |
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Residence | Bradenton, Florida, USA. Minsk, Belarus |
Born | (1977-07-06) 6 July 1977 (age 34) Minsk, USSR |
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 93 kg (210 lb; 14.6 st) |
Turned pro | 1996 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Career prize money | $9,882,111 |
Singles | |
Career record | 239–240 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 18 (18 August 2003) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2000, 2006) |
French Open | 2R (1999, 2006) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2003, 2005, 2006) |
US Open | QF (2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 580–283 |
Career titles | 43 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (9 June 2003) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (2007) |
French Open | W (2005, 2006, 2011) |
Wimbledon | F (2003) |
US Open | W (2000, 2002) |
Mixed Doubles | |
Career titles | 3 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1999, 2007) |
Wimbledon | W (1998) |
US Open | W (1998, 2007) |
Last updated on: 27 February 2012. |
Max Mirnyi (Belarusian: Максім Мікалаевіч Мірны; Russian: Максим Николаевич Мирный; born 6 July 1977 in Minsk)[1] is a professional tennis player from Belarus.
Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a record of 47 wins and 27 losses in 35 ties played. He holds eight Grand Slam titles: men's doubles in the 2000 and 2002 US Open and in the 2005, 2006 and 2011 French Open; and mixed doubles in the 1998 and 2007 U.S. Opens and 1998 Wimbledon. He earned the nickname "The Beast" during his time on tour. Mirnyi has played with a host of doubles partners, namely forming long-term partnerships with Mahesh Bhupathi, Jonas Björkman, Lleyton Hewitt, Jamie Murray, Andy Ram, and Daniel Nestor, and short-term partnerships with other top competitors on the doubles tour and the top singles tennis player Roger Federer.
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In 2003 he reached the doubles final at Wimbledon. On 9 June 2003, he reached no. 1 in the ATP Doubles Rankings. In singles, he achieved his career-high ranking of world no. 18 in August 2003.
He became a national hero in Belarus after the Davis Cup 2004, when he and Vladimir Voltchkov defeated Russia 3–2 and Argentina 5–0, reaching the semifinals, where they lost to the United States. For that achievement, he was awarded the government's highest degree medal of honor.
Mirnyi was supposed to be the flag bearer of the Belarus national team for the official opening of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, but Belarusian sport officials changed their minds after they found out that Mirnyi let one Belarusian glamour magazine publish erotic images of himself and his wife.
In 2006, he scored an upset as he took down James Blake 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–0, at Wimbledon. He then lost to his doubles partner Jonas Björkman 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–2, 3–6. Björkman's run to the semifinals may have tired him out, as he and Björkman lost to Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić in straight sets.
In September 2008, Mirnyi completed his studies at the BSU (Belarus State University), where he got a degree in international law. His thesis was about international protection of children's rights. Since 2005, he has served as a Good Will Ambassador to the United Nations in Belarus and regularly takes part in various programs in the framework of UN AIDS and UNICEF.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 2000 | US Open | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) |
Winner | 2002 | US Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2005 | French Open | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2005 | US Open | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2006 | French Open | Clay | Jonas Björkman | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Martin Damm Leander Paes |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
5–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 2011 | French Open | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Juan Sebastián Cabal Eduardo Schwank |
7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass | Serena Williams | Mahesh Bhupathi Mirjana Lučić |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 1998 | US Open | Hard | Serena Williams | Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | Serena Williams | David Adams Mariaan de Swardt |
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up | 2000 | US Open | Hard | Anna Kournikova | Jared Palmer Arantxa Sánchez |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | Victoria Azarenka | Daniel Nestor Elena Likhovtseva |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2007 | US Open | Hard | Victoria Azarenka | Leander Paes Meghann Shaughnessy |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 2001 | Stuttgart | Hard (i) | Tommy Haas | 2–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 82 (43–39)[link]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline[link]
Doubles performance timeline[link]
References[link]External links[link]
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Isner at the 2009 US Open |
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Country | United States |
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Residence | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Born | (1985-04-26) April 26, 1985 (age 27) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1] |
Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
College | University of Georgia |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | $3,790,558 |
Official web site | www.johnisner.com |
Singles | |
Career record | 122–89 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (April 16, 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 11 (May 28, 2012) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2010) |
French Open | 3R (2010) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2011) |
US Open | QF (2011) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 61–48 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (May 17, 2010) |
Current ranking | No. 32 (August 30, 2010) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2009) |
French Open | 3R (2008) |
US Open | 2R (2009) |
Last updated on: January 10, 2011[2]. |
John Robert Isner (born April 26, 1985) is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 9 on March 19, 2012, and is currently the second highest-ranked American tennis player.[4] His most famous victories were against Roger Federer in the Davis Cup encounter in February 2012, Top seed Novak Djokovic at the 2012 Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, Andy Roddick in the 2009 US Open, and against Nicolas Mahut at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships where he played the longest ever professional tennis match, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over the course of three days.
Unlike many top tennis players, who have brilliant juniors careers and hit the ATP Tour in their teens, Isner didn't decide that he wanted to play professional tennis until he was 21.
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Isner played collegiate tennis at the University of Georgia from 2004 to 2007 and became the school's all-time leader in singles and doubles victories, earning All-American honors each of his four years and leading Georgia to the 2007 NCAA championship.[2]
Isner began his professional career in earnest in the summer of 2007. With a world ranking of no. 839, he needed wildcard entries into the main draws of every tournament, even at the Futures level.[5]
He won his first tournament of the fall, the USA F14 Futures, beating the top three seeds along the way. Then, after first round losses in an Challenger-level and an ATP-level tournament, he beat five top-300 players and three seeds to win the Lexington Challenger in July to improve his ranking to no. 416 after just one month.
At the following week's tournament at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., Fernando González's late withdrawal freed a wildcard spot, which was given at the last minute to Isner.[6] Isner took full advantage of his good fortune, recording his first wins over top-100 players. He won third-set tiebreakers on five consecutive days, beating no. 73 Tim Henman, no. 47 Benjamin Becker, no. 189 qualifier Wayne Odesnik, no. 12 Tommy Haas, and no. 54 Gaël Monfils, to reach the final, where he fell to fellow American Andy Roddick. His incredible week raised his ranking to no. 193 in the world after just six weeks on the pro tour.
Isner's Washington success earned him wildcard entries into three more ATP tournaments: the Masters Series event in Cincinnati a week later, New Haven, and the US Open. He lost in the first round in Cincinnati to quarterfinalist no. 15 David Ferrer. The following week in New Haven, he beat no. 49 Becker a second time, before falling to Ferrer for the second week in a row.
In his US Open debut, he defeated the 26th-seeded player, former quarterfinalist Jarkko Nieminen, and fired 34 aces along the way. He proceeded to win his second round match vs. Rik de Voest, before losing in the third round to top-seed and eventual champion Roger Federer. Isner was one of only two players to take a set from Federer in the championship. His US Open performance improved his ranking to no. 144.
After the US Open, Isner continued to play exclusively in North America and finished the year ranked no. 107. That year, Isner was added to the United States Davis Cup team as a practice partner.[7]
Isner's no. 106 ranking in November, 2007 was just good enough to get him direct entry into his first Australian Open, after several players ranked above him dropped out.[8] He was defeated in the first round of the 2008 Australian Open by veteran Fabrice Santoro of France. Teamed with Croat Ivo Karlović (currently the tallest player on the ATP tour and 2cm longer than John), Isner also lost in the first round of doubles.[9]
Isner broke into the top-100 at no. 93 in February with a quarterfinal appearance at the ATP stop in San Jose, beating no. 90 Florent Serra and no. 26 Tommy Haas. He established himself as a top-100 player in the first three months of the year, beating six players in the top 100, while playing exclusively in ATP-level events. Isner played in his first French Open and Wimbledon, losing in the first round of each. He also played in the US Open, where he lost in the first round. He ended the year ranked no. 144 in the world.
Isner qualified for the singles draw of the 2009 Heineken Open in Auckland, after winning three consecutive three-set matches in qualifying. His final match saw him bounce back from a 0–3 deficit in the third set to eventually beat Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in a tie-breaker. In the main draw, Isner beat Albert Montañés and countryman Robby Ginepri, before bowing out in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling.
Isner received a wildcard entry into the 2009 Australian Open, after winning the United States Tennis Association's wildcard tournament, beating Donald Young and Jesse Levine along the way.[10] Despite serving 39 aces against his first-round opponent, Slovakia's Dominik Hrbatý, he lost in four sets. Isner began working with new coach, Craig Boynton, who had previously coached former world no. 1 Jim Courier in the 1990s, in March 2009.[11]
At the 2009 Indian Wells tournament, Isner pulled off a major upset by defeating ninth seed Gaël Monfils. This was Isner's first win over a top-10 player, after four previous defeats. He then went on to defeat former world no. 1 Marat Safin, before losing to world no. 6 Juan Martín del Potro in the fourth round.
In April 2009 at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas at River Oaks Country Club, Isner made it as far as the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by fellow American Wayne Odesnik.[12] Isner qualified for the French Open, but had to withdraw after being diagnosed with mononucleosis, which caused him to miss Wimbledon as well.[13]
In August 2009, he defeated world no. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and world no. 18 Tomáš Berdych en route to the semifinals of the ATP World Tour 500 event in Washington, before losing to world no. 5 Andy Roddick. This performance brought him to a career-high ranking of no. 55 and a special exemption into the Masters 1000 Series event in Montreal, where he defeated Jesse Levine, before losing to Mikhail Youzhny. He earned a wildcard into the Masters 1000 Series event in Cincinnati, where he defeated world no. 21 Tommy Haas, before losing to world no. 35 Jérémy Chardy in the second round.
Unseeded and ranked no. 55 in the world entering the US Open, Isner defeated world no. 29 Victor Hănescu in the first round, which was his first in a Grand Slam tournament since the 2007 US Open, ending a streak of six consecutive defeats. He then advanced to the third round, where he defeated world no. 5 and fellow American Andy Roddick in five sets for his first victory over Roddick, his first victory in a five-set match, and the first time he advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. He was then defeated in the fourth round by world no. 10 Fernando Verdasco in four sets. His US Open performance brought his ranking to a career-high no. 39.
After playing in Vienna, Basel, and the Paris Masters, Isner finished the year at a career-high no. 34 in the world. He has credited his work with Boynton for helping him get back on track following his disappointing 2008 season.[11]
His progress was acknowledged by his peers, as he was voted the ATP Most Improved Player for 2009,[14] becoming the tenth American to win the award, and the first since Andre Agassi in 1998.
Isner began the year at the 2010 Heineken Open in Auckland. Unseeded, he reached his second career ATP final and first since Washington in 2007. In the final, he saved a championship point to defeat 2001 Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clément.[15][16] The victory in Auckland was Isner's first ATP tour title; after the victory he donated $5,000 of his winnings to aid rescue action for the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[17]
The victory catapulted Isner into the top 30 for the first time and also allowed him to surpass Sam Querrey to become the second-highest ranked American for the first time, behind only Andy Roddick.[11] Isner said he intended to finish the year in the top 20,[17] and given his ascendency in the world rankings combined with the absence of Roddick and James Blake for the 2010 Davis Cup season, it became increasingly likely that Isner would qualify to play singles for the US Davis Cup team for the first time in his career.[11]
After Gilles Simon withdrew, Isner became the final seed for the 2010 Australian Open.[18] In the first round, he defeated world no. 49 Andreas Seppi for his first victory at the Australian Open and his first victory at a Grand Slam other than the US Open. He then advanced to the round of 16, before bowing out to world no. 4 and eventual finalist Andy Murray.
After the Australian Open, Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe announced that Isner and Querrey would be first and second singles on the 2010 United States Davis Cup team for the team's 2010 Davis Cup World Group first-round match in Serbia on indoor clay in March 2010; Isner described the selection as "a dream come true".[19]
Isner next entered the 2010 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis. Seeded sixth, he made it to the finals, before losing to Sam Querrey. In the doubles event, Isner teamed up with Querrey to win the tournament, defeating British-Australian pair of Ross Hutchins and Jordan Kerr.
Prior to the Davis Cup tie, Isner competed at the 2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Championships, an ATP World Tour 500 series event on clay, where he was the fifth seed. He lost in the first round to Simon Greul. Despite the loss, Isner following the tournament moved into the top 20 for the first time.
Isner appeared at the 2010 Davis Cup first round, where USA was up against Serbia. In his two singles matches, he faced Serbia's team of world no. 2 Novak Djokovic and world no. 35 Viktor Troicki. He lost the first singles match against Viktor Troicki, but bounced back by winning the doubles match with Bob Bryan, as a replacement for food-poisoned Mike Bryan. In his second singles match, he lost to Novak Djokovic, which enabled Serbia to defeat the United States.
At the 2010 BNP Paribas Open Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, he was seeded 15th and advanced to the fourth round, before losing to world no. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal.
Afterwards, he appeared in the second master series tournament of the season, the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open Masters 1000 in Miami as the 17th seed. He advanced to the third round, before losing to 12th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Isner began the clay-court season with an opening-round loss to world no. 89 Xavier Malisse at the U.S. Men's Claycourt Championship, followed by a round of 32 showing at his first-ever Rome Masters, where he defeated Horacio Zeballos, before losing to Thomaz Bellucci. However, he teamed with Querrey to reach the doubles final in Rome, before losing to Bob and Mike Bryan; his doubles performance raised his doubles ranking to the top 30 for the first time.
His next tournament was the 2010 Serbian Open, where he was the second seed behind defending champion, tournament host, and world no. 2 Djokovic. Isner advanced to the first clay-court final of his career, third final of the year, and fourth final of his career. In the final, he lost to Querrey, despite having a match point while serving up 6–3, 5–4; this was the second consecutive final Isner lost to Querrey after serving for the championship. However, Isner's finals performance improved his ranking to a career-high no. 19.
Isner's next tournament was his debut appearance at the Madrid Masters. Seeded thirteenth, he advanced to the round of 16, before losing to world no. 3 and eventual champion Nadal.
Isner then played in the 2010 French Open; his ranking assured his first direct seed into a Grand Slam event. Seeded 17th, he defeated Andrey Golubev in the first round for his first singles victory at the French Open. He advanced to the third round, before losing to no. 15 seed and eventual semifinalist Tomáš Berdych. In doubles, he and Querrey were the 12th seeds, but withdrew prior to the start of the tournament after Querrey's first-round loss in singles.
Despite being ranked no. 19 in the world entering the Wimbledon, Isner was seeded 24th by the tournament committee due to his lack of experience on grass, but was moved up to 23rd following the withdrawal of Radek Štěpánek. In the first round, Isner played Nicolas Mahut in the longest match in tennis history, prevailing 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68.[20] However, fatigued and having little time to recover his energy, Isner was beaten by Thiemo de Bakker in the second round, 0–6, 3–6, 2–6, having served no aces. He also pulled out of the doubles, where he and Querrey had been 12th seeds.[21] Despite having been eliminated in the second round, Isner's total of 113 aces[22] were more than any other player throughout the championship. His Wimbledon performance brought his ranking to a career-high no. 18 in the world.
Isner's next tournament was the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships, where he played doubles with James Blake and reached the semifinals. In singles, Isner was second seed and made it to his fourth final of the year, before losing to Mardy Fish, which dropped his career record in finals to 1–4 (0–4 against Americans).
Isner next competed at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, the ATP World Tour 500 series event in Washington, D.C. and site of his breakthrough performance in 2007. Isner was also to compete in the doubles with Sam Querrey, but withdrew due to shoulder concerns. Seeded fifth in singles, Isner made it to the round of 16, before losing to Xavier Malisse.
Isner next played in the Cincinnati Masters, where he was unseeded. After defeating Łukasz Kubot in the first round, he faced 2002 Wimbledon finalist and 2005 Tennis Masters Cup champion David Nalbandian, but was forced to retire up a break at 5–4 in the first set after injuring his right ankle. Although Isner was found to have suffered ligament damage to the ankle, he chose not to withdraw from the US Open singles tournament.[23]
At the 2010 US Open, Isner was 18th seed and defeated Frederico Gil in the first round. After the match he revealed that although the initial diagnosis was a right ankle ligament tear, a second opinion revealed that the damage was a strain and not a tear, and he declared his ankle 90% healed.[24][25] He then advanced to the third round, before losing to 12th seed and 2006 US Open semifinalist Mikhail Youzhny. The loss dropped Isner out of the top 20, and from the no. 2 to the no. 4 ranked American player. Due to his ankle injury, he chose not to compete in doubles.
Following the US Open, Isner participated with Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey in the Davis Cup tie against Colombia, winning the doubles match with Fish as his partner. The US won the match 3–1 to remain in the 2011 Davis Cup world group.[26] Isner was next granted a wildcard to participate in the 2010 China Open, his first time competing in Beijing. In doubles, he teamed with Querrey, losing in the first round to Bob and Mike Bryan. In singles, Isner was unseeded, but made it to the semifinals, before losing to world no. 2 and defending champion Novak Djokovic 6–7, 2–6. Isner next competed in the Shanghai Masters, where he was unseeded, and made it to the second round, before losing to world no. 3 and reigning Australian Open champion Roger Federer in their first meeting since the 2007 US Open.
Isner began the year by teaming with Bethanie Mattek-Sands to win the (mixed doubles) Hopman Cup Final for the US, defeating Belgium's Justine Henin and Ruben Bemelmans.
Following his win in Perth, Isner returned to Auckland to defend his ATP title at the 2011 Heineken Open. After a bye in his first round, the third seed faced Dutch world no. 52[27] Robin Haase. Isner defeated Hasse[28] to go through to the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by David Nalbandian in straight sets.[29]
Isner next played in the Australian Open. He entered the tournament seeded 20th[30] and received a tough draw, including Radek Štěpánek, Marin Čilić, and Rafael Nadal. Isner came up against French world no. 69 Florent Serra, whom he easily defeated. Isner faced Radek Štěpánek in the second round. After losing the first set, Isner rallied to defeat Stepanek to progress into the third round. In the third round, Isner faced fellow top-20 player Marin Čilić. The match went to five sets, with Cilic emerging as the eventual winner.
At the 2011 French Open, Isner was drawn against top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal. Isner took what was considered a surprise two-sets-to-one lead against Nadal, who had never played a five-set match at Roland Garros before. Nadal went on to win the title.[31] Ironically, in the 2011 Wimbledon men's singles draw, Isner was paired against Mahut in the first round, a rematch of the world's longest match from the previous year's tournament, which he went on to win in straight sets. However, he lost in the second round to the 16th seed Nicolas Almagro in four sets, dropping his 2011 record to 11–14.
Isner next took a last-minute wild card to participate in the 2011 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, replacing compatriot and defending champion Mardy Fish, who was chosen to play in the Davis Cup for the United States during the that weekend. Isner was the top seed and defeated Karol Beck, 2001 Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clement, Alex Bogomolov, Jr., and Tobias Kamke without dropping a set, to reach his first career grass-court final. In the final, he defeated Olivier Rochus to become the first top seed in 35 years to win the event. The title was his first of 2011 and second of his career, raising his record in ATP finals to 2–0 against non-Americans, and ending a three-match losing streak in finals. The championship raised Isner's world ranking from no. 48 to no. 36.
Isner next played in the 2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships, where he was the third seed. He defeated James Blake, Lu Yen-hsun, and Gilles Müller to reach his second consecutive tour final. In the final, he faced Mardy Fish in a rematch of the 2010 final. Isner was ultimately defeated by Fish. He then reached the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, defeating Tobias Kamke, James Blake, Victor Troicki, before losing to Gael Monfils.
At the Rogers Cup, Isner defeated Marcos Baghdatis, but lost to Viktor Troicki in the second round. Isner won the Winston-Salem Open as the fourth seed, defeating Dudi Sela, Jarkko Nieminen, Marcos Baghdatis, and Andy Roddick in the semifinals, before defeating Julien Benneteau in the final.
In the US Open, Isner defeated Marcos Baghdatis, Robby Ginepri, Alex Bogomolov Jr., and Gilles Simon on the way to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. There, he was defeated by Andy Murray.
John reached the semifinals at the Master's 1000 in Paris, where he held three match points before losing to Jo-Willifried Tsonga in the semifinals. The result brought him back into the world top 20. He finished the year ranked no. 18, his second consecutive year-end top 20 ranking, and his highest year-end ranking to date.
He defeated David Nalbandian in the second round of the 2012 Australian Open in an epic five-set match, but was defeated in the third round by Feliciano Lopez. He kept his good form and stunningly beat world no. 3 Roger Federer in Switzerland in the Davis Cup first round, as well as beating Marco Chiudinelli in another singles rubber, to help propel the US team to victory over the Swiss. He then reached the final of the Indian Wells Masters by beating world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in three sets in the semifinals, before being defeated by Federer in straight sets in the final. Isner also reached the doubles final of the same tournament partnering Sam Querrey.
Isner continued his fine form in the U.S. Davis Cup Quarterfinals against France. Isner defeated Gilles Simon in the first live rubber of the tie in straight sets. Two days later, Isner clinched the tie and propelled the United States into the semifinals by defeating French no. 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets.
A week before Roland Garros, he was top seed in Nice, but was upset by Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals.
In the French Open, he defeated Rogério Dutra da Silva 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the first round before being defeated by wildcard Paul-Henri Mathieu in the second round: 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16 in the second-longest ever Roland Garros match at 5 hours and 41 minutes.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, Isner, who was seeded 23rd, faced qualifier Nicolas Mahut in the first round. Isner won the match 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68.
In the match, Isner set the record for most aces in a match, breaking Ivo Karlović's record of 78; Mahut passed the old mark as well.[32] Isner served an all-time record of 113 aces, ahead of the 103 aces served by Mahut.
At 21:13 BST on June 23 the match was suspended due to darkness for a second day at 59–59 in the fifth set. The match resumed on 24 June, at 15:30 BST,[33] starting the third day of the match. Overall, the match lasted eleven hours and five minutes. Isner also set the record for most games won in a Wimbledon match with 92.
The match brought Isner a measure of fame, particularly in the United States. He had guest appearances on "Good Morning America" and the "Late Show with David Letterman", and threw the ceremonial first pitch at a New York Yankees game in Yankee Stadium.[34][35] He and Mahut also won the 2010 ESPY Award for Best Record-Breaking Performance in sport.[36]
1 (32') | 2 (29') | 3 (49') | 4 (64') | 5 (491') | |
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Nicolas Mahut (Q) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 68 |
John Isner (23rd) | 6 | 3 | 67 | 7 | 70 |
Isner has a powerful serve, thanks in part to his 6-ft, 9-in (206cm) height he gets a good angle, only Ivo Karlovic is taller among the current players.[37] Commentators[who?] have also praised his composure; in five consecutive third-set tiebreaker wins in Washington, he delivered huge serves when it mattered most.[38] Isner also has a very powerful forehand as well. On serve, Isner often goes for one-two points, a big serve followed up by a big forehand. He is also known to back up his serves with approaches to the net, though he does not strictly serve-and-volley. Isner's movement around the court is hampered by his body, and he is hurt by players who move him around the court. Isner's fitness has improved considerably over the years, and he displayed this during his win in the longest tennis match ever at Wimbledon against Nicolas Mahut.
He is sponsored by Lacoste, as of January 2012, and Prince for his attire and racquets respectively.[39][40]
Isner was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He has two older brothers, Nathan and Jordan. Isner started playing tennis seriously at age 11 under the tutelage of Oscar Blacutt and Rob Stephens at the Carolina Tennis Academy. He is a graduate of Walter Hines Page Senior High School, in Greensboro, and the University of Georgia, where he majored in Speech Communication. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida, where he trains at the Saddlebrook Academy alongside other American tennis pros such as James Blake and Mardy Fish.
Tournament | Year | Record accomplished | Player tied |
Wimbledon | 2010 | 113 aces in an ATP singles match[22] | Stands alone |
113 aces in a Grand Slam singles match | Stands alone | ||
85 aces in a single set | Stands alone | ||
92 games won in a single match | Stands alone | ||
246 winners in a single match | Stands alone | ||
Longest singles match ever played (11 hours, 5 minutes) | Nicolas Mahut | ||
Longest play in a single day (7 hours, 6 minutes) | Nicolas Mahut | ||
118 games in a single day | Nicolas Mahut |
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Runner-up | 1. | 5 August 2007 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Andy Roddick | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 1. | 16 January 2010 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Arnaud Clément | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–2) |
Runner-up | 2. | 21 February 2010 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Sam Querrey | 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 9 May 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia | Clay | Sam Querrey | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 25 July 2010 | Atlanta, United States | Hard | Mardy Fish | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 2. | 10 July 2011 | Newport, United States | Grass | Olivier Rochus | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up | 5. | 24 July 2011 | Atlanta, United States (2) | Hard | Mardy Fish | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 27 August 2011 | Winston-Salem, United States | Hard | Julien Benneteau | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 18 March 2012 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Roger Federer | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 15 April 2012 | Houston, United States | Clay | Juan Monaco | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
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Winner | 1. | July 7, 2008 | Newport, United States | Grass | Mardy Fish | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
Winner | 2. | February 21, 2010 | Memphis, United States | Hard | Sam Querrey | Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | May 2, 2010 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Sam Querrey | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | April 9, 2011 | Houston, United States | Clay | Sam Querrey | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [5–10] |
Winner | 3. | May 15, 2011 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Sam Querrey | Mardy Fish Andy Roddick |
w/o |
Runner-up | 3. | March 18, 2012 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Sam Querrey | Marc López Rafael Nadal |
2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
In January 2011, Isner teamed with Bethanie Mattek-Sands for the USA, and they reached the mixed doubles Hopman Cup final. They won, 6–1, 6–3, against Justine Henin and Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium.
Updated till 2012 French Open.
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | |
French Open | A | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | ||
US Open | 3R | 1R | 4R | 3R | QF | 0 / 5 | 11–5 | ||
Win–Loss | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 7–4 | 3–2 | 0 / 17 | 23–17 | |
Year-End Championship | |||||||||
ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Olympic Games | |||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | 2R | 4R | 4R | 3R | F | 0 / 5 | 12–5 | |
Miami Masters | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Rome Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
Madrid Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | |
Canada Masters | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | ||
Cincinnati Masters | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | ||
Shanghai Masters | NMS | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | ||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 2–3 | 7–6 | 8–7 | 9–7 | 7–4 | 0 / 28 | 33–28 | |
Career Statistics | |||||||||
Titles–Finals | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3 / 10 | 3–10 | |
Year End Ranking | 106 | 144 | 34 | 19 | 18 | $3,886,223 |
Isner's win-loss record against certain players who have been ranked world no. 10 or higher is as follows:
Players who have been ranked world no. 1 are in bold.
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Preceded by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
ATP Most Improved Player 2009 |
Succeeded by Andrey Golubev |
Preceded by Michael Phelps |
Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award (with Nicholas Mahut) 2010 |
Succeeded by Rory McIlroy |
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Name | Isner, John |
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Short description | American tennis player |
Date of birth | 1985-04-26 |
Place of birth | Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
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