The Woodies

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The Woodies was a nickname given to the most successful men's tennis doubles team in history. The two members of the team were Australians Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.

The Woodies combined Woodforde's left-hand baseline play with Woodbridge's swift volleying reflexes at the net. They were the ATP Doubles Team of the Year four times, and won 61 ATP doubles tournaments as a pair.

The Woodies won eleven Grand Slam doubles titles in their career—one French Open, two Australian Opens, two U.S. Opens, and a record six Wimbledons.

Their other career highlights included winning a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

The Woodies often teamed together to play for Australia in the Davis Cup, and played for Australia in three Davis Cup finals. They helped give Australia its first Davis Cup victory in 13 years in 1999 with a win over France's Olivier Delaitre and Fabrice Santoro in Paris.

The pairing ended in 2000 after Mark Woodforde retired from international tennis. Woodbridge continued his doubles success with Swede Jonas Björkman until Björkman ended the partnership in 2004. Woodbridge then partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi of India before retiring in 2005.

[edit] Titles (61)

Legend Grand Slam (11) Tennis Masters Cup (2) ATP Masters Series (14) Olympic Gold (1) ATP Tour (33)

Titles by Surface Hard (32) Clay (7) Grass (10) Carpet (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	18 February 1991	Brussels, Belgium	Carpet	Libor Pimek / Michiel Schapers	6–3, 6–0
2.	11 March 1991	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet	Mansour Bahrami / Andrei Olhovskiy	6–3, 6–1
3.	17 June 1991	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata	6–4, 7–6
4.	30 September 1991	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	John Fitzgerald / Glenn Michibata	7–6, 6–3
5.	27 January 1992	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Kelly Jones / Rick Leach	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
6.	17 February 1992	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Kevin Curren / Gary Muller	7–5, 4–6, 7–6
7.	24 February 1992	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet	Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg	6–4, 7–6
8.	6 April 1992	Singapore	Hard	Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata	6–7, 6–2, 6–4
9.	17 August 1992	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Patrick McEnroe / Jonathan Stark	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
10.	19 October 1992	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg	7–6, 6–4
11.	2 November 1992	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet	Steve DeVries / David Macpherson	6–3, 6–4
12.	29 November 1992	Doubles Championship, Johannesburg	Hard	John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd	6–2, 7–64, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3
13.	11 January 1993	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	John Fitzgerald / Laurie Warder	6–4, 7–5
14.	15 February 1993	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis	7–5, 6–2
15.	14 June 1993	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Neil Broad / Gary Muller	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
16.	5 July 1993	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith	7–5, 6–3, 7–64
17.	1 November 1993	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet	Gary Muller / Danie Visser	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
18.	7 February 1994	Dubai, UAE	Hard	John Fitzgerald / Darren Cahill	6–7, 6–4, 6–2
19.	9 May 1994	Pinehurst, U.S.	Clay	Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
20.	4 July 1994	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith	7–63, 6–3, 6–1
21.	22 August 1994	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg	6–3, 6–4
22.	31 October 1994	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet	Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman	6–3, 6–4
23.	16 January 1995	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson	7–6, 6–4
24.	27 March 1995	Key Biscayne, U.S.	Hard	Jim Grabb / Patrick McEnroe	6–3, 7–6
25.	15 May 1995	Pinehurst, U.S.	Clay	Alex O'Brien / Sandon Stolle	6–2, 6–4
26.	22 May 1995	Coral Springs, U.S.	Clay	Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez	6–3, 6–1
27.	10 July 1995	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Rick Leach / Scott Melville	7–5, 7–68, 7–65
28.	14 August 1995	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	6–2, 3–0, ret.
29.	11 September 1995	U.S. Open, U.S.	Hard	Alex O'Brien / Sandon Stolle	6–3, 6–3
30.	8 January 1996	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Jonas Björkman / Tommy Ho	7–5, 7–6
31.	4 March 1996	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet	Byron Black / Grant Connell	7–6, 6–2
32.	18 March 1996	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Brian MacPhie / Michael Tebbutt	1–6, 6–2, 6–2
33.	1 April 1996	Key Biscayne, U.S.	Hard	Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith	6–1, 6–3
34.	22 April 1996	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Mark Knowles / Rick Leach	6–2, 6–3
35.	20 May 1996	Coral Springs, U.S.	Clay	Ivan Baron / Brett Hansen-Dent	6–3, 6–3
36.	17 June 1996	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien	6–3, 7–6
37.	8 July 1996	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Byron Black / Grant Connell	4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
38.	29 July 1996	Atlanta Olympics, U.S.	Hard	Neil Broad / Tim Henman	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
39.	9 September 1996	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis	4–6, 7–6, 7–6
40.	7 October 1996	Singapore	Carpet	Martin Damm / Andrei Olhovskiy	7–6, 7–6
41.	17 November 1996	Doubles Championship, Hartford	Carpet	Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien	6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–63
42.	27 January 1997	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien	4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
43.	31 March 1997	Key Biscayne, U.S.	Hard	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	7–6, 7–6
44.	7 July 1997	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis	7–64, 7–67, 5–7, 6–3
45.	11 August 1997	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter	7–6, 4–6, 6–4
46.	27 October 1997	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Carpet	Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark	6–3, 6–3
47.	19 January 1998	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Jacco Eltingh / Daniel Nestor	6–3, 7–5
48.	16 February 1998	San Jose, U.S.	Hard (i)	Nelson Aerts / André Sá	6–1, 7–5
49.	23 February 1998	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Ellis Ferreira / David Roditi	6–3, 6–4
50.	4 May 1998	Munich, Germany	Clay	Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent	6–0, 6–3
51.	19 October 1998	Singapore	Carpet	Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes	6–2, 6–3
52.	15 February 1999	San Jose, U.S.	Hard (i)	Aleksandar Kitinov / Nenad Zimonjić	7–5, 36-7, 6–4
53.	22 February 1999	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien	6–3, 6–4
54.	10 January 2000	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt / Sandon Stolle	6–4, 6–2
55.	17 January 2000	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt / Sandon Stolle	7–5, 6–4
56.	3 April 2000	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Martin Damm / Dominik Hrbatý	6–3, 6–4
57.	22 May 2000	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Wayne Arthurs / Sandon Stolle	46-7, 6–4, 6–3
58.	12 June 2000	French Open, Paris	Clay	Paul Haarhuis / Sandon Stolle	7–67, 6–4
59.	19 June 2000	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Jonathan Stark / Eric Taino	56-7, 6–3, 7–61
60.	10 July 2000	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Paul Haarhuis / Sandon Stolle	6–3, 6–4, 6–1
61.	14 August 2000	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach	7–66, 6–4

[edit] Runner-ups (18)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	28 November 1993	Doubles Championship, Johannesburg	Hard (i)	Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis	7–64, 7–65, 6–4
2.	13 June 1994	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman	3–6, 7–6, 6–4
3.	12 September 1994	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis	6–3, 7–61
4.	28 November 1994	Doubles Championship, Jakarta	Hard (i)	Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman	6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–65, 7–66
5.	23 October 1995	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Ellis Ferreira / Jan Siemerink	6–4, 7–5
6.	26 February 1996	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	6–4, 7–5
7.	6 January 1997	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Patrick Rafter / Bryan Shelton	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
8.	9 June 1997	French Open, Paris	Clay	Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek	7–612, 4–6, 6–3
9.	2 February 1998	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Jonas Björkman / Jacco Eltingh	6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
10.	27 April 1998	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis	6–4, 6–2
11.	6 July 1998	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis	2–6, 6–4, 7–63, 5–7, 10-8
12.	12 October 1998	Shanghai, China	Carpet	Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes	6–4, 26-7, 47-6
13.	3 May 1999	Atlanta, U.S.	Clay	Patrick Galbraith / Justin Gimelstob	5–7, 7–6, 6–3
14.	14 June 1999	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien	6–3, 7–63
15.	16 August 1999	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Byron Black / Jonas Björkman	6–3, 7–66
16.	11 October 1999	Shanghai, China	Hard	Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor	7–5, 6–3
17.	18 October 1999	Singapore	Hard (i)	Max Mirnyi / Eric Taino	6–3, 6–4
18.	2 October 2000	Sydney Olympics, Australia	Hard	Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor	5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–62

[edit] Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Career SR
Grand Slams
Australian Open	SF	W	1R	QF	3R	1R	W	F	SF	SF	2 / 10
French Open	3R	3R	SF	QF	1R	SF	F	3R	1R	W	1 / 10
Wimbledon	QF	SF	W	W	W	W	W	F	QF	W	6 / 10
U.S. Open	SF	SF	3R	F	W	W	1R	3R	QF	2R	2 / 10
Grand Slam SR	0 / 4	1 / 4	1 / 4	1 / 4	2 / 4	2 / 4	2 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	2 / 4	11 / 40
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup	SF	W	F	F	SF	W	RR	RR	SF	-	2 / 9
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH	¹	NH	NH	NH	W	NH	NH	NH	F	1 / 2
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters	-	QF	-	QF	SF	W	SF	1R	2R	QF	1 / 8
Miami Masters	-	-	-	2R	W	W	W	1R	3R	W	4 / 7
Monte Carlo Masters	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	F	-	-	0 / 1
Rome Masters	1R	1R	-	-	-	-	1R	1R	-	-	0 / 4
Hamburg Masters	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	W	1 / 1
Canada Masters	-	-	-	-	-	QF	-	-	1R	-	0 / 2
Cincinnati Masters	1R	W	-	SF	W	QF	W	QF	F	W	4 / 9
Stuttgart Masters ²	-	W	W	W	SF	QF	W	QF	SF	1R	4 / 9
Paris Masters	QF	1R	QF	SF	SF	SF	1R	QF	QF	-	0 / 9
Masters Series SR	0 / 3	2 / 5	1 / 2	1 / 5	2 / 5	2 / 6	3 / 6	0 / 7	0 / 6	3 / 5	14 / 50

• NH = tournament not held
• ¹ Woodforde did not participate in 1992 Olympics
• ² held in Stockholm 1990-94, Essen in 1995