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Bob Bryan
See also: The Bryan brothers
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| Full name | Robert Charles Bryan |
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| Country |
 United States |
| Residence | Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Born |
April 29, 1978 Camarillo, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Stanford |
| Coach(es) | David Macpherson (2005–) |
| Prize money | $12,804,837 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 21–40 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| 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 | 928-280 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 106 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (September 8, 2003) |
| Current ranking | No. 1 (April 28, 2014) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013) |
| French Open | W (2003, 2013) |
| Wimbledon | W (2006, 2011, 2013) |
| US Open | W (2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Other Doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2003, 2004, 2009, 2014) |
| Olympic Games |
 Gold Medal (2012) Bronze Medal (2008) |
| Mixed Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013) |
| French Open | W (2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | W (2008) |
| US Open | W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2010) |
| Other Mixed Doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2012) |
| Last updated on: July 9, 2014. | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Competitor for United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2012 London | Doubles |
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | Doubles |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Bronze | 1999 Winnipeg | Doubles |
Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American male professional tennis player. He and his twin brother, Mike, are current world no. 1 doubles players and have spent over 380 weeks in this position. He has won twenty-three Grand Slam titles: 16 in men's doubles and 7 in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998. The brothers were named ATP Team of the Decade for 2000–2009.[1] The brothers became the second men's doubles team to complete the career golden slam at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Tennis career
Doubles Records
- 16 Grand Slam mens doubles titles
- 27 Grand Slam mens doubles finals
- 10-time ITF World Champions
- 102 ATP Titles and 153 ATP Finals
- 397+ weeks at #1
- 1000+ team match wins
- 10 consecutive years of winning at least 1 Grand Slam
- 8 time ATP Fans' Favorite Doubles Team and ATP Team of the Decade
- "Bryan Golden Slam" (only team to simultaneously hold all Grand Slam titles and an Olympic Gold Medal)
- 7 consecutive Grand Slam finals (2005 Australian–2006 Wimbledon)
- 32 Masters 1000 titles
- "Career Golden Masters" (only players in history to win all 9 Masters 1000 events)
Junior
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.
College
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.
World TeamTennis
Both brothers started their professional careers playing World TeamTennis for teams like the Idaho Sneakers through the current season for the Kansas City Explorers.[2]
ATP Tour
With his twin brother Mike (who is the older by two minutes), Bob has won 89 doubles titles,[3] including fourteen 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.[4] 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[5] 2005,[6] 2006,[7] and 2007,[8] 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.
Off-court
The Bryans guest starred on 8 Simple Rules.[9] They were featured on the Jan/Feb 2010 cover of Making Music Magazine.[10] Their father, Wayne Bryan, wrote a book about his sons, The Formula: Raising Your Child to be a Champion.[11]
Personal life
Bob Bryan married Florida attorney Michelle Alvarez in North Miami Beach on December 13, 2010; the couple have two children, Micaela (1/31/12) and Bobby Jr.. (12/24/13)
Davis Cup record (23–4)
Together with his twin brother Mike Bryan, the pair have 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 |
|---|---|
| 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/Tecău) | 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 (Zimonjić/Tipsarević) | W |
| France (Benneteau/Llodra) | W |
| Brazil (Melo/Soares) | L |
| Serbia (Zimonjić/Bozoljac) | L |
| Great Britain (Fleming/Inglot) | W |
| Slovakia (Lacko/Gombos) | W |
Grand Slam tournaments
Main article: Bob Bryan career statistics
Men's singles
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | ||||
| French Open | ||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | |||
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R |
Men's Doubles: 27 (16–11)
By winning the 2006 Wimbledon title, Bryan completed the men's doubles Career Grand Slam. He became the 19th individual player and, with Mike Bryan, the 7th doubles pair to achieve this.
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 2003 | French Open | Clay | Mike Bryan |  Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2003 | US Open | Hard | Mike Bryan |  Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 7–5, 0–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Mike Bryan |  Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Mike Bryan |  Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | French Open | Clay | Mike Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mike Bryan | Stephen Huss Wesley Moodie | 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6 |
| Winner | 2005 | US Open | Hard | Mike Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Mike Bryan |  Martin Damm Leander Paes | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | French Open (2) | Clay | Mike Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mike Bryan | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2007 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Mike Bryan | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2008 | US Open (2) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10) |
| Winner | 2009 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 2–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Mike Bryan |  Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Winner | 2010 | Australian Open (4) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
| Winner | 2010 | US Open (3) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 2011 | Australian Open (5) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2011 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Mike Bryan | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Runner-up | 2012 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2012 | French Open (3) | Clay | Mike Bryan | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2012 | US Open (4) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2013 | Australian Open (6) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Robin Haase Igor Sijsling | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2013 | French Open (2) | Clay | Mike Bryan | Michaël Llodra Nicolas Mahut | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 2013 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Mike Bryan |  Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2014 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mike Bryan | Jack Sock Vasek Pospisil | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2014 | US Open (5) | Hard | Mike Bryan |  Marcel Granollers Marc López | 6–3, 6–4 |
Timeline
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 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 | W | 3R | 6 / 15 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | W | SF | F | F | QF | QF | SF | 2R | SF | F | W | QF | 2 / 16 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | SF | SF | QF | 3R | F | W | F | SF | F | QF | W | SF | W | F | 3 / 16 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | SF | F | 3R | W | 3R | QF | W | SF | W | 1R | W | SF | W | 5 / 20 |
| 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 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 16 / 67 |
Mixed doubles: 9 (7–2)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2002 | US Open | Hard |  Katarina Srebotnik | Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan | 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–1) |
| Winner | 2003 | US Open | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | Lina Krasnoroutskaya Daniel Nestor | 5–7, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Winner | 2004 | US Open (2) | Hard | Vera Zvonareva | Alicia Molik Todd Woodbridge | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | Venus Williams | Vera Zvonareva Andy Ram | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2006 | US Open (3) | Hard | Martina Navratilova | Květa Peschke Martin Damm | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2008 | French Open | Clay | Victoria Azarenka | Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | Samantha Stosur | Katarina Srebotnik Mike Bryan | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2009 | French Open (2) | Clay | Liezel Huber | Vania King Marcelo Melo | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–7] |
| Winner | 2010 | US Open (4) | Hard | Liezel Huber | Květa Peschke Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–4, 6–4 |
Timeline
Martina Navratilova gives Bob Bryan a hand. The pair won the 2006 Mixed Doubles title at the US Open.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | QF | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | QF | A | 0 / 9 | 12–9 |
| French Open | 2R | QF | A | SF | QF | QF | A | SF | QF | W | W | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2 / 10 | 25–8 |
| Wimbledon | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | F | 3R | W | QF | 2R | QF | SF | A | 3R | 1 / 15 | 37–14 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | F | W | W | QF | W | 2R | A | A | W | 2R | 2R | A | A | 4 / 10 | 29–6 |
| 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 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 7 / 44 | 102–37 |
References
- ↑ "ATP Players of the Decade 2000–2009". ATP Tennis. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ↑ Listed as team members on those sites.
- ↑ "ESPN Bio:Bob Bryan". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ↑ "ATP Bio:Bob Bryan". ATP. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ↑ ATP Team Doubles Rankings For 11/17/03,
- ↑ ATP Team Doubles Rankings For 11/21/05
- ↑ ATP Team Doubles Rankings For 11/20/06
- ↑ ATP Team Doubles Rankings For 11/19/07
- ↑ "Bob Bryan profile". imdb.com. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ↑ Making Music Magazine feature, 2010; accessed July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "The Formula". Retrieved November 3, 2008.
External links
- Bob Bryan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Bob Bryan at the International Tennis Federation
- Bob Bryan at the Davis Cup
- Official Site
- Profile on the 60 Minutes news magazine broadcast March 21, 2010
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor |
ITF Men's doubles World Champion (with Mike Bryan)2003–07 2009–14 |
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 2005–07 2009–14 |
Succeeded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor Incumbent |
| Preceded by New title |
ATP Fans' Favorite Team (with Mike Bryan)2006–14 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Records | ||
| Preceded by John McEnroe |
Most Weeks at World No. 1 (Doubles) (with Mike Bryan)December 12, 2011 – November 5, 2012 |
Succeeded by Mike Bryan |
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