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Bob Bryan
Bob Bryan
See also: Bob and Mike Bryan
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| Country |  United States |
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| Residence | Wesley Chapel, Florida, US |
| Born | April 29, 1978 Camarillo, California, US |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$8,022,626 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 21–40 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 116 (November 13, 2000) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2000) |
| French Open | Q1 (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2001) |
| US Open | 2R (1998) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 699–228 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 73 |
| 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 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: 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 |
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.
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Tennis career
Doubles record
- 73 ATP Tournament Wins (set record (62) at 2010 Farmers Classic in Los Angeles)
- 11 Grand Slam Doubles Titles (tied with Woodies)
- 7-time ITF World Champions (5 straight from 2003–2007)
- 6-time ATP Team of the Year
- 19 Grand Slam Finals
- Only team to win 600 tour level matches
- 7 consecutive Grand Slam Finals (2005 Australian-2006 Wimbledon)
- 113 ATP Tournament Finals
- 17 Davis Cup World Group Wins
- 19 Masters 1000 titles
- Largest crowd in tennis history – 27,200 (Seville, Spain, 12/04/2004)
- 3 World Tour Finals Wins
- 6 time ATP Fans' Favorite Doubles Team & ATP Team of the Decade
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.
ATP Tour
With his twin brother Mike (who is the older by two minutes), Bob has won 68 doubles titles, including ten 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. 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 2005, 2006, and 2007, 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.
The Bryan brothers were featured on the Jan/Feb 2010 cover of Making Music Magazine.
Bob's father Wayne Bryan wrote a book about the Bryan Brothers named "The Formula: Raising your Child to Be a Champion".
Personal life
Bob married Florida attorney Michelle Alvarez in North Miami Beach on December 13, 2010. The couple now resides in Sunny Isles Beach, FL.
Davis Cup record (17–2)
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.
| 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/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 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
Men's doubles
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career SR |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | F | F | W | W | QF | W | W | W | 5 / 12 |
| 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 | 11 / 55 |
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.
Mixed doubles
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 | Career SR | Career 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 | 4 / 8 | 27–4 | |
| 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 | 3–1 | 7 / 38 | 92–30 |
Career statistics
Main article: Bob Bryan career statistics
- ^ "ATP Players of the Decade 2000–2009". ATP Tennis. http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2009/12/Decade-In-Review-Players.aspx. Retrieved Jan 27, 2011.
- ^ Diane Pucin, Bryan twins set tennis record in doubles, Los Angeles Times, August 2, 2010
- ^ Listed as team members on those sites.
- ^ "ESPN Bio:Bob Bryan". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=517. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ^ "ATP Bio:Bob Bryan". ATP. http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/doubles/profiles/bryanbryan.asp. Retrieved February 3, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ 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 (III)". imdb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0116906/. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ^ http://www.makingmusicmag.com/features/10janfeb02.html
- ^ "The Formula". http://www.bobandmike.com/Formula.html. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
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