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Bob Bryan

Bryan at the 2015 French Open
Full name	Robert Charles Bryan
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, US
Born	(1978-04-29) April 29, 1978 (age 47) Camarillo, California, US
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2020
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
College	Stanford
Coach	David Macpherson (2005–2016) Dušan Vemić (2016–2017) David Macpherson (2017–2020) Dave Marshall (2017–2020)
Prize money	US$15,931,631  47th all-time leader in earnings
Official website	bryanbros.com
Singles
Career record	21–40 (34.43% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 116 (13 November 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2000)
French Open	Q1 (2000)
Wimbledon	2R (2001)
US Open	2R (1998)
Doubles
Career record	1109–359 (75.54% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	119
Highest ranking	No. 1 (8 September 2003)
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	W (2012)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	7
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016)
French Open	W (2008, 2009)
Wimbledon	W (2008)
US Open	W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2010)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2012)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2007)
Olympic medal record Men's tennis Representing  United States Olympic Games Gold 2012 London Doubles Bronze 2008 Beijing Doubles Pan American Games Bronze 1999 Winnipeg Doubles

Robert Charles Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Many people think he is one of the best doubles tennis players ever. He was ranked the world No. 1 in men's doubles for 438 weeks. This is the second-longest time anyone has held that spot! He also finished as the top-ranked player at the end of the year eight times.

Bryan won 126 doubles titles in the ATP Tour. This includes 23 major titles: 16 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He played with his twin brother Mike. Together, the Bryan brothers were one of the most successful doubles teams in tennis history. They were even named the ATP Team of the Decade for the 2000s. They were the second men's doubles team to win a career Golden Slam. This means they won all four major tournaments and an Olympic gold medal. They achieved this at the 2012 London Olympics. The Bryan brothers stopped playing tennis professionally in August 2020.

Bob Bryan's Tennis Journey

Amazing Doubles Records

Bob Bryan and his brother Mike set many records in doubles tennis.

• They won 16 Grand Slam titles.
• They reached 30 Grand Slam men's doubles finals.
• They were named ITF World Champions 10 times.
• They won 116 ATP titles and played in 169 ATP finals.
• They were ranked No. 1 for 439 weeks.
• They won over 1000 team matches.
• They won at least one Grand Slam for 10 years in a row.
• Fans voted them the ATP Fans' Favorite Doubles Team 11 times.
• They achieved the "Bryan Golden Slam." This means they held all Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal at the same time.
• They reached 7 Grand Slam finals in a row from 2005 to 2006.
• They won 39 Masters 1000 titles.
• They completed the "Career Golden Masters." This means they won all nine Masters 1000 events. Only one other player, Daniel Nestor, has done this.

Early Career and College Days

Bob Bryan was a top junior player. In 1998, he was the No. 1 singles player in the nation. He won the clay court nationals and reached the finals of Kalamazoo. He and Mike won the Kalamazoo doubles title twice, in 1995 and 1996. They also won the US Open Junior doubles title in 1996.

He played tennis for Stanford University in 1997 and 1998. He helped the Cardinal team win two NCAA team championships in a row. In 1998, he won the "Triple Crown." This means he won the NCAA singles, doubles (with Mike), and team titles all in one year. He was the first man to do this since Alex O'Brien in 1992.

Professional Tennis Career

With his twin brother Mike, Bob Bryan won 116 doubles titles. This includes 16 Grand Slam titles. In 2005, the Bryan brothers reached the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments. This was only the second time a men's doubles team had done this.

In 2006, they won Wimbledon and the Australian Open. This completed their Career Grand Slam. After winning the 2012 US Open, they won the first three major tournaments of 2013. This meant they held all four major titles at once! However, they did not win the 2013 US Open, so they couldn't complete a calendar year Grand Slam.

The Bryan twins were the top-ranked team at the end of the year ten times. This happened in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and then every year from 2009 to 2014.

The Bryan brothers often played for the U.S. Davis Cup team. The United States won its 32nd title at the 2007 Davis Cup.

In 2018, Bob Bryan hurt his hip during a match. He had surgery and made an amazing recovery. He was back playing with his brother less than a year later. They reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 Australian Open. They won their first title after his surgery in February 2019 at Delray Beach.

Playing for World TeamTennis

Both brothers started their World TeamTennis careers in 1999. They played for several teams over the years. They won two World TeamTennis titles. One was with the Newport Beach Breakers in 2004. The other was with the Kansas City Explorers in 2010. They joined the Vegas Rollers for the 2020 WTT season.

Personal Life

Bob Bryan married Michelle Alvarez, a lawyer, in 2010. They have three children together.

Davis Cup Achievements

Bob Bryan and his twin brother Mike have won the most Davis Cup matches for any doubles team from the United States. Bob also holds the record for playing in the Davis Cup for the U.S. for the most years (14). He also has a good record in singles matches, winning 4 out of 6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2003	Play-off	Slovakia (Beck/Hrbatý)	W
2004	1st round	Austria (Knowle/Melzer)	W
2004	Quarterfinal	Sweden (Björkman/T. Johansson)	W
2004	Semifinal	Belarus (Mirnyi/Voltchkov)	W
2004	Final	Spain (Ferrero/Robredo)	W
2005	1st round	Croatia (Ančić/Ljubičić)	L
2005	Play-off	Belgium (Rochus/Vliegen)	W
2006	1st round	Romania (Hănescu/Tecău)	W
2006	Quarterfinal	Chile (Capdeville/Garcia)	W
2006	Semifinal	Russia (Tursunov/Youzhny)	W
2007	1st round	Czech Republic (Dlouhý/Vízner)	W
2007	Quarterfinal	Spain (López/Robredo)	W
2007	Semifinal	Sweden (Aspelin/Björkman)	W
2007	Final	Russia (Andreev/Davydenko)	W
2008	1st round	Austria (Knowle/Melzer)	W
2008	Quarterfinal	France (Clément/Llodra)	L
2009	1st round	Switzerland (Allegro/Wawrinka)	W
2009	Quarterfinal	Croatia (Karanusic/Zovko)	W
2010	1st round (w/ John Isner)	Serbia (Tipsarević/Zimonjić)	W
2011	1st round	Chile (Aguilar/Massú)	W
2011	Semifinal	Spain (Granollers/Verdasco)	W
2012	Quarterfinal	France (Benneteau/Llodra)	W
2012	Semifinal	Spain (Granollers/López)	W
2013	1st round	Brazil (Melo/Soares)	L
2013	Quarterfinal	Serbia (Bozoljac/Zimonjić)	L
2014	1st round	Great Britain (Fleming/Inglot)	W
2014	Play-off	Slovakia (Gombos/Lacko)	W
2015	1st round	Great Britain (Inglot/Murray)	W
2016	1st round	Australia (Hewitt/Peers)	W
2016	Quarterfinal	Croatia (Čilić/Dodig)	L
2020	Qualifying round	Uzbekistan (Fayziev/Istomin)	W

Grand Slam Finals

Bob Bryan played in many Grand Slam finals. He won 16 men's doubles titles and 7 mixed doubles titles.

Men's Doubles Finals: 30 (16 Wins, 14 Losses)

Bob Bryan completed the men's doubles Career Grand Slam by winning Wimbledon in 2006. This means he won all four major tournaments at least once. He was the 19th player and, with Mike Bryan, the 7th doubles team to do this.

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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	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	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 (4)	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
Runner-up	2015	French Open (4)	Clay	Mike Bryan	Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo	7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Runner-up	2016	French Open (5)	Clay	Mike Bryan	Feliciano López Marc López	4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Runner-up	2017	Australian Open (4)	Hard	Mike Bryan	Henri Kontinen John Peers	5–7, 5–7

Mixed Doubles Finals: 9 (7 Wins, 2 Losses)

Martina Navratilova and Bob Bryan won the 2006 Mixed Doubles title at the US Open.

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2002	US Open	Hard	Katarina Srebotnik	Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan	6–7(9–11), 6–7(1–7)
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	3–6, 2–6
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

Images for kids

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  Martina Navratilova and Bob Bryan won the 2006 Mixed Doubles title at the US Open.

See also

In Spanish: Bob Bryan para niños