Bob Bryan  |
| Country | U.S. |
| Residence | Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S. |
| Date of birth | April 29, 1978 (1978-04-29) (age 31) |
| Place of birth | Camarillo, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Left-handed; one-handed backhand |
| Career prize money | US$6,217,384 |
| Singles |
| Career record | 21–40 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 116 (November 13, 2000) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2001) |
| US Open | 2R (1998) |
| Major tournaments |
| Doubles |
| Career record | 586–206 |
| Career titles | 55 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (September 8, 2003) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open | W (2006, 2007, 2009) |
| French Open | W (2003) |
| Wimbledon | W (2006) |
| US Open | W (2005, 2008) |
| Major doubles tournaments |
| Tour Finals | W (2003, 2004) |
| Olympic Games | Bronze (2008) |
| Mixed Doubles |
| Career record | |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
| French Open | W (2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | W (2008) |
| US Open | W (2003, 2004, 2006) |
| Last updated on: November 9, 2009. |
Robert ("Bob") Charles Bryan was born on April 29, 1978, in Camarillo, California and is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has been a World No. 1 doubles player for the last several years. He has won thirteen Grand Slam titles, including seven in men's doubles and six in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998.
[edit] Tennis career
[edit] 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.[citation needed]
[edit] World Team Tennis
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]
[edit] ATP Tour
With his twin brother Mike (who is the older by two minutes), Bob has won 54 doubles titles,[2] including seven 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.[3] 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. Four times they were the year-ending top-ranked team, in 2003[4] 2005,[5] 2006,[6] and 2007.[7]
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.
[edit] Off the Court
The Bryans guest starred on 8 Simple Rules.[8]
Bob's father Wayne Bryan wrote a book about the Bryan Brothers named "The Formula: Raising your Child to Be a Champion".[9]
[edit] Davis Cup record (15-2)
Together with his twin brother Mike Bryan, he team the pair that won most Davis Cup doubles for the US.
| Opponent | Result |
| Switzerland (Wawrinka/Allegro) | W |
| Slovak Republic (Beck/Hrbatý) | W |
| Austria (Knowle/Melzer) | W |
| Sweden (Björkman/T.Johansson) | W |
| Belerus (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 |
[edit] Major finals
[edit] Grand Slam finals
[edit] Doubles: 15 (7-8)
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 in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 2003 | French Open | Clay |  Mike Bryan |  Paul Haarhuis
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2003 | US Open | Hard | Mike Bryan |  Jonas Björkman
 Todd Woodbridge | 5–7, 6–0, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Mike Bryan |  Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro | 7–6(4), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Mike Bryan |  Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | French Open | Clay | Mike Bryan | Jonas Björkman
 Max Mirnyi | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mike Bryan | Stephen Huss
 Wesley Moodie | 7–6(4), 6–3, 6–7(2), 6–3 |
| 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 | 6–7(5), 6–4, 7–5 |
| 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 | 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2008 | US Open (2) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes | 7–6(5), 7–6(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 | 7–6(7), 6–7(3), 7–6(5), 6–3 |
[edit] Mixed doubles: 8 (6-2)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2002 | US Open | Hard |  Katarina Srebotnik | Lisa Raymond
Mike Bryan | 7–6(9), 7–6(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 | Kveta Peschke
Martin Damm | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2008 | French Open | Clay | Victoria Azarenka | Katarina Srebotnik
Nenad Zimonjic | 6–2, 7–6(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(5), [10–7] |
[edit] Grand Slam men's doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | F | F | W | W | QF | W | 3 / 10 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | W | SF | F | F | QF | QF | SF | 1 / 11 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | SF | SF | QF | 3R | F | W | F | SF | F | 1 / 11 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | SF | F | 3R | W | 3R | QF | W | SF | 2 / 15 |
| 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 | 7 / 47 |
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.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| World rankings · Top ten tennis players as of 2 November 2009 | | | | |
| World TeamTennis (WTT) | | | Eastern Conference | | | | Western Conference | | | | Former Teams | | | | Stadiums | | |
