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| Country | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Wesley Chapel, Florida, US |
| Born | April 29, 1978 Camarillo, California, US |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 192 pounds (87 kg) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$7,523,703 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 5–11 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 246 (October 16, 2000) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| US Open | 1R (2001) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 725–236 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 77 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | N/A |
| French Open | W (2003) |
| Wimbledon | F (2001, 2008) |
| US Open | W (2002) |
| Last updated on: July 2, 2011. | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for USA | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | Beijing 2008 | Doubles |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Bronze | Winnipeg 1999 | Doubles |
Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American professional tennis player. He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No. 1 doubles player for the last several years.
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[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 NCAA doubles title with his twin brother Bob.
[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] Professional
Together with his twin brother Bob he has been very successful in doubles. They have won 68 doubles titles (winning their record-setting 62nd title at the 2010 Farmers Classic in Los Angeles)[2][3] including 11 Grand Slam titles. In 2005, he and Bob made it to the finals of all the 4 Grand Slam tournaments, only the second time such a feat has been achieved in the Open era.[4] The Bryan Brothers are currently ranked No.1 in the ATP. Due to their success, they have been nicknamed The Wonder Twins after a fictional comic book duo.[5]
Bryan was fined US$10,000 by the USTA for unsportsmanlike-conduct for an undisclosed off-court episode after he and brother Bob lost in the first round of the 2011 US Open.[6] It was alleged that Bryan put his hand on an official.[7]
[edit] Davis Cup record (19–2)
Together with his twin brother Bob Bryan, the pair won the most Davis Cup matches of any team in doubles for the US.
| 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 |
[edit] Grand Slam finals
[edit] Doubles: 20 (11–9)
By winning the 2006 Wimbledon title, Bryan completed the men's doubles Career Grand Slam. He became the 19th individual player and, with Bob Bryan, the 7th doubles pair to achieve this.
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 2003 | French Open | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 2003 | US Open | Hard | 7–5, 0–6, 5–7 | ||
| Runner-up | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 2005 | Australian Open | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 2005 | French Open | Clay | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 2005 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 2005 | US Open | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 2006 | French Open | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Winner | 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Winner | 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 2007 | Wimbledon | Grass | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 2008 | US Open | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10) | ||
| Winner | 2009 | Australian Open | Hard | 2–6, 7–5, 6–0 | ||
| Runner-up | 2009 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 2010 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 2010 | US Open | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Winner | 2011 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) | ||
| Runner-up | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
[edit] Mixed doubles: 4 (2–2)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 2001 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Winner | 2002 | US Open | Hard | 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–1) | ||
| Winner | 2003 | French Open | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | 5–7, 4–6 |
[edit] Grand Slam performance timelines
[edit] Men's doubles
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 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 | 5 / 13 |
| 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 | 0 / 1 | 11 / 56 |
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] ATP Masters Series 1000 finals
[edit] Doubles: 35 (19–16)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 2002 | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | |||
| Runner-up | 2003 | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | |||
| Winner | 2003 | Hard | 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | |||
| Runner-up | 2004 | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | |||
| Runner-up | 2004 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | |||
| Runner-up | 2005 | Clay | W/O | |||
| Runner-up | 2005 | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | |||
| Winner | 2005 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 | |||
| Runner-up | 2006 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |||
| Runner-up | 2006 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |||
| Winner | 2006 | Hard | 6–3, 7–5 | |||
| Runner-up | 2006 | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | |||
| Winner | 2006 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–4 | |||
| Winner | 2007 | Hard | 6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–7] | |||
| Winner | 2007 | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | |||
| Runner-up | 2007 | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(4–7), [7–10] | |||
| Winner | 2007 | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| Runner-up | 2007 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [11–13] | |||
| Winner | 2007 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | |||
| Winner | 2007 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 7–6((7–4) | |||
| Winner | 2008 | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | |||
| Winner | 2008 | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] | |||
| Runner-up | 2008 | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, [8–10] | |||
| Runner-up | 2008 | Hard | 2–6, 6–4, [6–10] | |||
| Winner | 2008 | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7] | |||
| Runner-up | 2009 | Clay | 4–6, 1–6 | |||
| Runner-up | 2009 | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | |||
| Runner-up | 2009 | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), [13–15] | |||
| Winner | 2010 | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| Winner | 2010 | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| Winner | 2010 | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | |||
| Winner | 2010 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| Winner | 2011 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| Winner | 2011 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| Runner-up | 2011 | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10] |
- (W1) – Stands for Win One at a particular event.
- (R1) – Stands for Runner-up One at a particular event.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Listed as team members on those sites.
- ^ "ESPN Bio: Mike Bryan". http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Bob-Bryan.aspx?t=tf. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
- ^ Diane Pucin, Bryan twins set tennis record in doubles, Los Angeles Times, August 2, 2010
- ^ "Bryan Brother Profile". ESPN. http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/doubles/profiles/bryanbryan.asp. Retrieved January 13, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Wonder Twins: Bryan gives U.S. Davis Cup lead". ESPN. http://static.espn.go.com/tennis/news/2003/0920/1619802.html. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
- ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-13/serena-williams-is-fined-2-000-after-u-s-open-outburst-won-t-be-banned.html
- ^ http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2011/09/12/serena-williams-wont-face-a-suspension/
[edit] External links
- Official Web site
- Mike Bryan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mike Bryan at the International Tennis Federation
- Mike Bryan at the Davis Cup
- "Mike Bryan" at the Internet Movie Database
- Profile on the 60 Minutes news magazine broadcast March 21, 2010.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by |
ITF World Champion (doubles) (with 2003–07 2009–11 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by |
ATP Doubles Team of the Year (with 2003 2004–07 2009–11 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by New title |
ATP Fans' Favorite Team (with 2006–11 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- American male tennis players
- Australian Open champions
- French Open champions
- Olympic tennis players of the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- People from Pasco County, Florida
- People from Ventura County, California
- Stanford Cardinal tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Tennis people from California
- Tennis people from Florida
- US Open (tennis) champions
- Wimbledon champions
- World No. 1 tennis players
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- US Open (tennis) junior champions