Mark Woodforde
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Residence | Rancho Mirage, CA |
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1984 |
Retired | 2000 |
Plays | Left-handed; one-handed backhand |
Prize money | US$8,571,605 |
Singles | |
Career record | 319–312 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 19 (22 April 1996) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1996) |
French Open | 4R (1997) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1988, 1990, 1997) |
US Open | 4R (1987, 1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 647–248 |
Career titles | 67 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (16 November 1992) |
Last updated on: 16 July 2008. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Tennis | ||
1996 Atlanta | Doubles | |
2000 Sydney | Doubles |
Mark Woodforde (born 23 September 1965) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. He is most famously remembered as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge.
Woodforde was born in Adelaide, and joined the men's professional tennis ATP Tour in 1984. Woodforde won four singles titles, including his hometown Adelaide tournament twice. Woodforde won twelve Grand Slam doubles titles in his career - one French Open, two Australian Opens, three U.S. Opens, and a record six Wimbledons. Eleven of these victories came as a member of the Woodies, and he won the 1989 U.S. Open doubles with John McEnroe. He also won five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles - one French Open, two Australian Opens, one U.S. Open, and one Wimbledon; thus making an overall total of 17 Grand Slam doubles titles.
He enjoyed the greatest success of his career when playing men's doubles with Woodbridge, combining his left-hand baseline play with Woodbridge's swift volleying reflexes at the net. They were the ATP Doubles Team of the Year four times, and all together the Woodies won 61 ATP doubles tournaments (Woodforde won 67 in his career).
Woodforde's other career highlights included a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Woodforde played for the Australian Davis Cup Team in three Davis Cup finals, including teaming with Woodbridge to clinch the 1999 win over France in Paris to give Australia its first Davis Cup victory in 13 years.
Mark Woodforde retired from professional tennis in 2000 after a Davis Cup final loss to Spain, and was appointed the coach of Australia's Fed Cup team in 2003.
Grand Slam finals
Men's doubles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runner-ups)
By winning the 2000 French Open, Woodforde completed the Career Grand Slam.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1989 | US Open | Hard | John McEnroe | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Kelly Jones Rick Leach |
6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 1993 | Wimbledon | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith |
7–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 1994 | Wimbledon | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith |
7–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1994 | US Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–3, 7–6(6) |
Winner | 1995 | Wimbledon | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Rick Leach Scott Melville |
7–5, 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 1995 | US Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 1996 | Wimbledon | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Byron Black Grant Connell |
4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 1996 | US Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1997 | French Open | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek |
7–6(12), 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1998 | Australian Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh |
6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(3), 5–7, 10–8 |
Winner | 2000 | French Open | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle |
7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 2000 | Wimbledon | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | Nicole Provis | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Todd Woodbridge |
6–3, 4–6, 11–9 |
Winner | 1992 | French Open | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Lori McNeil Bryan Shelton |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 1992 | US Open | Hard | Nicole Provis | Helena Suková Tom Nijssen |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 1993 | Wimbledon | Grass | Martina Navrátilová | Manon Bollegraf Tom Nijssen |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1993 | US Open | Hard | Martina Navrátilová | Helena Suková Todd Woodbridge |
6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 1996 | Australian Open | Hard | Nicole Provis | Larisa Savchenko Neiland Luke Jensen |
4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1996 | Wimbledon | Grass | Larisa Savchenko Neiland | Helena Suková Cyril Suk |
1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Titles (67)
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 26 September 1988 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | John McEnroe | Libor Pimek Michiel Schapers |
6–4, 6–4 |
2. | 3 October 1988 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | John McEnroe | Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
6–4, 7–6 |
3. | 1 May 1989 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | Paolo Canè Diego Nargiso |
1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
4. | 1 May 1989 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | John McEnroe | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
5. | 18 February 1991 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Libor Pimek Michiel Schapers |
6–3, 6–0 |
6. | 11 March 1991 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Mansour Bahrami Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–3, 6–1 |
7. | 17 June 1991 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata |
7–6, 6–4 |
8. | 30 September 1991 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | John Fitzgerald Glenn Michibata |
7–6, 6–3 |
9. | 27 January 1992 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Kelly Jones Rick Leach |
6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
10. | 17 February 1992 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Todd Woodbridge | Kevin Curren Gary Muller |
7–6, 6–1 |
11. | 24 February 1992 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg |
7–5, 1–0, ret. |
12. | 6 April 1992 | Singapore | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata |
6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
13. | 17 August 1992 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark |
7–6, 6–4 |
14. | 19 October 1992 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Hard (i) | Todd Woodbridge | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg |
7–6, 7–6 |
15. | 2 November 1992 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Steve DeVries David Macpherson |
6–3, 6–4 |
16. | 29 November 1992 | Doubles Championships, Johannesburg | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
6–2, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3 |
17. | 11 January 1993 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | John Fitzgerald Laurie Warder |
6–4, 7–5 |
18. | 15 February 1993 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
19. | 14 June 1993 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Neil Broad Gary Muller |
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
20. | 5 July 1993 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith |
7–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
21. | 1 November 1993 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Gary Muller Danie Visser |
7–6, 5–7, 7–6 |
22. | 7 February 1994 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Darren Cahill John Fitzgerald |
6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
23. | 18 April 1994 | Nice, France | Clay | Javier Sánchez | Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval |
7–5, 6–3 |
24. | 9 May 1994 | Pinehurst, U.S. | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
25. | 4 July 1994 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith |
7–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
26. | 8 August 1994 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | John Fitzgerald | Scott Davis Brian MacPhie |
4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
27. | 22 August 1994 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg |
6–4, 6–2 |
28. | 31 October 1994 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
29. | 16 January 1995 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson |
7–6, 6–4 |
30. | 27 March 1995 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe |
6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
31. | 15 May 1995 | Pinehurst, U.S. | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle |
6–2, 6–4 |
32 | 22 May 1995 | Delray Beach, U.S. | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–3, 6–1 |
33. | 10 July 1995 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Rick Leach Scott Melville |
7–5, 7–6, 7–6 |
34. | 14 August 1995 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 6–4 |
35. | 11 September 1995 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 6–3 |
36. | 8 January 1996 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Jonas Björkman Tommy Ho |
7–5, 7–6 |
37. | 4 March 1996 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Byron Black Grant Connell |
7–6, 6–2 |
38. | 18 March 1996 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Brian MacPhie Michael Tebbutt |
6–3, 6–4 |
39. | 1 April 1996 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith |
6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
40. | 22 April 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Mark Knowles Rick Leach |
6–1, 7–6 |
41. | 20 May 1996 | Coral Springs, U.S. | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Ivan Baron Brett Hansen-Dent |
6–3, 6–3 |
42. | 17 June 1996 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
43. | 8 July 1996 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Byron Black Grant Connell |
4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
44. | 29 July 1996 | Atlanta Olympics, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Neil Broad Tim Henman |
6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
45. | 9 September 1996 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
46. | 7 October 1996 | Singapore | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy |
7–6, 7–6 |
47. | 17 November 1996 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
48. | 27 January 1997 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 |
49. | 31 March 1997 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
50. | 7 July 1997 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
51. | 11 August 1997 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter |
6–4, 6–2 |
52. | 27 October 1997 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
7–6, 7–6 |
53. | 19 January 1998 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Daniel Nestor |
6–3, 7–5 |
54. | 16 February 1998 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Todd Woodbridge | Nelson Aerts André Sá |
6–1, 7–5 |
55. | 23 February 1998 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Todd Woodbridge | Ellis Ferreira David Roditi |
6–4, 6–2 |
56. | 4 May 1998 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent |
6–0, 6–3 |
57. | 19 October 1998 | Singapore | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–2, 6–3 |
58. | 15 February 1999 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Todd Woodbridge | Aleksandar Kitinov Nenad Zimonjić |
7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
59. | 22 February 1999 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Todd Woodbridge | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–4, 7–5 |
60. | 10 January 2000 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle |
6–4, 6–2 |
61. | 17 January 2000 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle |
7–5, 6–4 |
62. | 3 April 2000 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Martin Damm Dominik Hrbatý |
6–4, 6–1 |
63. | 22 May 2000 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Wayne Arthurs Sandon Stolle |
6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
64. | 12 June 2000 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle |
7–6, 6–4 |
65. | 19 June 2000 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Jonathan Stark Eric Taino |
7–6, 6–4 |
66. | 10 July 2000 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
67. | 14 August 2000 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-ups (24)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 29 July 1985 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Carl Limberger | Stefan Simonsson Hans Simonsson |
6–3, 6–4 |
2. | 12 January 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Carl Limberger | Kelly Jones Brad Pearce |
7–6, 7–6 |
3. | 20 July 1987 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Darren Cahill | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–3, 6–3 |
4. | 31 August 1987 | Rye Brook, U.S. | Hard | Carl Limberger | Lloyd Bourne Jeff Klaparda |
6–3, 6–3 |
5. | 4 January 1988 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Carl Limberger | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann |
4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
6. | 1 October 1990 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Brian Garrow | Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
7. | 28 November 1993 | Doubles Championships, Johannesburg | Hard (i) | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
8. | 13 June 1994 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman |
5–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
9. | 12 September 1994 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–3, 7–6 |
10. | 28 November 1994 | Doubles Championships, Jakarta | Hard (i) | Todd Woodbridge | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman |
6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
11. | 23 October 1995 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink |
6–4, 7–5 |
12. | 26 February 1996 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Todd Woodbridge | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
13. | 6 January 1997 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Patrick Rafter Bryan Shelton |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
14. | 9 June 1997 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek |
7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
15. | 2 February 1998 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh |
6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
16. | 27 April 1998 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–4, 6–2 |
17. | 6 July 1998 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 10–8 |
18. | 12 October 1998 | Shanghai, China | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
19. | 3 May 1999 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Patrick Galbraith Justin Gimelstob |
5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
20. | 14 June 1999 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
6–3, 7–6 |
21. | 16 August 1999 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Byron Black Jonas Björkman |
6–3, 7–6 |
22. | 11 October 1999 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 6–3 |
23. | 18 October 1999 | Singapore | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | Max Mirnyi Eric Taino |
6–3, 6–4 |
24. | 2 October 2000 | Sydney Olympics, Australia | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
Singles titles (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 20 January 1986 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Bud Schultz | 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
2. | 4 January 1988 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Wally Masur | 6–2, 6–4 |
3. | 9 January 1989 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Patrik Kühnen | 7–5, 1–6, 7–5 |
4. | 22 February 1993 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Ivan Lendl | 5–4, ret. |
Runner-ups (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 9 October 1989 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Nicklas Kroon | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
2. | 10 August 1992 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Richard Krajicek | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
3. | 16 November 1992 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Richard Krajicek | 6–2, 6–2 |
4. | 8 August 1994 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Boris Becker | 6–2, 6–2 |
5. | 19 October 1998 | Singapore | Carpet | Marcelo Ríos | 6–4, 6–2 |