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Mark Woodforde
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceUnited States Rancho Mirage, CA
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired2000
PlaysLeft-handed; one-handed backhand
Prize moneyUS$8,571,605
Singles
Career record319–312
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 19 (22 April 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1996)
French Open4R (1997)
Wimbledon4R (1988, 1990, 1997)
US Open4R (1987, 1988)
Doubles
Career record647–248
Career titles67
Highest rankingNo. 1 (16 November 1992)
Last updated on: 16 July 2008.
Olympic medal record
Men's Tennis
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Doubles
Silver medal – second place 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 United States John McEnroe United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 1992 Australian Open Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Kelly Jones
United States Rick Leach
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 1993 Wimbledon Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner 1994 Wimbledon Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 1994 US Open Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–3, 7–6(6)
Winner 1995 Wimbledon Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Rick Leach
United States Scott Melville
7–5, 7–6, 7–6
Winner 1995 US Open Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Alex O'Brien
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–3
Winner 1996 Wimbledon Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Zimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 1996 US Open Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Winner 1997 Australian Open Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 1997 French Open Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
7–6(12), 4–6, 6–3
Winner 1997 Wimbledon Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up 1998 Australian Open Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Sweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 1998 Wimbledon Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(3), 5–7, 10–8
Winner 2000 French Open Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
7–6, 6–4
Winner 2000 Wimbledon Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia 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 Australia Nicole Provis Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 4–6, 11–9
Winner 1992 French Open Clay Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario United States Lori McNeil
United States Bryan Shelton
6–2, 6–3
Winner 1992 US Open Hard Australia Nicole Provis Czech Republic Helena Suková
Netherlands Tom Nijssen
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 1993 Wimbledon Grass United States Martina Navrátilová Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Netherlands Tom Nijssen
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1993 US Open Hard United States Martina Navrátilová Czech Republic Helena Suková
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 7–6
Winner 1996 Australian Open Hard Australia Nicole Provis Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
United States Luke Jensen
4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Runner-up 1996 Wimbledon Grass Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland Czech Republic Helena Suková
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
1–6, 6–3, 6–2

Titles (67)

Legend
Grand Slam (12)
Tennis Masters Cup (2)
Olympic Gold (1)
ATP Masters Series (14)
ATP Championship Series (11)
ATP Tour (27)
Titles by Surface
Hard (36)
Clay (9)
Grass (10)
Carpet (12)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 26 September 1988 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard United States John McEnroe Belgium Libor Pimek
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
6–4, 6–4
2. 3 October 1988 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet United States John McEnroe United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
6–4, 7–6
3. 1 May 1989 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd Italy Paolo Canè
Italy Diego Nargiso
1–6, 6–4, 6–2
4. 1 May 1989 U.S. Open, New York Hard United States John McEnroe United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
5. 18 February 1991 Brussels, Belgium Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge Belgium Libor Pimek
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
6–3, 6–0
6. 11 March 1991 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge Iran Mansour Bahrami
Soviet Union Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 6–1
7. 17 June 1991 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
7–6, 6–4
8. 30 September 1991 Brisbane, Australia Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia John Fitzgerald
Canada Glenn Michibata
7–6, 6–3
9. 27 January 1992 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Kelly Jones
United States Rick Leach
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
10. 17 February 1992 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Gary Muller
7–6, 6–1
11. 24 February 1992 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
7–5, 1–0, ret.
12. 6 April 1992 Singapore Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
6–7, 6–2, 6–4
13. 17 August 1992 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jonathan Stark
7–6, 6–4
14. 19 October 1992 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Hard (i) Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
7–6, 7–6
15. 2 November 1992 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Steve DeVries
Australia David Macpherson
6–3, 6–4
16. 29 November 1992 Doubles Championships, Johannesburg Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–2, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3
17. 11 January 1993 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia John Fitzgerald
Australia Laurie Warder
6–4, 7–5
18. 15 February 1993 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
19. 14 June 1993 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa Gary Muller
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
20. 5 July 1993 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 6–3, 7–6
21. 1 November 1993 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge South Africa Gary Muller
South Africa Danie Visser
7–6, 5–7, 7–6
22. 7 February 1994 Dubai, UAE Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Darren Cahill
Australia John Fitzgerald
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
23. 18 April 1994 Nice, France Clay Spain Javier Sánchez Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
South Africa Piet Norval
7–5, 6–3
24. 9 May 1994 Pinehurst, U.S. Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Jared Palmer
United States Richey Reneberg
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
25. 4 July 1994 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 6–3, 6–1
26. 8 August 1994 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Australia John Fitzgerald United States Scott Davis
United States Brian MacPhie
4–6, 6–2, 6–0
27. 22 August 1994 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
6–4, 6–2
28. 31 October 1994 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
29. 16 January 1995 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Trevor Kronemann
Australia David Macpherson
7–6, 6–4
30. 27 March 1995 Miami, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Jim Grabb
United States Patrick McEnroe
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
31. 15 May 1995 Pinehurst, U.S. Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Alex O'Brien
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–4
32 22 May 1995 Delray Beach, U.S. Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 6–1
33. 10 July 1995 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Rick Leach
United States Scott Melville
7–5, 7–6, 7–6
34. 14 August 1995 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–4
35. 11 September 1995 U.S. Open, New York Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Alex O'Brien
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–3
36. 8 January 1996 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Sweden Jonas Björkman
United States Tommy Ho
7–5, 7–6
37. 4 March 1996 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge Zimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
7–6, 6–2
38. 18 March 1996 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Brian MacPhie
Australia Michael Tebbutt
6–3, 6–4
39. 1 April 1996 Miami, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Patrick Galbraith
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
40. 22 April 1996 Tokyo, Japan Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge The Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Rick Leach
6–1, 7–6
41. 20 May 1996 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Ivan Baron
United States Brett Hansen-Dent
6–3, 6–3
42. 17 June 1996 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
43. 8 July 1996 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Zimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
44. 29 July 1996 Atlanta Olympics, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge United Kingdom Neil Broad
United Kingdom Tim Henman
6–4, 6–4, 6–2
45. 9 September 1996 U.S. Open, New York Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
46. 7 October 1996 Singapore Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge Czech Republic Martin Damm
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 7–6
47. 17 November 1996 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6
48. 27 January 1997 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
49. 31 March 1997 Miami, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
50. 7 July 1997 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
51. 11 August 1997 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Philippoussis
Australia Patrick Rafter
6–4, 6–2
52. 27 October 1997 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark
7–6, 7–6
53. 19 January 1998 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 7–5
54. 16 February 1998 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Australia Todd Woodbridge Brazil Nelson Aerts
Brazil André Sá
6–1, 7–5
55. 23 February 1998 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Australia Todd Woodbridge South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Mexico David Roditi
6–4, 6–2
56. 4 May 1998 Munich, Germany Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Andrew Florent
6–0, 6–3
57. 19 October 1998 Singapore Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–2, 6–3
58. 15 February 1999 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Australia Todd Woodbridge North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić
7–5, 6–7, 6–4
59. 22 February 1999 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–4, 7–5
60. 10 January 2000 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–2
61. 17 January 2000 Sydney, Australia Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Australia Sandon Stolle
7–5, 6–4
62. 3 April 2000 Miami, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Czech Republic Martin Damm
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 6–1
63. 22 May 2000 Hamburg, Germany Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
64. 12 June 2000 French Open, Paris Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
7–6, 6–4
65. 19 June 2000 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Jonathan Stark
Philippines Eric Taino
7–6, 6–4
66. 10 July 2000 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–4, 6–1
67. 14 August 2000 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States 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 Australia Carl Limberger Sweden Stefan Simonsson
Sweden Hans Simonsson
6–3, 6–4
2. 12 January 1987 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Australia Carl Limberger United States Kelly Jones
United States Brad Pearce
7–6, 7–6
3. 20 July 1987 Bordeaux, France Clay Australia Darren Cahill Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 6–3
4. 31 August 1987 Rye Brook, U.S. Hard Australia Carl Limberger United States Lloyd Bourne
United States Jeff Klaparda
6–3, 6–3
5. 4 January 1988 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Carl Limberger Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Mark Kratzmann
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
6. 1 October 1990 Brisbane, Australia Hard United States Brian Garrow Australia Jason Stoltenberg
Australia Todd Woodbridge
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
7. 28 November 1993 Doubles Championships, Johannesburg Hard (i) Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–6, 6–4
8. 13 June 1994 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Jonas Björkman
5–7, 7–6, 6–4
9. 12 September 1994 U.S. Open, New York Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–3, 7–6
10. 28 November 1994 Doubles Championships, Jakarta Hard (i) Australia Todd Woodbridge Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
11. 23 October 1995 Vienna, Austria Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
6–4, 7–5
12. 26 February 1996 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Australia Todd Woodbridge The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–6, 1–6, 6–4
13. 6 January 1997 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Australia Patrick Rafter
Australia Bryan Shelton
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
14. 9 June 1997 French Open, Paris Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
15. 2 February 1998 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Sweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
16. 27 April 1998 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 6–2
17. 6 July 1998 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 10–8
18. 12 October 1998 Shanghai, China Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
19. 3 May 1999 Atlanta, U.S. Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge United States Patrick Galbraith
United States Justin Gimelstob
5–7, 7–6, 6–3
20. 14 June 1999 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–3, 7–6
21. 16 August 1999 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Zimbabwe Byron Black
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–3, 7–6
22. 11 October 1999 Shanghai, China Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Sébastien Lareau
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–5, 6–3
23. 18 October 1999 Singapore Carpet Australia Todd Woodbridge Belarus Max Mirnyi
Philippines Eric Taino
6–3, 6–4
24. 2 October 2000 Sydney Olympics, Australia Hard Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Sébastien Lareau
Canada 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 United States Bud Schultz 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2. 4 January 1988 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Wally Masur 6–2, 6–4
3. 9 January 1989 Adelaide, Australia Hard Germany Patrik Kühnen 7–5, 1–6, 7–5
4. 22 February 1993 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 5–4, ret.

Runner-ups (5)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 9 October 1989 Brisbane, Australia Hard Sweden Nicklas Kroon 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2. 10 August 1992 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Netherlands Richard Krajicek 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
3. 16 November 1992 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet Netherlands Richard Krajicek 6–2, 6–2
4. 8 August 1994 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Germany Boris Becker 6–2, 6–2
5. 19 October 1998 Singapore Carpet Chile Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 6–2