Bob Bryan
Robert "Bob" Charles Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player.[2] He won 23 major titles: 16 in men's doubles and 7 in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Mike, he was the world No. 1 doubles player for several years, first achieving the top ranking in September 2003. The brothers were named the ATP Team of the Decade for 2000–2009.[3] They became the second men's doubles team to complete the career Golden Slam at the 2012 London Olympics.
Bryan at the 2015 French Open | |
| Full name | Robert Charles Bryan |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United States |
| Residence | Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Born | April 29, 1978[1] Camarillo, California, U.S. |
| 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 |
| Official website | bryanbros.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 21–40 (34.4% 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 (75.5% 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 | Gold Medal (2012) Bronze Medal (2008) |
| 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) |
| Last updated on: 22 March 2020. | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's tennis | ||
| Representing United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2012 London | Doubles | |
| 2008 Beijing | Doubles | |
| Pan American Games | ||
| 1999 Winnipeg | Doubles | |
The Bryan twins retired in August 2020. In their final two tournaments, the Bryan brothers successfully defended their title in Delray Beach, also winning the decisive rubber match in a U.S. Davis Cup tie in Honolulu.[4]
Tennis career
Doubles records
- 16 Grand Slams (Open Era)
- 30 Grand Slam men's doubles finals
- 10-time ITF World Champions
- 116 ATP Titles and 169 ATP Finals
- 439 weeks at #1
- 1000+ team match wins
- 10 consecutive years of winning at least 1 Grand Slam
- 11 time ATP Fans' Favorite Doubles Team and ATP Team of the Decade
- "Bryan Golden Slam" (only team to simultaneously hold all Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal)
- 7 consecutive Grand Slam finals (2005 Australian–2006 Wimbledon)
- 39 Masters 1000 titles
- "Career Golden Masters" (alongside Daniel Nestor only other players in history to win all nine Masters 1000 events)
Junior
He finished the year as the no. 1 ranked singles player in the nation in 1998 after winning the clay court nationals and reaching the finals of Kalamazoo. The brothers were back-to-back Kalamazoo doubles champions in 1995 and 1996 and won the US Open Junior doubles title in 1996.
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.
ATP Tour
With his twin brother Mike (who is the older by two minutes), Bryan has won 116 doubles titles,[5] including sixteen 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.[6] In 2006, the Bryan brothers won Wimbledon and the Australian Open and completed a Career Grand Slam. Having won the 2012 US Open, they followed up by winning the first three majors of 2013, and thus held all four titles at once. They could not complete the calendar year Grand Slam, however, as they lost in the semi-finals of the 2013 US Open.
The twins have been the year-ending top-ranked team ten times: in 2003,[7] 2005,[8] 2006,[9] 2007,[10] and then each year from 2009 to 2014 inclusive.
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.
In the 2018 Madrid Masters 1000 final, Bryan injured his hip, and the pair had to retire down 3–5 in the first set. He underwent a hip relining and made a remarkable recovery, rejoining his brother less than a year later for the 2019 Australian Open and making it to the quarterfinals. They won their first title since his surgery in February 2019 at Delray Beach.
World TeamTennis
Both brothers kicked off their World TeamTennis careers back in 1999 for the Idaho Sneakers. They went on to play for the Newport Beach Breakers in 2004, the Kansas City Explorers from 2005 to 2012, the Texas Wild in 2013, the San Diego Aviators in 2014, the California Dream in 2015, the Washington Kastles from 2016 to 2018, and most recently the Vegas Rollers in 2019. They have two World TeamTennis titles, one from the Newport Beach Breakers in 2004, and another from the Kansas City Explorers in 2010. It was announced that Bryan, along with Mike, will be joining the Vegas Rollers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 at The Greenbrier.[11]
Personal life
Bryan married Florida attorney Michelle Alvarez in 2010; the couple have three children.
Davis Cup record (26–5)
Together with his twin brother Mike Bryan, the pair has won the most Davis Cup matches of any doubles team for the United States. Bryan holds the record for most years played (14) in the Davis Cup for the U.S.[12] He also holds a 4–2 career record in singles ties.
| 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 tournaments
Men's doubles: 30 (16–14)
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 | 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 | Mike Bryan | 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 | Mike Bryan | 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: 9 (7–2)
| 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 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | F | F | W | W | QF | W | W | W | F | W | 3R | 3R | 3R | F | SF | QF | 3R | 6 / 21 | 77–15 | 84% | |||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | W | SF | F | F | QF | QF | SF | 2R | SF | F | W | QF | F | F | 2R | A | 3R | A | 2 / 20 | 68–18 | 79% | |||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | SF | SF | QF | 3R | F | W | F | SF | F | QF | W | SF | W | F | QF | QF | 2R | A | 3R | NH | 3 / 20 | 72–17 | 81% | |||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | SF | F | 3R | W | 3R | QF | W | SF | W | 1R | W | SF | W | 1R | QF | SF | A | 3R | A | 5 / 24 | 67–19 | 78% | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 14–4 | 14–3 | 13–4 | 21–3 | 18–2 | 17–3 | 16–3 | 19–3 | 16–2 | 16–2 | 20–3 | 22–1 | 16–3 | 10–4 | 13–4 | 11–4 | 4–1 | 9–4 | 2–1 | 16 / 85 | 284–69 | 80.45% | |||||
| Year-end championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify (DNQ) | RR | A | W | W | SF | RR | A | F | W | SF | SF | RR | F | W | SF | SF | RR | DNQ | A | DNQ | 4 / 15 | 36–23 | 61% | ||||||||||
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | QF | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | QF | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 14–10 | 58% |
| French Open | 2R | QF | A | SF | QF | QF | A | SF | QF | W | W | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | 2 / 12 | 27–10 | 73% |
| Wimbledon | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | F | 3R | W | QF | 2R | QF | SF | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | NH | 1 / 16 | 37–15 | 71% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | F | W | W | QF | W | 2R | A | A | W | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4 / 10 | 29–6 | 83% |
| Win–loss | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 12–4 | 8–3 | 10–3 | 4–3 | 14–3 | 6–4 | 11–0 | 7–1 | 7–2 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7 / 48 | 106–41 | 57% |
Grand Slam seedings
The tournaments won by Bryan are in boldface, and advances into finals by Bryan are in italics.
Men's doubles
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| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | did not play | did not play | did not play | not seeded |
| 1996 | did not play | did not play | did not play | not seeded |
| 1997 | did not play | did not play | did not play | wild card |
| 1998 | did not play | did not play | did not play | wild card |
| 1999 | did not play | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2000 | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2001 | not seeded | not seeded | 15th | 8th |
| 2002 | 10th | 5th | 6th | 6th |
| 2003 | 2nd | 3rd (1) | 3rd | 2nd (1) |
| 2004 | 1st (2) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2005 | 2nd (3) | 3rd (4) | 2nd (5) | 2nd (2) |
| 2006 | 1st (3) | 1st (6) | 1st (4) | 1st |
| 2007 | 1st (5) | 1st | 1st (7) | 1st |
| 2008 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd (6) |
| 2009 | 2nd (7) | 2nd | 1st (8) | 1st |
| 2010 | 1st (8) | 1st | 2nd | 1st (9) |
| 2011 | 1st (10) | 1st | 1st (11) | 1st |
| 2012 | 1st (9) | 2nd (10) | 2nd | 2nd (12) |
| 2013 | 1st (13) | 1st (14) | 1st (15) | 1st |
| 2014 | 1st | 1st | 1st (11) | 1st (16) |
| 2015 | 1st | 1st (12) | 1st | 1st |
| 2016 | 3rd | 5th (13) | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2017 | 3rd | 3rd (14) | 5th | 5th |
| 2018 | 6th | did not play | did not play | did not play |
| 2019 | 4th | 7th | 7th | 7th |
| 2020 | 13th | retired | ||
References
- "Bob Bryan". ATP World Tour. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- Clarey, Christopher (August 27, 2020). "The Bryan Brothers Retire as They Played: Together". The New York Times.
- "ATP Players of the Decade 2000–2009". ATP Tennis. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- "Bryan Brothers Announce Retirement, Ending Legendary Doubles Partnership | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "ESPN Bio:Bob Bryan". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- "ATP Bio:Bob Bryan". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ATP Team Doubles Rankings For 11/17/03 Archived April 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine,
- ATP Team Doubles Rankings For 11/21/05 Archived March 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ATP Team Doubles Rankings For 11/20/06 Archived June 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ATP Team Doubles Rankings For 11/19/07 Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.
- "Davis Cup - Teams".
External links
- Bob Bryan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Bob Bryan at the International Tennis Federation
- Bob Bryan at the Davis Cup
- Official Site
- Profile on the 60 Minutes news magazine broadcast March 21, 2010