BOB AND MIKE BRYAN

'Bob and Mike Bryan'

Bryan Brothers -->
	'Bob'	'Mike'
'Highest doubles  ranking: '	1 (8 Sep 2003)	1 (8 Sep 2003)
'Men's Doubles titles:'	39	41
'Grand Slam Men's Doubles titles: '	'5' (Wimbledon 2006, Aus Open 2006/2007, US Open 2005, French Open 2003)	'5' (Wimbledon 2006, Aus Open 2006/2007, US Open 2005, French Open 2003)
'Grand Slam Mixed Doubles titles: '	'3' (US Open 2004, US Open 2003, US Open 2006	'2' (French Open 2003, US Open 2002)

Twin brothers 'Robert Charles Bryan (Bob)' and 'Michael Carl Bryan (Mike)' are American professional tennis players. Between 2005 and 2006, they reached an Open Era record of seven consecutive Grand Slam finals.
Born on 29 April, 1978, with Mike being the older by two minutes, 'The Bryans', as they are known, have won 41 tour titles (including eight ATP Masters Series titles), completing a career Grand Slam with victories at the French Open (2003), US Open (2005), Australian Open (2006 and 2007) , and Wimbledon (2006). They also won the Tennis Masters Cup Doubles (2003, 2004), and have been the finalists on 23 other occasions. The twins are also part of the United States Davis Cup team, with a 11-1 doubles matches win-loss record. Bob also played singles for the second time at the 2007 Davis Cup and won in straight sets over Czech Lukas Dlouhy, 7-6, 6-4.

Contents

Junior career

Professional career

Personal Life

Titles (41)

Doubles runner-ups (25)

Performance timeline

External links

Junior career

Bob and Mike won their first doubles tournament at age 6, in a 10-and-under event. They had an outstanding junior career, winning well over a hundred junior doubles titles together. They won the 1991 USTA National Boys' 14 Doubles Championships, the 1992 USTA National Boys' 14 Clay Court doubles title, the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Clay Court doubles title, the 1995 USTA National Boys' 18 Clay Courts doubles title, the junior doubles title at the 1995 Ojai Valley, California Tennis Tournament, and the first-ever Easter Bowl boys' 18 doubles title.
The brothers won the USTA National Boys' 18 Clay Court Championships again in 1996, becoming the first team in 30 years to repeat as doubles champions at that event. Bob and Mike became the first repeat doubles champions in 50 years at the 1996 USTA National Boys' 18 Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan, defeating Michael Russell and Kevin Kim in the final.

The Bryans then won the 1996 US Open junior boys' doubles title, defeating Daniele Bracciali of Italy and Jocelyn Robichaud of Canada 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the final. They went on to win the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where they represented the United States for the first time as professionals.
After excelling both academically and athletically at Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California, both brothers were awarded full-ride tennis scholarships to Stanford University for the Fall of 1996, and played there from 1996-98, helping the team to NCAA team title both years. They won the NCAA doubles title in 1998, defeating Kelly Gullet and Robert Lindstedt of Pepperdine in the final, in the process becoming the first set of brothers to win the NCAA doubles title since Robert and Tom Falkenberg of USC won the title in 1946. They finished the year ranked No. 1 in the collegiate doubles rankings.

Professional career

The Bryans made their professional and Grand Slam debut at the 1995 US Open, where they lost in the first round to Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith.
Their first tour win came in 1998, at the Atlanta ATP tournament, a 6-3 3-6 6-4 win over Trevor Kronemann and Dave Randall, and they went on to reach the quarterfinals before losing to Grant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett. They made the semifinal of the ATP tournament at Washington, D.C. and won two Challenger tournaments, at Aptos and Burbank.
In the 1999 season, the twins reached their first ATP final at Orlando, falling at the final hurdle to Jim Courier and Todd Woodbridge, 6-7⁴ 4-6. They also reached the semifinals at Scottsdale, and the quarterfinals at Indian Wells and Key Biscayne. The brothers also were successful on the Challenger Circuit, winning three tournaments (Amarillo, Birmingham, Burbank), and reaching the finals in four others.
The next season saw the Bryans win their first match at a Grand Slam when they reached the quarterfinals of the US Open (1^st round, beat David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager 6-4 7-6⁶). They reached three ATP semifinals (San Jose, Orlando, Newport), and two other quarterfinals (Queen's Club, Washington, D.C.). On the Challenger Circuit they won the title at Aptos and were losing finalists at San Antonio, Burbank and Rancho Mirage.
2001 was the first real successful season for the Bryans as they captured four titles (Memphis, Queen's Club, Newport, Los Angeles) in five finals (were finalists at Washington to Martin Damm and David Prinosil). The first ATP doubles title came at Memphis, by defeating Alex O'Brien and Jonathan Stark 6-3 7-6³ in the final. They became the first brothers' combination to win four titles in a season (Tim and Tom Gullikson won three in 1978 and 1982). They reached their first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon and finished the year at number 7 in the ATP Doubles Race, with a 45-23 match record.
The next season saw the Bryans win a career high five ATP doubles titles, including their first ATP Masters Series title. They won that AMS title at Toronto, where they beat Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor 4-6 7-6¹ 6-3 in the final. They also won titles at Acapulco, Scottsdale, Newport, and Basel, and were runner-ups at Adelaide, Memphis and Washington. They also advanced to the semifinals at Wimbledon for the second straight year, and reached the semifinals as well at the US Open (where they lost to Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi), at Washington and at the Madrid Masters. They finished the season with a 54-19 match record and in third place in the doubles race.
2003 was a landmark season for the Bryans. They reached their first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros, where they also won their first Grand Slam title, beating Paul Haarhuis and Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-6³ 6-3 in the final, and did not drop a set all through the tournament. They won five titles for the second successive year (Barcelona, Roland Garros, Nottingham, Cincinnati Masters, Tennis Masters Cup). With their win at Roland Garros, the Bryans set the record for most doubles titles by a brothers team, breaking Tim and Tom Gullikson's mark of 10. They reached the finals of three other tournaments, including the US Open, became the first brothers duo to finish number 1 in the ATP race, and closed the season by winning the title at Tennis Masters Cup, Houston. They also made their Davis Cup debut' for the United States in 2003, in the World Group Playoff tie in Slovak Republic, beating Karol Beck / Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets and helping US to a 3-2 victory.
In 2004, they won a career-best seven titles, the victories coming at Adelaide, Memphis, Acapulco, Queen's Club, Los Angeles, Basel and Tennis Masters Cup Houston. They also reached four other finals. They were part of the US Tennis Team at the Athens Olympics in 2004, where they lost in the quarterfinals to eventual gold medalists Fernando González and Nicolás Massú of Chile. They finished another successful season by winning the Tennis Masters Cup for the second year running.
In the year 2005, the Bryans achieved the remarkable feat of reaching all four Grand Slam finals in the season, and though they lost in the first three (Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon), the disappointment was overcome when they won the second Grand Slam of their career at the US Open in front of cheering home fans. They also won tournaments at Scottsdale, Queen's Club and Washington ATP, and made it to the finals at Memphis, Monte Carlo TMS and Rome TMS.
The year 2006 also started on a positive note for the twins, winning the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open, where they beat Leander Paes of India and Martin Damm of the Czech Republic 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the final. They completed the career slam a few months later at Wimbledon, beating Fabrice Santoro and Martin Damm in four sets in the final.
They are currently at the number 1 spot in the ATP doubles race.

Personal Life

Bob and Mike have tennis in their blood. Their mother Kathy (formerly Blake) was a former player on the women's circuit. She is a 4-time participant at Wimbledon, and made the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the 1965 edition. She still teaches tennis.
Their father, Wayne, is a lawyer, musician and tennis instructor. Both their parents are involved in various ATP Kids' Days and clinics on tour.
In their early days as junior players, they were forbidden to play each other in tournament play by their parents. If they were to play each other in a tournament, they would alternate defaulting to each other.
The brothers graduated from Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard in 1996 and went to college at Stanford University (1996-98). In 1998, Bob became the first player since Alex O'Brien in 1992 to win college's 'Triple Crown' of NCAA singles, doubles (with Mike) and team titles.
The Bryans have a penchant for music, with Trisha Yearwood, George Strait, Fleetwood Mac, U2 and the Dave Matthews Band being their favorites. They have also formed a band of their own, with Mike playing on the drums (and occasionally guitar), Bob on the keyboard, and father Wayne on the guitar. Fellow tennis players and friends Andy Roddick and Jan-Michael Gambill often join in. The band has played at several special events, including the ATP Tour Smash Tennis event at New York's Central Park before the 1995 U.S. Open.
Their favorite movies are ''Men in Black'' and ''Dumb & Dumber'', and they like comedians Adam Sandler and Jon Lovitz.
The brothers admire the tennis skills of Andre Agassi, Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde, Rick Leach, and the Jensen Brothers, Luke and Murphy.
Their pre-match ritual is always eating breakfast at Denny's or Waffle House and ordering the same thing - two eggs over easy, grits, hashbrowns and toast.

Titles (41)

'Legend' Grand Slam (5) Tennis Masters Cup (2) ATP Masters Series (8) ATP Tour (26)

'Titles by Surface' Hard (24) Clay (7) Grass (7) Carpet (3)

'No.	'Date	'Tournament	'Surface	'Opponent in the final'	'Score
1.	February 26, 2001	Memphis, USA	Hard (i)	Alex O'Brien / Jonathan Stark	6-3, 7-6(3)
2.	June 18, 2001	London, England	Grass	Eric Taino / David Wheaton	6-3, 3-6, 6-1
3.	July 16, 2001	Newport, USA	Grass	André Sá / Glenn Weiner	6-3, 7-5
4.	July 30, 2001	Los Angeles, USA	Hard	Andy Roddick / Jan-Michael Gambill	7-5, 7-6(6)
5.	March 4, 2002	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Martin Damm / David Rikl	6-3, 3-6, 6-2
6.	March 11, 2002	Scottsdale, USA	Hard	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	7-5, 7-6(6)
7.	July 15, 2002	Newport, USA	Grass	Jürgen Melzer / Alexander Popp	7-5, 6-3
8.	August 5, 2002	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	4-6, 7-6(1), 6-3
9.	October 28, 2002	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	7-6(1), 7-5
10.	April 28, 2003	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Chris Haggard / Robbie Koenig	6-4, 6-3
'11.'	'June 9, 2003'	'Roland Garros', France	Clay	Paul Haarhuis / Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7-6(3), 6-3
12.	June 23, 2003	Nottingham, England	Grass	Joshua Eagle / Jared Palmer	7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(4)
13.	August 18, 2003	Cincinnati, USA	Hard	Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley	7-5, 7-6(5)
14.	November 15, 2003	Tennis Masters Cup, Houston	Hard	Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro	6-7(6), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4
15.	January 12, 2004	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra	7-5, 6-3
16.	February 23, 2004	Memphis, USA	Hard (i)	Jeff Coetzee / Chris Haggard	6-3, 6-4
17.	March 8, 2004	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Nicolás Massú / Juan Ignacio Chela	6-2, 6-4
18.	June 14, 2004	London, England	Grass	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	6-4, 6-4
19.	July 19, 2004	Los Angeles, USA	Hard	Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley	6-3, 7-6(6)
20.	November 1, 2004	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet	Lucas Arnold / Mariano Hood	7-6(11), 6-2
21.	November 21, 2004	Tennis Masters Cup, Houston	Hard	Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett	4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
22.	February 28, 2005	Scottsdale, USA	Hard	Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley	7-5, 6-4
23.	June 13, 2005	London, England	Grass	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	7-6(11), 7-6(4)
24.	August 8, 2005	Washington D.C., USA	Hard	Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett	6-4, 6-2
'25.'	'September 12, 2005'	'US Open', New York	Hard	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	6-1, 6-4
26.	November 7, 2005	Paris, France	Carpet	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4
'27.'	'January 30, 2006'	'Australian Open', Melbourne	Hard	Leander Paes / Martin Damm	4-6, 6-3, 6-4
28.	March 6, 2006	Las Vegas, USA	Hard	Jaroslav Levinský / Robert Lindstedt	6-3, 6-2
'29.'	'July 10, 2006'	'Wimbledon', United Kingdom	Grass	Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić	6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
30.	July 31, 2006	Los Angeles, USA	Hard	Eric Butorac / Jamie Murray	6-2, 6-4
31.	August 7, 2006	Washington D.C., USA	Hard	Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett	6-3, 5-7, 10-3
32.	August 14, 2006	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett	6-3, 7-5
33.	October 23, 2006	Madrid, Spain	Hard (i)	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	7-5, 6-4
'34.'	'January 29, 2007'	'Australian Open', Melbourne	Hard	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	7-5, 7-5
35.	March 5, 2007	Las Vegas, USA	Hard	Andy Ram / Jonathan Erlich	7-6(6), 6-2
36.	April 2, 2007	Miami, USA	Hard	Leander Paes / Martin Damm	6-7(7), 6-3, 10-7
37.	April 16, 2007	Houston, USA	Clay	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	7-6(3), 6-4
38.	April 23, 2007	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Julien Benneteau / Richard Gasquet	6-2, 6-1
39.	May 21, 2007	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett	6-3, 6-4
40.	July 22, 2007	Los Angeles, USA	Hard	Scott Lipsky / David Martin	7-6, 6-2
41.	August 5, 2007	Washington D.C., USA	Hard	Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram	7-6(5) 3-6 10-7

Doubles runner-ups (25)

'No.'	'Date'	'Tournament'	'Surface'	'Opponents in the final'	'Score'
1.	April 16, 1999	Orlando, USA	Clay	Jim Courier / Todd Woodbridge	7-6(4), 6-4
2.	August 20, 2001	Washington D.C., USA	Hard	Martin Damm / David Prinosil	7-6(5), 6-1
3.	January 7, 2002	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett	7-5, 6-2
4.	February 25, 2002	Memphis, USA	Hard (i)	Brian MacPhie / Nenad Zimonjić	6-3, 3-6, 10-4
5.	August 19, 2002	Washington D.C., USA	Hard	Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett	7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3
6.	February 24, 2003	Memphis, USA	Hard (i)	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	6-2, 7-6(3)
7.	March 17, 2003	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6-1, 6-4
8.	September 8, 2003	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge	5-7, 6-0, 7-5
9.	January 19, 2004	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge	7-6(3), 7-5
10.	February 2, 2004	Australian Open	Hard	Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro	7-6(4), 6-3
11.	May 17, 2004	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett	6-1, 6-2
12.	October 25, 2004	Madrid, Spain	Hard (i)	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	6-3, 6-4
13.	January 31, 2005	Australian Open	Hard	Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett	6-4, 6-4
14.	February 21, 2005	Memphis, USA	Hard (i)	Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry	6-4, 6-4
15.	April 18, 2005	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić	6-1, 6-1
16.	May 9, 2005	Rome, Italy	Clay	Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro	7-5, 6-4
17.	June 6, 2005	French Open	Clay	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	2-6, 6-1, 6-4
18.	July 4, 2005	Wimbledon	Grass	Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie	7-6(4), 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3
19.	March 20, 2006	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	6-4, 6-4
20.	April 3, 2006	Miami, USA	Hard	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	6-4, 6-4
21.	June 12, 2006	French Open	Clay	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	6-7(5), 6-4, 7-5
22.	August 21, 2006	Cincinnati, USA	Hard	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	7-6(5), 6-4
23.	May 14, 2007	Rome, Italy	Clay	Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić	4-6, 6-2, 10-7
24.	June 18, 2007	London, England	Grass	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	7-6(4), 7-5
25.	July 8, 2007	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Michaël Llodra / Arnaud Clément	6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
26.	August 19, 2007	Cincinnati, USA	Hard	Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram	4-6, 6-3, 13-11

Performance timeline

''To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through the Hamburg Masters, which ended on May 20, 2007.''

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Career
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	QF	3R	F	F	'W'	'W'	2 / 8
French Open	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	2R	QF	'W'	SF	F	F	QF	1 / 9
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	SF	SF	QF	3R	F	'W'	F	1 / 9
U.S. Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	QF	2R	SF	F	3R	'W'	3R	QF	1 / 13
Grand Slam 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	5 / 38
Tennis Masters Cup	A	A	A	A	A	A	RR	A	'W'	'W'	SF	RR		2 / 4
'Finals reached'	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	8	8	11	11	11	7	62
'Tournaments Won'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'0'	'4'	'5'	'5'	'7'	'5'	'7'	'6'	'39'
'Win-Loss'	0-1	0-1	0-2	4-6	15-15	18-16	45-23	54-19	64-21	70-17	63-19	42-9		390-150

External links

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★ Bob's biography on Davis Cup website

★ Mike's biography on Davis Cup website

★ bobandmike.com - Official website

★ bryanbros.com - Unofficial website

★ Profile at the USTA website