+Ages: 46BobMikeHighest doublesranking:1(September 8, 2003)1(September 8, 2003)Men's Doubles titles:119124Grand SlamMen's Doubles titles:16 titles:Australian Open (6):(2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)French Open (2):(2003, 2013)Wimbledon (3):(2006, 2011, 2013)US Open (5):(2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)18 titles:Australian Open (6):(2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)French Open (2):(2003, 2013)Wimbledon (4):(2006, 2011, 2013, 2018)US Open (6):(2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)Grand Slam MixedDoubles titles:7 titles:French Open (2):(2008, 2009)Wimbledon (1):(2008)US Open (4):(2003, 2004, 2006, 2010)4 titles:French Open (2):(2003, 2015)Wimbledon (1):(2012)US Open (1):(2002)Masters Men'sDoubles titles:39 titles39 titlesSummer Olympics Winners: Gold (London 2012) Gold (London 2012)Summer OlympicsOther Medals: Bronze (Beijing 2008) Bronze (Beijing 2008) Bronze (London 2012) Mixed doublesPan Am GamesMen's Doubles: Bronze (Winnipeg 1999) Bronze (Winnipeg 1999) Davis Cup titles: 1 title:(2007) 1 title:(2007)World Tour Finals: 4 titles:(2003, 2004, 2009, 2014) 5 titles:(2003, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2018)
The Bryan brothers, identical twin brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, are American former professional doubles tennis players. The most successful men's doubles team of all time, they won more professional matches, tournaments and majors than any other men's pairing, as well as multiple Olympic medals, including the gold in 2012. The Bryans jointly held the world No. 1 doubles ranking for a record 438 weeks, including for a record 139 consecutive weeks. They finished as the year-end No. 1 team a record ten times. Between 2005 and 2006, they competed in an Open Era record seven consecutive men's doubles major finals. The Bryans won 119 doubles titles together, including 16 majors – completing the double career Grand Slam – as well as Olympic gold and bronze medals, four Tour Finals titles, a record 39 Masters events, and were part of the victorious United States Davis Cup team in 2007. Alongside Daniel Nestor, the Bryans are the only doubles players to win every major and Masters event, an Olympic gold medal, and the Tour Finals: completing the Big Titles sweep.
The Bryans' success is attributed in part to their particular brand of twinship: the Bryans are "mirror twins", where one is right-handed (Mike) and the other left-handed (Bob).Charlie Rose Show, [interview], "Bob and Mike Bryan: The Most Successful Men's Doubles" , September 9, 2014. Accessed September 16, 2014. This is advantageous for their court coverage. They were coached by David Macpherson between 2005 and 2016. In January 2017 they reunited with coach Phil Farmer, who previously trained them to their first major title. In October 2017, Macpherson and Dr. Dave Marshall assumed coaching duties, with Marshall handling day-to-day responsibilities, until the duo retired.
Turning pro in 1998, the brothers retired in August 2020, having played (and won) their final match as a team in March of that year. They were well known for celebrating winning points by chest-bumping each other.Tom Weir, Chest-bumping Bryan brothers always a twosome on, off court , USA Today, June 22, 2008; retrieved November 15, 2010.
Records and achievements
On October 28, 2016, they recorded their all-time record 1000th match win, as a team, by defeating Pablo Cuevas and Viktor Troicki in the quarter-finals of the 2016 Erste Bank Open, in Vienna, Austria. Following their triumph at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, the Bryans became the only doubles pairing in the Open Era to hold all four major titles at once (but not in a single season). They also won Olympic Gold during this period. They are also the only doubles team in history to have won every major title, having won all four Grand Slams, Olympic Gold, every (12 versions of the 9 tournaments) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, the ATP World Tour Finals and the Davis Cup during their careers.
The two have won a record 119 tour titles, surpassing The Woodies (Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde) who won 61, and have been finalists on 59 other occasions. They have a career "Super Slam" with 16 Grand Slam titles overall, which is more than any men's team in the Open Era. These include victories at the Australian Open (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013), the French Open (2003, 2013), Wimbledon (2006, 2011, 2013), and the US Open (2005, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014). They are the only doubles pairing in history to have completed the "Double Career Grand Slam", having won all four Grand Slam titles at least twice as a team. They won the ATP World Tour Finals doubles tournament four times (2003, 2004, 2009 and 2014).
They won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They won the 2007 Davis Cup, along with Andy Roddick and James Blake. The brothers were named ATP Team of the Decade for 2000–2009 and for 2010–2019.
The twins were part of the United States Davis Cup team, with a 25–5 record in doubles matches, the most wins ever by a USA doubles team. Both brothers have played Davis Cup singles matches (Bob is 4–2 and Mike is 0–1).
Doubles records These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis. Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.
Time spanSelected Grand Slam tournament recordsPlayers matched2003 French Open–2014 US Open16 titles as a teamStands alone2003 French Open–2017 Australian Open30 finals as a teamStands alone2003 French Open–2006 WimbledonCareer Grand Slam as a teamJacco Eltingh and Paul HaarhuisTodd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut2003 French Open-2012 OlympicsCareer Golden Slam as a teamTodd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde2003 French Open–2012 OlympicsCareer Super Slam as a teamTodd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde2012 US Open–2013 WimbledonHolders of all four Majors simultaneously in a non-calendar yearStands alone2012 Olympics–2013 WimbledonHolders of Olympic gold and all four Majors simultaneouslyStands alone2013 Australian Open–2013 Wimbledon3 titles in a single season as a teamAnders Järryd and John Fitzgerald2005 US Open–2014 US Open10 consecutive years winning 1+ titleStands alone2003 French Open–2017 Australian Open15 consecutive years reaching 1+ finalStands alone2003 French Open–2014 US Open2+ titles at all 4 Majors as a teamStands alone2005 US Open–2014 US Open3+ titles at 3 different Majors as a teamStands alone2005 US Open–2014 US Open5+ titles at 2 different Majors as a teamStands alone2003 French Open–2017 Australian Open6+ finals at all 4 Majors as a teamStands alone2005 Australian Open–2006 Wimbledon7 consecutive finals as a teamStands alone1999 French Open–2020 Australian Open284 match wins as a teamStands alone1999 French Open–2018 Australian Open76 consecutive tournament appearances as a teamStands alone2013 Australian Open–2013 US Open22 match wins in a single season as a teamStands alone2012 US Open–2013 US Open28 consecutive match wins as a teamStands alone
Grand Slam tournamentsTime spanRecords at each Grand Slam tournamentPlayers matchedAustralian Open2006–2013 6 titles overallStands aloneAustralian Open2009–2011 3 consecutive titlesStands aloneAustralian Open2004–2017 10 finals overallStands aloneAustralian Open2009–2013 5 consecutive finalsStands aloneFrench Open2003–2016 7 finals overallStands aloneWimbledon2005–2014 7 finals overallTodd Woodbridge and Mark WoodfordeUS Open2005–2014 5 titles overallStands aloneUS Open2003–2014 6 finals overallStands aloneFrench Open—Wimbledon2013Accomplished a "Channel Slam":Winning both tournaments in the same yearJohn Newcombe and Tony RocheBob Hewitt and Frew McMillanAnders Järryd and John FitzgeraldJacco Eltingh and Paul HaarhuisMahesh Bhupathi and Leander PaesTodd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde
Time spanOther selected recordsPlayers matched2001–2020 119 titles as a teamStands alone1999–2020 178 finals as a teamStands alone1996–2020 1108 match wins as a teamStands alone2001–2017 13+ titles on three different surfacesStands alone2002–2015 14 consecutive years winning 5+ titlesStands alone2001–2020 20 consecutive years winning at least one titleStands alone2001–2019 18 consecutive years qualifying for ATP Final Stands alone2003–2015 438 total weeks at No. 1 as a teamStands aloneFebruary 25, 2013 – October 25, 2015139 consecutive weeks at No. 1 as a teamStands alone2003–2014 10 year-end No. 1 rankings as a teamStands alone2006, 2011, 2013–20144 years as wire-to-wire No. 1Stands alone2013–2014 2 consecutive years as wire-to-wire No. 1Stands alone2009–2014 6 consecutive year-end No. 1 rankings as a teamStands alone2013 Earliest obtaining of year-end No. 1 ranking for team (August 19)Stands alone2001–2019 19 consecutive year-end Top 10 rankings for teamStands alone2002–2019 39 Masters 1000 titles as a teamStands alone2002–2019 59 Masters 1000 finals as a teamStands alone2002–2015 12 different versions of Masters 1000 titles as a teamStands alone2014 6 Masters 1000 titles in a single season as a teamStands alone2010, 2013–20144 consecutive Masters 1000 titles as a teamStands alone2007, 20147 Masters 1000 finals in a single season as a teamStands alone1999–2019 338 Masters 1000 match wins as a team Stands alone2014Indian Wells-Miami (Sunshine) double as a teamTodd Woodbridge and Mark WoodfordeWayne Black and Sandon StolleMark Knowles and Daniel NestorNicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert2010Rome-Madrid double as a teamDaniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic2013Madrid-Rome double as a teamDaniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić2010Canada-Cincinnati double as a teamNicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 2013 Italian Open-French Open-Wimbledon, Old World treble, as a teamStands alone2002-2005 Mexican Open-Canadian Open-US Open, career North American treble, as a teamStands alone2010–2011, 2012–2013Canadian Open-US Open-Australian Open-Wimbledon, Colonial slam,as a team in a non-calendar yearStands alone2002–2013 Winning all 4 Majors, the World Tour Finals, all 9 Masters 1000 titles,Olympic Gold, and the Davis Cup as a teamStands alone
Professional awards ITF World Champion: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 Mike with Jack Sock ATP World Tour Fans' Favorite Team: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Mike with Jack Sock, 2019 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year: 2015
Other achievements Played in front of the second largest crowd, at an official match, in tennis history (27,200 at the Davis Cup final in Seville, Spain – December 4, 2004) Won a record 25 Davis Cup World Group matches for the United States Davis Cup Commitment Award
Junior career Bob and Mike won their first doubles tournament at age 6, in a 10-and-under event. They attended Mesa Union School (Somis, California) for elementary and junior high school, then Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California. 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 1995 USTA National Boys' 18 doubles title, and the first-ever Easter Bowl boys' 18 doubles title. The duo won four consecutive doubles titles at the Ojai Tennis Tournament from 1993 to 1996, including twice in the boys' 16s and twice in the CIF Interscholastic division.