Born: April 29th, 1978 in Camarillo, CA
Bob Bryan has made his mark on the tennis world. Having won more Grand Slam men’s doubles titles with his brother Mike (15) than any other team in the Open Era, the Bryan brothers have won 99 doubles titles and have been runner-up at least 51 times. The two turned pro in 1998 and have spent 16 years together on tour.
During early days as junior players, the brothers were forbidden to play each other in tournament play by their parents (if they were to play each other, they would alternate defaulting to each other). In juniors, Bob was ranked No. 1 in U.S. Boys’ 18s in 1996. The Brothers won well over 100 junior doubles titles, including US Open and U.S. National Boys’ 18s in 1995 and 1996.
Bob played at Stanford University from 1997-98 and helped the team to NCAA team titles both years. In 1998 Bob won a rare “Triple Crown” of NCAA singles, doubles (w/ Mike) and team titles. They were members of winning Davis Cup team in 2007, clinching final (vs. Russia) to finish 4-0 that year. Bob has won seven Grand Slam mixed titles with as many partners and Mike has two mixed titles.
In 2013 the twins finished as No. 1 team for a record 9th time in 11 years, compiling a 70-13 match record and 11-4 record in finals. Bob has been ranked No. 1 in individual doubles rankings 344 weeks (as of Dec. 30). The brothers became the first team to hold all 4 Grand Slam doubles titles at the same time in Open Era after winning their 3rd Wimbledon title (15th Grand Slam crown) in July. At the Beijing ’08 Olympics they brought home bronze medals. They also completed a ‘Golden Bryan Slam’ as they won gold medals at the London ’12 Olympics and then 4 Slam titles in a row.
Bob and Mike fell in New York at US Open (l. to Paes-Stepanek) and were attempting to become 1st team to win calendar year Grand Slam since McGregor/Sedgman in 1951.
The twins are the only team to win a Slam title for 9 straight years, compiling a 26-4 match record in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments with 5 titles, capturing their 26th career title in Paris. They also won 4 other ATP Masters 1000 titles: Indian Wells (1st in 15 attempts), Madrid, Rome and Cincinnati. Other titles were London/Queen’s Club, Memphis and Sydney. They had a career-best 25-match winning streak snapped in the Quarter Finals at the ATP Masters 1000 Montréal by Lindstedt-Nestor. They qualified 12th year in a row at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London and reached the finals (l. to Marrero-Verdasco).
In 2012 the American twins finished as No. 1 team for a record 8th time in the past 10 years, compiling a 60-13 match record and 7-3 finals. For seven straight years they have won at least 60 matches. Bob has been ranked No. 1 in individual doubles rankings 299 weeks (as of Dec. 31). Both earned a record-tying 12th Grand Slam title at US Open in 2012 giving them at least 1 Grand Slam title in 8 straight years, tying with John Newcombe and Tony Roche for Slam titles. They had 20-3 record in Grand Slams, reaching the finals at Australian Open and at Wimbledon.
Titles included Gold Medal at London Olympics, Monte-Carlo and Toronto (16-6 overall at ATP Masters 1000 events).