Mike Bryan

Michael Carl Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all time, Bryan was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's doubles for a record 506 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 a record ten times. Bryan won a record 128 ATP Tour-level doubles titles, including 22 majors: a record 18 in men's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. Alongside his twin brother Bob, the Bryan brothers were one of the most successful doubles partnerships in tennis history. The pair were named the ATP Team of the Decade for the 2000s. They became the second men's doubles team to complete the career Golden Slam at the 2012 London Olympics, and completed the double career Grand Slam. Mike Bryan also had success partnering Jack Sock, winning two majors and the 2018 ATP Finals, as well as the 2018 ATP World Tour Fans' Favorite Doubles Team. The Bryan brothers retired from the sport together in August 2020.

Tennis career

College

Bryan 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 NCAA doubles title with his twin brother Bob.

Professional

Together with his twin brother Bob, he has been very successful in doubles. They have won 119 doubles titles (winning their record-setting 86th title at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open in California, USA) including a record 16 Grand Slam titles. In 2005, he and Bob made it to the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments, only the second time such a feat has been achieved in the Open era. The Bryan Brothers have been ranked No. 1 in the ATP. Due to their success, they have been nicknamed The Wonder Twins after a fictional comic book duo.

During the 2018 Madrid Open, Bob injured his hip and subsequently had season ending surgery. In his brother's absence, Bryan partnered with several other players, namely Sam Querrey at Roland Garros, Jack Sock at Queen's, Wimbledon and the US Open, Ryan Harrison during the Davis Cup, and with James Cerretani, Frances Tiafoe and Édouard Roger-Vasselin at other tour events.

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 twin brother Bob, will be joining the Vegas Rollers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 at The Greenbrier.

Davis Cup record (28–5)

Together with his twin brother Bob Bryan, the pair has won the most Davis Cup matches of any team in doubles for the United States. Bryan also owns U.S. Davis Cup records with 27 individual doubles wins and 32 ties played.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 32 (18 titles, 14 runner-ups)

By winning the 2006 Wimbledon title, Bryan completed the men's doubles Career Grand Slam. He became the 19th individual player and, with Bob Bryan, the seventh doubles pair to achieve this. In 2012, by winning the Olympic gold medal, along with his brother, Bryan completed the career "Golden Slam", as did Bob. They are the only team that has ever accomplished this.

Mixed doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Year-end championship finals

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Summer Olympics finals

Doubles: 2 (1 gold medal, 1 bronze medal)

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 bronze medal)

ATP Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 59 (39 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Performance timelines

Doubles

Mixed doubles

Grand Slam seedings

The tournaments won by Bryan are in boldface, and advances into finals by Bryan are in ''italics ''.

Men's doubles

ATP Tour career earnings

Personal life

Bryan is married to Nadia née Murgašová, who is from Trenčín, Slovakia. The couple resides in Florida, and together they have a son. The family shares a summer residence in Trenčín, sharing the street with Stanley Cup winners Marián Hossa, Marián Gáborík and Zdeno Chára.

See also

* Bob and Mike Bryan
* List of twins

References

External links

Official website
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Profile
on the 60 Minutes news magazine broadcast March 21, 2010.

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1978 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Australian Open (tennis) champions
French Open champions
Identical twin males
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in tennis
Sportspeople from Pasco County, Florida
Sportspeople from Camarillo, California
Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players
Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Tennis players from California
Tennis players from Florida
US Open (tennis) champions
Wimbledon champions
US Open (tennis) junior champions
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in tennis
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
American twins
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
Tennis players at the 1999 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in tennis
ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
ITF World Champions
Sigma Alpha Epsilon members
American identical twins
21st-century American sportsmen