Background
Bryan, Bob Charles was born on April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California, United States. Son of Wayne and Kathy.
Bryan, Bob Charles was born on April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California, United States. Son of Wayne and Kathy.
He played for in 1997 and 1998, where he helped the Cardinal win back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association team championships. In 1998, he won the "Triple Crown" by taking the National Collegiate Athletic Association 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.
He turned professional in 1998. The brothers were named Association of Tennis Professionals Team of the Decade for 2000–2009. The brothers became the second men"s doubles team to complete the career golden slam at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Doubles Records
16 Grand Slam men"s doubles titles
27 Grand Slam men"s doubles finals
10-time International Tennis Federation World Champions
109 Association of Tennis Professionals Titles and 161 Association of Tennis Professionals Finals
439 weeks at #1
1000+ team match wins
10 consecutive years of winning at least 1 Grand Slam
8 time Association of Tennis Professionals Fans" Favorite Doubles Team and Association of Tennis Professionals 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)
32 Masters 1000 titles
Junior
College
World TeamTennis
Both brothers started their professional careers playing World TeamTennis for teams like the Idaho Sneakers through the current season for the Kansas City Explorers.
Association of Tennis Professionals Tour
In 2005, the Bryan brothers made it to the finals of all four, only the second time a men"s doubles team has done this during the open era. They repeated their Australian Open victory in 2007.
As of February 2, 2009, the Bryan brothers both as a team and individually are ranked World Number. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals.
Six times they were the year-ending top-ranked team, in 2003 2005, 2006, and 2007, 2009, and 2010.
The United States sealed its 32nd title at the 2007 Davis Cup. The Bryans guest starred on 8 Simple Rules. They were featured on the January/February 2010 cover of Making Music Magazine.
Bob has a 4–2 record in singles matches.
Men"s singles
Men"s Doubles: 28 (16–12)
By winning the 2006 Wimbledon title, Bryan completed the men"s doubles Career Grand Slam. = Timeline Mixed doubles: 9 (7–2)
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Member WECAAN, Andrea Jaeger's Silver Lining Foundation, Elton John's Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Foundation, Tennis For Africa. Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.