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Todd Woodbridge
OAM
Full nameTodd Andrew Woodbridge
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Born (1971-04-02) 2 April 1971 (age 53)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Turned pro1988
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 10,078,820
Int. Tennis HoF2010 (member page)
Singles
Career record244–236
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 19 (14 July 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1991, 1998)
French Open3R (1992, 1996, 1998)
WimbledonSF (1997)
US Open3R (1991, 1994, 1995)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam CupQF (1991)
Olympic Games3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record782–260
Career titles83
Highest rankingNo. 1 (6 July 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1992, 1997, 2001)
French OpenW (2000)
WimbledonW (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004)
US OpenW (1995, 1996, 2003)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1992, 1996)
Mixed doubles
Career titles6
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1993)
French OpenW (1992)
WimbledonW (1994)
US OpenW (1990, 1993, 2001)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Doubles

Todd Andrew Woodbridge, OAM[2] (born 2 April 1971) is an Australian broadcaster and former professional tennis player. During his playing career, he formed multiple Grand-Slam winning doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde (nicknamed "The Woodies") and later Jonas Björkman.

He is among the most successful doubles players of all time, having won 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (nine Wimbledons, three US Opens, three Australian Opens and one French Open), and a further six Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (three US Opens, one French Open, one Wimbledon, one Australian Open). Additionally, he was a gold medalist with Woodforde at the 1996 Summer Olympics to complete a career Golden Slam. In total he has won 83 ATP doubles titles. Woodbridge reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in July 1992. [citation needed]

Woodbridge was awarded the Medal of the Order of the Australia in the 1997 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as gold medallist at the Atlanta Olympic Games, 1996".[3] In 2002, he was inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best'.[4] In 2014, alongside Woodforde, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) presented him with its highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, for his contributions to tennis.[5]

Tennis career

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Juniors

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In juniors, Woodbridge made the finals of the Junior Australian Open in 1987 and 1989, and Wimbledon in 1989.

Pro tour

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Björkman and Woodbridge at Wimbledon 2004

He is best known as one of the top doubles players in the world for most of the 1990s and into the early 2000s (decade). His primary doubles partnerships were first with fellow Australian Mark Woodforde and later with Swede Jonas Björkman. Woodbridge and Woodforde are often referred to as "The Woodies" in the tennis world. Woodbridge also had a career high singles ranking of 19 after reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1997, beating Michael Chang, Marcos Ondruska, Alex Rădulescu, Patrick Rafter and Nicolas Kiefer before losing to Pete Sampras. He did however have the distinction of being one of only seven players to beat Sampras at Wimbledon, knocking him out in the first round in 1989 (Sampras's first ever Wimbledon match). Woodbridge is also notable for being one of only 17 players in the Open Era (as of 2017) to achieve a triple bagel, against Johan Örtegren at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships.

The Woodies won a record 61 ATP doubles titles as a team, including 11 Grand Slam events. Woodforde and Woodbridge won a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and reached the final to win a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In the fourth set tie-breaker against Canadians Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor, Woodbridge served a double fault to lose the match.

After Woodforde retired from the tour in 2000, Woodbridge established a partnership with Björkman that resulted in five Grand Slam titles in four years. At the end of 2004, Björkman ended his partnership with Woodbridge. According to an interview Woodbridge granted to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Björkman wanted him to play more weeks on the tour, but Woodbridge wanted to limit his time away from his family as much as possible. Woodbridge then took on India's Mahesh Bhupathi as his new partner, who had just been dumped by Belarusian Max Mirnyi. Coincidentally, Björkman and Mirnyi ended up partnering together.

Woodbridge announced his retirement at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships after 17 years as a tennis professional and 83 ATP tournament doubles titles, an all-time record at the time now surpassed by the Bryan brothers. He was a member of the Australian Davis Cup Team, playing the most ties (32) of any player.[citation needed] According to the ATP website, he finished his career with US$10,095,245 in prize money. [citation needed]

After retirement

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Woodbridge at the 2015 Australian Open

Woodbridge was a personality of the Seven Network from 2006 to 2018, working for Seven Sport as a tennis analyst/commentator/host on the network's summer of tennis coverage, including the Australian Open.[6][7][8][9]

He also became an ambassador for bowel cancer awareness group "Let's Beat Bowel Cancer".[10]

In 2007, he competed on the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars being the fourth contestant eliminated on 20 March that year.[11] In 2008 and 2009, Woodbridge aligned himself closely to the sailing community through his commitments at Hamilton Island Race Week hosting tennis clinics and wine tasting events.[12]

In 2008, he presented the History Channel's special The History of Australian Sport: Tennis, a documentary looking back at Australia's love affair with the roots of the Grand Slam of the Asia Pacific.[13]

Woodbridge served as the tournament director for the 2009 Australian Open legends event.[14] In July 2009, he was appointed coach of the Australian Davis Cup Team, taking on a newly expanded, full-time position that merges a role as the national men's coach overseeing the male player development pathway with the Davis Cup coaching job.[15]

On 26 January 2010 (Australia Day), Woodbridge and Woodford (the Woodies) were inducted to the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame for their achievements in tennis. As a part of the induction ceremony, their bronzed statues were placed with other great Australian tennis players at the Melbourne Park. In July 2010 The Woodies were inducted to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[16][17] In January 2011, Woodbridge was confronted on court by Belgian player Kim Clijsters for comments he made via SMS to Rennae Stubbs alleging Clijsters was pregnant.[18] In June that year, Woodbridge started anchoring the Seven Network's Wimbledon coverage.[19][20] In 2016, he anchored overnight sessions of the Rio Olympics for Seven.[21] Woodbridge has also been involved in other programs for Seven, including golf broadcasts.[22] In April 2018, he hosted the morning sessions of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.[23] Seven's 2018 Wimbledon telecast would be his final duties at the network,[24] before defecting to arch-rival Nine, which he later said on-air was a "big decision" for him after being "very comfortable" being a part of the Seven family for years.

Later in 2018, it was announced Woodbridge had been signed by the Nine Network for Wide World of Sports, namely to feature as part of their Australian Open, after winning the lucrative broadcast rights for six years,[25] shaking-up Australia's sports broadcasting landscape for the first time in more than four decades, as well as The Ashes.[26] He is currently a fill-in sport presenter on Nine News Melbourne.[27][28] Woodbridge has reported on the network's PGA Tour telecasts.[citation needed]

Woodbridge has been a presenter on Victorian travel show Postcards since 2022[29] and has also featured on various other network and local GTV-9 programming, such as Today[30] and a Millionaire Hot Seat special focusing on Wimbledon.[31]

Woodbridge had planned to compete in the 2021 Margaret Court Cup in Albury, but was prevented from doing so by domestic border closures.[32]

On 10 August 2023, reports emerged that Woodbridge had been appointed as the host of an Australian version of Tipping Point Australia for the network,[33] after Millionaire Hot Seat was axed on 4 August 2023.[34] It is the first internationally licensed version of the popular UK program of the same name. It was confirmed by Nine in September.[35] The first 'sneak peek' episode debuted on Christmas Eve 2023.[36] The show officially premiered on 29 January 2024.[37]

Personal life

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He was born in Sydney and raised in Woolooware by his parents, Kevin and Barbara. He has two older brothers, Gregory and Warren. He attended Woolooware High School, then turned professional in 1988.[38]

Todd Woodbridge and Natasha Provis were married on 8 April 1995 in Melbourne; they have two children, Zara and Beau.

He suffered a non-fatal heart attack in October 2022.[30]

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 20 (16–4)

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Result No. Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1992 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United States Kelly Jones
United States Rick Leach
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2. 1993 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 3. 1994 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1. 1994 US Open, New York Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 4. 1995 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Mark Woodforde United States Rick Leach
United States Scott Melville
7–5, 7–6, 7–6
Win 5. 1995 US Open, New York Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United States Alex O'Brien
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–3
Win 6. 1996 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Zimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Win 7. 1996 US Open, New York Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 8. 1997 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 2. 1997 French Open, Paris Clay Australia Mark Woodforde Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6–7(12–14), 6–4, 3–6
Win 9. 1997 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 3. 1998 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Sweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 1998 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 8–10
Win 10. 2000 French Open, Paris Clay Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
7–6, 6–4
Win 11. 2000 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Win 12. 2001 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman Zimbabwe Byron Black
Germany David Prinosil
6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 13. 2002 Wimbledon, London Grass Sweden Jonas Björkman The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–1, 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 7–5
Win 14. 2003 Wimbledon, London Grass Sweden Jonas Björkman India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 15. 2003 US Open, New York Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
5–7, 6–0, 7–5
Win 16. 2004 Wimbledon, London Grass Sweden Jonas Björkman Austria Julian Knowle
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 14 (6–8)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1990 US Open Hard Australia Elizabeth Sayers Smylie United States Jim Pugh
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
6–4, 6–2
Loss 1992 Australian Open Hard Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Australia Mark Woodforde
Australia Nicole Provis
3–6, 6–4, 9–11
Win 1992 French Open Clay Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario United States Bryan Shelton
United States Lori McNeil
6–2, 6–3
Win 1993 Australian Open Hard Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario United States Rick Leach
United States Zina Garrison
7–5, 6–4
Win 1993 US Open Hard Czech Republic Helena Suková Australia Mark Woodforde
United States Martina Navratilova
6–3, 7–6
Loss 1994 Australian Open Hard Czech Republic Helena Suková Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
5–7, 7–6(9–7), 2–6
Win 1994 Wimbledon Grass Czech Republic Helena Suková United States T. J. Middleton
United States Lori McNeil
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1994 US Open Hard Czech Republic Jana Novotná United States Patrick Galbraith
South Africa Elna Reinach
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2000 Australian Open Hard Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario United States Jared Palmer
Australia Rennae Stubbs
5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 2000 French Open Clay Australia Rennae Stubbs South Africa David Adams
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 2001 US Open Hard Australia Rennae Stubbs India Leander Paes
United States Lisa Raymond
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Loss 2003 Australian Open Hard Greece Eleni Daniilidou India Leander Paes
United States Martina Navrátilová
4–6, 5–7
Loss 2004 Wimbledon Grass Australia Alicia Molik Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Cara Black
6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Loss 2004 US Open Hard Australia Alicia Molik United States Bob Bryan
Russia Vera Zvonareva
3–6, 4–6

Career finals

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Singles: 9 (2–7)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 20 August 1990 New Haven, US Hard United States Derrick Rostagno 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 27 April 1992 Seoul, South Korea Hard Japan Shuzo Matsuoka 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 3. 26 April 1993 Seoul, South Korea Hard United States Chuck Adams 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 11 July 1994 Newport, US Grass United States David Wheaton 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Win 1. 22 May 1995 Coral Springs, US Clay United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 6–4, 6–2
Loss 5. 26 June 1995 Nottingham, UK Grass Argentina Javier Frana 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 6. 26 August 1996 Toronto, Canada Hard South Africa Wayne Ferreira 2–6, 4–6
Win 2. 6 January 1997 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Scott Draper 6–2, 6–1
Loss 7. 24 February 1997 Memphis, US Hard (i) United States Michael Chang 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 114 (83–31)

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Legend
Grand Slam (16–4)
Tennis Masters Cup (2–2)
Olympic Gold (1–0)
ATP Masters Series (18–8)
ATP Championship Series (12–2)
ATP Tour (34–15)
Titles by surface
Hard (43–19)
Clay (13–5)
Grass (15–4)
Carpet (12–3)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 18 April 1988 Madrid, Spain Clay Australia Jason Stoltenberg Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win 1. 12 March 1990 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Australia Simon Youl Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Mark Koevermans
6–3, 6–1
Loss 2. 23 April 1990 Seoul, South Korea Hard Australia Jason Stoltenberg Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
6–7, 4–6
Loss 3. 7 May 1990 Singapore Hard Australia Brad Drewett Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Jason Stoltenberg
1–6, 0–6
Win 2. 1 October 1990 Brisbane, Australia (1) Hard Australia Jason Stoltenberg United States Brian Garrow
Australia Mark Woodforde
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 3. 18 February 1991 Brussels, Belgium Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde Belgium Libor Pimek
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
6–3, 6–0
Win 4. 11 March 1991 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde Iran Mansour Bahrami
Soviet Union Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 6–1
Win 5. 15 April 1991 Tokyo, Japan (1) Hard Sweden Stefan Edberg Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win 6. 17 June 1991 Queen's Club, UK (1) Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
6–4, 7–6
Win 7. 26 August 1991 Schenectady, US Hard Spain Javier Sánchez Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Spain Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 8. 30 September 1991 Brisbane, Australia (2) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Australia John Fitzgerald
Canada Glenn Michibata
7–6, 6–3
Win 9. 27 January 1992 Australian Open, Melbourne (1) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United States Kelly Jones
United States Rick Leach
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win 10. 17 February 1992 Memphis, US (1) Hard (i) Australia Mark Woodforde United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Gary Muller
7–5, 4–6, 7–6
Win 11. 24 February 1992 Philadelphia, US (1) Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
6–4, 7–6
Win 12. 6 April 1992 Singapore (1) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
6–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win 13. 17 August 1992 Cincinnati, US (1) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jonathan Stark
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Win 14. 19 October 1992 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Hard (i) Australia Mark Woodforde United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
7–6, 6–4
Win 15. 2 November 1992 Stockholm, Sweden (1) Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde United States Steve DeVries
Australia David Macpherson
6–3, 6–4
Win 16. 29 November 1992 Tennis Masters Cup, Johannesburg (1) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–2, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6, 6–3
Win 17. 11 January 1993 Adelaide, Australia (1) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Australia John Fitzgerald
Australia Laurie Warder
6–4, 7–5
Win 18. 15 February 1993 Memphis, US (2) Hard (i) Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–5, 6–2
Win 19. 19 April 1993 Hong Kong Hard United States David Wheaton Australia Sandon Stolle
Australia Jason Stoltenberg
6–1, 6–3
Win 20. 14 June 1993 Queen's Club, UK () Grass Australia Mark Woodforde United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa Gary Muller
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win 21. 5 July 1993 Wimbledon, London (1) Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 22. 1 November 1993 Stockholm, Sweden (2) Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde South Africa Gary Muller
South Africa Danie Visser
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 4. 28 November 1993 Tennis Masters Cup, Johannesburg Hard (i) Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 6–7, 4–6
Win 23. 7 February 1994 Dubai, UAE Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Australia Darren Cahill
Australia John Fitzgerald
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Win 24. 9 May 1994 Pinehurst, US (1) Clay Australia Mark Woodforde United States Jared Palmer
United States Richey Reneberg
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 5. 13 June 1994 Queen's Club, UK Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win 25. 4 July 1994 Wimbledon, London (2) Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 26. 22 August 1994 Indianapolis, US Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6. 12 September 1994 US Open, New York Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 6–7
Win 27. 31 October 1994 Stockholm, Sweden (3) Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–3, 6–4
Loss 7. 28 November 1994 Tennis Masters Cup, Jakarta Hard (i) Australia Mark Woodforde Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Jonas Björkman
4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Win 28. 16 January 1995 Sydney, Australia (1) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United States Trevor Kronemann
Australia David Macpherson
7–6, 6–4
Win 29. 27 March 1995 Miami, US (1) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United States Jim Grabb
United States Patrick McEnroe
6–3, 7–6
Win 30. 15 May 1995 Pinehurst, US (2) Clay Australia Mark Woodforde United States Alex O'Brien
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–4
Win 31 22 May 1995 Coral Springs, US (1) Clay Australia Mark Woodforde Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 6–1
Win 32. 10 July 1995 Wimbledon, London (3) Grass Australia Mark Woodforde United States Rick Leach
United States Scott Melville
7–5, 7–6, 7–6
Win 33. 14 August 1995 Cincinnati, US (2) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–2, 3–0, ret.
Win 34. 11 September 1995 US Open, New York (1) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United States Alex O'Brien
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–3
Loss 8. 23 October 1995 Vienna, Austria Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
4–6, 5–7
Win 35. 8 January 1996 Adelaide, Australia (2) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Sweden Jonas Björkman
United States Tommy Ho
7–5, 7–6
Loss 9. 26 February 1996 Memphis, USA Hard (i) Australia Mark Woodforde The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
4–6, 5–7
Win 36. 4 March 1996 Philadelphia, US (2) Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde Zimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
7–6, 6–2
Win 37. 18 March 1996 Indian Wells, US Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United States Brian MacPhie
Australia Michael Tebbutt
1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 38. 1 April 1996 Miami, US (2) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Patrick Galbraith
6–1, 6–3
Win 39. 22 April 1996 Tokyo, Japan (2) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde The Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Rick Leach
6–2, 6–3
Win 40. 20 May 1996 Coral Springs, US (2) Clay Australia Mark Woodforde United States Ivan Baron
United States Brett Hansen-Dent
6–3, 6–3
Win 41. 17 June 1996 Queen's Club, UK (3) Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–3, 7–6
Win 42. 8 July 1996 Wimbledon, London (4) Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Zimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Win 43. 29 July 1996 Summer Olympics, US Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United Kingdom Neil Broad
United Kingdom Tim Henman
6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Win 44. 9 September 1996 US Open, New York (2) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 45. 7 October 1996 Singapore (2) Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde Czech Republic Martin Damm
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 7–6
Win 46. 17 November 1996 Tennis Masters Cup, Hartford (2) Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6
Loss 10. 6 January 1997 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Australia Patrick Rafter
United States Bryan Shelton
4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win 47. 27 January 1997 Australian Open, Melbourne (2) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Win 48. 31 March 1997 Miami, US (3) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–6, 7–6
Loss 11. 9 June 1997 French Open, Paris Clay Australia Mark Woodforde Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win 49. 7 July 1997 Wimbledon, London (5) Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Win 50. 11 August 1997 Cincinnati, US (3) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Australia Mark Philippoussis
Australia Patrick Rafter
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Win 51. 27 October 1997 Stuttgart, Germany (4) Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark
6–3, 6–3
Win 52. 19 January 1998 Sydney, Australia (2) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 7–5
Loss 12. 2 February 1998 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Sweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win 53. 16 February 1998 San Jose, US (1) Hard (i) Australia Mark Woodforde Brazil Nelson Aerts
Brazil André Sá
6–1, 7–5
Win 54. 23 February 1998 Memphis, US (3) Hard (i) Australia Mark Woodforde South Africa Ellis Ferreira
Mexico David Roditi
6–3, 6–4
Loss 13. 27 April 1998 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 2–6
Win 55. 4 May 1998 Munich, Germany Clay Australia Mark Woodforde Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Andrew Florent
6–0, 6–3
Loss 14. 6 July 1998 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–2, 4–6, 6–7, 7–5, 8–10
Loss 15. 12 October 1998 Shanghai, China Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win 56. 19 October 1998 Singapore (3) Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–2, 6–3
Win 57. 15 February 1999 San Jose, US (2) Hard (i) Australia Mark Woodforde North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić
7–5, 6–7, 6–4
Win 58. 22 February 1999 Memphis, US (4) Hard (i) Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–3, 6–4
Win 59. 26 April 1999 Orlando, US (3) Clay United States Jim Courier United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6, 6–4
Loss 16. 3 May 1999 Atlanta, US Clay Australia Mark Woodforde United States Patrick Galbraith
United States Justin Gimelstob
7–5, 6–7, 3–6
Loss 17. 14 June 1999 Queen's Club, UK Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
3–6, 6–7
Loss 18. 16 August 1999 Cincinnati, USA Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Zimbabwe Byron Black
Sweden Jonas Björkman
3–6, 6–7
Loss 19. 11 October 1999 Shanghai, China Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Sébastien Lareau
Canada Daniel Nestor
5–7, 3–6
Loss 20. 18 October 1999 Singapore Carpet Australia Mark Woodforde Belarus Max Mirnyi
Philippines Eric Taino
3–6, 4–6
Win 60. 10 January 2000 Adelaide, Australia (3) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–2
Win 61. 17 January 2000 Sydney, Australia (3) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Australia Sandon Stolle
7–5, 6–4
Win 62. 3 April 2000 Miami, US (4) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Czech Republic Martin Damm
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
6–3, 6–4
Win 63. 22 May 2000 Hamburg, Germany (1) Clay Australia Mark Woodforde Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 64. 12 June 2000 French Open, Paris Clay Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
7–6, 6–4
Win 65. 19 June 2000 Queen's Club, UK (4) Grass Australia Mark Woodforde United States Jonathan Stark
Philippines Eric Taino
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Win 66. 10 July 2000 Wimbledon, London (6) Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Win 67. 14 August 2000 Cincinnati, US (4) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
7–6, 6–4
Loss 21. 2 October 2000 Summer Olympics, Australia Hard Australia Mark Woodforde Canada Sébastien Lareau
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 22. 8 January 2001 Adelaide, Australia Hard Australia Wayne Arthurs Australia David Macpherson
South Africa Grant Stafford
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 23. 15 January 2001 Sydney, Australia Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman Canada Daniel Nestor
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–7, 6–7
Win 68. 29 January 2001 Australian Open, Melbourne (3) Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman Zimbabwe Byron Black
Germany David Prinosil
6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 24. 19 March 2001 Indian Wells, USA Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2–6, 5–7
Loss 25. 2 April 2001 Miami, USA Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
5–7, 6–7
Win 69. 23 April 2001 Monte Carlo, Monaco (1) Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Andrew Florent
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 70. 21 May 2001 Hamburg, Germany (2) Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman Canada Daniel Nestor
Australia Sandon Stolle
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 26. 29 October 2001 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sweden Jonas Björkman United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer
3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 71. 14 January 2002 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman Argentina Martín García
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
7–6, 7–6
Win 72. 22 April 2002 Monte Carlo, Monaco (2) Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 27. 20 May 2002 Hamburg, Germany Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman India Mahesh Bhupathi
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
2–6, 4–6
Loss 28. 17 June 2002 Halle, Germany Grass Sweden Jonas Björkman Germany David Prinosil
Czech Republic David Rikl
6–4, 6–7, 5–7
Win 73. 8 July 2002 Wimbledon, London (7) Grass Sweden Jonas Björkman The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel NestoR
6–1, 6–2, 6–7, 7–5
Win 74. 15 July 2002 Båstad, Sweden Clay Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Michael Hill
7–6, 6–4
Win 75. 16 June 2003 Halle, Germany Grass Sweden Jonas Björkman Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
6–3, 6–4
Win 76. 7 July 2003 Wimbledon, London (8) Grass Sweden Jonas Björkman India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
3–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3
Loss 29. 11 August 2003 Montreal, Canada Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
3–6, 6–7
Win 77. 8 September 2003 US Open, New York (3) Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
5–7, 6–0, 7–5
Win 78. 27 October 2003 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
6–3, 6–4
Win 79. 19 January 2004 Sydney, Australia (4) Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6, 7–5
Loss 30. 5 April 2004 Miami, USA Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
2–6, 6–7
Win 80. 21 June 2004 Nottingham, England Grass Australia Paul Hanley United States Rick Leach
United States Brian MacPhie
6–4, 6–3
Win 81. 5 July 2004 Wimbledon, London (9) Grass Sweden Jonas Björkman Austria Julian Knowle
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 31. 9 August 2004 Cincinnati, USA Hard Sweden Jonas Björkman The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 82. 8 November 2004 Paris, France Carpet Sweden Jonas Björkman Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 6–4
Win 83. 17 January 2005 Sydney, Australia (5) Hard India Mahesh Bhupathi France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra
6–3, 6–3

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 2R 2R 3R 4R 1R 3R 2R 1R 3R 3R 4R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 14 18–14
French Open 1R A 2R 2R 3R 2R A 2R 3R 2R 3R 1R A A 0 / 10 11–10
Wimbledon 1R 2R 1R 3R 2R 2R A 3R 2R SF 3R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 13 18–13
US Open A A 1R 3R 2R 2R 3R 3R 1R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 9 9–9
Win–loss 1–3 2–2 3–4 8–4 4–4 5–4 3–2 5–4 5–4 9–4 7–4 1–3 2–2 1–2 0 / 46 56–46
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Not

MS Events

Before 1990
A A 1R A A 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R A A 0 / 6 2–6
Miami A A A A 1R 4R 3R 2R A 1R A A 0 / 5 4–5
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Rome A 1R A A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 2 0–2
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canada A A A 2R A A F A A 1R A A 0 / 3 6–3
Cincinnati 1R 1R 3R A 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 8 5–8
Stockholm / Essen / Stuttgart 1 1R 2R 2R A 1R 1R 2R 1R A A A A 0 / 7 3–7
Paris A 1R A A A 1R 1R 3R 2R A A A 0 / 5 3–5
Win–loss N/A 0–2 1–4 3–3 1–1 1–3 4–5 8–6 4–6 1–4 0–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 37 23–37
Year-end ranking 213 131 50 77 54 109 90 33 36 26 65 197 187 207

1This event was held in Stockholm through 1994, Essen in 1995, and Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001.

Doubles

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Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 1R 3R SF W 1R QF 3R 1R W F SF SF W 2R QF SF QF 3 / 18 53–14
French Open 3R A QF 3R 3R SF QF 1R SF F 3R 1R W QF QF 2R 3R 1R 1 / 17 42–16
Wimbledon 1R LQ QF QF SF W W W W W F QF W 3R W W W 2R 9 / 17 73–8
US Open 1R 1R 2R SF SF 3R F W W 1R 3R QF 2R 3R SF W 3R A 3 / 17 47–14
Win–loss 2–4 0–2 9–3 13–4 16–3 12–3 16–3 14–2 16–2 17–2 14–4 9–4 17–2 13–3 14–3 15–2 14–3 4–3 16 / 69 215–52
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup A A A SF W F F SF W RR RR SF A A NH RR SF A 2 / 11 29–16
Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics A Not Held 2R Not Held W Not Held F Not Held 2R NH 1 / 4 10–3
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Not

MS Events

Before 1990
A A QF A QF SF W SF 2R 2R QF F SF SF 1R 1R 1 / 13 20–12
Miami A A A A 3R W W W 2R 3R W F 2R QF F QF 4 / 12 34–8
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A F A A W W 2R QF A 2 / 5 14–3
Rome A 1R 1R A A A A 1R 1R A A A A A SF SF 0 / 6 3–6
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A W W F QF SF QF 2 / 6 17–4
Canada A A A A 1R A QF A A 1R A 2R A F A A 0 / 5 5–5
Cincinnati QF 1R W A SF W QF W QF F W SF A QF F A 4 / 13 33–9
Madrid (Stuttgart) 1R 1R W W W SF QF W QF SF A A SF QF A A 4 / 12 22–8
Paris QF QF 2R QF SF SF SF 2R QF QF A QF SF SF W A 1 / 14 21–13
Win–loss N/A 4–3 1–4 9–3 5–1 9–5 13–3 14–4 15–3 6–7 8–6 17–1 22–5 15–5 12–8 15–6 4–4 18 / 86 169–68
Year-end ranking 89 181 25 7 2 3 5 1 1 1 5 8 2 2 5 5 6 39

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