_(29569576630).jpg) Paes at the2016 US Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1973-06-17)17 June 1973 (age 52) Calcutta, West Bengal, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $8,587,586 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2024(member page) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 101–99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 73 (24 August 1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1997,2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 770–457 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No.1 (21 June 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1999,2001,2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2006,2009,2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | F (1997,1999,2000,2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career titles | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2003,2010,2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1999,2003,2010,2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2008,2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | QF (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Michael Madhusudan Dutt (great-great grandfather)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leander Adrian Paes (/peɪs/PAYSS; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professionaltennis player and the first Asian man to be inducted into theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-time and holds the record for the most doubles wins in theDavis Cup.[3] Paes won eight men's doubles and ten mixed doublesGrand Slam titles. He holds a career Grand Slam in men's doubles and mixed doubles making him one of only three men in the Open era to achieve this distinction and won the rare men's/mixed double at the1999 Wimbledon Championships. Paes, together withMahesh Bhupathi, were the first pair in Open era history to reach the men's doubles finals of all 4 Grand Slams in the same calendar year (1999). He is currently the brand ambassador of GS Delhi Aces[4], a team owned by Guru Samruddhi House of Investments in theTennis Premier League.
His mixed doublesWimbledon title in2015 made him the second man (afterRod Laver) to win Wimbledon titles in three different decades.[5] He repeated the feat by winning a Roland Garros title in three different decades with his mixed doubles title in 2016.
Paes received theMajor Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honor, in 1996–97; theArjuna Award in 1990; thePadma Shri award in 2001; and India's third-highest civilian award, thePadma Bhushan prize, in January 2014 for his outstanding contributions to tennis.[6] He won abronze medal for India inmen's singles at the 1996Atlanta Olympic Games making him the first Asian in Olympic history to win a tennis medal and the only Indian to date. He competed in consecutive Olympics from 1992 to 2016,[7] making him the only tennis player to compete inseven Olympic Games. He is also the most decorated male tennis player in Asian Games history with 5 Gold and 3 Bronze medals. He was won medals in every category (singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team event) and is the highest Indian gold medal winning athlete across all sports in Asian Games history.
He is a former Davis Cup team captain, where in addition his Davis Cup all-time doubles win record with 45 victories,[8] he also has the fourth highest number of overall wins in Davis Cup history with 93 total victories across singles and doubles in a 30 year career for India with match wins in 4 different decades. He played inWorld Team Tennis for theWashington Kastles. He was on the 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 championship teams and was named Male MVP for 2009 and 2011.[9][10] Paes retired from professional tennis in 2020,[11] following his last Davis Cup tie in Croatia, with a record 1295 weeks spent ranked in the Top 100 in men's doubles.
On 20 July 2024, he was inducted into theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island.[12]
Leander Adrian Paes was born inCalcutta, India on 17 June 1973. His father,Vece Paes, was afield hockey player ofGoan Catholic descent.[13] His mother,Jennifer Paes, was aBengali basketball player from Calcutta. The family isChristian.[14] He studied atLa Martiniere Calcutta,Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School[15] and atSt. Xavier's College. His parents were both athletes. Vece was a midfield squad member in the bronze medal-winningIndian field hockey team at the1972 Munich Olympics although he did not personally receive a medal as he did not take to the field in any of India's matches.[16] His mother captained the Indian basketball team in the 1980 Asian basketball championship. Paes is a direct descendant ofBengali poetMichael Madhusudan Dutta through his mother.[17][18]
Paes enrolled with the Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy inMadras (Chennai)[19] in 1985, where he was coached by Dave O'Meara.[20] Paes earned international fame when he won the 1990 Wimbledon Junior title and reached No. 1 in the junior world rankings at age 17.[citation needed]
Paes first won titles at the JuniorUS Open and the Junior Wimbledon. He turned professional in 1991.[21] He became number 1 in the world junior rankings.[22] In 1992, he reached the quarter finals of the doubles event in the1992 Barcelona Olympics withRamesh Krishnan.[23]
At the1996 Atlanta Olympics he beatFernando Meligeni to win thebronze medal, the first Indian to win an individual medal sinceKD Jadhav won bronze at the 1952Helsinki Olympics.[24] Paes cited the match as one of his greatest performances, in part because his wrist was severely injured.[25] He was awarded the highest sporting honor by the government of India, theKhel Ratna in 1996.[26]
His first successful year in theATP circuit came in 1993, when he partnered withSébastien Lareau to reach the US Open doubles semifinal. After a moderate season in 1994, he reached the quarter-finals of the1995 Australian Open doubles withKevin Ullyett. From 1996, he partnered with fellow IndianMahesh Bhupathi. Their first year was not successful, especially in the Grand Slams, reaching the round of 32 only at Wimbledon. 1997 proved to be a much better year for the team, reaching the US Open semifinals. Paes climbed the doubles ranking from no. 89 at the beginning of the year to no. 14 at year-end.[27] That year he made his best singles performance in a Grand Slam, losing in the third round of the1997 US Open toCédric Pioline after beatingCarlos Costa andArnaud Boetsch.[28][29]
Paes/Bhupathi grew stronger in 1998, and reached the semifinals of three Grand Slams, theAustralian Open, theFrench Open and the US Open. Leander Paes had two of his biggest singles results. The first one came by winning his only ATP singles title at Newport, and the second was beatingPete Sampras 6–3, 6–4 at the New Haven ATP tournament in their only meeting.[30][31][32][33] In 1999, the duo reached the finals of all four Grand Slams, winning Wimbledon and the French Open, becoming the first Indians to win a doubles event at a Grand Slam. Paes teamed up withLisa Raymond to win the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon. The year marked his ascent to the no. 1 doubles ranking.[34] The following year, Paes partnered withSébastien Lareau for the Australian andJan Siemerink for the French, losing in the first round on both occasions. Paes again teamed with Bhupathi for the US Open, but lost in the first round again.[35]
The duo had a disappointing second round exit to Australian duo ofTodd Woodbridge andMark Woodforde at theSydney Olympics.[36] Paes was given the honor of carrying theIndian Flag at the opening ceremony.[37]
In spite of winning the French Open in 2001, Bhupathi/Paes had first-round exits in the other three Grand Slams. Paes was awarded thePadmashri by theGovernment of India in 2001.[38] The duo of Paes and Bhupathi won the gold medal at the2002 Asian Games in Busan.[39] In 2002, Leander paired up withMichael Hill with moderate success.[40]
After 2003 Paes increasingly focused on doubles. He won the mixed doubles events at the Australian and Wimbledon withMartina Navratilova, both in 2003. Weeks later, Paes was admitted to theMD Anderson Cancer Center for a suspected brain tumour that was later found to beneurocysticercosis, a parasitic brain infection. He had to miss the US Open, but recovered by the end of that year.[41]
In the 2004Athens Olympic Games, he paired up with Bhupathi, failing again at the semifinals stage. His next Grand Slam success was in theUS Open doubles event in 2006 withMartin Damm. Paes led the Indian tennis team at the Doha Asian Games in 2006 and won two golds in the men's doubles (with Bhupathi) and mixed doubles (withSania Mirza).[42][43] Paes maintained his doubles ranking in the top 20 in the world between 2005 and 2007.[44][45] With wins in the Rotterdam and Indian Wells, Paes took his doubles tally to 38.[46][47][48]
Paes/Bhupathi took part in men's doubles at the 2008Beijing Olympics. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals byRoger Federer andStanislas Wawrinka,[49] who went on to win gold.[50] WithCara Black he won the 2008 US Open mixed doubles title.
In 2009, he won the French Open[51] and US Open Men's doubles titles withLukáš Dlouhý[52] and was the runner-up in mixed at the US Open.
He began the 2010 season in good form, again winning theAustralian Open mixed doubles title withCara Black.[53] This was the pair's third consecutive Grand Slam final and the fourth overall.[54]
Paes started the year pairing withRadek Štěpánek winning the Australian Open men's doubles beating the Bryan brothers and completed his Career Grand Slam in men's doubles. Paes then went on to complete at hattrick of wins at the Miami Masters with his 3rd consecutive win pairing with Štěpánek. Paes and Štěpánek's2012 Wimbledon tournament ended when the duo lost toIvan Dodig andMarcelo Melo.[55] Paes andElena Vesnina reached the finals of the Wimbledon mixed doubles after beatingBob Bryan andLiezel Huber, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3[56] on 7 July.[57] They lost in the final toLisa Raymond andMike Bryan 3–6, 7–5, 4–6.[58][59]
In the2012 Summer Olympics, the Indian pair (Vishnu Vardhan) lost to French teamMichaël Llodra andJo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6–7, 6–4, 3–6.[60]
Paes and Štěpánek advanced to the finals at the 2012 US Open after their Spanish opponents,Marcel Granollers andMarc López, retired because of injury.[61][62] However the duo lost in the final of US Open 2012 to theBryan brothers.[63]
Paes and Štěpánek began the ATP World Tour Finals with a win against Pakistan'sAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and DutchmanJean Julien Rojer, 6–4, 7–5.[64] and avenged their loss to the Bryans and topped their group with 3 wins. They made it to the semifinals, where they were eliminated by eventual runners-up Bhupathi andRohan Bopanna.[65]
Paes/Štěpánek won the 2013 US Open, defeatingAlexander Peya andBruno Soares 6–1, 6–3. This was Paes' 3rd US Open men's doubles title and 14th Grand Slam title. He became the oldest man to win a Grand Slam title and the first ever aged above 40 years. In January 2014, theGovernment of India announced its 3rd Highest Civilian AwardPadma Bhushan for Paes.[66]
Paes won the2014 Malaysian Open men's doubles withMarcin Matkowski.[67] and later went on to make the semi-finals of Wimbledon in men's doubles with Štěpánek
Paes started his 25th season on the ATP World Tour by partnering with Klaasen to reach the Chennai final, where the team lost to Lu/Marray. On 17 January, he won his 55th tour-level title in his 93rd final at Auckland, again with Klaasen. The team recorded three-match tie break victories en route to the final. With the win, Paes had won at least one trophy every season since 1997.
On 1 February, Paes captured his seventh Grand Slam mixed doubles crown at the2015 Australian Open withMartina Hingis. It was his 15th major crown overall and his third mixed doubles triumph at Melbourne Park. The pair beat defending championsDaniel Nestor andKristina Mladenovic in the final. As No. 7 seed with Klaasen in men's doubles, Paes lost to eventual champions Bolelli/Fognini in the second round.
At the2015 French Open, Paes started a new partnership withDaniel Nestor. The pair crashed out in the third round; however, Paes became just the seventh male player in Open Era to complete 700 doubles wins.
AtWimbledon 2015, Paes again teamed up with Hingis to win the mixed doubles championship. The final 6–1, 6–1 score against fifth seeds Alexander Peya andTímea Babos came after only 41 minutes. Paes/Nestor reached the third round.[68] By winning his 4th Wimbledonmixed doubles title, Paes shared the record for men's titles in the open era withOwen Davidson.[69][70]
On 12 September 2015, Paes won the mixed doubles at the2015 US Open with Hingis, defeatingSam Querrey andBethanie Mattek-Sands in three sets.
On 3 June 2016, Leander Paes completed his Career Grand Slam in mixed by winning the2016 French Open with Hingis, thus joining an elite league of players.[71] He broke Davidson's record[72] for most Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. Paes qualified for the2016 Summer Olympics in Men's doubles and partnered withRohan Bopanna. They lost in the first round to the Polish pair ofMarcin Matkowski andŁukasz Kubot. He later paired up withAndre Begemann, where they reached the final in theWinston-Salem Open. This pair lost in the first round of the2016 US Open.[73] He turned up for the Davis Cup against Spain withSaketh Myneni, losing toRafael Nadal andMarc López in 4 sets.[74]
Paes played in the 2017 season with his 111th partner,André Sá. The duo lost to the Indian pair ofPurav Raja andDivij Sharan in the first round ofAircel Chennai Open in straight sets. With this loss, Paes moved down to 64th in doubles ranks. Though India won theirDavis Cup tie againstNew Zealand, Paes and his last-minute partner,Vishnu Vardhan, lost to the New ZealandersArtem Sitak/Michael Venus. Paes andRohan Bopanna were kept as reserves by new, non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi for the tie againstUzbekistan. Eventually, Paes was dropped from the final four, which created controversy.[75] Paes reached the semis of theDubai Open and atDelray Beach. Paes then played a series of challenger events, never getting his ranking above 49th. He played withAdil Shamasdin,Scott Lipsky, andPurav Raja.
Paes continued his partnership with Raja, losing theMaharashtra Open in the first round to defending champions Bopanna/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. In theAustralian Open, Paes/Raja lost in the round of 16. Paes along withJames Cerretani finished as runner up in theDubai Open. Paes was recalled to India's Davis Cup squad to play against China. On 7 April 2018, Paes became the most successful player in Davis Cup history with his 43rd doubles victory. After going 0–2 down, Paes/Bopanna scripted India's comeback and in the end, India won the tie 3–2. After this, Paes skipped clay and grass court seasons. Paes was selected for the2018 Asian Games, but the day before the Games started, he opted out citing the lack of a doubles specialist to accompany him. Paes/Cerretani played in several Challenger tournaments, before losing in the first round of theUS Open. Paes also played Challengers withMiguel Ángel Reyes-Varela.[76]
Paes/Reyes-Varela started the 2019 season at theMaharashtra Open. The duo lost a close quarter-final to the eventual champions, Bopanna/Divij Sharan, 17–15 in a match tie-break. Paes/Reyes-Varela then finished as runners-up in theDa Nang Challenger before losing in the first round of theAustralian Open. During the season, Paes made the semi-finals of three ATP 250 tournaments (Montpellier, Marrakesh and Lyon) with Benoit Paire. He become the oldest ATP Tour semi-finalist since 2006 when he reached the semi-finals of the Hall of Fame Championship with Marcus Daniell in July 2019.[77]
Paes started hisDavis Cup career in 1990, when he partneredZeeshan Ali in doubles to beat the Japanese team in a five-set encounter. He played a key role on the Indian team that reached the World Group from 1991 to 1998. He was part of theIndian team that reached the semifinals1993 with wins against Switzerland and France, eventually losing to Australia. In singles, his major wins came against the French duo ofArnaud Boetsch andHenri Leconte in 1993,Wayne Ferreira in 1994, andGoran Ivanišević in 1995 when India defeated Croatia, beatingJan Siemerink in 1996 to defeat Netherlands, andJiří Novák in 1997.[78][79] He teamed up with Bhupathi to beatHiršzon/Ivanisevic of Croatia in 1995,Damm/Korda of the Czech Republic in 1997,Massú/Ríos of Chile in 1997, Broad/Henman in 1998, andAspelin/Björkman of Sweden in 2005. In 2007, Leander had three wins (two doubles and one singles) and no losses.
In 1993, he defeated No. 25 Arnaud Boetsch in straight sets on clay. Paes defeated Henri Leconte in the same week, and although Ramesh Krishnan won the tie-breaker against Rodolphe Gilbert, it was Paes who put that match over the top.[80]
In 1994, he beat World No. 13Wayne Ferreira in straight sets, but lost the overall tie.[81]
Paes qualified for appeared with Bhupathi in six season finales.[82]
Paes played at the year-end championships with Bhupathi each year from 1997 to 2000, as well as in 2002 and 2011, reaching three finals.[83][84] In 1997 they lost the final toRick Leach andJonathan Stark. They lost 1999 final toSébastien Lareau andAlex O'Brien. In 2000, they lost the final toDonald Johnson andPieter Norval.
Leander has been described as having a strange playing style byAndre Agassi.[85] He varies his play as the match goes on; he is one of thebest volleyers and prolific at the drop shot.[86] His volleying techniques were learnt from former Indian playerAkhtar Ali.[87] He hits aone-handed backhand, which he drives rarely, preferring instead to slice when returning serve or rallying from his backhand.
The duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi was nicknamed the ″Indian Express″. Paes' off-and-on partnership with Bhupathi drew constant media attention in their home country.[88][89][90] In the2006 Asian Games, a loss to the Chinese Taipei team in the team event led Paes to question Bhupathi's commitment to Team India.[91] He once stated in an interview that although he and Bhupathi are friends, he did not consider pairing with his former teammate.[92] However, for the2008 Beijing Olympics, they reunited for their country,[93] losing in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Federer/Wawrinka.[94]
In 2011, the pair won doubles at theChennai Open. They reunited to play in a Grand Slam Tournament after nine years and claimed runners-up in the2011 Australian Open and reached the semifinals in the year-end championships.[95]
The Indian duo has a 303–103 career record together. They have a high success rate against various top teams.[96] They have a Davis Cup record for the longest doubles winning streak, with 24 straight wins.[97]
Paes paired withVishnu Vardhan at the London Olympics 2012, following Bhupathi and Bopanna's refusal.[98] Paes threatened to withdraw from the Olympics rather than play with Vardhan, whose world ranking was 296,[99] but withdrew the threat a week later.[100] Paes and Vardhanreached the second round of the tournament, losing to French silver medalists Llodra/Tsonga.
In 2021,Zee5 produced a documentary calledBreak Point, showing the ups and downs in the relationship between Paes and Bhupathi.[101]
In 2010, he joined the Board of Directors ofOlympic Gold Quest,[102] a foundation co-founded byGeet Sethi andPrakash Padukone to support talented Indian athletes.[103]
Leander made his film debut in Ashok Kohli'sRajdhani Express, a socio-political thriller.[104]
| Film | Role | Notes | |
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| 2013 | Rajdhani Express | Keshav | Debut film |
By winning the 2012 Australian Open title, Paes achieved the career Grand Slam in mens doubles. By winning the 2016 Roland Garros mixed doubles title, he completed the Career Grand Slam set in both mens and mixed doubles becoming only the 3rd man in the Open era to do so.
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 4–6 |
| Win | 1999 | French Open | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Goran Ivanišević Jeff Tarango | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Paul HaarhuisJared Palmer | 6–7(10–12), 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1999 | US Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Sébastien LareauAlex O'Brien | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2001 | French Open(2) | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Petr PálaPavel Vízner | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2004 | US Open | Hard | David Rikl |  Mark KnowlesDaniel Nestor | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Martin Damm | Bob BryanMike Bryan | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Martin Damm | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(10–12) |
| Win | 2009 | French Open(3) | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý |  Wesley Moodie Dick Norman | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2009 | US Open(2) | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2010 | French Open | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý |  Nenad Zimonjić Daniel Nestor | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2011 | Australian Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
| Loss | 2012 | US Open | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2013 | US Open(3) | Hard | Radek Štěpánek |  Alexander Peya Bruno Soares | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lisa Raymond |  Anna KournikovaJonas Björkman | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2001 | US Open | Hard | Lisa Raymond | Rennae StubbsTodd Woodbridge | 6–4, 5–7, [11–9] |
| Win | 2003 | Australian Open | Hard | Martina Navratilova |  Eleni Daniilidou Todd Woodbridge | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2003 | Wimbledon(2) | Grass | Martina Navratilova | Anastassia Rodionova Andy Ram | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Martina Navratilova | Elena Bovina Nenad Zimonjić | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2005 | French Open | Clay | Martina Navratilova |  Daniela Hantuchová Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2007 | US Open | Hard | Meghann Shaughnessy | Victoria AzarenkaMax Mirnyi | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 2008 | US Open | Hard |  Cara Black | Liezel Huber Jamie Murray | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2009 | Wimbledon | Grass | Cara Black |  Anna-Lena GrönefeldMark Knowles | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2009 | US Open | Hard | Cara Black | Carly GullicksonTravis Parrot | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2010 | Australian Open(2) | Hard | Cara Black | Ekaterina MakarovaJaroslav Levinský | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 2010 | Wimbledon(3) | Grass | Cara Black | Lisa RaymondWesley Moodie | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | Elena Vesnina | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Horia Tecău | 3–6, 7–5, [3–10] |
| Loss | 2012 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elena Vesnina | Lisa RaymondMike Bryan | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 2015 | Australian Open(3) | Hard |  Martina Hingis | Kristina MladenovicDaniel Nestor | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2015 | Wimbledon(4) | Grass | Martina Hingis |  Tímea BabosAlexander Peya | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 2015 | US Open(2) | Hard | Martina Hingis | Bethanie Mattek-SandsSam Querrey | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay | Martina Hingis | Sania MirzaIvan Dodig | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Bronze | 1996 | Atlanta | Hard | Fernando Meligeni | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 4th place | 2004 | Athens | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Mario AnčićIvan Ljubičić | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 14–16 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 2R | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| US Open | A | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | Q3 | 2R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 15 | 7–15 |
| National representation | |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | Not Held | SF-B | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | ||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | |
| Year-end ranking | 278 | 194 | 260 | 139 | 130 | 129 | 122 | 91 | 142 | 188 | 299 | ||
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | A | 1R | SF | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | F | 3R | 2R | SF | QF | F | W | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1 / 24 | 49–23 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | W | 1R | W | SF | SF | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | W | F | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | QF | 2R | A | 2R | A | 3 / 21 | 53–18 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | W | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | SF | QF | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | SF | SF | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | NH | 1 / 24 | 44–23 |
| US Open | A | A | A | SF | 2R | 1R | Q1 | SF | SF | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | F | 1R | W | 1R | F | W | 1R | QF | F | W | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 3 / 25 | 59–22 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 13–4 | 22–2 | 0–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 11–3 | 7–4 | 6–3 | 15–3 | 6–4 | 12–4 | 16–2 | 9–4 | 10–4 | 14–3 | 11–3 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 8 / 94 | 205–86 |
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | W | F | A | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | W | 2R | F | 2R | QF | W | QF | QF | A | 2R | 2R | 3 / 20 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | F | QF | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | SF | 2R | A | 2R | W | 1R | A | A | NH | 1 / 20 |
| Wimbledon | 3R | A | 1R | QF | QF | W | A | 3R | QF | W | 3R | A | QF | QF | 2R | F | W | QF | F | 2R | 2R | W | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | NH | 4 / 22 |
| US Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | A | SF | QF | 1R | F | W | F | QF | SF | QF | A | QF | W | 2R | A | A | A | NH | 2 / 19 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 10 / 81 |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not held | QF | Not held | A | Not held | 0 / 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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