_(19120636110).jpg) Bryan at the2015 French Open | |
| Full name | Robert Charles Bryan |
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Residence | Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, US |
| Born | (1978-04-29)April 29, 1978 (age 47)[1] |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2020 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Stanford |
| Coach | David Macpherson (2005–2016) Dušan Vemić (2016–2017) David Macpherson (2017–2020) Dave Marshall (2017–2020) |
| Prize money | US$15,931,631 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2025 (member page) |
| Official website | bryanbros.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 21–40 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 116 (13 November 2000) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2000) |
| French Open | Q1 (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2001) |
| US Open | 2R (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1109–359 |
| Career titles | 119 |
| Highest ranking | No.1 (8 September 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2006,2007,2009,2010,2011,2013) |
| French Open | W (2003,2013) |
| Wimbledon | W (2006,2011,2013) |
| US Open | W (2005,2008,2010,2012,2014) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2003,2004,2009,2014) |
| Olympic Games | W (2012) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2002,2005,2006,2007,2013,2016) |
| French Open | W (2008,2009) |
| Wimbledon | W (2008) |
| US Open | W (2003,2004,2006,2010) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2012) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2007) |
Olympic medal record | |
| Last updated on: 22 March 2020. | |
Robert Charles Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former professionaltennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all time,[2] Bryan was ranked as theworld No. 1 in men's doubles for 438 weeks (second-most of all time), and finished as theyear-end No. 1 eight times. Bryan won 126ATP Tour-level doubles titles, including 23majors: 16 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. Alongside his twin brotherMike, theBryan 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.[3] They became the second men's doubles team to complete thecareer Golden Slam at the2012 London Olympics.
The Bryan brothers retired from the sport together in August 2020.[4] In 2025, they were inducted into theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame.[5]
He finished the year as the no. 1 ranked singles player in the nation in 1998 after winning the clay court nationals and reaching the finals of Kalamazoo. The brothers were back-to-back Kalamazoo doubles champions in 1995 and 1996 and won the US Open Junior doubles title in 1996.
He played forStanford University in 1997 and 1998, where he helped theCardinal win back-to-backNCAA team championships. In 1998, he won the "Triple Crown" by taking the NCAA singles, doubles (with his twin brotherMike), and team titles. He was the first man to accomplish this since Stanford'sAlex O'Brien did it in 1992.[citation needed]
With his twin brotherMike (who is the older by two minutes), Bryan has won 116 doubles titles,[6] including sixteenGrand Slam titles. In 2005, theBryan brothers made it to the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments, only the second time a men's doubles team has done this during theopen era.[7] In 2006, the Bryan brothers wonWimbledon and the Australian Open and completed a Career Grand Slam. Having won the 2012 US Open, they followed up by winning the first three majors of 2013, and thus held all four titles at once. They could not complete the calendar year Grand Slam, however, as they lost in the semi-finals of the 2013 US Open.
The twins have been the year-ending top-ranked team ten times: in 2003,[8] 2005,[9] 2006,[10] 2007,[11] and then each year from 2009 to 2014 inclusive.
The Bryan brothers have been frequent participants on U.S.Davis Cup teams. The United States sealed its 32nd title at the2007 Davis Cup.
In the 2018 Madrid Masters 1000 final, Bryan injured his hip, and the pair had to retire down 3–5 in the first set. He underwent a hip relining and made a remarkable recovery, rejoining his brother less than a year later for the 2019 Australian Open and making it to the quarterfinals. They won their first title since his surgery in February 2019 at Delray Beach.
Both brothers kicked off theirWorld TeamTennis careers back in 1999 for theIdaho Sneakers. They went on to play for theNewport Beach Breakers in 2004, theKansas City Explorers from 2005 to 2012, theTexas Wild in 2013, theSan Diego Aviators in 2014, theCalifornia Dream in 2015, theWashington Kastles from 2016 to 2018, and most recently theVegas Rollers in 2019. They have twoWorld TeamTennis titles, one from theNewport Beach Breakers in 2004, and another from theKansas City Explorers in 2010. It was announced that Bryan, along with Mike, will be joining theVegas Rollers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 atThe Greenbrier.[12]
Bryan married Florida attorney Michelle Alvarez in 2010; the couple have three children.[citation needed]
Together with his twin brotherMike Bryan, the pair has won the most Davis Cup matches of any doubles team for the United States. Bryan holds the record for most years played (14) in the Davis Cup for the U.S.[13] He also holds a 4–2 career record in singles ties.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Play-off |  Slovakia (Beck/Hrbatý) | W |
| 2004 | 1st round |  Austria (Knowle/Melzer) | W |
| 2004 | Quarterfinal |  Sweden (Björkman/T. Johansson) | W |
| 2004 | Semifinal |  Belarus (Mirnyi/Voltchkov) | W |
| 2004 | Final |  Spain (Ferrero/Robredo) | W |
| 2005 | 1st round |  Croatia (Ančić/Ljubičić) | L |
| 2005 | Play-off |  Belgium (Rochus/Vliegen) | W |
| 2006 | 1st round |  Romania (Hănescu/Tecău) | W |
| 2006 | Quarterfinal |  Chile (Capdeville/Garcia) | W |
| 2006 | Semifinal |  Russia (Tursunov/Youzhny) | W |
| 2007 | 1st round |  Czech Republic (Dlouhý/Vízner) | W |
| 2007 | Quarterfinal | Spain (López/Robredo) | W |
| 2007 | Semifinal | Sweden (Aspelin/Björkman) | W |
| 2007 | Final | Russia (Andreev/Davydenko) | W |
| 2008 | 1st round | Austria (Knowle/Melzer) | W |
| 2008 | Quarterfinal |  France (Clément/Llodra) | L |
| 2009 | 1st round |  Switzerland (Allegro/Wawrinka) | W |
| 2009 | Quarterfinal | Croatia (Karanusic/Zovko) | W |
| 2010 | 1st round (w/John Isner) |  Serbia (Tipsarević/Zimonjić) | W |
| 2011 | 1st round | Chile (Aguilar/Massú) | W |
| 2011 | Semifinal | Spain (Granollers/Verdasco) | W |
| 2012 | Quarterfinal | France (Benneteau/Llodra) | W |
| 2012 | Semifinal | Spain (Granollers/López) | W |
| 2013 | 1st round |  Brazil (Melo/Soares) | L |
| 2013 | Quarterfinal | Serbia (Bozoljac/Zimonjić) | L |
| 2014 | 1st round |  Great Britain (Fleming/Inglot) | W |
| 2014 | Play-off | Slovakia (Gombos/Lacko) | W |
| 2015 | 1st round | Great Britain (Inglot/Murray) | W |
| 2016 | 1st round |  Australia (Hewitt/Peers) | W |
| 2016 | Quarterfinal | Croatia (Čilić/Dodig) | L |
| 2020 | Qualifying round |  Uzbekistan (Fayziev/Istomin) | W |
By winning the 2006 Wimbledon title, Bryan completed the men's doubles Career Grand Slam. He became the 19th individual player and, with Mike Bryan, the 7th doubles pair to achieve this.
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2003 | French Open | Clay |  Mike Bryan |  Paul HaarhuisYevgeny Kafelnikov | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2003 | US Open | Hard | Mike Bryan | Jonas BjörkmanTodd Woodbridge | 7–5, 0–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Mike Bryan | Michaël LlodraFabrice Santoro | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | Australian Open(2) | Hard | Mike Bryan |  Wayne BlackKevin Ullyett | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | French Open | Clay | Mike Bryan | Jonas BjörkmanMax Mirnyi | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mike Bryan | Stephen Huss Wesley Moodie | 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6 |
| Winner | 2005 | US Open | Hard | Mike Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Mike Bryan | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | French Open(2) | Clay | Mike Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mike Bryan | Fabrice SantoroNenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2007 | Australian Open(2) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | Wimbledon(2) | Grass | Mike Bryan | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2008 | US Open(2) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10) |
| Winner | 2009 | Australian Open(3) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 2–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Wimbledon(3) | Grass | Mike Bryan |  Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Winner | 2010 | Australian Open(4) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
| Winner | 2010 | US Open(3) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 2011 | Australian Open(5) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2011 | Wimbledon(2) | Grass | Mike Bryan | Robert LindstedtHoria Tecău | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Runner-up | 2012 | Australian Open(3) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Leander PaesRadek Štěpánek | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2012 | French Open(3) | Clay | Mike Bryan | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2012 | US Open(4) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2013 | Australian Open(6) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Robin HaaseIgor Sijsling | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2013 | French Open(2) | Clay | Mike Bryan | Michaël LlodraNicolas Mahut | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 2013 | Wimbledon(3) | Grass | Mike Bryan | Ivan DodigMarcelo Melo | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2014 | Wimbledon(4) | Grass | Mike Bryan | Jack SockVasek Pospisil | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2014 | US Open(5) | Hard | Mike Bryan | Marcel GranollersMarc López | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2015 | French Open(4) | Clay | Mike Bryan | Ivan DodigMarcelo Melo | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2016 | French Open(5) | Clay | Mike Bryan | Feliciano López Marc López | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2017 | Australian Open(4) | Hard | Mike Bryan |  Henri KontinenJohn Peers | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2002 | US Open | Hard |  Katarina Srebotnik | Lisa RaymondMike Bryan | 6–7(9–11), 6–7(1–7) |
| Winner | 2003 | US Open | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | Lina KrasnoroutskayaDaniel Nestor | 5–7, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Winner | 2004 | US Open(2) | Hard | Vera Zvonareva | Alicia MolikTodd Woodbridge | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | Venus Williams | Vera Zvonareva Andy Ram | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2006 | US Open(3) | Hard | Martina Navratilova | Květa PeschkeMartin Damm | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2008 | French Open | Clay | Victoria Azarenka | Katarina SrebotnikNenad Zimonjić | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | Samantha Stosur | Katarina Srebotnik Mike Bryan | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2009 | French Open(2) | Clay | Liezel Huber | Vania KingMarcelo Melo | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–7] |
| Winner | 2010 | US Open(4) | Hard | Liezel Huber | Květa PeschkeAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–4, 6–4 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 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 | Win% | |||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | F | F | W | W | QF | W | W | W | F | W | 3R | 3R | 3R | F | SF | QF | 3R | 6 / 21 | 77–15 | 84% | |||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | W | SF | F | F | QF | QF | SF | 2R | SF | F | W | QF | F | F | 2R | A | 3R | A | 2 / 20 | 68–18 | 79% | |||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | SF | SF | QF | 3R | F | W | F | SF | F | QF | W | SF | W | F | QF | QF | 2R | A | 3R | NH | 3 / 20 | 72–17 | 81% | |||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | SF | F | 3R | W | 3R | QF | W | SF | W | 1R | W | SF | W | 1R | QF | SF | A | 3R | A | 5 / 24 | 67–19 | 78% | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 14–4 | 14–3 | 13–4 | 21–3 | 18–2 | 17–3 | 16–3 | 19–3 | 16–2 | 16–2 | 20–3 | 22–1 | 16–3 | 10–4 | 13–4 | 11–4 | 4–1 | 9–4 | 2–1 | 16 / 85 | 284–69 | 80.45% | |||||
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| ATP Finals | Did not qualify (DNQ) | RR | A | W | W | SF | RR | A | F | W | SF | SF | RR | F | W | SF | SF | RR | DNQ | A | DNQ | 4 / 15 | 36–23 | 61% | ||||||||||
| Tournament | 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 | Win % |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | QF | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | QF | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 14–10 | 58% |
| French Open | 2R | QF | A | SF | QF | QF | A | SF | QF | W | W | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | 2 / 12 | 27–10 | 73% |
| Wimbledon | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | F | 3R | W | QF | 2R | QF | SF | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | NH | 1 / 16 | 37–15 | 71% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | F | W | W | QF | W | 2R | A | A | W | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4 / 10 | 29–6 | 83% |
| Win–loss | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 12–4 | 8–3 | 10–3 | 4–3 | 14–3 | 6–4 | 11–0 | 7–1 | 7–2 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7 / 48 | 106–41 | 57% |
The tournaments won by Bryan are inboldface, and advances into finals by Bryan are initalics.
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| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
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| 1995 | did not play | did not play | did not play | not seeded |
| 1996 | did not play | did not play | did not play | not seeded |
| 1997 | did not play | did not play | did not play | wild card |
| 1998 | did not play | did not play | did not play | wild card |
| 1999 | did not play | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2000 | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2001 | not seeded | not seeded | 15th | 8th |
| 2002 | 10th | 5th | 6th | 6th |
| 2003 | 2nd | 3rd (1) | 3rd | 2nd (1) |
| 2004 | 1st (2) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2005 | 2nd (3) | 3rd (4) | 2nd (5) | 2nd (2) |
| 2006 | 1st (3) | 1st (6) | 1st (4) | 1st |
| 2007 | 1st (5) | 1st | 1st (7) | 1st |
| 2008 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd (6) |
| 2009 | 2nd (7) | 2nd | 1st (8) | 1st |
| 2010 | 1st (8) | 1st | 2nd | 1st (9) |
| 2011 | 1st (10) | 1st | 1st (11) | 1st |
| 2012 | 1st (9) | 2nd (10) | 2nd | 2nd (12) |
| 2013 | 1st (13) | 1st (14) | 1st (15) | 1st |
| 2014 | 1st | 1st | 1st (11) | 1st (16) |
| 2015 | 1st | 1st (12) | 1st | 1st |
| 2016 | 3rd | 5th (13) | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2017 | 3rd | 3rd (14) | 5th | 5th |
| 2018 | 6th | did not play | did not play | did not play |
| 2019 | 4th | 7th | 7th | 7th |
| 2020 | 13th | retired | ||
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| Preceded by | ITF Men's doubles World Champion (with Mike Bryan)2003–07 2009–14 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor | ATP Doubles Team of the Year (with Mike Bryan)2003 2005–07 2009–14 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by None | ATP Fans' Favorite Team (with Mike Bryan)2006–17 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year (with Mike Bryan)2015 | Succeeded by |
| Records | ||
| Preceded by | Most Weeks at World No. 1 (Doubles) (with Mike Bryan)December 12, 2011 – November 5, 2012 | Succeeded by |
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