Mike Bryan

Full name is Michael Carl Bryan...Two minutes older than twin brother Bob...Parents, Wayne and Kathy, both teach tennis and they began teaching their sons at age two... Wayne is a lawyer, musician and tennis instructor who is involved in various ATP Kids’ Days and clinics on tour...Kathy (formerly Blake) was a former player on women’s circuit and she played at Wimbledon four times, reaching mixed doubles QF in 1965.

During early days as a junior player, brothers forbidden to play each other in tournament play by his parents (if they were to play each other, they would alternate defaulting to each other)...Was No. 3 in U.S. Boys’ 18s in 1995 and No. 4 in ’96...Won well over 100 junior doubles titles, including US Open and U.S. National Boys’ 18s in 1996...Played at Stanford University from 1997-98 and helped team to NCAA team titles both years...In ‘98, won NCAA doubles (w/Bob) and team titles.

Enjoys playing basketball...Has formed Bryan Brothers Band, with Bob on keyboards and Mike on drums...Provided music for ATP Doubles Revolution TV commercial and all original music for Tennis Channel program “No Strings” that they were profiled on...Have held concerts at tournaments around the world...In November 2006, featured among the twins in “Doubly Delicious” section of “Sexiest Man Alive” issue of People Magazine...They participate in an annual charity fund raiser for abused children at their club in Camarillo...They are 12-1 in Davis Cup doubles matches (since 2003)... Coached by former ATP pro David Macpherson (since August 2005).

1998 -- Brothers captured two Challenger titles (Burbank and Aptos) and four Futures. Reached first ATP SF in Washington. 

1999 -- Advanced to first Challenger singles SF in Hong Kong (d. Bob). In doubles, brothers reached first ATP final in Orlando. Won Challenger titles in Birmingham, Amarillo and Burbank. 

2000 -- In singles, reached his second Challenger SF in Armonk (d. Bob in 1st RD). Won his first ATP singles match in Delray Beach (d. Gaudenzi). On ATP circuit, reached doubles three SF and QF at US Open. Captured Aptos Challenger final and reached four other finals. 

2001 -- Teamed with brother to capture four ATP doubles titles (Memphis, Queen's, Newport, L.A.) in five finals.

2002 -- Co-leader (w/Knowles) on ATP circuit with seven doubles titles in 11 finals. Also won a career-high 67 matches. Teamed with Bob to combine for a 54-19 record. Had a 13-2 mark with four other partners. Captured first AMS title in Toronto, along with Long Island and Basel. Captured first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at US Open (w/Raymond).

2003 -- Teamed with brother Bob to become first brothers duo to finish No. 1 in ATP Doubles Race with five titles in eight finals. Combined for a 53-21 match record and five titles for second straight year. They captured their first Grand Slam crown at Roland Garros without dropping a set and closed season by winning title at Tennis Masters Cup in Houston, saving six match points in two round robin matches. Set record for most doubles titles by a brothers team, breaking Tim and Tom Gullikson's mark of 10. Made successful Davis Cup debut in World Group playoff tie in Slovakia. In Europe, won titles in Barcelona, Roland Garros and Nottingham. Continued strong play during North American summer hard court circuit with title at AMS Cincinnati (d. Arthurs-Hanley) and runner-up at US Open (l. to Bjorkman-Woodbridge).

2004 -- Won an ATP-best seven titles (w/brother Bob) in 11 finals. Capped year by defending Tennis Masters Cup title in Houston (d. Black-Ullyett) and finished No. 2 in ATP Doubles Race. Their 64 match wins were a team-best and ATP season-best. Reached first Australian Open final (l. to Llodra-Santoro). Helped U.S. to first Davis Cup final (l. to Spain 3-2) since 1997 and went 4-0 together. Played in Olympics and reached QF. Finished tied for No. 4 individually.

2005 -- Teamed with twin brother Bob to finish as No. 1 team for second time in three years in ATP Doubles Race. Won at least five titles for a fourth straight season. They compiled a 58-18 match record and captured five titles in an ATP-best 11 finals, highlighted by their second Grand Slam crown at US Open. Became second team in 50 years to reach final in all four Grand Slams in a season (Bhupathi-Paes in 1999). Their other titles included Scottsdale, Queen's Club, Washington (won 300th match together) and AMS Paris. They were finalists at Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon along with Memphis, AMS Mont-Carlo and AMS Roma. Qualified for third straight Tennis Masters Cup and lost in SF. They have a career record of 26-18 in finals.

2006 -- The American teamed with twin brother Bob to finish as No. 1 team in Stanford ATP Doubles Race for third time in four years.Tallied most match wins together with a 66-14 record, winning an ATP-high seven titles in 10 finals. Pair claimed at least five titles for a fifth consecutive year. Opened campaign by reaching third consecutive Australian Open final and claiming title for first time (d. Damm-Paes). Reached final at Roland Garros for second straight year (l. to Bjorkman-Mirnyi) and completed a career Grand Slam with Wimbledon crown (d. Santoro-Zimonjic). They became first team in Open Era to appear in seven consecutive Grand Slam finals (previous record was five set by Woodbridge-Woodforde). Other titles included: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington, AMS Toronto, AMS Madrid. They were finalists at AMS events in Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati. Duo went on a 21-match win streak beginning at Wimbledon until reaching Cincinnati final. Run included titles at Wimbledon, Los Angeles, Washington and Toronto. Qualified for their fourth consecutive Tennis Masters Cup and went 1-2 in round-robin play. They have a career record of 33-22 in finals, including 4-6 in Grand Slam title matches. Both ranked No. 1 individually every week throughout season and first players to accomplish feat since Todd Woodbridge in 1996-97. Posted a 3-0 Davis Cup record in helping U.S. to SF. Earned a career-high $810,930.

2008 -- The American twins finished No. 2 in ATP Doubles Race after winning an ATP-best five titles (tied w/Nestor-Zimonjic), highlighted by sixth Grand Slam title at US Open. Came within one match win in Tennis Masters Cup final against Nestor-Zimonjic of finishing as No. 1 doubles team for fourth consecutive season. Claimed at least five titles for a seventh straight year. Went 5-7 in finals and are 49-33 lifetime. Reached finals in four of their first five appearances at Sydney, Delray Beach, San Jose and Las Vegas. Lost in QF as defending champions at Australian Open (l. to Bhupathi-Knowles). Following QF at AMS Indian Wells, broke through in April to defend AMS Miami title (d. Bhupathi-Knowles). Reached three successive clay finals, titling at Barcelona and AMS Rome and finishing as runners-up at AMS Hamburg (l. to Nestor-Zimonjic). Advanced to QF at Roland Garros (l. to Cuevas-Horna) and SF at Wimbledon (l. to Bjorkman-Ullyett). Compiled a 17-1 record during North American summer circuit, reaching the final in all three appearances. Fell in Match Tie-Break of AMS Toronto final (l. to Nestor-Zimonjic), then reached their 80th ATP final the next week at AMS Cincinnati (d. Erlich-Ram). It was their 13th ATP Masters Series title. At Beijing Olympics, captured bronze medal (d. Clement-Llodra) after a SF loss to eventual gold medalists Federer-Wawrinka of Switzerland. Won second US Open title (d. Dlouhy-Paes). Afterwards, reclaimed and held No. 1 position in ATP Doubles Race for 10 weeks. With Bob nursing a shoulder injury in September, Mike partnered Mardy Fish in Davis Cup SF vs. Spain and won the doubles rubber in five sets but the U.S. lost 4-1. Closed regular season with 1-2 record in two AMS appearances. Qualified for sixth straight Tennis Masters Cup, and reached their third final at the circuit finale. Nestor-Zimonjic went on to win the title, thereby claiming the year-end No. 1 team finish and Zimonjic the No. 1 doubles ranking. Played against each other in Wimbledon mixed doubles final with Bob and Samantha Stosur defeating Mike and Katarina Srebotnik. Bob also won mixed doubles title at Roland Garros with Victoria Azarenka (d. Zimonjic-Srebotnik).

2009 -- The Americans finished No. 1 and as ATP World Tour Doubles Champions for fifth time in seven years (2003, ’05-07, ‘09)…Tied Woodbridge-Woodforde for most year-end No. 1 finishes with five…Clinched No. 1 with seventh title of season at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London (d. Mirnyi-A. Ram)…Won seventh Grand Slam crown at Australian Open (d. Bhupathi-Knowles)…Have won at least five titles in eight straight seasons…Started 15-1, winning titles in Sydney (d. Nestor-Zimonjic) and Delray Beach (d. Melo-Sa)…In Davis Cup play, they won 1st RD and QF matches to improve to 16-2, the winningest team in US Davis Cup history… Began clay court campaign in April with Houston title (d. Levine-Sweeting)…Reached finals at Monte Carlo* and Rome* (l. to Nestor-Zimonjic in both)…Advanced to SF at Roland Garros and final at Wimbledon (l. to Nestor-Zimonjic)…Won fifth career title in Los Angeles (d. Becker-Moser)…Runner-up at Cincinnati* (l. to Nestor-Zimonjic), SF at US Open (l. to Dlouhy-Paes) and won title in Beijing (d. Knowles-Roddick)…Also runner-up in Basel (l. to Nestor-Zimonjic)…Went 7-5 in finals to move to 56-38 lifetime.

2010

Began season at Auckland with twin brother Bob, losing in 1st RD to Wassen-Zeballos…Named top seeds at Australian Open, their 48th Grand Slam event, dropping two sets (to de Voest-Lipsky in 2nd Rd and Butorac-Ram in QFs) en route to their sixth final at Melbourne…Defeated No. 2 seeds Nestor-Zimonjic 63 67(5) 63 in final to clinch their eighth Grand Slam title (overall leader Woodbridge-Woodforde with 11 titles) in their 16th major final (an Open Era record)…Maintained their record of reaching at least one Grand Slam final per season since 2003…Maintained their position at No. 1 in doubles team rankings on 1 February.

Returned after the Australian Open with a quarter-final effort in San Jose (l. to Becker-Mayer) before breaking more records in Delray Beach…The twins became the first team in the Open Era to record 600 match wins with their semi-final victory over Taylor Dent and Ryan Harrison… "It's a special milestone for us," Mike Bryan said. "To play this long together and still be doing it with 600 wins is quite an accomplishment. It's good to do it in Delray, a place we like coming to, and where American fans can support us.”

They then clinched their 58th tour-level title with victory over Philipp Marx and Igor Zelenay in the final, giving them sole ownership of the No. 2 spot on the list of Open Era doubles titles champions…The Bryans’ 58th team title moved them ahead of Americans Peter Fleming and John McEnroe and South Africans Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan, with each of those pairings winning 57 titles, and placed them just four back of Australians Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde’s record mark. “It’s pretty cool to be on our own,” said Mike Bryan. “I’m sure they’re not going to get any easier. You feel a little more extra pressure because now everyone’s talking about it, we’re even thinking about it now. We want to break [the record].”