Australian tennis doubles team
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde The Woodies was the nickname given to the tennis doubles pairing of Australians Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde , one of the most successful pairings in tennis history.
The Woodies combined Woodforde's left-handed baseline play with Woodbridge's right-handed net skills. They were the ATP Doubles Team of the Year five times, and won 61 ATP doubles titles. The pair won eleven major titles: one French Open , two Australian Opens , two US Opens , and a record six Wimbledons . They also won two Tour Finals titles in 1992 and 1996 .
Representing Australia, the Woodies won an Olympic gold medal for Australia at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics , and a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics . They often played for Australia in the Davis Cup , including in three finals. In 1999 , they helped Australia to its first Davis Cup victory in 13 years.
The pairing ended in 2000, when Woodforde retired from professional tennis. Woodbridge continued his doubles success with Jonas Björkman , until Björkman ended the partnership in 2004; Woodbridge then partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi of India before retiring himself in 2005.
The Woodies were inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame on Australia Day in January 2010. Their bronzed statues were placed with those of other Australian tennis greats at Melbourne Park , site of the Australian Open.
Doubles titles (61)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam (11) Tennis Masters Cup (2) ATP Masters Series (14) Olympic Gold (1) ATP International Series Gold (11) ATP Tour (22)
Titles by surface Hard (32) Clay (7) Grass (10) Carpet (12)
No. Date Tournaments Surface Opponents Score 1. 18 February 1991 Brussels , Belgium Carpet Libor Pimek Michiel Schapers 6–3, 6–0 2. 11 March 1991 Copenhagen , Denmark Carpet Mansour Bahrami Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–1 3. 17 June 1991 London/Queen's Club , England Grass Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 6–4, 7–6 4. 30 September 1991 Brisbane , Australia Hard John Fitzgerald Glenn Michibata 7–6, 6–3 5. 27 January 1992 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Kelly Jones Rick Leach 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 6. 17 February 1992 Memphis , US Hard (i) Kevin Curren Gary Muller 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 7. 24 February 1992 Philadelphia , US Carpet Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–6 8. 6 April 1992 Singapore Hard Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 9. 17 August 1992 Cincinnati , US Hard Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 10. 19 October 1992 Tokyo Indoor , Japan Carpet Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 7–6, 6–4 11. 2 November 1992 Stockholm , Sweden Carpet Steve DeVries David Macpherson 6–3, 6–4 12. 29 November 1992 Doubles Championship , Johannesburg Hard John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–2, 7–6(7–4) , 5–7, 3–6, 6–3 13. 11 January 1993 Adelaide , Australia Hard John Fitzgerald Laurie Warder 6–4, 7–5 14. 15 February 1993 Memphis , US Hard (i) Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–5, 6–2 15. 14 June 1993 London/Queen's Club , England Grass Neil Broad Gary Muller 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 16. 5 July 1993 Wimbledon , London Grass Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 17. 1 November 1993 Stockholm , Sweden Carpet Gary Muller Danie Visser 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 18. 7 February 1994 Dubai , UAE Hard John Fitzgerald Darren Cahill 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 19. 9 May 1994 Pinehurst , US Clay Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 20. 4 July 1994 Wimbledon , London Grass Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 7–6(7–3) , 6–3, 6–1 21. 22 August 1994 Indianapolis , US Hard Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 6–3, 6–4 22. 31 October 1994 Stockholm , Sweden Carpet Jan Apell Jonas Björkman 6–3, 6–4 23. 16 January 1995 Sydney Outdoor , Australia Hard Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson 7–6, 6–4 24. 27 March 1995 Key Biscayne , US Hard Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe 6–3, 7–6 25. 15 May 1995 Pinehurst , US Clay Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle 6–2, 6–4 26. 22 May 1995 Coral Springs , US Clay Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 6–1 27. 10 July 1995 Wimbledon , London Grass Rick Leach Scott Melville 7–5, 7–6(10–8) , 7–6(7–5) 28. 14 August 1995 Cincinnati , US Hard Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–2, 3–0, ret. 29. 11 September 1995 US Open , US Hard Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle 6–3, 6–3 30. 8 January 1996 Adelaide , Australia Hard Jonas Björkman Tommy Ho 7–5, 7–6 31. 4 March 1996 Philadelphia , US Carpet Byron Black Grant Connell 7–6, 6–2 32. 18 March 1996 Indian Wells , US Hard Brian MacPhie Michael Tebbutt 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 33. 1 April 1996 Key Biscayne , US Hard Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 6–1, 6–3 34. 22 April 1996 Tokyo , Japan Hard Mark Knowles Rick Leach 6–2, 6–3 35. 20 May 1996 Coral Springs , US Clay Ivan Baron Brett Hansen-Dent 6–3, 6–3 36. 17 June 1996 London/Queen's Club , England Grass Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–3, 7–6 37. 8 July 1996 Wimbledon , London Grass Byron Black Grant Connell 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 38. 29 July 1996 Atlanta Olympics , US Hard Neil Broad Tim Henman 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 39. 9 September 1996 US Open , New York Hard Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 40. 7 October 1996 Singapore Carpet Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6, 7–6 41. 17 November 1996 Doubles Championship , Hartford Carpet Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) 42. 27 January 1997 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 43. 31 March 1997 Key Biscayne , US Hard Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–6, 7–6 44. 7 July 1997 Wimbledon , London Grass Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(9–7) , 5–7, 6–3 45. 11 August 1997 Cincinnati , US Hard Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 46. 27 October 1997 Stuttgart Indoor , Germany Carpet Rick Leach Jonathan Stark 6–3, 6–3 47. 19 January 1998 Sydney Outdoor , Australia Hard Jacco Eltingh Daniel Nestor 6–3, 7–5 48. 16 February 1998 San Jose , US Hard (i) Nelson Aerts André Sá 6–1, 7–5 49. 23 February 1998 Memphis , US Hard (i) Ellis Ferreira David Roditi 6–3, 6–4 50. 4 May 1998 Munich , Germany Clay Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent 6–0, 6–3 51. 19 October 1998 Singapore Carpet Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–2, 6–3 52. 15 February 1999 San Jose , US Hard (i) Aleksandar Kitinov Nenad Zimonjić 7–5, 6–7(3–7) , 6–4 53. 22 February 1999 Memphis , US Hard (i) Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–3, 6–4 54. 10 January 2000 Adelaide , Australia Hard Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–2 55. 17 January 2000 Sydney , Australia Hard Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle 7–5, 6–4 56. 3 April 2000 Miami , US Hard Martin Damm Dominik Hrbatý 6–3, 6–4 57. 22 May 2000 Hamburg , Germany Clay Wayne Arthurs Sandon Stolle 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–3 58. 12 June 2000 French Open, Paris Clay Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle 7–6(9–7) , 6–4 59. 19 June 2000 London/Queen's Club , England Grass Jonathan Stark Eric Taino 6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 7–6(7–1) 60. 10 July 2000 Wimbledon , London Grass Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 61. 14 August 2000 Cincinnati , US Hard Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
No. Date Tournaments Surface Opponents Score 1. 28 November 1993 Doubles Championship , Johannesburg Hard (i) Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–7(4–7) , 6–7(5–7) , 4–6 2. 13 June 1994 London/Queen's Club , England Grass Jan Apell Jonas Björkman 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 3. 12 September 1994 US Open , New York Hard Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 3–6, 6–7(1–7) 4. 28 November 1994 Doubles Championship , Jakarta Hard (i) Jan Apell Jonas Björkman 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(6–8) 5. 23 October 1995 Vienna , Austria Carpet Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink 4–6, 5–7 6. 26 February 1996 Memphis , US Hard (i) Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 4–6, 5–7 7. 6 January 1997 Adelaide , Australia Hard Patrick Rafter Bryan Shelton 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 8. 9 June 1997 French Open, Paris Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–7(12–14) , 6–4, 3–6 9. 2 February 1998 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh 2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 10. 27 April 1998 Monte Carlo , Monaco Clay Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 4–6, 2–6 11. 6 July 1998 Wimbledon , London Grass Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(3–7) , 7–5, 8–10 12. 12 October 1998 Shanghai , China Carpet Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 4–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–7(4–7) 13. 3 May 1999 Atlanta , US Clay Patrick Galbraith Justin Gimelstob 7–5, 6–7, 3–6 14. 14 June 1999 London/Queen's Club , England Grass Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 3–6, 6–7(3–7) 15. 16 August 1999 Cincinnati , US Hard Byron Black Jonas Björkman 3–6, 6–7(6–8) 16. 11 October 1999 Shanghai , China Hard Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor 5–7, 3–6 17. 18 October 1999 Singapore Hard (i) Max Mirnyi Eric Taino 3–6, 4–6 18. 2 October 2000 Sydney Olympics , Australia Hard Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Team competition titles (1)[ edit ] Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
² held in Stockholm 1990–94, Essen in 1995