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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)
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
Runners-up (18)
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)
Runners-up (1)
Doubles performance timeline
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