Mike Bryan


Michael Carl Bryan is an American professional tennis player. The right-hander turned pro in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been world No. 1 doubles player for more than nine years, first achieving the top ranking in September 2003, and they became the second men's doubles team to complete the career Golden Slam by winning the 2012 Summer Olympics. He holds the records for the most Grand Slam doubles titles at 18, the most ATP men's doubles titles, and the most weeks ranked number one. He won all but five of his doubles titles with his brother; with Jack Sock, he won two majors and the year-end championship in 2018, as well as the 2018 ATP World Tour Fans' Favorite Doubles Team. His father is Wayne Bryan.

Tennis career

College

Mike Bryan played for Stanford University in 1997 and 1998, where he helped the Cardinal win back-to-back NCAA team championships. In 1998, he won the NCAA doubles title with his twin brother Bob.

Professional

Together with his twin brother Bob, he has been very successful in doubles. They have won 119 doubles titles including a record 16 Grand Slam titles. In 2005, he and Bob made it to the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments, only the second time such a feat has been achieved in the Open era. The Bryan Brothers have been ranked No. 1 in the ATP. Due to their success, they have been nicknamed The Wonder Twins after a fictional comic book duo.
During the 2018 Madrid Open, Bob injured his hip and subsequently had season ending surgery. In his brother's absence, Mike partnered with several other players, namely Sam Querrey at Roland Garros, Jack Sock at Queen's, Wimbledon and the US Open, Ryan Harrison during the Davis Cup, and with James Cerretani, Frances Tiafoe and Edouard Roger-Vasselin at other tour events..

World TeamTennis

Both brothers kicked off their World TeamTennis careers back in 1999 for the Idaho Sneakers. They went on to play for the Newport Beach Breakers in 2004, the Kansas City Explorers from 2005-2012, the Texas Wild in 2013, the San Diego Aviators in 2014, the California Dream in 2015, the Washington Kastles from 2016-2018, and most recently the Vegas Rollers in 2019. They have two World TeamTennis titles, one from the Newport Beach Breakers in 2004, and another from the Kansas City Explorers in 2010. It was announced that Mike, along with twin brother Bob, will be joining the Vegas Rollers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 at The Greenbrier.

Davis Cup record (28–5)

Together with his twin brother Bob Bryan, the pair has won the most Davis Cup matches of any team in doubles for the United States. Mike also owns U.S. Davis Cup records with 27 individual doubles wins and 32 ties played.
YearRoundOpponentResult
2003Play-off Slovak Republic W
20041st round Austria W
2004Quarterfinal Sweden W
2004Semifinal Belarus W
2004Final Spain W
20051st round Croatia L
2005Play-off Belgium W
20061st round Romania W
2006Quarterfinal Chile W
2006Semifinal Russia W
20071st round Czech Republic W
2007Quarterfinal Spain W
2007Semifinal Sweden W
2007Final Russia W
20081st round Austria W
2008Quarterfinal France L
2008Semifinal Spain W
20091st round Switzerland W
2009Quarterfinal Croatia W
20111st round Chile W
2011Semifinal Spain W
20121st round Switzerland W
2012Quarterfinal France W
2012Semifinal Spain W
20131st round Brazil L
2013Quarterfinal Serbia L
20141st round Great Britain W
2014Play-off Slovakia W
20151st round Great Britain W
20161st round Australia W
2016Quarterfinal Croatia L
2018Semifinal Croatia W
2020Qualifying Round Uzbekistan W

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 32 (18 titles, 14 runner-ups)

By winning the 2006 Wimbledon title, Bryan completed the men's doubles Career Grand Slam. He became the 19th individual player and, with Bob Bryan, the seventh doubles pair to achieve this. In 2012, by winning the Olympic gold medal, along with his brother, Mike completed the career "Golden Slam", as did Bob. They are the only team that has ever accomplished this.
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2003French Open Clay Bob Bryan Paul Haarhuis
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		7–6, 6–3
Loss2003US OpenHard Bob Bryan Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		7–5, 0–6, 5–7
Loss2004Australian OpenHard Bob Bryan Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro		6–7, 3–6
Loss2005Australian OpenHard Bob Bryan Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett		4–6, 4–6
Loss2005French OpenClay Bob Bryan Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Loss2005WimbledonGrass Bob Bryan Stephen Huss
Wesley Moodie		6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win2005US Open Hard Bob Bryan Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		6–1, 6–4
Win2006Australian Open Hard Bob Bryan Martin Damm
Leander Paes		4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss2006French OpenClay Bob Bryan Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		7–6, 4–6, 5–7
Win2006Wimbledon Grass Bob Bryan Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić		6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win2007Australian Open Hard Bob Bryan Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		7–5, 7–5
Loss2007WimbledonGrass Bob Bryan Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra		7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win2008US Open Hard Bob Bryan Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes		7–6, 7–6
Win2009Australian Open Hard Bob Bryan Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles		2–6, 7–5, 6–0
Loss2009WimbledonGrass Bob Bryan Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		6–7, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win2010Australian Open Hard Bob Bryan Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win2010US Open Hard Bob Bryan Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi		7–6, 7–6
Win2011Australian Open Hard Bob Bryan Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		6–3, 6–4
Win2011Wimbledon Grass Bob Bryan Robert Lindstedt
Horia Tecău		6–3, 6–4, 7–6
Loss2012Australian OpenHard Bob Bryan Leander Paes
Radek Štěpánek		6–7, 2–6
Loss2012French OpenClay Bob Bryan Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor		6–4, 6–4
Win2012US Open Hard Bob Bryan Leander Paes
Radek Štěpánek		6–3, 6–4
Win2013Australian Open Hard Bob Bryan Robin Haase
Igor Sijsling		6–3, 6–4
Win2013French Open Clay Bob Bryan Michaël Llodra
Nicolas Mahut		6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win2013Wimbledon Grass Bob Bryan Ivan Dodig
Marcelo Melo		3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Loss2014WimbledonGrass Bob Bryan Jack Sock
Vasek Pospisil		6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win2014US Open Hard Bob Bryan Marcel Granollers
Marc López		6–3, 6–4
Loss2015French OpenClay Bob Bryan Ivan Dodig
Marcelo Melo		7–6, 6–7, 5–7
Loss2016French OpenClay Bob Bryan Feliciano López
Marc López		4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss2017Australian OpenHard Bob Bryan Henri Kontinen
John Peers		5–7, 5–7
Win2018Wimbledon Grass Jack Sock Raven Klaasen
Michael Venus		6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 5–7, 7–5
Win2018US Open Hard Jack Sock Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo		6–3, 6–1

Mixed doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Year-end championship finals

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Summer Olympics finals

Doubles: 2 (1 gold medal, 1 bronze medal)

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 bronze medal)

ATP Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 59 (39 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Performance timelines

Doubles

Current through the 2020 Davis Cup Qualifying Round.

Mixed doubles

ATP Tour career earnings