1. Robert "Bob" Charles Bryan was born on April 29,1978 and is an American former professional tennis player.
14 Facts About Bob Bryan
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Widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all time, Bryan was ranked as the world No 1 in men's doubles for 438 weeks, and finished as the year-end No 1 eight times.
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Bob Bryan won 126 ATP Tour-level doubles titles, including 23 majors: 16 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles.
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Alongside his twin brother Mike, the Bob Bryan brothers were one of the most successful doubles partnerships in tennis history.
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The Bob Bryan brothers retired from the sport together in August 2020.
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Bob Bryan played for Stanford University in 1997 and 1998, where he helped the Cardinal win back-to-back NCAA team championships.
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Bob Bryan was the first man to accomplish this since Stanford's Alex O'Brien did it in 1992.
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In 2005, the Bob Bryan 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 the open era.
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In 2006, the Bob Bryan brothers won Wimbledon and the Australian Open and completed a Career Grand Slam.
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The Bob Bryan brothers have been frequent participants on US Davis Cup teams.
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Bob Bryan 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.
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Bob Bryan married Florida attorney Michelle Alvarez in 2010; the couple have three children.
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Bob Bryan became the 19th individual player and, with Mike Bryan, the 7th doubles pair to achieve this.
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The tournaments won by Bob Bryan are in boldface, and advances into finals by Bob Bryan are in italics.