11 Facts About Bob Bryan

1.

Robert Charles Bryan was born on April 29,1978 and is an American former doubles world No 1 tennis player.

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Bob Bryan has won twenty-three Grand Slam titles: 16 in men's doubles and 7 in mixed doubles.

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Bob Bryan ended his 2018 season early with subsequent hip surgery in August 2018 due to an injury he sustained during his Madrid final retirement earlier in May 2018, which would have elevated the Bryan brothers as the oldest players back to the top of the men's doubles ranking if they were victorious.

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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.

10.

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.