Todd Woodbridge
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| Country |
Australia |
| Residence |
Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Date of birth |
April 2, 1971 (1971-04-02) (age 37) |
| Place of birth |
Sydney, Australia |
| Height |
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight |
75 kg (170 lb/11.8 st) |
| Turned pro |
1988 |
| Retired |
2005 |
| Plays |
Right-handed |
| Career prize money |
US$10,095,245 |
| Singles |
| Career record: |
244-236 |
| Career titles: |
2 |
| Highest ranking: |
19 (14-Jul-97) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
4R (1991, 1998) |
| French Open |
3R (1992, 1996, 1998) |
| Wimbledon |
SF (1997) |
| US Open |
3R (1991, 1994, 1995) |
| Doubles |
| Career record: |
782-260 |
| Career titles: |
83 |
| Highest ranking: |
1 (6-Jul-92) |
| Grand Slam doubles results |
| Australian Open |
W (1992, 1997, 2001) |
| French Open |
W (2000) |
| Wimbledon |
W (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004) |
| US Open |
W (1992, 1996, 2003) |
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Infobox last updated on: July 16, 2008.
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Todd Andrew Woodbridge (born April 2, 1971 in Sydney) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He turned professional in 1988.
Career
He is best known as one of the top doubles players in the world for most of the 1990s and into the early 2000s, and especially for his primary doubles partnerships, first with fellow Australian Mark Woodforde and later with Swede Jonas Björkman. Woodbridge and Woodforde are often referred to as "The Woodies" in the tennis world. Woodbridge also had a career high singles ranking of 19 after reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 1997, beating Rafter on the way and only losing to Pete Sampras. Woodbridge's love of tennis was brought out by his family friend Beryl Taylor. As he progressed he was coached by other tennis players. Ray Ruffels coached both the Woodies for years.
The Woodies won a record 61 ATP doubles titles as a team, including 11 Grand Slam events. After Woodforde retired from the tour in 2000, Woodbridge established a partnership with Björkman that resulted in five Grand Slam event titles in four years. At the end of 2004, Björkman ended his partnership with Woodbridge. According to an interview Woodbridge granted to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Björkman wanted him to play more weeks on the tour, but he wanted to limit his time away from his family as much as possible. Woodbridge then took on India's Mahesh Bhupathi, who had just been dumped by Belarusian Max Mirnyi, as his new partner. Coincidently, Björkman and Mirnyi ended up partnering.
In 2000 Sydney Olympics, Woodbridge partnered with Mark Woodforde to make the final, faced the Canadian pair Sebastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor. In the four set tie-breaker, he face a match point and got a Double fault to lose the match.
Woodbridge was also a member of the Australian Davis Cup Team and has played the most ties (32) of any player.
Woodbridge announced his retirement on 2005 Wimbledon, after 17 years of successful career.
Woodbridge has a total of 83 ATP tournament wins in doubles, an all-time record.
In 2006, Woodbridge joined the Seven Network's commentary team for the Australian Open, and joins the commentary team again in 2007.
In 2007, Woodbridge joined the 6th season of Dancing with the Stars.
According to the 2006 Wimbledon website and the ATP website, Woodbridge finished his career with $10,095,245 in prizemoney.
He is coached by former pro Desmond Tyson.
Personal life
He married his wife, Natasha on April 8, 1995 in Melbourne, the president of ATP Player Council in 2001-02. They have a daughter, Zara Rose (born Dec. 12, 2000) and a son, Beau Andrew (born Aug. 6, 2002).
Titles (83)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (16) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (2) |
| ATP Masters Series (18) |
| Olympic Gold (1) |
| ATP Tour (46) |
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| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (43) |
| Clay (13) |
| Grass (15) |
| Carpet (12) |
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| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
12 March 1990 |
Casablanca, Morocco |
Clay |
Simon Youl |
Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 2. |
1 October 1990 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Hard |
Jason Stoltenberg |
Brian Garrow
Mark Woodforde |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 3. |
18 February 1991 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Libor Pimek
Michiel Schapers |
6–3, 6–0 |
| 4. |
11 March 1991 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Mansour Bahrami
Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 5. |
15 April 1991 |
Tokyo Outdoor, Japan |
Hard |
Stefan Edberg |
John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 6. |
17 June 1991 |
London/Queen's Club, England |
Grass |
Mark Woodforde |
Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 7. |
26 August 1991 |
Schenectady, U.S. |
Hard |
Javier Sánchez |
Andrés Gómez
Emilio Sánchez |
3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 8. |
30 September 1991 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
John Fitzgerald
Glenn Michibata |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 9. |
27 January 1992 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Kelly Jones
Rick Leach |
6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 10. |
17 February 1992 |
Memphis, U.S. |
Hard (i) |
Mark Woodforde |
Kevin Curren
Gary Muller |
7–5, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 11. |
24 February 1992 |
Philadelphia, U.S. |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 12. |
6 April 1992 |
Singapore |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata |
6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 13. |
17 August 1992 |
Cincinnati, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Patrick McEnroe
Jonathan Stark |
6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 14. |
19 October 1992 |
Tokyo Indoor, Japan |
Hard (i) |
Mark Woodforde |
Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 15. |
2 November 1992 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Steve DeVries
David Macpherson |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 16. |
29 November 1992 |
Doubles Championships, Johannesburg |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd |
6–2, 7–6(4), 5–7, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 17. |
11 January 1993 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
John Fitzgerald
Laurie Warder |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 18. |
15 February 1993 |
Memphis, U.S. |
Hard (i) |
Mark Woodforde |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 19. |
19 April 1993 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
David Wheaton |
Sandon Stolle
Jason Stoltenberg |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 20. |
14 June 1993 |
London/Queen's Club, England |
Grass |
Mark Woodforde |
Neil Broad
Gary Muller |
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 21. |
5 July 1993 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Mark Woodforde |
Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith |
7–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 22. |
1 November 1993 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Gary Muller
Danie Visser |
6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 23. |
7 February 1994 |
Dubai, UAE |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Darren Cahill
John Fitzgerald |
6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 24. |
9 May 1994 |
Pinehurst, U.S. |
Clay |
Mark Woodforde |
Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 25. |
4 July 1994 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Mark Woodforde |
Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith |
7–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 26. |
22 August 1994 |
Indianapolis, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 27. |
31 October 1994 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 28. |
16 January 1995 |
Sydney Outdoor, Australia |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 29. |
27 March 1995 |
Miami, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 30. |
15 May 1995 |
Pinehurst, U.S. |
Clay |
Mark Woodforde |
Alex O'Brien
Sandon Stolle |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 31 |
22 May 1995 |
Coral Springs, U.S. |
Clay |
Mark Woodforde |
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 32. |
10 July 1995 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Mark Woodforde |
Rick Leach
Scott Melville |
7–5, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 33. |
14 August 1995 |
Cincinnati, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
6–2, 3–0, ret. |
| 34. |
11 September 1995 |
U.S. Open, New York |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Alex O'Brien
Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 35. |
8 January 1996 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Jonas Björkman
Tommy Ho |
7–5, 7–6 |
| 36. |
4 March 1996 |
Philadelphia, U.S. |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Byron Black
Grant Connell |
7–6, 6–2 |
| 37. |
18 March 1996 |
Indian Wells, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Brian MacPhie
Michael Tebbutt |
1–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 38. |
1 April 1996 |
Miami, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 39. |
22 April 1996 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Mark Knowles
Rick Leach |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 40. |
20 May 1996 |
Coral Springs, U.S. |
Clay |
Mark Woodforde |
Ivan Baron
Brett Hansen-Dent |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 41. |
17 June 1996 |
London/Queen's Club, England |
Grass |
Mark Woodforde |
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 42. |
8 July 1996 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Mark Woodforde |
Byron Black
Grant Connell |
4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 43. |
29 July 1996 |
Atlanta Olympics, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Neil Broad
Tim Henman |
6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 44. |
9 September 1996 |
U.S. Open, New York |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 45. |
7 October 1996 |
Singapore |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Martin Damm
Andrei Olhovskiy |
7–6, 7–6 |
| 46. |
17 November 1996 |
Doubles Championships, Hartford |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
| 47. |
27 January 1997 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 48. |
31 March 1997 |
Miami, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
7–6, 7–6 |
| 49. |
7 July 1997 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Mark Woodforde |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 50. |
11 August 1997 |
Cincinnati, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Mark Philippoussis
Patrick Rafter |
7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 51. |
27 October 1997 |
Stuttgart Indoor, Germany |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 52. |
19 January 1998 |
Sydney Outdoor, Australia |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Jacco Eltingh
Daniel Nestor |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 53. |
16 February 1998 |
San Jose, U.S. |
Hard (i) |
Mark Woodforde |
Nelson Aerts
André Sá |
6–1, 7–5 |
| 54. |
23 February 1998 |
Memphis, U.S. |
Hard (i) |
Mark Woodforde |
Ellis Ferreira
David Roditi |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 55. |
4 May 1998 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Mark Woodforde |
Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 56. |
19 October 1998 |
Singapore |
Carpet |
Mark Woodforde |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 57. |
15 February 1999 |
San Jose, U.S. |
Hard (i) |
Mark Woodforde |
Aleksandar Kitinov
Nenad Zimonjić |
7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 58. |
22 February 1999 |
Memphis, U.S. |
Hard (i) |
Mark Woodforde |
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 59. |
26 April 1999 |
Orlando, U.S. |
Clay |
Jim Courier |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 60. |
10 January 2000 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Lleyton Hewitt
Sandon Stolle |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 61. |
17 January 2000 |
Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Lleyton Hewitt
Sandon Stolle |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 62. |
3 April 2000 |
Miami, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Martin Damm
Dominik Hrbatý |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 63. |
22 May 2000 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Mark Woodforde |
Wayne Arthurs
Sandon Stolle |
6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 64. |
12 June 2000 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Mark Woodforde |
Paul Haarhuis
Sandon Stolle |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 65. |
19 June 2000 |
London/Queen's Club, England |
Grass |
Mark Woodforde |
Jonathan Stark
Eric Taino |
6–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 66. |
10 July 2000 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Mark Woodforde |
Paul Haarhuis
Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 67. |
14 August 2000 |
Cincinnati, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Woodforde |
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 68. |
29 January 2001 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Hard |
Jonas Björkman |
Byron Black
David Prinosil |
6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 69. |
23 April 2001 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Jonas Björkman |
Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent |
3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 70. |
21 May 2001 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Jonas Björkman |
Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle |
7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 71. |
14 January 2002 |
Auckland, Australia |
Hard |
Jonas Björkman |
Martín García
Cyril Suk |
7–6, 7–6 |
| 72. |
22 April 2002 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Jonas Björkman |
Paul Haarhuis
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–3, 3–6, [10-7] |
| 73. |
8 July 2002 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Jonas Björkman |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
6–1, 6–2, 6–7, 7–5 |
| 74. |
15 July 2002 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
Jonas Björkman |
Paul Hanley
Michael Hill |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 75. |
16 June 2003 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Jonas Björkman |
Martin Damm
Cyril Suk |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 76. |
7 July 2003 |
Wimbledon, London |
Grass |
Jonas Björkman |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 77. |
8 September 2003 |
U.S. Open, New York |
Hard |
Jonas Björkman |
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