Mark Woodforde
Australian tennis player
Mark WoodfordeOAM Full name Mark Raymond Woodforde Country (sports) Australia Residence Rancho Mirage , California , U.S.Born (1965-09-23 ) 23 September 1965 (age 59) Adelaide , South Australia , AustraliaHeight 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[ 1] Turned pro 1984 Retired 2000 Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $8,551,305 Int. Tennis HoF 2010 (member page ) Career record 319–312 Career titles 4 Highest ranking No. 19 (22 April 1996) Australian Open SF (1996 ) French Open 4R (1997 ) Wimbledon 4R (1988 , 1990 , 1997 ) US Open 4R (1987 , 1988 ) Grand Slam Cup QF (1996 ) Career record 647–248 Career titles 67 Highest ranking No. 1 (16 November 1992)Australian Open W (1992, 1997)French Open W (2000)Wimbledon W (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000)US Open W (1989, 1995, 1996)Tour Finals W (1992, 1996)Career titles 5 Australian Open W (1992, 1996)French Open W (1995 )Wimbledon W (1993)US Open W (1992)
Mark Raymond Woodforde , OAM [ 2] (born 23 September 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies ", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge .
Woodforde was born in Adelaide , and joined the men's professional tennis ATP Tour in 1984. Woodforde won four singles titles, including his hometown Adelaide tournament twice. His best singles result in a Grand Slam was reaching the semi-final of the Australian Open in 1996, his 38th Grand Slam singles tournament, which remains a record for the longest time taken to reach a maiden semi-final.[ 3] Woodforde is best known for his doubles success, having won twelve Grand Slam doubles titles in his career – one French Open , two Australian Opens , three US Opens , and a record six Wimbledons . Eleven of these victories came as a member of the Woodies, and he won the 1989 US Open doubles with John McEnroe . He also won five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles – one French Open, two Australian Opens, one US Open, and one Wimbledon; thus making an overall total of 17 Grand Slam doubles titles. He reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in November 1992.
He enjoyed the greatest success of his career when playing men's doubles with Woodbridge, combining his left-hand baseline play with Woodbridge's swift volleying reflexes at the net. They were the ATP Doubles Team of the Year four times, and all together the Woodies won 61 ATP doubles tournaments (Woodforde won 67 in his career).
Woodforde's other career highlights included a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics , and a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics . Woodforde was awarded the Medal of the Order of the Australia in the 1997 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as gold medallist at the Atlanta Olympic Games, 1996".[ 4]
Woodforde played for the Australian Davis Cup Team in three Davis Cup finals, including teaming with Woodbridge to clinch the 1999 win over France in Paris to give Australia its first Davis Cup victory in 13 years.
Woodforde retired from professional tennis in 2000 after a Davis Cup final loss to Spain, and was appointed the coach of Australia's Fed Cup team in 2003. He has since provided commentary for tennis on Fox Sports and ESPN .
In January 2010 on Australia Day, the Woodies were inducted to the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame for their achievements in tennis. As a part of the induction ceremony, their bronzed statues were placed with other great Australian tennis players at Melbourne Park .
In 2014, alongside Woodbridge, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) presented him with its highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award , for his contributions to tennis.[ 5]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runners-up)
By winning the 2000 French Open, Woodforde completed the career Grand Slam.
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1989
US Open
Hard
John McEnroe
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win
1992
Australian Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Kelly Jones Rick Leach
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win
1993
Wimbledon
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win
1994
Wimbledon
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss
1994
US Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 6–7(6)
Win
1995
Wimbledon
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Rick Leach Scott Melville
7–5, 7–6, 7–6
Win
1995
US Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–3
Win
1996
Wimbledon
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Byron Black Grant Connell
4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Win
1996
US Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win
1997
Australian Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Loss
1997
French Open
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
6–7(12) , 6–4, 3–6
Win
1997
Wimbledon
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Loss
1998
Australian Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh
2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
1998
Wimbledon
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(3) , 7–5, 8–10
Win
2000
French Open
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle
7–6, 6–4
Win
2000
Wimbledon
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Mixed doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1992
Australian Open
Hard
Nicole Provis
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 4–6, 11–9
Win
1992
US Open
Hard
Nicole Provis
Helena Suková Tom Nijssen
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win
1993
Wimbledon
Grass
Martina Navratilova
Manon Bollegraf Tom Nijssen
6–3, 6–4
Loss
1993
US Open
Hard
Martina Navratilova
Helena Suková Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 6–7
Win
1995
French Open
Clay
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Jill Hetherington John-Laffnie de Jager
7–6(10–8) , 7–6(7–4)
Win
1996
Australian Open
Hard
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Nicole Arendt Luke Jensen
4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Loss
1996
Wimbledon
Grass
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Helena Suková Cyril Suk
6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Career finals
Doubles (67–24)
Legend
Grand Slam (12)
Tennis Masters Cup (2)
Olympic Gold (1)
ATP Masters Series (14)
ATP Championship Series (11)
ATP Tour (27)
Titles by surface
Hard (36)
Clay (9)
Grass (10)
Carpet (12)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
Jul 1985
Hilversum , Netherlands
Clay
Carl Limberger
Stefan Simonsson Hans Simonsson
3–6, 4–6
Loss
2.
Jan 1987
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Carl Limberger
Kelly Jones Brad Pearce
6–7, 6–7
Loss
3.
Jul 1987
Bordeaux , France
Clay
Darren Cahill
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 3–6
Loss
4.
Aug 1987
Rye Brook , U.S.
Hard
Carl Limberger
Lloyd Bourne Jeff Klaparda
3–6, 3–6
Loss
5.
Jan 1988
Adelaide , Australia
Hard
Carl Limberger
Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann
6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Win
1.
Sep 1988
Los Angeles , U.S.
Hard
John McEnroe
Libor Pimek Michiel Schapers
6–4, 6–4
Win
2.
Oct 1988
San Francisco , U.S.
Carpet
John McEnroe
Rick Leach Jim Pugh
6–4, 7–6
Win
3.
May 1989
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Tomáš Šmíd
Paolo Canè Diego Nargiso
1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win
4.
May 1989
US Open
Hard
John McEnroe
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss
6.
Oct 1990
Brisbane , Australia
Hard
Brian Garrow
Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win
5.
Feb 1991
Brussels , Belgium
Carpet
Todd Woodbridge
Libor Pimek Michiel Schapers
6–3, 6–0
Win
6.
Mar 1991
Copenhagen , Denmark
Carpet
Todd Woodbridge
Mansour Bahrami Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 6–1
Win
7.
Jun 1991
London/Queen's Club , England
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
7–6, 6–4
Win
8.
Sep 1991
Brisbane, Australia
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
John Fitzgerald Glenn Michibata
7–6, 6–3
Win
9.
Jan 1992
Australian Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Kelly Jones Rick Leach
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win
10.
Feb 1992
Memphis , U.S.
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Kevin Curren Gary Muller
7–6, 6–1
Win
11.
Feb 1992
Philadelphia , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg
6–4, 7–6
Win
12.
Apr 1992
Singapore
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
6–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win
13.
Aug 1992
Cincinnati , U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark
7–6, 6–4
Win
14.
Oct 1992
Tokyo , Japan
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg
7–6, 7–6
Win
15.
Nov 1992
Stockholm , Sweden
Carpet (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Steve DeVries David Macpherson
6–3, 6–4
Win
16.
Nov 1992
Doubles Championships , Johannesburg
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
6–2, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3
Win
17.
Jan 1993
Adelaide, Australia
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
John Fitzgerald Laurie Warder
6–4, 7–5
Win
18.
Feb 1993
Memphis, U.S.
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win
19.
Jun 1993
London/Queen's Club, UK
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Neil Broad Gary Muller
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Win
20.
Jul 1993
Wimbledon , UK
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win
21.
Nov 1993
Stockholm, Sweden
Carpet (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Gary Muller Danie Visser
7–6, 5–7, 7–6
Loss
7.
Nov 1993
Doubles Championships, Johannesburg
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 6–7, 4–6
Win
22.
Feb 1994
Dubai , UAE
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Darren Cahill John Fitzgerald
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Win
23.
Apr 1994
Nice , France
Clay
Javier Sánchez
Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval
7–5, 6–3
Win
24.
May 1994
Pinehurst , U.S.
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss
8.
Jun 1994
London/Queen's Club, UK
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Jan Apell Jonas Björkman
7–5, 6–7, 4–6
Win
25.
Jul 1994
Wimbledon, UK
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win
26.
Aug 1994
Los Angeles , U.S.
Hard
John Fitzgerald
Scott Davis Brian MacPhie
4–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win
27.
Aug 1994
Indianapolis , U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg
6–4, 6–2
Loss
9.
Sep 1994
US Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 6–7
Win
28.
Oct 1994
Stockholm, Sweden
Carpet (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Jan Apell Jonas Björkman
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss
10.
Nov 1994
Doubles Championships, Jakarta
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Jan Apell Jonas Björkman
4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Win
29.
Jan 1995
Sydney , Australia
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson
7–6, 6–4
Win
30.
Mar 1995
Miami , U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Win
31.
May 1995
Pinehurst , U.S.
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–4
Win
32
May 1995
Delray Beach , U.S.
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 6–1
Win
33.
Jul 1995
Wimbledon, UK
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Rick Leach Scott Melville
7–5, 7–6, 7–6
Win
34.
Aug 1995
Cincinnati, U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–4
Win
35.
Sep 1995
US Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–3
Loss
11.
Oct 1995
Vienna , Austria
Carpet
Todd Woodbridge
Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink
4–6, 5–7
Win
36.
Jan 1996
Adelaide, Australia
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Jonas Björkman Tommy Ho
7–5, 7–6
Loss
12.
Feb 1996
Memphis, U.S.
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
4–6, 5–7
Win
37.
Mar 1996
Philadelphia , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Byron Black Grant Connell
7–6, 6–2
Win
38.
Mar 1996
Indian Wells , U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Brian MacPhie Michael Tebbutt
6–3, 6–4
Win
39.
Apr 1996
Miami Masters, U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Win
40.
Apr 1996
Tokyo , Japan
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Knowles Rick Leach
6–2, 6–3
Win
41.
May 1996
Coral Springs , U.S.
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Ivan Baron Brett Hansen-Dent
6–3, 6–3
Win
42.
Jun 1996
London/Queen's Club, UK
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
Win
43.
Jul 1996
Wimbledon, UK
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Byron Black Grant Connell
4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Win
44.
Jul 1996
Summer Olympics , Atlanta
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Neil Broad Tim Henman
6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Win
45.
Sep 1996
US Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win
46.
Oct 1996
Singapore
Carpet
Todd Woodbridge
Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 7–6
Win
47.
Nov 1996
Doubles Championships, Hartford
Carpet
Todd Woodbridge
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6
Loss
13.
Jan 1997
Adelaide, Australia
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Patrick Rafter Bryan Shelton
4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win
48.
Jan 1997
Australian Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Win
49.
Mar 1997
Miami, U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss
14.
Jun 1997
French Open
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win
50.
Jul 1997
Wimbledon, England
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Win
51.
Aug 1997
Cincinnati, U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
6–4, 6–2
Win
52.
Oct 1997
Stuttgart , Germany
Carpet (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
7–6, 7–6
Win
53.
Jan 1998
Sydney, Australia
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Daniel Nestor
6–3, 7–5
Loss
15.
Feb 1998
Australian Open
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh
2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win
54.
Feb 1998
San Jose, U.S.
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Nelson Aerts André Sá
6–1, 7–5
Win
55.
Feb 1998
Memphis, U.S.
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Ellis Ferreira David Roditi
6–4, 6–2
Loss
16.
Apr 1998
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 2–6
Win
56.
May 1998
Munich , Germany
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent
6–0, 6–3
Loss
17.
Jul 1998
Wimbledon, England
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
6–2, 4–6, 6–7, 7–5, 8–10
Loss
18.
Oct 1998
Shanghai, China
Carpet (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win
57.
Oct 1998
Singapore
Carpet (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
6–2, 6–3
Win
58.
Feb 1999
San Jose , U.S.
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Aleksandar Kitinov Nenad Zimonjić
7–5, 6–7, 6–4
Win
59.
Feb 1999
Memphis, U.S.
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
6–4, 7–5
Loss
19.
May 1999
Atlanta , U.S.
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Patrick Galbraith Justin Gimelstob
7–5, 6–7, 3–6
Loss
20.
Jun 1999
London/Queen's Club, UK
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
3–6, 6–7
Loss
21.
Aug 1999
Cincinnati, U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Byron Black Jonas Björkman
3–6, 6–7
Loss
22.
Oct 1999
Shanghai, China
Hard (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor
5–7, 3–6
Loss
23.
Oct 1999
Singapore
Carpet (i)
Todd Woodbridge
Max Mirnyi Eric Taino
3–6, 4–6
Win
60.
Jan 2000
Adelaide, Australia
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–2
Win
61.
Jan 2000
Sydney, Australia
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle
7–5, 6–4
Win
62.
Apr 2000
Miami, U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Martin Damm Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 6–1
Win
63.
May 2000
Hamburg , Germany
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Wayne Arthurs Sandon Stolle
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win
64.
Jun 2000
French Open, Paris
Clay
Todd Woodbridge
Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle
7–6, 6–4
Win
65.
Jun 2000
London/Queen's Club, UK
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Jonathan Stark Eric Taino
7–6, 6–4
Win
66.
Jul 2000
Wimbledon, UK
Grass
Todd Woodbridge
Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Win
67.
Aug 2000
Cincinnati, U.S.
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
7–6, 6–4
Loss
24.
Oct 2000
Summer Olympics , Sydney
Hard
Todd Woodbridge
Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor
7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7
Singles (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jan 1986
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Bud Schultz
6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win
2–0
Jan 1988
Adelaide, Australia
Hard
Wally Masur
6–2, 6–4
Win
3–0
Jan 1989
Adelaide, Australia
Hard
Patrik Kühnen
7–5, 1–6, 7–5
Loss
3–1
Oct 1989
Brisbane , Australia
Hard
Niclas Kroon
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss
3–2
Aug 1992
Los Angeles , U.S.
Hard
Richard Krajicek
4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss
3–3
Nov 1992
Antwerp , Belgium
Carpet (i)
Richard Krajicek
2–6, 2–6
Win
4–3
Feb 1993
Philadelphia , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Ivan Lendl
5–4 ret.
Loss
4–4
Aug 1994
Los Angeles , U.S.
Hard
Boris Becker
2–6, 2–6
Loss
4–5
Oct 1998
Singapore
Carpet (i)
Marcelo Ríos
4–6, 2–6
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.
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