Bryans To Finish Year At #1 For 8th Time

Written by: Staff on 23rd October 2012

Bryans To Finish Year At #1 For 8th Time

epa03388511 Bob Byran (L) and Mike Bryan (R) of the US celebrate their win over Leander Paes of India and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in the men's doubles final on the twelfth day of the 2012 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 07 September 2012. The US Open runs through Sunday 09 September 2012. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO |

American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan have clinched the year-end No. 1 ATP Doubles Team Ranking for a record eighth time and for the fourth consecutive season.

The 34-year-old twins have compiled another outstanding campaign, highlighted by capturing an all-time record-equalling (w/ Newcombe-Roche) 12th Grand Slam title (an Open-Era record) at the US Open and winning the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games. They were also champions in Sydney , Monte-Carlo, Nice, Toronto and Beijing , as well as finalists at the Australian Open and Roland Garros. They are the only team to win at least five titles for 10 straight years.

Together with Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, the Bryans are one of only two teams to have won every Grand Slam title as well as an Olympic gold medal. They have won the most doubles team titles in the Open Era with 82, and Mike Bryan broke Woodbridge ’s individual record when he won his 84th trophy with the twins’ victory in Beijing .

They also finished as the ATP World Tour No. 1 Doubles Team in 2003, ’05-07 and ’09-11. As individuals, they both have been ranked No. 1 in the ATP Doubles Rankings for a record 298 weeks.

ATP WORLD TOUR YEAR-END NO. 1 DOUBLES TEAM

Year

Players

2012

Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan

2011

Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan

2010

Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan

2009

Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan

2008