Mark Woodforde

Mark Raymond Woodforde, OAM (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. 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".

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.

Grand Slam finals Doubles: 16 (12 titles, 4 runners-up) By winning the 2000 French Open, Woodforde completed the career Grand Slam.

Mixed doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

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)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. Jul 1985 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Carl Limberger Stefan Simonsson Hans Simonsson 3–6, 4–6Loss 2. Jan 1987 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Carl Limberger Kelly Jones Brad Pearce 6–7, 6–7Loss 3. Jul 1987 Bordeaux, France Clay Darren Cahill Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 3–6Loss 4. Aug 1987 Rye Brook, U.S. Hard Carl Limberger Lloyd Bourne Jeff Klaparda 3–6, 3–6Loss 5. Jan 1988 Adelaide, Australia Hard Carl Limberger Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann 6–4, 2–6, 5–7Win 1. Sep 1988 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard John McEnroe Libor Pimek Michiel Schapers 6–4, 6–4Win 2. Oct 1988 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe Rick Leach Jim Pugh 6–4, 7–6Win 3. May 1989 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Tomáš Šmíd Paolo Canè Diego Nargiso 1–6, 6–4, 6–2Win 4. May 1989 US Open Hard John McEnroe Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 6. Oct 1990 Brisbane, Australia Hard Brian Garrow Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 4–6, 4–6Win 5. Feb 1991 Brussels, Belgium Carpet Todd Woodbridge Libor Pimek Michiel Schapers 6–3, 6–0Win 6. Mar 1991 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Todd Woodbridge Mansour Bahrami Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–1Win 7. Jun 1991 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Todd Woodbridge Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 7–6, 6–4Win 8. Sep 1991 Brisbane, Australia Hard Todd Woodbridge John Fitzgerald Glenn Michibata 7–6, 6–3Win 9. Jan 1992 Australian Open Hard Todd Woodbridge Kelly Jones Rick Leach 6–4, 6–3, 6–4Win 10. Feb 1992 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Kevin Curren Gary Muller 7–6, 6–1Win 11. Feb 1992 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Todd Woodbridge Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–6Win 12. Apr 1992 Singapore Hard Todd Woodbridge Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 6–7, 6–2, 6–4Win 13. Aug 1992 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark 7–6, 6–4Win 14. Oct 1992 Tokyo, Japan Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 7–6, 7–6Win 15. Nov 1992 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Todd Woodbridge Steve DeVries David Macpherson 6–3, 6–4Win 16. Nov 1992 Doubles Championships, Johannesburg Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–2, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3Win 17. Jan 1993 Adelaide, Australia Hard Todd Woodbridge John Fitzgerald Laurie Warder 6–4, 7–5Win 18. Feb 1993 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 4–6, 6–3Win 19. Jun 1993 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Todd Woodbridge Neil Broad Gary Muller 6–4, 6–7, 6–3Win 20. Jul 1993 Wimbledon, UK Grass Todd Woodbridge Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 7–6, 6–3, 7–6Win 21. Nov 1993 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Todd Woodbridge Gary Muller Danie Visser 7–6, 5–7, 7–6Loss 7. Nov 1993 Doubles Championships, Johannesburg Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–7, 6–7, 4–6Win 22. Feb 1994 Dubai, UAE Hard Todd Woodbridge Darren Cahill John Fitzgerald 6–7, 6–4, 6–2Win 23. Apr 1994 Nice, France Clay Javier Sánchez Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval 7–5, 6–3Win 24. May 1994 Pinehurst, U.S. Clay Todd Woodbridge Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Loss 8. Jun 1994 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Todd Woodbridge Jan Apell Jonas Björkman 7–5, 6–7, 4–6Win 25. Jul 1994 Wimbledon, UK Grass Todd Woodbridge Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 7–6, 6–3, 6–1Win 26. Aug 1994 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard John Fitzgerald Scott Davis Brian MacPhie 4–6, 6–2, 6–0Win 27. Aug 1994 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 6–4, 6–2Loss 9. Sep 1994 US Open Hard Todd Woodbridge Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 3–6, 6–7Win 28. Oct 1994 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Todd Woodbridge Jan Apell Jonas Björkman 6–4, 4–6, 6–3Loss 10. Nov 1994 Doubles Championships, Jakarta Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Jan Apell Jonas Björkman 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7Win 29. Jan 1995 Sydney, Australia Hard Todd Woodbridge Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson 7–6, 6–4Win 30. Mar 1995 Miami, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe 6–4, 3–6, 7–6Win 31. May 1995 Pinehurst, U.S. Clay Todd Woodbridge Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle 6–2, 6–4Win 32 May 1995 Delray Beach, U.S. Clay Todd Woodbridge Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 6–1Win 33. Jul 1995 Wimbledon, UK Grass Todd Woodbridge Rick Leach Scott Melville 7–5, 7–6, 7–6Win 34. Aug 1995 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 6–4Win 35. Sep 1995 US Open Hard Todd Woodbridge Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle 6–3, 6–3Loss 11. Oct 1995 Vienna, Austria Carpet Todd Woodbridge Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink 4–6, 5–7Win 36. Jan 1996 Adelaide, Australia Hard Todd Woodbridge Jonas Björkman Tommy Ho 7–5, 7–6Loss 12. Feb 1996 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 4–6, 5–7Win 37. Mar 1996 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Todd Woodbridge Byron Black Grant Connell 7–6, 6–2Win 38. Mar 1996 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Brian MacPhie Michael Tebbutt 6–3, 6–4Win 39. Apr 1996 Miami Masters, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 6–3, 6–7, 7–6Win 40. Apr 1996 Tokyo, Japan Hard Todd Woodbridge Mark Knowles Rick Leach 6–2, 6–3Win 41. May 1996 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay Todd Woodbridge Ivan Baron Brett Hansen-Dent 6–3, 6–3Win 42. Jun 1996 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Todd Woodbridge Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–2, 6–7, 6–3Win 43. Jul 1996 Wimbledon, UK Grass Todd Woodbridge Byron Black Grant Connell 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2Win 44. Jul 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta Hard Todd Woodbridge Neil Broad Tim Henman 6–4, 6–4, 6–2Win 45. Sep 1996 US Open Hard Todd Woodbridge Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 4–6, 7–6, 7–6Win 46. Oct 1996 Singapore Carpet Todd Woodbridge Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6, 7–6Win 47. Nov 1996 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet Todd Woodbridge Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6Loss 13. Jan 1997 Adelaide, Australia Hard Todd Woodbridge Patrick Rafter Bryan Shelton 4–6, 6–1, 3–6Win 48. Jan 1997 Australian Open Hard Todd Woodbridge Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3Win 49. Mar 1997 Miami, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Loss 14. Jun 1997 French Open Clay Todd Woodbridge Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–7, 6–4, 3–6Win 50. Jul 1997 Wimbledon, England Grass Todd Woodbridge Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3Win 51. Aug 1997 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter 6–4, 6–2Win 52. Oct 1997 Stuttgart, Germany Carpet (i) Todd Woodbridge Rick Leach Jonathan Stark 7–6, 7–6Win 53. Jan 1998 Sydney, Australia Hard Todd Woodbridge Jacco Eltingh Daniel Nestor 6–3, 7–5Loss 15. Feb 1998 Australian Open Hard Todd Woodbridge Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh 2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6Win 54. Feb 1998 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Nelson Aerts André Sá 6–1, 7–5Win 55. Feb 1998 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Ellis Ferreira David Roditi 6–4, 6–2Loss 16. Apr 1998 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Todd Woodbridge Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 4–6, 2–6Win 56. May 1998 Munich, Germany Clay Todd Woodbridge Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent 6–0, 6–3Loss 17. Jul 1998 Wimbledon, England Grass Todd Woodbridge Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–2, 4–6, 6–7, 7–5, 8–10Loss 18. Oct 1998 Shanghai, China Carpet (i) Todd Woodbridge Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 4–6, 7–6, 6–7Win 57. Oct 1998 Singapore Carpet (i) Todd Woodbridge Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–2, 6–3Win 58. Feb 1999 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Aleksandar Kitinov Nenad Zimonjić 7–5, 6–7, 6–4Win 59. Feb 1999 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–4, 7–5Loss 19. May 1999 Atlanta, U.S. Clay Todd Woodbridge Patrick Galbraith Justin Gimelstob 7–5, 6–7, 3–6Loss 20. Jun 1999 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Todd Woodbridge Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 3–6, 6–7Loss 21. Aug 1999 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Byron Black Jonas Björkman 3–6, 6–7Loss 22. Oct 1999 Shanghai, China Hard (i) Todd Woodbridge Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor 5–7, 3–6Loss 23. Oct 1999 Singapore Carpet (i) Todd Woodbridge Max Mirnyi Eric Taino 3–6, 4–6Win 60. Jan 2000 Adelaide, Australia Hard Todd Woodbridge Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–2Win 61. Jan 2000 Sydney, Australia Hard Todd Woodbridge Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle 7–5, 6–4Win 62. Apr 2000 Miami, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Martin Damm Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 6–1Win 63. May 2000 Hamburg, Germany Clay Todd Woodbridge Wayne Arthurs Sandon Stolle 6–7, 6–4, 6–3Win 64. Jun 2000 French Open, Paris Clay Todd Woodbridge Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle 7–6, 6–4Win 65. Jun 2000 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Todd Woodbridge Jonathan Stark Eric Taino 7–6, 6–4Win 66. Jul 2000 Wimbledon, UK Grass Todd Woodbridge Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle 6–3, 6–4, 6–1Win 67. Aug 2000 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 7–6, 6–4Loss 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)

Doubles performance timeline