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Mark Woodforde

Mark Woodforde
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Full name Mark Raymond Woodforde
Country (sports)  Australia
Residence Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Born (1965-09-23) 23 September 1965 (age 51)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro 1984
Retired 2000
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 8,571,605
Int. Tennis HoF 2010 (member page)
Singles
Career record 319–312
Career titles 4
Highest ranking No. 19 (22 April 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open SF (1996)
French Open 4R (1997)
Wimbledon 4R (1988, 1990, 1997)
US Open 4R (1987, 1988)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam Cup QF (1996)
Doubles
Career record 647–248
Career titles 67
Highest ranking No. 1 (16 November 1992)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open W (1992, 1997)
French Open W (2000)
Wimbledon W (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000)
US Open W (1989, 1995, 1996)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals W (1992, 1996)
Mixed doubles
Career titles 5
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open W (1992, 1996)
French Open W (1995)
Wimbledon W (1993)
US Open W (1992)

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 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 U.S. Opens, and a record six Wimbledons. Eleven of these victories came as a member of the Woodies, and he won the 1989 U.S. Open doubles with John McEnroe. He also won five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles – one French Open, two Australian Opens, one U.S. 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).


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