![]() Natasha Zvereva and Gigi Fernández are one of their era's top women doubles partners, trailing only the legendary team of Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver in total titles won together. Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.The team also won a stunning 11 Grand Slam titles, the third-most of any pairing in tennis history, no small feat by any means, and another reason for The Woodies' inclusion on this list. The Woodies' resume included winning an Olympic gold medal for their home country of Australia during the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games, as well as managing to win a Davis Cup for their home country in 1999, the first one the country had won in 13 years. The pairing held the record for the most ATP Doubles Titles, with 61, until 2010, when the Bryan brothers finally broke it. Regardless of their lack of still-standing records, their skills and accolades speak for the team's success. The Australian duo was dominant during the time their pairing lasted for a while, they were considered the greatest doubles team ever. Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were commonly referred to as "The Woodies" due to their similar last names. Together, the pairing managed to win a stunning 21 Grand Slam Doubles Titles, the most of any women's pairing of all time, and picked up another five Wimbledon Championships during their time together as teammates.Ī few of the most impressive accolades and feats they achieved were unprecedented for example, the duo sustained a 109-match winning streak spanning from April 1983 to July 1985. Together they also managed to win 10 WTA Tour Championships and be named the WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year eight consecutive times within only 11 years. The duo's careers were recognized when Martina Navratilova (2000) and Pam Shriver (2002) were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver are the most remarkable women's duo pairing the tennis world has ever seen. Made up of two of the sport's most accomplished female players, they were dominant when the two joined forces. Both inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Five-time Wimbledon Championship winners.By the end of the pair's career, they set even more records, such as being the ATP year-end number one doubles team 10 times, competing in seven consecutive men's doubles Grand Slam finals (2005-2006), and being the only doubles pairing in history to have completed the "Doubles Career Grand Slam" achievement. The team set numerous records, having won more tournaments than any other pair in the history of doubles tennis (119) and being the only team to have won every major and the Olympic gold in one year.Įven after winning a gold medal in London during the 2012 Games, their success continued. ![]() The two twin brothers were pure magic on the court, able to play together in a way only a pair of siblings could, and since their styles of play complimented each other so well, success was inevitable. Bob and Mike Bryan may be the most iconic and successful tennis doubles pairs the world has ever seen. ![]()
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