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