Todd Woodbridge

Todd Woodbridge (born April 2, 1971, Sydney, Australia) is a professional tennis player from Australia. He turned professional in 1988.

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April 2 - 1971 - Sydney - Australia - Tennis - 1988

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He is best known as one of the top doubles players in the world for most of the 1990s and into the early 2000s, and especially for his primary doubles partnerships, first with fellow Australian Mark Woodforde and later with Swede Jonas Björkman. Woodbridge and Woodforde are often referred to as "The Woodies" in the tennis world.

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Mark Woodforde - Swede - Jonas Björkman - The Woodies

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The Woodies won a record 61 ATP doubles titles as a team, including 11 Grand Slam events. After Woodforde retired from the tour in 2000, Woodbridge established a partnership with Björkman that resulted in five Grand Slam event titles in four years. At the end of 2004, Björkman ended his partnership with Woodbridge. According to an interview Woodbridge granted to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Björkman wanted him to play more weeks on the tour, but he wanted to limit his time away from his family as much as possible. Woodbridge then took on India's Mahesh Bhupathi, who had just been dumped by Max Mirnyi, as his new partner. Ironically, Björkman and Mirnyi ended up partnering.

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ATP - Grand Slam - 2000 - 2004 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - India - Mahesh Bhupathi - Max Mirnyi

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Woodbridge has announced his retirement on 2005 Wimbledon, after 17 years of successful career.

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Woodbridge has a total of 83 ATP tournament wins in doubles, an all-time record.

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