Mark Knowles

Summary

Mark Knowles (born 4 September 1971) is a Bahamian former professional tennis player and coach. He is a former world No. 1 in doubles. He won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in men's doubles, partnering with Daniel Nestor, as well as Wimbledon in mixed doubles. At various times between 2002 and 2005 he was ranked World No. 1 in doubles. He is a five-time Olympian.

Mark Knowles
Country (sports) Bahamas
ResidenceNassau, Bahamas
Born (1971-09-04) 4 September 1971 (age 52)
Nassau, Bahamas
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2016
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA
Prize moneyUS$ 7,049,710
Singles
Career record46–77 (37.4%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 96 (24 June 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1994, 1997)
French Open2R (1996)
Wimbledon2R (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996)
US Open2R (1996)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record746–381 (66.2%)
Career titles55
Highest rankingNo. 1 (24 June 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2002)
French OpenW (2007)
WimbledonF (2002)
US OpenW (2004)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2007)
Olympic GamesQF (2000)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonW (2009)
Coaching career
Last updated on: 11 April 2011.
Men's doubles
Grand Slam titles: 3 (with Canada Daniel Nestor)
Titles: 52
Grand Slam men's doubles finals (11):
Australian Open Winner (2002 w/Nestor)
Finalist (1995, 2003 w/Nestor; 2009 w/Bhupathi)
French Open Winner (2007 w/Nestor)
Finalist (1998, 2002 w/Nestor)
Wimbledon Finalist (2002 w/Nestor)
US Open Winner (2004 w/Nestor)
Finalist (1998 w/Nestor; 2009 w/Bhupathi)
Knowles, 2007

Career edit

Junior and college career edit

After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick Bollettieri's famed academy at 10 years old, Knowles played junior tennis in his early years. His best singles performance came at the 1989 Junior US Open with a quarterfinal appearance and his best doubles performance came at the 1989 Junior French Open with a final appearance partnering Luis Herrera. He reached a career-high junior ranking of No. 12.[1] He also played three seasons at UCLA in college tennis, where he earned All-American honours in both singles and doubles before turning pro in 1992.

Junior Grand Slam results – Singles: Australian Open: A (-)
French Open: 3R (1987)
Wimbledon: 2R (1989)
US Open: QF (1989)

Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles: Australian Open: A (-)
French Open: F (1989)
Wimbledon: QF (1989)
US Open: SF (1988)

Professional career edit

Knowles's highest ATP singles ranking was world No. 96, the highest ever ranked Bahamian in history alongside Roger Smith. He was very successful in doubles, partnering Daniel Nestor, Mahesh Bhupathi. With Nestor, Knowles won the 2002 Australian Open, the 2004 US Open and the 2007 French Open. He also won the 2009 Wimbledon Mixed doubles title with Anna-Lena Grönefeld of Germany.

On 5 July 2006, Knowles and Nestor participated in one of the longest matches in Wimbledon history. Their quarterfinal match against Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Australian Todd Perry lasted 6 hours and 9 minutes, with Knowles and Nestor eventually winning 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 23–21.[2]

His 13-year partnership with Daniel Nestor ended after the 2007 US Open. After reaching the Basel final with James Blake, Knowles reunited with Nestor once again to win the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. They defeated Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle, 6–3, 6–2, to take their first Tennis Masters Cup title.[3]

Knowles then played with fellow Grand Slam doubles champion Mahesh Bhupathi, for two seasons in 2008 and 2009, and the two were one of the most successful teams on tour, qualifying for the season-ending championships in both years. After losing in their season debut in Sydney, Knowles and Bhupathi knocked out defending champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, taking the gripping match in a final set tiebreak. The two lost to eventual champions Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram. Other season highlights included three titles, at Memphis, Dubai and Basel. The victory in Basel gave Knowles his 50th career title.

At the 2009 Australian Open, Knowles and Bhupathi went one step further than the year before, reaching the final before losing to the Bryans in three sets, after winning the first set 6–2. They went on to reach the US Open final later that year, despite the fact that Knowles was hampered by a hand injury that required eight stitches on his dominant hand (right). They also claimed their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown together, winning the Rogers Cup in Montreal. They closed out their partnership at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, winning their round-robin group before going down in the semifinals to the Bryans. Knowles also repeated as champion in Memphis with Mardy Fish.

In 2010, Knowles joined forces with Fish, and after both struggled with injuries the first half of the season, the two captured the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, defeating Tomáš Berdych and Radek Štěpánek in the final. The two advanced to the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and the third round of the US Open. Knowles finished the season on a high note with a runner-up finish at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Paris with Andy Ram. The two upset top-ranked Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in the quarterfinals.

2011 was a tough year for the Bahamian, as his season partner, Michal Mertiňák, went down with a back injury at the French Open. Prior to that, the two made semifinal appearances in San Jose and Memphis and the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. After falling in the first round of Wimbledon with Łukasz Kubot, Knowles played his 10th season of World TeamTennis with the Sacramento Capitals, and then partnered Xavier Malisse to the Farmers Classic title at his former college campus, UCLA. The two edged Somdev Devvarman and Treat Conrad Huey to give the Bahamian his 54th doubles title. Knowles and Malisse also reached the quarterfinals in Washington and the third round at the US Open.

In October, Knowles was invited to participate in the 19th annual World TeamTennis Smash Hits charity event in Cleveland, co-hosted by Sir Elton John and Billie Jean King. Knowles was selected by John as a member of his team, which went on to win the exhibition 19–18. The event raised over $500,000 for various AIDS charities.

At the 2012 SAP Open, Knowles rejoined Malisse to win the ATP World Tour 250 event in San Jose, becoming the first men's player over 40 to win a tour-level doubles title since John McEnroe.

Retirement edit

Knowles announced his retirement at the 2012 US Open.[4] After his announcement, many famed doubles players such as Jonas Björkman, Mahesh Bhupathi, and longtime partner Daniel Nestor all praised him. He once again partnered Malisse but lost in the first round to Pablo Andújar and Guillermo García López in three sets. However, he played one more grand slam tournament at Wimbledon in 2013 partnering Lleyton Hewitt but lost in the first round to Jamie Delgado and Matthew Ebden in straight sets where he and opponent Delgado shared the all-time male record for playing in consecutive Wimbledon tournaments, with 22 appearances in the Open era although Delgado broke the record the next year at 2014 Wimbledon with 23 appearances.[5] After that, he played in only one tournament per year from 2014 to 2016. The first tournament was the RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas which he played in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, he partnered Ryan Harrison and made the finals but lost to top seed Sam Groth and Chris Guccione in straight sets. In 2015, he partnered Mardy Fish and defeated top seed James Cerretani and James Cluskey in the first round but lost in the next round to Hans Hach Verdugo and Luis Patiño in straight sets. The last tournament of his career was the 2016 Irving Tennis Classic where he partnered Benjamin Becker but lost in the first round to Jason Jung and Jakob Sude in straight sets.

Team Competitions edit

Knowles was a standout at UCLA for three years, earning All-American honors in singles and doubles before turning pro in 1991.

Representing the Bahamas, Knowles competed in five consecutive Olympic Games (1992-2008) and is his country's all-time leader in Davis Cup wins, playing in 29 ties. He received the prestigious Davis Cup Commitment Award from ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti at the All England Club in 2014.

In World TeamTennis, Knowles was the captain of the Sacramento Capitals for 10 years, picking up three Male MVP Awards. His team won championships in 2002 and 2007.

Post career edit

After he finished coaching Mardy Fish, Knowles went on to coach many other top players, including top 10 player Jack Sock and top 3 player Milos Raonic. As of 2021, he is not actively coaching and is running a tennis academy in the Bahamas. He also usually plays exhibitions in the Bahamas for fundraising.

Since 2013, Knowles has worked on-air for Tennis Channel, providing in-match commentary, courtside interviews and tournament desk analysis.

He started coaching Jessica Pegula in 2024 together with Mark Merklein. He also previously coached Milos Raonic, Jack Sock and Mardy Fish.[6][7]

Memberships edit

Knowles was elected by his peers as vice-president of the ATP and was selected to be on the ATP Drug Force Council.

ATP career finals edit

Doubles: 99 (55–44) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (3–8)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–2)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (17–12)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (15–7)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (19–15)
Titles by surface
Hard (37–29)
Clay (11–8)
Grass (3–2)
Carpet (4–5)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 2 August 1993 Montréal, Canada (1) Hard   Jim Courier   Glenn Michibata
  David Pate
6–4, 7–6
Loss 1. 21 March 1994 Miami, US Hard   Jared Palmer   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 6–7
Win 2. 19 September 1994 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Daniel Nestor   Luke Jensen
  Murphy Jensen
6–4, 7–6
Loss 2. 30 January 1995 Melbourne, Australia Hard   Daniel Nestor   Jared Palmer
  Richey Reneberg
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win 3. 17 April 1995 Tokyo, Japan Hard   Jonathan Stark   John Fitzgerald
  Anders Järryd
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 3. 14 August 1995 Cincinnati, US Hard   Daniel Nestor   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
2–6, 0–3, RET
Win 4. 21 August 1995 Indianapolis, US (1) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Scott Davis
  Todd Martin
6–4, 6–4
Win 5. 8 January 1996 Doha, Qatar (1) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 6–3
Win 6. 5 February 1996 Shanghai, China Carpet   Roger Smith   Jim Grabb
  Michael Tebbutt
4–6, 6–2, 7–6
Win 7. 26 February 1996 Memphis, US (1) Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–4, 7–5
Loss 4. 22 April 1996 Tokyo, Japan Hard   Rick Leach   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
2–6, 3–6
Win 8. 13 May 1996 Hamburg, Germany (1) Clay   Daniel Nestor   Guy Forget
  Jakob Hlasek
6–2, 6–4
Win 9. 12 August 1996 Cincinnati, US (1) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Sandon Stolle
  Cyril Suk
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 5. 26 August 1996 Toronto, Canada Hard   Daniel Nestor   Patrick Galbraith
  Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 3–6
Loss 6. 17 February 1997 San Jose, US Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Brian MacPhie
  Gary Muller
6–4, 6–7, 5–7
Win 10. 17 March 1997 Indian Wells, US (1) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Mark Philippoussis
  Patrick Rafter
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 7. 31 March 1997 Miami, US Hard   Daniel Nestor   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
7–6, 7–6
Win 11. 19 May 1997 Rome, Italy (1) Clay   Daniel Nestor   Byron Black
  Alex O'Brien
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 8. 8 June 1998 Paris, France Clay   Daniel Nestor   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 12. 17 August 1998 Cincinnati, US (2) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Olivier Delaître
  Fabrice Santoro
6–1, 2–1, RET
Loss 9. 24 August 1998 Indianapolis, US Hard   Daniel Nestor   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
2–6, 6–7
Loss 10. 14 September 1998 New York, US Hard   Daniel Nestor   Cyril Suk
  Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Loss 11. 22 November 1998 Hartford, US Carpet   Daniel Nestor   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 12. 8 March 1999 Scottsdale, US Hard   Sandon Stolle   Justin Gimelstob
  Richey Reneberg
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Win 13. 10 January 2000 Doha, Qatar (2) Hard   Max Mirnyi   Alex O'Brien
  Jared Palmer
6–3, 6–4
Loss 13. 17 April 2000 Atlanta, US Clay   Justin Gimelstob   Ellis Ferreira
  Rick Leach
3–6, 4–6
Win 14. 27 November 2000 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Petr Pála
  Pavel Vízner
6–3, 6–2
Win 15. 8 January 2001 Doha, Qatar (3) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Juan Balcells
  Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 6–1
Win 16. 5 March 2001 San Jose, US Hard (i)   Brian MacPhie   Jan-Michael Gambill
  Jonathan Stark
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 17. 20 August 2001 Indianapolis, US (2) Hard   Brian MacPhie   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Sébastien Lareau
7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4
Win 18. 28 January 2002 Melbourne, Australia Hard   Daniel Nestor   Michaël Llodra
  Fabrice Santoro
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 14. 25 February 2002 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Roger Federer
  Max Mirnyi
6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 19. 4 March 2002 Dubai, UAE (1) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Joshua Eagle
  Sandon Stolle
3–6, 6–3, [13–11]
Loss 15. 11 March 2002 Scottsdale, US Hard   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 20. 18 March 2002 Indian Wells, US (2) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Roger Federer
  Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–4
Win 21. 1 April 2002 Miami, US Hard   Daniel Nestor   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 16. 10 June 2002 Paris, France Clay   Daniel Nestor   Paul Haarhuis
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
5–7, 4–6
Win 22. 24 June 2002 Nottingham, England Grass   Mike Bryan   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 17. 8 July 2002 London, England Grass   Daniel Nestor   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
1–6, 2–6, 7–6(9–7), 5–7
Loss 18. 5 August 2002 Toronto, Canada Hard   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(1–7), 3–6
Win 23. 19 August 2002 Indianapolis, US (3) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Loss 19. 14 October 2002 Lyon, France Carpet   Daniel Nestor   Wayne Black
  Kevin Ullyett
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)
Win 24. 21 October 2002 Madrid, Spain (1) Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
6–3, 7–5, 6–0
Loss 20. 28 October 2002 Basel, Switzerland Carpet   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(1–7), 5–7
Loss 21. 6 January 2003 Doha, Qatar Hard   Daniel Nestor   Martin Damm
  Cyril Suk
4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Loss 22. 27 January 2003 Melbourne, Australia Hard   Daniel Nestor   Michaël Llodra
  Fabrice Santoro
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 25. 24 February 2003 Memphis, US (2) Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 26. 3 March 2003 Acapulco, Mexico Clay   Daniel Nestor   David Ferrer
  Fernando Vicente
6–3, 6–3
Win 27. 28 April 2003 Houston, US (1) Clay   Daniel Nestor   Jan-Michael Gambill
  Graydon Oliver
6–4, 6–3
Win 28. 19 May 2003 Hamburg, Germany (2) Clay   Daniel Nestor   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
6–4, 7–6(12–10)
Win 29. 16 June 2003 London/Queen's Club, England (1) Grass   Daniel Nestor   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 30. 27 October 2003 Basel, Switzerland (1) Carpet (i)   Daniel Nestor   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Mariano Hood
6–4, 6–2
Win 31. 1 March 2004 Marseille, France Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Martin Damm
  Cyril Suk
7–5, 6–3
Win 32. 3 May 2004 Barcelona, Spain (1) Clay   Daniel Nestor   Mariano Hood
  Sebastián Prieto
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 23. 14 June 2004 London/Queen's Club, England Grass   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
4–6, 4–6
Win 33. 9 August 2004 Cincinnati, US (3) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 34. 13 September 2004 New York, US Hard   Daniel Nestor   Leander Paes
  David Rikl
6–3, 6–3
Win 35. 25 October 2004 Madrid, Spain (2) Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–3, 6–4
Loss 24. 14 February 2005 Marseille, France Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Martin Damm
  Radek Štěpánek
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 36. 21 March 2005 Indian Wells, US (3) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Wayne Arthurs
  Paul Hanley
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2)
Win 37. 25 April 2005 Houston, US (2) Clay   Daniel Nestor   Martín García
  Luis Horna
6–3, 6–4
Win 38. 17 October 2005 Vienna, Austria Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Jonathan Erlich
  Andy Ram
5–3, 5–4(5–2)
Win 39. 24 October 2005 Madrid, Spain (3) Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Leander Paes
  Nenad Zimonjić
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 25. 7 November 2005 Paris, France Carpet   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Win 40. 6 February 2006 Delray Beach, US Hard   Daniel Nestor   Chris Haggard
  Wesley Moodie
6–2, 6–3
Loss 26. 20 February 2006 Marseille, France Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Martin Damm
  Radek Štěpánek
2–6, 7–6(7–4), [3–10]
Loss 27. 6 March 2006 Dubai, UAE Hard   Daniel Nestor   Paul Hanley
  Kevin Ullyett
6–1, 2–6, [1–10]
Win 41. 20 March 2006 Indian Wells, US (4) Hard   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
Win 42. 1 May 2006 Barcelona, Spain (2) Clay   Daniel Nestor   Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]
Win 43. 15 May 2006 Rome, Italy (2) Clay   Daniel Nestor   Jonathan Erlich
  Andy Ram
6–4, 5–7, [13–11]
Loss 28. 22 May 2006 Hamburg, Germany Clay   Daniel Nestor   Paul Hanley
  Kevin Ullyett
2–6, 6–7(8–10)
Loss 29. 23 October 2006 Madrid, Spain Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
5–7, 4–6
Win 44. 30 October 2006 Basel, Switzerland (2) Carpet (i)   Daniel Nestor   Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 30. 20 November 2006 Shanghai, China Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Jonas Björkman
  Max Mirnyi
2–6, 4–6
Loss 31. 15 January 2007 Sydney, Australia Hard   Daniel Nestor   Paul Hanley
  Kevin Ullyett
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [6–10]
Loss 32. 19 February 2007 Marseille, France Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Arnaud Clément
  Michaël Llodra
5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss 33. 16 April 2007 Houston, US Clay   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 45. 11 June 2007 Paris, France Clay   Daniel Nestor   Lukáš Dlouhý
  Pavel Vízner
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 46. 17 June 2007 London/Queen's Club, England (2) Grass   Daniel Nestor   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Loss 34. 28 October 2007 Basel, Switzerland Carpet   James Blake   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
1–6, 1–6
Win 47. 18 November 2007 Shanghai, China Hard (i)   Daniel Nestor   Simon Aspelin
  Julian Knowle
6–2, 6–3
Win 48. 2 March 2008 Memphis, US (3) Hard (i)   Mahesh Bhupathi   Sanchai Ratiwatana
  Sonchat Ratiwatana
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 49. 8 March 2008 Dubai, UAE (2) Hard   Mahesh Bhupathi   Martin Damm
  Pavel Vízner
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 35. 26 March 2008 Miami, US Hard   Mahesh Bhupathi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
2–6, 2–6
Loss 36. 27 April 2008 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay   Mahesh Bhupathi   Rafael Nadal
  Tommy Robredo
3–6, 3–6
Loss 37. 23 August 2008 New Haven, US Hard   Mahesh Bhupathi   Marcelo Melo
  André Sá
5–7, 2–6
Loss 38. 13 October 2008 Madrid, Spain Hard (i)   Mahesh Bhupathi   Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
4–6, 2–6
Win 50. 18 October 2008 Basel, Switzerland (3) Carpet   Mahesh Bhupathi   Christopher Kas
  Philipp Kohlschreiber
6–3, 6–3
Loss 39. 31 January 2009 Melbourne, Australia Hard   Mahesh Bhupathi   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–2, 5–7, 0–6
Win 51. 22 February 2009 Memphis, United States (4) Hard (i)   Mardy Fish   Travis Parrott
  Filip Polášek
7–6(9–7), 6–1
Loss 40. 26 April 2009 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Mahesh Bhupathi   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
3–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win 52. 16 August 2009 Montréal, Canada (2) Hard   Mahesh Bhupathi   Max Mirnyi
  Andy Ram
6–4, 6–3
Loss 41. 13 September 2009 New York, US Hard   Mahesh Bhupathi   Lukáš Dlouhý
  Leander Paes
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 42. 11 October 2009 Beijing, China Hard   Andy Roddick   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
4–6, 2–6
Loss 43. 25 April 2010 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Lleyton Hewitt   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 53. 8 August 2010 Washington, United States Hard   Mardy Fish   Tomáš Berdych
  Radek Štěpánek
4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–7]
Loss 44. 14 November 2010 Paris, France Hard (i)   Andy Ram   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
5–7, 5–7
Win 54. 31 July 2011 Los Angeles, United States Hard   Xavier Malisse   Somdev Devvarman
  Treat Conrad Huey
7–6(7–3), 7–6(12–10)
Win 55. 19 February 2012 San Jose, United States Hard (i)   Xavier Malisse   Kevin Anderson
  Frank Moser
6–4, 1–6, [10–5]

Doubles performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SR W–L
Grand slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R 1R F QF QF 1R 2R 1R 2R W F QF 1R 1R SF SF F A 2R A A 1 / 18 42–17
French Open A A A A 3R 2R 2R F 2R 1R 3R F 3R QF SF 2R W 1R 3R 2R 1R 3R A 1 / 18 39–16
Wimbledon A 2R QF 2R SF 3R 3R 3R SF 3R 3R F QF SF QF SF QF 1R QF 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 22 45–22
US Open A A 1R SF QF 1R A F 1R 1R QF QF SF W 1R 3R QF 3R F 3R 3R 1R A 1 / 19 44–18
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 4–3 5–3 14–4 6–4 6–3 12–4 5–3 2–4 8–4 19–3 14–4 16–3 7–4 7–4 16–3 6–4 15–4 3–3 3–4 2–3 0–1 3 / 77 171–73
Olympics
Olympics NH 1R Not Held 2R Not Held QF Not Held 1R Not Held 1R Not Held A NH 0 / 5 3–5
Year End Championships
Tour Finals A A A A RR RR RR F A SF A NH SF SF RR F W RR SF A A A A 1 / 12 22–22
Masters Tournaments
Indian Wells A A A 1R 2R 1R W 2R 2R 1R 1R W QF SF W W 1R QF 2R A QF 1R A 4 / 18 34–14
Miami A A 1R F QF SF F SF 2R 2R SF W QF SF SF 1R QF F 1R 1R A 1R A 1 / 19 38–18
Monte Carlo A A A 1R A A A A QF 2R 1R QF 2R SF QF 2R 2R F QF QF A A A 0 / 13 11–13
Rome A A A 1R 1R 1R W 1R QF 1R 1R QF QF QF QF W SF 2R SF 2R 2R A A 2 / 18 22–16
Madrid A A A 1R 2R 2R QF 2R 1R A 1R W QF W W F 2R F 2R 2R 1R A A 3 / 17 20–14
Canada A A W SF 2R F 2R QF 2R QF 2R F 2R SF QF SF QF QF W 2R 1R 1R A 2 / 20 32–18
Cincinnati A A 2R A F W A W SF 1R 1R QF SF W SF QF QF SF SF QF 1R A A 3 / 17 32–14
Shanghai Not Held SF 1R 1R A A 0 / 3 2–3
Paris A A A 2R QF QF QF SF SF A 2R QF SF QF F QF 2R 2R 2R F 1R A A 0 / 17 22–17
Hamburg A A A A 1R W 2R QF QF 2R SF QF W QF QF F 2R 2R NME 2 / 14 21–12
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 6–2 9–7 9–8 15–6 16–5 14–7 9–9 4–7 11–9 26–6 13–8 21–7 20–7 19–7 6–9 12–9 12–8 8–8 3–7 0–3 0–0 17 / 156 234–139
Ranking 534 139 63 30 7 7 19 9 35 48 19 1 8 1 7 5 4 7 5 25 58 127 - 2014: 702, 2015: 1198

Grand Slam finals edit

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit

Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2002 French Open Clay   Elena Bovina   Cara Black
  Wayne Black
3–6, 3–6
Win 2009 Wimbledon Grass   Anna-Lena Grönefeld   Cara Black
  Leander Paes
7–5, 6–3

References edit

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