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Mike Bryan

Born:
1916 in Byhalia, Mississippi

Died:
Aug 20, 1972

  • Genre: Jazz
  • Active: '30s - '60s
  • Instrument: Guitar
  • Representative Album: "Mike Bryan Sextet"

Biography

A fine rhythm guitarist who rarely soloed, Mike Bryan was a journeyman player who never became that famous. He was self-taught on the guitar and grew up in Germantown, Tennessee. He played jobs in Memphis, in Chicago with Red Nichols and then led his own group in Greenwood, Mississippi during 1938-39. Bryan's most famous association was with Benny Goodman, first during 1940-41 and then 1945-46 when he recorded with the BG Sextet (which at the time included Red Norvo and Slam Stewart). After leaving BG the first time, Bryan played with Bob Chester, Jan Savitt and Artie Shaw briefly and before spending much of 1942-44 in the Army. He recorded in Clyde Hart's octet in early-1945, a onetime only group also including Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. From the late 1940's on, Bryan was mostly a studio musician in California. In 1962 he led an all-star group (including Doc Severinsen and Georgie Auld) that was filmed as part of a Goodyear Tire jazz television series and the band toured Europe; the resulting soundtrack album was his only recording as a leader. Otherwise Mike Bryan ran a car agency in L.A., later on had a music store and accompanied Martha Raye during a tour of Vietnam. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Similar Artists:

Bob Chester, Lawrence Lucie, Gene Bertoncini

Worked With:

Sid Weiss, Dave Tough, Jimmy Maxwell, Jerry Jerome, Nick Fatool, Bus Bassey, Georgie Auld, Lou McGarity, Johnny Guarnieri, Billy Butterfield, Benny Goodman
 
 
Wikipedia: Mike Bryan
See also: Bob and Mike Bryan
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Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze Winnipeg 1999 Men's Doubles

Michael ("Mike") Carl Bryan (born April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California) is an American male professional tennis player. Mike stands 6'3" tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned pro in 1998.

He played for Stanford University in 1997 and 1998, where he helped the Cardinal win back-to-back NCAA team championships. In 1998, he won the NCAA doubles title with his twin brother Bob.

Together with his twin brother Bob he has been very successful in doubles. He has won 27 titles, including four Grand Slam titles. In 2005, he and Bob made it to the finals of all the 4 Grand Slam tourneys, only the second time such a feat has been achieved in the Open era. The Bryan Brothers are currently seeded #1 in the ATP. Due to their success, they have been nicknamed The Wonder Twins after a fictional comic book duo[1].

At the 2006 Australian Open, they reached their 5th consecutive Grand Slam final and won their 3rd overall title.

At Wimbledon 2005, he partnered with the legendary Martina Navratilova in the mixed doubles.

Grand Slam Doubles

  • Australian Open
    • Doubles Champion: 2006 (defeated Paes/Damm, 4-6 6-3 6-4), 2007 (defeated Bjorkman/Mirnyi, 7-5 7-5)
    • Doubles finalist: 2004 (lost to Llodra/Santoro), 2005 (lost to Black/Ullyett).
  • French Open
    • Doubles champion: 2003 (defeated Haarhuis/Kafelnikov)
    • Doubles finalist: 2005 (lost to Bjorkman/Mirnyi), 2006 (lost to Bjorkman/Mirnyi)
    • Mixed doubles champion: 2003 (with Lisa Raymond)
  • Wimbledon
    • Doubles champion: 2006 (defeated Santoro/Zimonjic)
    • Doubles finalist: 2005 (lost to Huss/Moodie), 2007 (lost to Clement/Llodra)
    • Mixed doubles finalist: 2001
  • U.S. Open
    • Doubles champion: 2005 (defeated Bjorkman/Mirnyi)
    • Doubles finalist: 2003 (lost to Bjorkman/Woodbridge)
    • Mixed doubles champion: 2002 (with Lisa Raymond)
Association of Tennis Professionals | Top ten male doubles teams as of October 15, 2007
1. Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
    Flag of the United States Bob Bryan		 2. Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles
    Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor		 3. Flag of Australia Paul Hanley
    Flag of Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett		 4. Flag of the Czech Republic Martin Damm
    Flag of India Leander Paes		 5. Flag of Sweden Simon Aspelin
    Flag of Austria Julian Knowle

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