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2004 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Bjorkman beat Julian Knowles and Nenad Zimonjic
2004 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs beat Ai Sugiyama and Liezel Huber 2004 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Cara Black and her brother Wayne Black beat Todd Woodbridge and Alicia Molik 2003 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama beat Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez 2003 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Findals, Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes beat Andy Ram and Anastassia Rodionova, 2003 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Bjorkman beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi 2002 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Venus Williams and her sister Serena Williams Paola Suarez and Virginia Ruano 2002 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Bjorkman beat Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor, 2002 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Likhovtseva beat Kevin Ullyett and Daniela Hantuchova 2001 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Leos Friedl and Daniela Hantuchova beat Mike Bryan and Liezel Huber 2001 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer beat Jiri Novak and David Rikl 2001 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs beat Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama 2000 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama beat Venus Williams and Serena Williams 2000 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Donald Johnson and Kimberly Po beat Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijster 2000 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde beat Paul Haarhuis and Sandon Stolle 1999 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes beat 1999 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu beat Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova 1999 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond beat 1998 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Martina Hingis and Jana Novotna beat Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva 1998 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Max Mirnyi and Serena Williams beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Mirjana Lucic 1998 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis beat Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde 1997 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva beat Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf 1990 Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game 1989 Red's Tom Browning is 3 outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Phillie Dickie Thon doubles 1989 1st time since 1948 a player hit 6 consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett) 1989 Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 35th to hit 4 doubles in a game 1986 Atlanta Brave Rafael Ramirez hits 4 doubles in a game 1983 Mignon McLaughlin, journalist, author, contributed to Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Vogue magazines, Managing Editor, Glamour magazine, famous quote, 'Anything you lose automatically doubles in value', dies in Coral Gables, Florida 1981 Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yankees for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles 1979 Royals George Brett is 6th to have 20 doubles/triples/home runs in a season 1979 Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours 1979 Longest doubles ping-pong match of 101 hours, begins 1978 Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 1978 Mike Bryan, born in Oxnard, California, tennis star, USTA National 18 doubles 1977 Justin Gimelstob, New Jersey, tennis star, 1994 doubles USTA Bakersfield 1976 Scott Humphries, born in Greely, Colorado, tennis star, 1995 doubles Binghampton 1976 Chanda Rubin, Lafayette, Louisiana, tennis star, 1996 Australian Open doubles 1974 Yank shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 inn game 1974 Petra Kamstra, born in Rotterdam, Holland, tennis star, 1995 Surabaya doubles 1974 Tina Krizan, Maribor Slovenia, tennis star, 1995 Surabaya doubles 1973 Lisa Raymond, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, tennis star, 1995 Indian Wells doubles 1973 Maria Jose Gaidano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, tennis star, 1993 Belgium doubles 1972 Ruxandra Dragomir, Pitesti Rom, tennis star, 1996 Bournemouth doubles 1972 Silvia Farina, born in Milan, Italy, tennis star, 1995 Maria Lankowitz doubles 1972 Sabine Appelmans, Aalst Belg, tennis star, Strasbourg doubles final 1972 Jonathan Edwards, born in Boston, Massachusetts, doubles luger 1994 Olympics 1971 Rika Hiraki, Beirut Lebanon, tennis star, 1992 Japan doubles 1971 Meredith McGrath, born in Midland, Michigan, tennis star, 1996 Essen doubles 1971 Nana Miyagi, born in Seattle, Washington tennis star, 1995 final Surabaya doubles 1971 Todd Woodbridge, born in Sydney, Australia, tennis star, '95 doubles Wimbledon 1971 Mark Grimmette, Ann Arbor, Michigan, doubles luger 1994 Olympics 1970 Yayuk Basuki, Yogyakarta Indonesia, tennis star, 1996 Hobart doubles 1970 Marc Rosset, born in Geneva, Switzerland, tennis star, 1992 French Doubles 1970 Chris Thorpe, Waukegan, Illinois, doubles luger 1994 Olympics 1970 Jacco Eltingh, Heerde, Netherlands, tennis star, 1993 ATP World Doubles 1970 Debbie Graham, Walnut Creek California, tennis star, 1993 Taranto doubles 1970 Petra Langrova, born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Palermo doubles 1970 Cristiano Caratti, born in Italy, tennis star, 1987 Orange Bowl boys doubles 1969 Smallest U.S. Tennis Open single session-131 (men's doubles final only) 1969 Nicole Arendt, Somerville, New Jersey, tennis star, 1996 Australia doubles finalist 1969 Chicago Cub Billy Williams hits 4 consecutive doubles beat Phillies 11-3 1969 U.S. Congress doubles president salary 1968 Jana Novotna, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Australia/Wimbledon doubles 1967 Laura Golarsa, Milan Italy, tennis star, Oklahoma City doubles 1967 Olivier Delaitre, Metz France, tennis star, 1991 Guaruja Doubles 1966 Luke Jensen, born in Grayling, Michigan, tennis star, 1993 French Open doubles 1966 Paul Haarhuis, Eindhoven, Netherlands, tennis star, 1994 U.S./Austral doubles 1965 Richey Reneberg, born in Phoenix, Arizona, tennis star, 1995 Australian doubles 1965 Patricia Hy-Boulais, Cambodia, tennis star, 1994 Auckland doubles 1965 Sandra Cecchini, Bologna Italy, tennis star, 1995 Warsaw doubles 1964 Manon Bollegraf, born in den Bosch, Netherlands, tennis star, semi 1996 Australia doubles 1964 Roger Smith, Freeport Bahamas, tennis doubles player 1963 Lori McNeil, born in San Diego, California, tennis star, 1995 Oakland doubles 1963 Robin White, San Diego Cal, tennis player, U.S. Open doubles 1988 1962 Pam Shriver, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, 1991 U.S. Open doubles, 4 Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics 1959 Kathy Jordan, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, tennis player, U.S. Opens Doubles 1981 1955 Peter Fleming, New Jersey, tennis player, U.S. Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83 1953 Raul Ramirez, born in Ensenada, Baja California, professional Mexican tennis player, in 1976, ranked No. 4 in the world, in 1983, ranked No. 6 in the world in doubles, won 60 doubles titles, 19 singles titles, married former Miss Universe, Venezuelan-born Maritza Sayalero 1952 Brian Gottfried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, Wimbledon Doubles 1976 1951 Tom Gullikson, born in Wisconsin, tennis player, U.S. mixed Doubles 1984 1946 Cleveland Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and a home run but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 home runs with 8 RBIs 1945 Betty Stove, born in Netherlands, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1972 1944 Yankees Johnny Lindell ties record with 4 consecutive doubles in a game 1944 Tom Okker, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, tennis player, nickname, The Flying Dutchman, world's top doubles player, 1969, world's top ten singles player for 17 years 1942 Francoise Durr, France, tennis player, 1976 U.S. indoor Doubles 1942 Nancy Richey Gunther, San Ant, Texas, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1965, 66 1938 Cincinnati Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader 1935 Cincinnati Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th beat Phils 15-4 1934 Elizabeth Ryan wins her 12th Wimbledon doubles championship 1933 1st major league to get 4 consecutive doubles in 9 inn (Dick Bartell) 1931 Red Sox Earl Webb sets record with 65 en route to 67 doubles 1931 45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St. Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game and 21 in 2nd game for 32 1921 Indians (9) and Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles 1921 Indians (9) and Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles 1920 Eddy Firestone, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Eddy-Mixed Doubles 1918 William Talbert, tennis doubles champ, U.S. 1942, 45, 46, 48 1914 Katherine Stammers Menzies, born in England, doubles tennis player, Wimb 1935 1913 Mignon McLaughlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, journalist, author, contributed to Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Vogue magazines, Managing Editor, Glamour magazine, famous quote, 'Anything you lose automatically doubles in value' 1909 Richard Howorth, cricketer, English all-rounder, three county doubles 1908 Rene Simone Mathieu, France, doubles tennis star, Wimbledon 1934 1891 Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim California, doubles tennis champ, 6 time Wimbled 1888 Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose 1886 Carr Baker Neel and Samuel Neel win U.S. Lawn Tennis Association doubles 1803 U.S. doubles in size through Louisiana Purchase |
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