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Men's Doubles

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Australian Open	Winner (2002 w/Nestor) Finalist (1995, 2003 w/Nestor)
French Open	Winner (2007 w/Nestor) Finalist (1998, 2002 w/Nestor)
Wimbledon	Finalist (2002 w/Nestor)
U.S. Open	Winner (2004 w/Nestor) Finalist (1998 w/Nestor)

Mark Knowles (born September 4, 1971 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a professional male tennis player from the Bahamas. He was awarded All American honors at UCLA in both singles and doubles. His highest singles ranking on the ATP was World Number 93. He has been extremely successful in doubles partnering with Canadian Daniel Nestor. The pair have won the 2002 Australian Open, the 2004 U.S. Open, and the 2007 French Open. They are looking to win Wimbledon to add to their names to only a select group of great doubles teams who have won the Slams on all 4 surfaces. Mark is known for his quick hands and unbelievable volleys."
   On July 5, 2006, Knowles participated in the longest match in Wimbledon history, lasting 6 hours and 9 minutes.
   Knowles has also played singles and doubles for the Bahamas Davis Cup team for more than 13 years. Knowles is a 4 time Olympian.
   He annually holds his highly regarded charity tournament on Paradise Island off of his home island Nassau where all of his proceeds go to local children's charities. The Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational debuted in 2001 and it's attended by many great players such as Andre Agassi and James Blake, Jim Courier, Tommy Haas and The Bryan Brothers.
   Knowles was elected (by his peers) as Vice President of the ATP and was selected to be on the ATP Drug Force Council.
   His longterm partnership with Daniel Nestor ended after the 2007 U.S. Open. Nestor decided it was time to try playing with a new partner. Knowles was expected to play with former Grand Slam champion in doubles Mahesh Bhupathi in the fall but Bhupathi is out until the end of the year due to back surgery. He lost in the 2007 Madrid Masters with Jamie Murray and continued playing with new partners when he and James Blake unseeded beat the #2 seeds and #4 seeds in the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel losing in the Finals to Bob and Mike Bryan, the #1seeds. He lost in second round of the 2007 Paris Masters, where he partnered Fabrice Santoro for the first time. Knowles and Santoro lost to Jordan Kerr and André Sá..
   Knowles partnered Nestor once again, and won the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup. It was a fitting ending for a team that will go down as one of the most successful Doubles teams to ever play the game. They defeated Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle 6–3, 6–2 to take their first Tennis Masters Cup title. This team doesn't plan to play with each other again. Some doors are better left closed.
   On September 9, 2007, Mark announced www.markknowlestennis.com as his official website.
Finals (84)

Won (49)

Legend

Grand Slam (3)

Tennis Masters Cup (1)

ATP Masters Series (16)

ATP Tour (29)

Titles by Surface

Hard (32)

Clay (11)

Grass (3)

Carpet (3)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score

1. 2 August, 1993 Montreal, Canada Hard Jim Courier Glenn Michibata
David Pate 6–1, 1–6, 7–6

2. 19 September, 1994 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Daniel Nestor Luke Jensen
Murphy Jensen 6–4, 7–6

3. 17 April, 1995 Tokyo, Japan Hard Jonathan Stark John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd 7–5, 6–4

4. 21 August, 1995 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Scott Davis
Todd Martin 6–3, 7–5

5. 8 January, 1996 Doha, Qatar Hard Daniel Nestor Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–3

6. 5 February, 1996 Shanghai, China Carpet Roger Smith Jim Grabb
Michael Tebbutt 4–6, 6–2, 7–6

7. 26 February, 1996 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 7–6, 1–6, 6–4

8. 13 May, 1996 Hamburg, Germany Clay Daniel Nestor Guy Forget
Jakob Hlasek 6–4, 7–6

9. 12 August, 1996 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle
Cyril Suk 6–2, 7–5

10. 17 March, 1997 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Mark Philippoussis
Patrick Rafter 7–5, 6–4

11. 19 May, 1997 Rome, Italy Clay Daniel Nestor Byron Black
Alex O'Brien 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

12. 17 August, 1998 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro 6–7, 6–4, 6–4

13. 10 January, 2000 Doha, Qatar Hard Max Mirnyi Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer 6–3, 6–4

14. 27 November, 2000 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner 6–3, 6–2

15. 8 January, 2001 Doha, Qatar Hard Daniel Nestor Juan Balcells
Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–1

16. 5 March, 2001 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Brian MacPhie Jan-Michael Gambill
Jonathan Stark 6–3, 7–6(4)

17. 20 August, 2001 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Brian MacPhie Mahesh Bhupathi
Sébastien Lareau 7–6(3), 6–3

18. 28 January, 2002 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Daniel Nestor Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro 7–6(4), 6–3

19. 4 March, 2002 Dubai, UAE Hard Daniel Nestor Joshua Eagle
Sandon Stolle 3–6, 6–3, 13-11

20. 18 March, 2002 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Roger Federer
Max Mirnyi 6–4, 6–4

21. 1 April, 2002 Miami, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–2

22. 24 June, 2002 Nottingham, England Grass Mike Bryan Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 0–6, 7–6(3), 6–4

23. 19 August, 2002 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–4

24. 21 October, 2002 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi 6–4, 6–3

25. 24 February, 2003 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–2, 7–6(3)

26. 3 March, 2003 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Daniel Nestor David Ferrer
Fernando Vicente 6–3, 6–3

27. 28 April, 2003 Houston, U.S. Clay Daniel Nestor Jan-Michael Gambill
Oliver Graydon 6–4, 6–3

28. 19 May, 2003 Hamburg, Germany Clay Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi 6–4, 6–4

29. 16 June, 2003 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi 6–3, 6–4

30. 27 October, 2003 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Daniel Nestor Lucas Arnold Ker
Mariano Hood 6–4, 6–2

31. 1 March, 2004 Marseille, France Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Martin Damm
Cyril Suk 7–5, 6–3

32. 3 May, 2004 Barcelona, Spain Clay Daniel Nestor Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto 6–3, 6–2

33. 9 August, 2004 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge 7–6(5), 6–3

34. 13 September, 2004 U.S. Open, New York Hard Daniel Nestor Leander Paes
David Rikl 6–3, 6–3

35. 25 October, 2004 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–4

36. 21 March, 2005 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley 7–6(6), 7–6(2)

37. 25 April, 2005 Houston, U.S. Clay Daniel Nestor Martín García
Luis Horna 6–3, 6–4

38. 17 October, 2005 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram 5–3, 5–4(2)

39. 24 October, 2005 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Leander Paes
Nenad Zimonjić 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

40. 6 February, 2006 Delray Beach, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Chris Haggard
Wesley Moodie 6–2, 6–3

41. 20 March, 2006 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–4

42. 1 May, 2006 Barcelona, Spain Clay Daniel Nestor Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski 6–7(5), 6–3, 10-5

43. 15 May, 2006 Rome, Italy Clay Daniel Nestor Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram 4–6, 6–4, 10-6

44. 30 October, 2006 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Daniel Nestor Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski 4–6, 6–4, 10-8

45. 11 June, 2007 French Open, Paris Clay Daniel Nestor Lukáš Dlouhý
Pavel Vízner 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

46. 17 June, 2007 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–6(4), 7–5

47. 18 November, 2007 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle 6–2, 6–3

48. 2 March, 2008 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Mahesh Bhupathi Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana 7–6, 6–2

49. 8 March, 2008 Dubai, UAE Hard Mahesh Bhupathi Martin Damm
Pavel Vízner 7–5, 7–6

Runner-ups (36)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score

1. 21 March, 1994 Miami, U.S. Hard Jared Palmer Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 6–2, 6–2

2. 30 January, 1995 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Daniel Nestor Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

3. 14 August, 1995 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 6–4, 6–4

4. 22 April, 1996 Tokyo, Japan Hard Rick Leach Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 6–1, 7–6

5. 26 August, 1996 Toronto, Canada Hard Daniel Nestor Patrick Galbraith
Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 7–5

6. 17 February, 1997 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Brian MacPhie
Gary Muller 4–6, 7–6, 7–5

7. 31 March, 1997 Miami, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

8. 8 June, 1998 French Open, Paris Clay Daniel Nestor Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

9. 24 August, 1998 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Jiří Novák
David Rikl 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

10. 14 September, 1998 U.S. Open, New York Hard Daniel Nestor Cyril Suk
Sandon Stolle 4–6, 7–6, 6–2

11. 22 November, 1998 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet Daniel Nestor Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 6–2, 7–5

12. 8 March, 1999 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Sandon Stolle Justin Gimelstob
Richey Reneberg 6–4, 6–7, 6–3

13. 17 April, 2000 Atlanta, U.S. Clay Justin Gimelstob Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach 6–3, 6–4

14. 25 February, 2002 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Roger Federer
Max Mirnyi 4–6, 6–3, 10-4

15. 11 March, 2002 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–5, 7–6

16. 10 June, 2002 French Open, Paris Clay Daniel Nestor Paul Haarhuis
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 6–4

17. 8 July, 2002 Wimbledon, London Grass Daniel Nestor Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge 6–1, 6–2, 6–7, 7–5

18. 5 August, 2002 Toronto, Canada Hard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 4–6, 7–6, 6–3

19. 14 October, 2002 Lyon, France Carpet Daniel Nestor Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett 6–4, 3–6, 7–6

20. 28 October, 2002 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–6, 7–5

21. 6 January, 2003 Doha, Qatar Hard Daniel Nestor Martin Damm
Cyril Suk 6–4, 7–6

22. 27 January, 2003 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Daniel Nestor Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

23. 14 June, 2004 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–4

24. 14 February, 2005 Marseille, France Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Martin Damm
Radek Štěpánek 7–6, 7–6

25. 7 November, 2005 Paris, France Carpet Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–7, 6–4

26. 20 February, 2006 Marseille, France Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Martin Damm
Radek Štěpánek 6–2, 6–7, 10-3

27. 6 March, 2006 Dubai, UAE Hard Daniel Nestor Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett 1–6, 6–2, 10-1

28. 22 May, 2006 Hamburg, Germany Clay Daniel Nestor Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett 4–6, 7–6, 10-4

29. 23 October, 2006 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–5, 6–4

30. 20 November, 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–4

31. 15 January, 2007 Sydney, Australia Hard Daniel Nestor Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett 6–4, 6–7, 10-6

32. 19 February, 2007 Marseille, France Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra 7–6, 4–6, 10-8

33. 16 April, 2007 Houston, U.S. Clay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–6, 6–4

34. 28 October, 2007 Basel, Switzerland Carpet James Blake Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–1, 6–1

35. 26 March, 2008 Miami, U.S. Hard Mahesh Bhupathi Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–2, 6–2

36. 27 April, 2008 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Mahesh Bhupathi Rafael Nadal
Tommy Robredo 6–3, 6–3

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