Topic: Todd Woodbridge

Todd Andrew Woodbridge (born 2 April 1971 in Sydney) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He turned professional in 1988.

He is best known as one of the top doubles players in the world for most of the 1990s and into the early 2000s. His primary doubles partnerships were 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. Woodbridge also had a career high singles ranking of 19 after reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1997, beating Patrick Rafter before losing to Pete Sampras. He did however have the distinction of being one of the few players to beat Sampras at Wimbledon, knocking him out in the first round in 1989.

Woodbridge's love of tennis was brought out by his family friend Beryl Taylor. As he progressed, he was coached by others, including Ray Ruffels and Desmond Tyson. Woodbridge was known for his "flatbat" style of tennis, where he would attempt to compensate for his lack of power by flattening the trajectory of the tennis ball over the net.