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WIMBLEDON, England -- Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde won
their sixth Wimbledon doubles title Saturday, beating Paul Haarhuis
and Sandon Stolle 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 in a repeat of the French Open
final.
The victory gave the Australian pair -- the "Woodies" -- their
seventh title this year and the 60th of their career as a team, and
left them just one short of equaling the 12 Grand Slam titles held
by John Newcombe and Tony Roche.
Just one break settled the first set, with Stolle dropping his
serve in the sixth game. A rain delay followed after the next game
with the Australians leading 5-2. When play resumed, Haarhuis held
off two set points before Woodbridge and Woodforde took the set on
serve.
In the second set, Haarhuis was broken for 4-3 and several times
hit the net in frustration as he returned to his chair. Haarhuis
lost serve in the opening game of the third set, and again at 3-1
to leave Woodbridge and Woodforde virtually assured of their 11th
victory in 15 Grand Slam finals.
Woodbridge and Woodforde became the most successful doubles team
of all time when they won the French Open last month, surpassing
the 57 titles held by Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan, and Peter
Fleming and John McEnroe. A week before Wimbledon, they added their
59th title at Queen's Club.
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