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Bryan Bros. close NY Stock Exchange

February 20, 2006 - World TeamTennis (WTT)
Sacramento Capitals News Release


Reigning Australian and US Open doubles champions Bob and Mike Bryan celebrated the ATP's Doubles Revolution launch Friday in New York.

Among the highlights of a hectic day, the Bryans rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, signed autographs for fans at the ESPN Zone in Times Square and attended the unveiling of a Doubles Revolution graffiti masterpiece.

Bryan Bros. at New York Stock Exchange

Prominent graffiti artist Greg Lamarche spent the afternoon "tagging" his version of the ATP Doubles Revolution in New York's Flatiron District and was delighted to show off his creation to the American twins at the Magic Garden Productions reception at the Jeff Glancz Studio. The Bryans were joined by executives of the Stanford Financial Group, the official Doubles Partner of the ATP.

At the New York Stock Exchange Mike rang the bell and Bob hit he gavel to bring trading to a close.

Bob said: "Ringing the bell was so cool. It was really fun to be up there and looking down at all the activity on the trading floor. It was something very special to do."

Mike said: "The whole day was pretty crazy, but really awesome. The bell was the highlight, for sure. It was our first day back in New York since we won the US Open, so we had great memories, but definitely made some new ones today."

The Bryans now fly to Memphis for the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and will squeeze in a stint as "guest hosts" for Jon Wertheim's Tennis Mailbag column on SI.com, answering questions sent in by fans.

With the 2003 Roland Garros title, the Bryans are a Wimbledon title away from a career Grand Slam. Only two teams (Woodbridge & Woodforde and Eltingh & Haarhuis) have completed a career slam in the Open Era.

The Bryans have played in a record-tying five consecutive Grand Slam finals. They own 27 titles, an ATP record for a team of brothers.

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