Top Doubles Teams to Play First-Ever Bryan Brothers Cup

By Witherspoon
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Updated: February 15, 2022

Jamie Murray of United Kingdom will play the first-ever Bryan Brothers Cup. EPA-EFE/ROB PREZIOSO

Eight of the top men’s doubles teams in the world will compete in the inaugural Bryan Brothers Cup, a $250,000 tournament that will be held March 21-23 at Innisbrook Resort.

Five of the eight teams for the tournament have been confirmed, headlined by a pair of two-time Major championship duos – Rajeev Ram + Joe Salisbury, who finished as the No. 2 team in the World in 2021, as well as Jamie Murray + Bruno Soares.

The Bryan Brothers Cup is the second of three events that are part of the Spring Tennis Festival at Innisbrook Resort. The USTA Men’s National will be held February 17-21st and pro tennis will return with the U.S. Women’s Clay Court Championship April 11-17th, an event that was won by reigning French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova when it was last held in 2019.

Tickets are on sale now at SpringTennisFestival.com for the March and April events. The Bryan Brothers Cup will feature the quarterfinals on Monday, March 21st, with the semifinals and final slated for Tuesday, March 22nd.

US brothers Bob (L) and Mike Bryan (R) now host their own tournament. EPA/Alberto Morante

Tournament hosts Bob and Mike Bryan, the 10-time World No. 1 team, will take the court themselves for an exhibition match on Wednesday, March. 23rd.

The event will also feature activities outside the match action, including a pro-am with the Bryans, a concert starring the Bryan Brothers Band and a clinic with coaches and pros participating in the tournament.

The five teams that have been confirmed for the Bryan Brothers Cup include:

Ram (USA) + Salisbury (Great Britain): Winners of five titles together while appearing in eight other finals • Titles include 2021 US Open and 2020 Australian Open • Reached seven finals during 2021 season, including runner-up finishes at Australian Open and ATP Finals • Ram, an NCAA doubles champion at the University of Illinois, has won 22 total titles while Salisbury has claimed eight.

Murray (Great Britain) + Soares (Brazil): In 22 finals together, they have won 12 titles. Finished as No. 1 team in the World in 2016 after winning both the Australian and US Opens • Again reached US Open final in 2021 • Murray owns 26 career titles while Soares has been victorious at 35 tournaments.

Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) + Austin Krajicek (USA): Partnered together at the US Open and ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati in 2019. Roger-Vasselin is a former French Open doubles champion and has captured 22 doubles titles while Krajicek owns four titles and is a former NCAA doubles champion from Texas A&M University.

Raven Klaassen (South Africa) + Ben McLachlan (Japan): Have collected a pair of ATP Tour doubles titles together. Klaasen is a former Wimbledon finalist who has collected 18 doubles titles. McLachlan is a seven-time ATP Tour doubles titleholder.

Sander Gille (Belgium) + Joran Vliegen (Belgium): Winners of five titles in three seasons together • Have also appeared in two other finals. They have never reached a final with another partner • Gille played at East Tennessee State University while Vliegen competed for East Carolina University.

Three additional teams will be added to the field for the Bryan Brothers Cup while the entrants for the U.S. Women’s Clay Court Championship will be announced in March.