Australia's 'Woodies' enshrined in Hall

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    On an induction day that will be remembered for doubles players and a contrast of weather, a one-word nickname summed up the class -- "Woodies."

    Australia's Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde headed a class of seven inductees into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday.

    Woodbridge and Woodforde -- known as the "Woodies" -- were enshrined along with doubles partners Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva.

    "This is an amazing day for the Woodies," Woodforde said. "I don't know if any of us said we're just going to be doubles players. We just excelled on the doubles court a little more than we did on the singles. As much as we would have loved to win more in the singles titles, we did in doubles."

    The pair combined for 11 major titles and 61 world tour championships from 1991 to 2000. They held the record for most doubles titles until it was matched by Americans Bob and Mike Bryan earlier this year.

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