A dream born on the dusty courts of Cabrillo Racquet Club came to fruition on the red clay of Stade Roland Garros on Saturday as Camarillo's Mike and Bob Bryan captured their first Grand Slam men's doubles title.

The third-seeded 25-year-old twin brothers defeated 11th-seeded and defending champions Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands and Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the final of the French Open.

"This is definitely the best day of our lives," said Bob Bryan by cell phone from Paris. "It still hasn't sunk in yet. I never thought we would get to this point, but it was always a dream. All the hard work finally paid off."

The victory gave the Bryans 11 career doubles titles, moving them out of a tie with Tim and Tom Gullikson and into sole possession of the record for most tournaments won by a team of brothers.

"That was in the back of our minds the whole time. We accomplished a lot of history today," said Bob. "Now we are just sitting back and realizing what has happened."

The Rio Mesa High graduates, who didn't drop a set in their run through the French, had Tim's name written on their shoes and rackets in dedication to the player who died of a brain tumor in 1996.

The victory comes 10 years after American brothers Luke and Murphy Jensen won the Roland Garros title. The Bryans are just the third team of brothers to win a Grand Slam doubles title in the Open era. (Sandy and Gene Mayer also won the French Open in 1979.)

"We got a lot of advice from players who won Grand Slams. They said it is not about tennis, it is more of a mental challenge," said Bob. "We didn't play our best, but we stayed together when it counted."

Friends, fans and family were able to watch the first set of the doubles action live on NBC, but the Bryans big moment was upstaged by a short preview of the Belmont Stakes and a rain-suspended senior golf tournament.

That left proud parents, Wayne and Kathy, dashing for the computer in their Somis residence to painstakingly follow the second set on the internet.

"It drove us wild," said Kathy. "We were trying to just stare at the computer and make it come up with the score we wanted. We think we have control over here."

After the Bryans broke Haarhuis and Kafelnikov three consecutive times, including at love in the final game, to close out the match, a flood of phone calls began rolling in.

"So many people are behind Mike and Bob in Ventura County. We get hundreds of e-mails every day wishing them luck, and we relay that to them and let them know people are rooting for them," said Kathy. "They feel that kind of support behind them. It is really a thrill for everyone."

The Bryans had reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open (2002) and Wimbledon (2001, 2002), but are hoping Saturday's breakthrough is the impetus for future Grand Slam titles.

"I think the rest of the matches will come a lot easier just by knowing how to handle things," said Bob. "This will help ease the nerves if we get to another Grand Slam final."

-- Wire reports contributed to this story.