After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. As 10th seeds the couple finally defeated Bopanna/Mergea by winning 86 the 5th set of the third round match. In July, Murray/Peers reached the final of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships losing to Rojer/Tecu in straight sets. Official tennis player profile of Henri Kontinen on the ATP Tour. padding-left: 0px; Perjantain kaksinpelin jlkeen nelinpeli riitti otteluparin viemiseen. After winning the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship, Kontinen was ranked as world number one in doubles. But its pretty cool to know Ive got to No. width: 32px; In August the pairing reached the final of the Winston-Salem Open as the third seeds but lost to the pairing of Cabal/Farah. Peers next played at the 2014 Open 13 with Jesse Huta Galung, but the pair lost in the first round. [2] Peers has won 26 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2016 and 2017 ATP Finals as well as four at Masters 1000 level. [13] In the mixed doubles, Kontinen and Watson reached the final for the second successive year, but lost to Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis. Their luck did not change by the time of US Open. The 24-year-old was bitterly disappointed four years ago when Andy Murray chose Laura Robson over her as his mixed partner, the pair going on to win the silver medal. Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen beat Scott Lipsky and Alla Kudryavtseva to reach the mixed doubles semi-finals. Their bronze was Australia's first ever medal in an Olympic mixed doubles competition.[6]. There they faced the Australian duo of Sam Groth and Chris Guccione and won. } See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. This prepared the players for the grass courts of Wimbledon, where they were to achieve their best Grand Slam tournament result so far. Peers also finished runner up at the Wimbledon Championships and US Open in 2015 alongside Jamie Murray, and at the 2019 Australian Open with Kontinen. Robert Lindstedt: He is one of the really nice guys on Tour and I am really happy for him. Peers also earned ITA Texas Region Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award. Good for him! They followed up the defeat by making the final of the Aegon Championships defeating the Bryan brothers in the second round but were beaten by second seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. The Australian Davis Cup star blasted three aces in one game in giving his combination a 5-4 second-set lead and also struck a perfect forehand lob winner on the final point. 3 seeds, lost a mixed doubles semifinal in the Australian Open 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 against fifth-seeded. Peers next played the Indian Wells Open with regular partner Jamie Murraym but the pair lost in the first round to Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin. 1. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, ending the 38-week stint of France's Nicolas Mahut at the summit of the professional game. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { They're up against the 15th seeds, Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena . They made the semi-finals before losing to Luk Dlouh and Tomasz Bednarek in straight sets. 1 Leander Paes on their way to the final, where they defeated Tomasz Bednarek and Johan Brunstrm in three sets. Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson left delirious as 'joke' with partner Henri Kontinen leaves her a champion Watson and Kontinen set out in the mixed doubles to put the fun back into tennis,. .is-desktop .atp-logo{ With Sam Groth he defeated Martin/Zelenay of Slovakia, leading Australia to 30 victory that guaranteed a place in the following year's World Group. Despite a close first set, the pair lost to established doubles pairing of Rohan Bopanna and douard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. } J.B. Autissier - Panoramic . It was reported that Kontinen's new partner for the 2020 season would be German Jan-Lennard Struff. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. It proved to be a high point for the big fish of the junior world. Click here for a full player profile. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, where he and Henri Kontinen won the men's doubles event. Watsons run may yet have a double dividend as she prepares for next months Olympics in Rio. Relaxed and easy-going Kontinen combines finesse with serious firepower and an ability to focus and thrive on big points. Eventually, Australia lost the tie, which meant that it would have to face the play-offs. Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! Horia Tecau: It's a well-deserved ranking for Henri. Henri Kontinen 2018 Official WebsiteCreated by Snou Creative, Henri Kontinen loisti ja hiljensi pienen intialaisyleisn, kun Suomi ratkaisi nelinpeliss tenniksen Davis Cupin, Two-time Nitto ATP Finals champions Henri Kontinen & John Peers split, Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Triumph In Montpellier, Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Claim Maiden Team Title In Stockholm, Chardy/Kontinen Capture Maiden Team Title In Rotterdam, Kontinen & Peers Overcome Hiccup To Extend Championship Win Streak To 10, Finnish-Aussie duo claim 12th team trophy, Read & Watch: Nitto ATP Finals Champions Win In Brisbane, Kontinen/Peers Retain Nitto ATP Finals Title. Their early loss did not dishearten them however, and the pair went on to win their second title of the year a few weeks later, at the Crdit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad. In September, Murray/Peers also reached the final of the Malaysian Open as the second seeds but lost to fourth seeds Matkowski/Paes. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { He's a complete player, owns all the weapons in the game and managed to dominate at the end of 2016 and the start of 2017 together with his partner, and the guy who deserves to get recognition for the No. We are leaving it on good terms, which is always what you want to do. At the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Kontinen/Peers managed to beat the second seeds Dodig/Melo before losing to Mahut/Pospisil in the semifinals. Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! [5] At the 2016 Wimbledon Championships he reached quarterfinals of the men's doubles tournament together with Peers and the final of the mixed doubles with Heather Watson, which they won in straight sets. At the Indian Wells Open, he won his fourth Masters 1000 and 25th title overall partnering with new partner Slovak Filip Polek, with whom he also reached the final of the San Diego Open earlier in the year. Its going to be a nice fresh feeling with Mikey and something new and energetic." "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. Struff and McLachlan also had a deep run at the Dubai Duty Free Championships, where they ended runners-up. At the US Open, the pair had their most successful run at a Grand Slam tournament, making it all the way to the quarterfinals, defeating ninth seeds David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco on the way. Belarus Max Mirnyi was also 25 when he reached No. 5 in the National doubles ITA rankings The pair made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Julien Benneteau and douard Roger-Vasselin. .breakpoint-768 .sub-header-links{display:none;} Men's Doubles - Partner: Edouard . But according to Michal Samulski, the Finn will play alongside Skugor in his first tournament of the year at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. Also Peers chose a new partner, Henri Kontinen, to defend his title at the Brisbane International. display: none !important; While representing the Blue Raiders John earned all-conference honours from the Sun Belt in 2009 and 2010 in singles and doubles. Together with Zheng Jie he reached semifinals of mixed doubles at the 2015 French Open. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. In doubles, you win and lose as a team so you set shared goals, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. In February, Peers teamed up with established doubles specialist Jamie Murray, a partnership that immediately looked to be a successful one, as the pair reached the semifinals of their first tournament together at the Open Sud de France. Showing Editorial results for henri_kontinen. Peers also received the Sun Belt Conference MVP in 2009. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Peers began the new year with his regular doubles partner Kontinen at Brisbane as the second seeds, however lost in the first round to Nishikori/Thiem in three sets. We both thought it was time to part ways but were still good friends. Peers and Murray defeated multiple Grand Slam champion and former world No. Just as hard-graft helped Jarkko Nieminen become world-class for a place in Finlands sporting history, alongside the likes of Janne Ahonen, Mika Hkkinen, Sami Hyypi and Teemu Selnne, Kontinens determination to succeed has also helped his talent blossom. margin-right:15px; As Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer contested arguably the greatest match in tennis history: the 2008 Wimbledon final, 100 yards away on No. It will be No. Kontinen and Peers won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship in January 2017, and on 3 April 2017 Kontinen became world no. So it was the fate of a friend to inform Henkka of the news that Nicholas Monroe and Jack Sock had beaten Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, the leaders of professional doubles over much of the past 15 years, at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Henri Kontinen (Finnish pronunciation:[henri kontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. Henri Kontinen is the new No. As a member of the Australian Davis Cup squad, Peers played a World Group 1st round rubber with Lleyton Hewitt against the American couple Bryan/Bryan. The Olympic year brought changes to the doubles pairing. In the end, the pair succumbed to eventual finalists Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in three sets. Having begun with a whimper, it could end up with a first Wimbledon title. At Wimbledon they were seeded 14th and made the third round before losing in five sets to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. Perjantain kaksinpelien jlkeen Suomi johti 20 ja ratkaisi koko maaottelun nelinpeliss lauantaina. width: 32px; They made the second round before losing to Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in straight sets. Peers' new partner will be eight-time doubles champion and world No. Peers represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in two events. It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. Second-seeded Peers and Kontinen edged out unseeded . } As good as he is on the court, he is off the court. SUOMIpiti kiirett tenniksen Davis Cupissa Intiaa vastaan Espoon Metro-areenassa. Subsequently, Kontinen's singles development was hampered by knee injuries, and in 2013 he decided to concentrate on doubles. Kontinen and Peers also won the 2016 and 2017 ATP Finals, and reached the final at the 2019 Australian Open. 1 vs. No. Murray/Peers again began their year at the 2015 Brisbane International, where they defeated top seeds Rojer/Tecau in the first round before going on to win the title by defeating the pairing of Dolgopolov/Nishikori. Im not really thinking about that, she said. 1 and the first Finnish player to do so as well, Peers told ATPWorldTour.com. Shortly after Andy Murray won in front of the home crowd, British player Heather Watson won another Wimbledon final on Centre Court in mixed doubles. a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ However, the pair lost their first match against the Argentine couple del Potro/Gonzlez. I never set out to be No. Kontinen and Peers won their maiden Grand Slam glory at the Australian Open in 2017 and also won back-to-back titles at the Nitto ATP Finals in 2016 and 2017, respectively. This however allowed them to compete at the Aegon Trophy, a Challenger event which they ultimately won. They made the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament. Just as hard-graft helped Jarkko Nieminen become world-class for a place in Finland's sporting history . At the BMW Open the pair defeated the top seeds Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in the semi-finals before defeating Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins to win their first title of the year. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { They played without dropping a set all the way to the final, to play against Nestor/Qureshi. Finland's Henri Kontinen and Australian partner John Peers won the doubles title at the ATP Finals for the second year running when they beat world number one duo Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-4 . Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris. 1 for the first time on 9 June 2003. 2 in the doubles championship of the Nitto ATP Finals, when Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo duel with Henri Kontinen and John Peers. 1 doubles playerthe first Finnish player, male or female, to do so. } Enjoy the leadership and continue to promote and grow the great game of doubles. 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The American twins Bob and Mike Bryan, 38, lost the men's doubles final Saturday evening to Henri Kontinen, 26, and John Peers, 28, with the Finnish-Australian team prevailing, 7-5, 7-5. The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. Former doubles world No. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. He's a good dude that enjoys himself on the court and Tour and he's going to be around the top of the game for many years to come. Kontinen and Peers have also won three titles at Masters 1000 level. It was the first time we played together and, French-Finnish duo lifts first ATP 500 trophy of the season Jeremy ChardyandHenri Kontinencompleted a dream debut week on Sunday, beatingJean-Julien RojerandHoria Tecau7-6(5), 7-6(4) to lift their first team title at, Finnish/Aussie lift their third Masters 1000 trophy together Put Henri Kontinen and John Peers in a final together, and odds are that theyll find a way to win. [11] Kontinen reached the top 10 in rankings as the first Finnish tennis player ever to do so.[12]. Peers reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. Kontinen, 29, and 32-year-old Skugor are set to debut as a team in Doha. background: none; Kontinen, 29, and 31-year-old Peers had lots off success Read More Oct 21 2 Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Claim Maiden Team Title In Stockholm | by ATP staff In April, the pair reached their third final of the year in Barcelona, but lost to Draganja/Kontinen. 1 in the ATP tour rankings, becoming the first player from Finland to reach the top spot. I told him in a text message the other day, who would have thought that all we were allowed to do was slowly jog around a track, years later he would be a Grand Slam champion and now World No. Peers competed in his first ever Masters 1000 tournament at the Shanghai Masters, where he and Murray defeated established doubles champions Julien Benneteau, Nenad Zimonji and Robert Lindstedt on their way to the semifinals, where they lost in straight sets to Spanish duo of Marrero and Verdasco, in a closely fought contest that ended up being decided by two tiebreakers. } 1 pair Bob and Mike Bryan in the final of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships after coming back from a set down.[3]. } display:none; [4] On AprilMay they won the BMW Open together. 1 in doubles. 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During his time at Baylor University John was named All-Big 12 in both singles and doubles and received ITA All-American honours in doubles. }. In May, the pair reached back-to-back quarterfinals at ATP 1000 Masters in Madrid and Rome. After squandering three match points in losing in the first round of the singles and being fined $12,000 for damaging the court with her racket Watson has looked a player transformed. 1, you always try to improve and string together results to build up confidence. At one stage we were both so injured that we were not allowed to play tennis and we did fitness together. *US OPEN - New York, USA August 24, 2021 to September 12, 2021 . 1 in doubles. [4] They lost in the opening round of the Mutua Madrid Open, but managed to bounce back and reach the semi-finals of the Dsseldorf Open. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. Peers and Kontinen then faced Colombian pair Cabal and Farah and won in three gruelling tiebreakers to progress to the quarterfinals. background: none; After an initial victory over Delbonis/Pella, they were beaten in the second round by unseeded Lindstedt/Qureshi. In Cincinnati Peers tried to conquer the tournament with Kontinen, but they lost in the first round to Pouille/Tsonga. It has been a strange fortnight for Heather Watson. Neither these opponents could steal a set from the number two seeded pair, which thus obtained their third ATP title together. They headed to Wimbledon in a confident mindset, however, went out in the first round to James Blake and Jrgen Melzer in a 5-set thriller that ended 1412 in an 87-minute final set. If you are already a Tennis.com user click the LOGIN button, otherwise create an account and start playing. Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen through to mixed doubles semi-final Watson: 'I'm enjoying my time on court and Henri makes me laugh' After losing in singles first round she was fined $12,000. Kontinen and Peers looked dangerous from the start and once they managed the first break at 2-2 they took control. At the Australian Open they were the 15th seeds (the first time they were a seeded pair in a Grand Slam tournament). Tennis Channel Plus is THE best destination for all WTA action from Charleston. 1 Court, Grigor Dimitrov and Henri Kontinen were competing in the boys final. He has won 21 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and became world No. 456 in June 2012. width: auto; . Finland's Henri Kontinen and German Jan-Lennard Struff will team up next year to play "in selected big tournaments," per Lukas Zahrer. At the Australian Open Kontinen/Peers lost in the second round to Groth/Hewitt. It wasnt until June 2013 that the likeable Finn felt ready to compete. The Briton will play on Saturday for a place in the final of the mixed doubles, after she and Henri Kontinen of Finland continued their surprise run with a fine 6-3, 6-2 win over the American Scott Lipsky and Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia. Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! [9] Kontinen and Peers had a successful end for the year as they won their first Masters title at Paris Masters[10] and the season ending ATP World Tour Finals title. They lost only one point on first serve throughout the 70-minute contest. float: left; Current through the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters. The number 2 seeded pair reached the final beating the number 4 couple Inglot/Lindstedt, and went on to win the title by defeating Peers' compatriots Duckworth/Guccione. 2 in doubles, 2021: First Olympic mixed doubles bronze medal for Australia, fourth Masters title, 2022: US Open mixed doubles title, Two Major doubles quarterfinals, Bavarian International Tennis Championships, "John Peers Profile Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site BaylorBears.com", "Jamie Murray & John Peers beat Bryans to Houston doubles title", "Jamie Murray and John Peers win BMW Open doubles title", "Olympic Games Barty and Peers Claim Bronze", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Peers&oldid=1149562449, Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany, Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom, This page was last edited on 13 April 2023, at 00:48. I am hoping this is just the start of what we can accomplish.. Injuries are a part of the deal when you play sport. 1 for the first time on 3 April 2017, spending 26 weeks at the top of the rankings. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item { 1. } 1., I love the sport, watch it and study it, said Kontinen, who also grew up playing football and basketball. Peers/Kontinen qualified in 5th position for the World Tour Finals in London and was placed in the Fleming/McEnroe group with Lpez/Lpez, Klaasen/Ram and Herbert/Mahut. 1 team Kubot/Melo They may not be finishing the season with the year-end No. Copyright 1994 - 2020 ATP Tour, Inc. All Rights Reserved. They won back-to-back Nitto ATP Finals titles in 2016 and 2017 and also made it all the way at the Australian Open in 2017. The Qatar Open will take place from January 06-11. He continues to break records for Finnish tennis and the sky is the limit for him. . 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking, butHenri KontinenandJohn Peersarent leaving. 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. Get the latest stats and tournament results for tennis player Henri Kontinen on ESPN.com. 1 in bold, as of week of 6March2023, (year first held/year last held number of weeks (w)), 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship, "French Open glory for Indonesian junior player", "Huey/Kontinen Triumph In St. Petersburg", "Huey/Kontinen On A Roll in Kuala Lumpur", "Kontinen Peers Doubles Munich 2016 Final", "Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson left delirious as 'joke' with partner Henri Kontinen leaves her a champion", "Kontista ei pysyt mikn - komea turnausvoitto Hampurissa! fined $12,000 for damaging the court with her racket, Andy Murray chose Laura Robson over her as his mixed partner, the pair going on to win the silver medal. It really is an amazing accomplishment for Henri to become World No. Kontinen, who won an Australian Open title and back-to-back Nitto ATP Finals titles with Peers, will be hoping to be able to contend for the biggest titles with rising doubles star Struff. His good results continued in 2016 as he won the title at the Brisbane International in January with John Peers. } They emerged victorious yet again, winning 26, 61 [108] to claim their biggest tournament win to date. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2017 Australian Open with John Peers in men's doubles, and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles alongside Heather Watson. In 2010, October, Henri reached his best singles rankings of world number 220.He also has a younger brother named Micke Kontinen, who is a retired tennis player. With the help of his Australian partner John Peers, Kontinen has risen from No. width: auto; When I turned my focus to doubles, upon returning from injuries on the Futures circuit with my former junior partner, Christopher Rungkat [winners of the 2008 Roland Garros boys doubles title], I had to learn and get used to where to position myself. Peers went to Mentone Grammar and led the 1STS team to two premierships, his first when he was in Year 7 in 2001 and his second when he was in Year 12 in 2006. In teaming up with John, he has helped me a lot with his greater doubles experience. font-size:15px; ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to the new doubles No. margin-left: 15px; Kontinen and Peers lost their opening round-robin match but went on to become the first pair to win back-to-back titles at the season-ender since Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in 2003-2004. They progressed to the semi-finals after defeating each of their opponents in the group stage. Henri Kontinen and John Peers pose with the men's doubles trophy. In doubles, Peers partnered Max Purcell and lost in the first round. Read More. They followed this up by reaching the third round of the French Open, which was both their best result at the tournament, where they were defeated by top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan.[5]. We played well again. He is also a Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, winning the 2022 US Open alongside fellow Australian Storm Sanders. Kontinen/Peers then headed to the American continent, reaching semifinals at the Citi Open and quarterfinals at Rogers Cup. "I think its going to be a good positive thing because we already know each other so well and weve already spent a lot of time practising with each other, it actually becomes a lot easier when youve already done all that work before you have done the work as a team," Peers said of his partnership with Venus. In Madrid they lost to Lopez/Mirnyi, and in Rome they lost to eventual finalists Granollers/Lpez. 40 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings 12 months ago. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { One week later at the BNP Paribas Masters event in Paris the duo made it all the way to the final without dropping a set where they again met Herbert and Mahut. Robert Lindstedt, who trained with Kontinen when he partnered Nieminen, told ATPWorldTour.com, "We all used the same physio, Jarmo Ahonen, and I used to go to Helsinki a lot. It was here that Peers gained his first Grand Slam victory, upsetting the Polish duo of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in their opening match; in the second round they fell to Sergiy Stakhovsky and Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets. He also reached the final of the 2008 US Open boys' doubles with Rungkat. 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