} Kontinen and Peers also won the 2016 and 2017 ATP Finals, and reached the final at the 2019 Australian 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. Click here for a full player profile. As good as he is on the court, he is off the court. Belarus Max Mirnyi was also 25 when he reached No. Robert Lindstedt: He is one of the really nice guys on Tour and I am really happy for him. Henri Kontinen and John Peers pose with the men's doubles trophy. [8] He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot. I was unlucky early on, but I worked hard on my fitness to get stronger, and now manage my knee and be careful.. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. At the Australian Open Kontinen/Peers lost in the second round to Groth/Hewitt. Kontinen, 29, recently split with his long-time partner John . The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. 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. 1 in doubles after capturing Wimbledon title", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henri_Kontinen&oldid=1119221384, Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles, Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles, Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles, ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, ITF template using Wikidata property P8618, Articles containing potentially dated statements from March 2023, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 31 October 2022, at 09:52. 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. } They're up against the 15th seeds, Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena . [13] In the mixed doubles, Kontinen and Watson reached the final for the second successive year, but lost to Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis. [1] He reached the final of the 2008 Wimbledon boys' singles which he lost to Grigor Dimitrov having beaten Bernard Tomic in the semifinal. Kontinen, 29, and 31-year-old Peers had lots off success, Henri KontinenandEdouard Roger-Vasselincapped their team debut week with a title at theIntrum Stockholm Openon Sunday, beating third seedsMate PavicandBruno Soares6-4, 6-2. In order to play you must be a registered user. John William Peers (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. padding-left: 0px; But its pretty cool to know Ive got to No. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item { Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! 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. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. display: none !important; If you are already a Tennis.com user click the LOGIN button, otherwise create an account and start playing. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { The pair reached the third round at the 2015 Australian Open as the 16th seeds losing to 4th seeds Dodig/Melo. LONDON (Reuters) - Finlands 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 6-2 on Sunday. They lost only one point on first serve throughout the 70-minute contest. .breakpoint-768 .sub-header-links{display:none;} Showing Editorial results for henri_kontinen. The 29-year-old German enjoyed his best doubles year in 2019, having made three finals this past season. 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. At the Australian Open they were the 15th seeds (the first time they were a seeded pair in a Grand Slam tournament). Kontinen and Peers won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship in January 2017, and on 3 April 2017 Kontinen became world no. Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! The pair made it to the semifinals, before losing to Daniel Nestor and Mariusz Fyrstenberg in straight sets. 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. Gold Partners Silver Partner . 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. margin-left: 15px; display: none !important; In doubles, you win and lose as a team so you set shared goals, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. 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. Copyright 1994 - 2020 ATP Tour, Inc. All Rights Reserved. While representing the Blue Raiders John earned all-conference honours from the Sun Belt in 2009 and 2010 in singles and doubles. Having begun with a whimper, it could end up with a first Wimbledon title. width: auto; 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. Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! 10 Michael Venus. Peers also earned ITA Texas Region Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award. After winning the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship, Kontinen was ranked as world number one in doubles. Current ATP world No. This prepared the players for the grass courts of Wimbledon, where they were to achieve their best Grand Slam tournament result so far. On the other side, Struff's main focus is on the singles but he has proved capable of playing well in the doubles as well. 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. Though Watson is the British No2 behind Johanna Konta, her efforts here may influence Murrays thinking, although Jamie Murray, the mens doubles world No1, may also have a say. 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. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Peers and Kontinen then faced Colombian pair Cabal and Farah and won in three gruelling tiebreakers to progress to the quarterfinals. position: relative; The pair made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Julien Benneteau and douard Roger-Vasselin. Also Roland Garros was a disappointment for the already consolidated pair, as they were sent home by Baker/Daniell already in the round of 32. background: none; 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. position: relative; Having moved with his family to the Czech Republic aged 15, competing at the highest level, for which hed been touted, was a distant goal. Henri Kontinen (Finnish pronunciation:[henri kontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. The Olympic year brought changes to the doubles pairing. 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. "I had a great few years with Henri, Peers told Emageo Group. (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (WL) winloss record. In Madrid they lost to Lopez/Mirnyi, and in Rome they lost to eventual finalists Granollers/Lpez. 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. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! 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. 5 in the National doubles ITA rankings *US OPEN - New York, USA August 24, 2021 to September 12, 2021 . display:none; 1 in doubles. Peers participated the Rio Olympics teaming with Chris Guccione. Despite a close first set, the pair lost to established doubles pairing of Rohan Bopanna and douard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. Heather Watson and partner Henri Kontinen win Wimbledon mixed doubles Watson and her Finnish partner defeated Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-4 to win a . Henri Kontinen (32) is a tennis player from Finland who has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 1s in ATP history. At the Shanghai Masters the pair performed better, beating the 8th seeded Lindstedt/Pospisil in the second round and the top-seeded Myrray/Soares in the quarterfinals. float: left; 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. Who Are The World's Toughest Doubles Opponents. Im really enjoying my time on court. However, the pair's destiny was to get defeated in the next round by the top seeds Herbert/Mahut. The following week, Peers and Murray reached their second final in a row, Peers' first ATP 500 final at the Rakuten Japan Open. Today, it has helped him become the youngest player to reach No. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { 1 spot as well, John Peers. 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. margin-right:15px; Kontinen rose to No. font-size:15px; 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. He is also a Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, winning the 2022 US Open alongside fellow Australian Storm Sanders. 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. 1 Leander Paes on their way to the final, where they defeated Tomasz Bednarek and Johan Brunstrm in three sets. 2015 was a breakthrough year for him as he won five titles[2][3] including title at the Barcelona Open BancSabadell, his first ATP World Tour 500 series title. Henri Kontinen, AKA H. Kontinen, is the 21 double tiles winner on the ATP Tour in his life. Injuries are a part of the deal when you play sport. Relaxed and easy-going Kontinen combines finesse with serious firepower and an ability to focus and thrive on big points. He's a very nice, easy-going guy that everyone gets along with and very respectful. Peers began the 2013 season playing with fellow Australian John-Patrick Smith, receiving a wildcard into the Australian Open. "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. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, where he and Henri Kontinen won the men's doubles event. In Halle Kontinen/Peers lost at the semifinals to Kubot/Peya. }. Current through the 2021 Australian Open. 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. 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. By defeating the unseeded ili/Pavi in the semifinals they were one step away from winning the tournament, but their final opponents Isner/Sock grabbed the title with more relaxed playing. Struff claimed the ASB Classic title in Auckland with Ben McLachlan and also won it all at the Moselle Open in Metz with Robert Lindstedt. That proved, Finnish-Aussie duo claim 12th team trophy After triumphing in the opening week of the season at Brisbane, two-time reigningNitto ATP FinalschampionsHenri KontinenandJohn Peerslost nine of their next 12 matches at, Kontinen/Peers claim their 11th ATP World Tour title as a team Henri KontinenandJohn Peerscertainly finished 2017 on a high note, retaining their trophy at theNitto ATP Finals. However, the pair lost their first match against the Argentine couple del Potro/Gonzlez. They progressed to their first Grand Slam final, where they won in straight sets against the Bryan brothers. 1. Peers represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in two events. [1] .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. All rights reserved. They progressed to the semi-finals after defeating each of their opponents in the group stage. At the Madrid Open Peers/Kontinen started well beating the second seeds Murray/Soares in the second round. 3 seeds, lost a mixed doubles semifinal in the Australian Open 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 against fifth-seeded. In the quarterfinals the two had a new chance to beat Bopanna/Mergea, this time together, but they lost the match tie-break. 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. 456 in June 2012. In May, the pair reached back-to-back quarterfinals at ATP 1000 Masters in Madrid and Rome. Max Mirnyi: Its great to see fresh, young blood in the game! 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. He has represented Finland in the Davis Cup since 2008, often alongside his younger brother, Micke, who is himself a former tennis player. No part of this site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means (including photocopying, recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means), without the written permission of ATP Tour, Inc.. Also Peers chose a new partner, Henri Kontinen, to defend his title at the Brisbane International. Eventually, Australia lost the tie, which meant that it would have to face the play-offs. padding-left: 0px; 1 doubles playerthe first Finnish player, male or female, to do so. The pair stuck together even though they had a series of first round defeats, until reaching quarterfinals at the Monte-Carlo Masters. 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. Im not really thinking about that, she said. His good results continued in 2016 as he won the title at the Brisbane International in January with John Peers.
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