Peers and Murray started their clay court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II where they were seeded second. It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. Kontinen and Peers won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship in January 2017, and on 3 April 2017 Kontinen became world no. Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris. 1 Court, Grigor Dimitrov and Henri Kontinen were competing in the boys final. It was Kontinen's 10th doubles title in his career. 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Watson and Kontinen meet Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld in. 1 in doubles. margin-right:15px; John William Peers (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. 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. [8] He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot. 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. If you are already a Tennis.com user click the LOGIN button, otherwise create an account and start playing. We both thought it was time to part ways but were still good friends. 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 . At the Australian Open Kontinen/Peers lost in the second round to Groth/Hewitt. I think thats why Im playing so well. 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.. Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Triumph In Montpellier, Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Blast Into Montpellier SFs. They progressed to the semi-finals after defeating each of their opponents in the group stage. Kontinen and Peers looked dangerous from the start and once they managed the first break at 2-2 they took control. .breakpoint-768 .sub-header-links{display:none;} Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. It was reported that Kontinen's new partner for the 2020 season would be German Jan-Lennard Struff. 1 for the first time on 3 April 2017, spending 26 weeks at the top of the rankings. When it became official, the 26-year-old Kontinen was fast asleep in Tampere, a city in southern Finland, in preparation to joining his friend at an ice hockey match on Friday. As 10th seeds the couple finally defeated Bopanna/Mergea by winning 86 the 5th set of the third round match. Nenad Zimonjic: Id like to congratulate Henri, a relaxed and easy-going guy. Eventually, Australia lost the tie, which meant that it would have to face the play-offs. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more. In May, the pair reached back-to-back quarterfinals at ATP 1000 Masters in Madrid and Rome. [13] In the mixed doubles, Kontinen and Watson reached the final for the second successive year, but lost to Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis. Henri Kontinen (32) is a tennis player from Finland who has a career-high doubles ranking of No. position: relative; display:none; .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { Henri Kontinen is the new No. [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. In September, Murray/Peers also reached the final of the Malaysian Open as the second seeds but lost to fourth seeds Matkowski/Paes. They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez/Marrero and Baghdatis/Mller. } They're up against the 15th seeds, Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena . ", "Melo new world No. His good results continued in 2016 as he won the title at the Brisbane International in January with John Peers. The pair made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Julien Benneteau and douard Roger-Vasselin. 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! [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. It wasnt until June 2013 that the likeable Finn felt ready to compete. Andy Murray hilariously responds to Russian wunderkind Mirra Andreeva's praise, Rafael Nadal after beating Jannik Sinner: 'His level is getting higher', 'Late bloomer' Bernarda Pera aims upset win over Iga Swiatek in Madrid, Eugenie Bouchard apologizes after shading Maria Sharapova, Dayana Yastremska, Iga Swiatek: "It's tough in Madrid, here are the reasons, Columbia University ladies achieved 4 All-Ivy League awards, When Novak Djokovic left Serena Williams behind. J.B. Autissier - Panoramic . width: auto; } In mixed doubles, Peers partnered Ashleigh Barty, and they won bronze. Here's hoping Heather Watson, who partners Henri Kontinen of Finland, can finally experience a little joy in SW19. width: 32px; .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { 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. 1. 10 Michael Venus. In teaming up with John, he has helped me a lot with his greater doubles experience. 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]. The following week, Peers and Murray reached their second final in a row, Peers' first ATP 500 final at the Rakuten Japan Open. The pair's good form continued in Rotterdam, where after losing in the qualifying rounds they were handed a first-round match as lucky losers following a withdrawal. But its pretty cool to know Ive got to No. But it could have been very different for the relaxed and easy-going Kontinen, who, aged 21 had two knee, two right wrist surgeries and shoulder problems on the horizon. The pair played their first Grand Slam tournament together at the French Open, however despite taking out the 15th seeded team of Knowle and Polek in the first round, they ultimately fell in their next match against the Colombian duo of Juan Sebastin Cabal and Robert Farah Maksoud. Treat Huey: Huge congratulations to Henri for reaching World No. In the semifinals, they faced another Australian pairing of Marc Polmans and Andrew Whittington. He's one of the younger doubles guys on the Tour right now and is an incredible shot maker. Kontinen won the 2008 French Open boys' doubles title with Christopher Rungkat. 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. ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to the new doubles No. 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. Henri Kontinen & Jan-Lennard Struff to play doubles at big events in 2020 The Qatar Open will take place from January 06-11. Peers represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in two events. The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. 2,620 Henri Kontinen Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 2,620 henri_kontinen photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. (modern). Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! . 1, you always try to improve and string together results to build up confidence. They next played at the Sony Open Tennis but lost in straight sets to sixth seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonji. All rights reserved. Search instead in Creative? I was unlucky early on, but I worked hard on my fitness to get stronger, and now manage my knee and be careful.. His mother, Elizabeth Little, and sister, Sally Peers, are also former professional tennis players. Peers and Kontinen then faced Colombian pair Cabal and Farah and won in three gruelling tiebreakers to progress to the quarterfinals. 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. 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. John Peers reflects on time spent with partner Henri Kontinen Official tennis player profile of Henri Kontinen on the ATP Tour. As good as he is on the court, he is off the court. The pair finished the year at the Swiss Indoors Open where they lost in the first round again to Matkowsi and Paes. This prepared the players for the grass courts of Wimbledon, where they were to achieve their best Grand Slam tournament result so far. 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 . Peers and Kontinen separated for the next tournament in Sydney, and got beaten by the same opponents, the fourth seeds Bopanna/Mergea, in the second and the first round respectively. [1] 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. a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ 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. Kontinen and Peers also won the 2016 and 2017 ATP Finals, and reached the final at the 2019 Australian Open. Peers played varsity tennis for the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders before transferring school to play for Baylor University Bears. They made the semi-finals before losing to Luk Dlouh and Tomasz Bednarek in straight sets. Its going to be a nice fresh feeling with Mikey and something new and energetic." He has represented Australia in the Davis Cup since 2016, and also competed at the Olympic Games in 2016 and 2020, winning the bronze medal in mixed doubles at the latter alongside Ashleigh Barty. Their next tournament was the Heineken Open. 1 for the first time on 9 June 2003. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. 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]. He has represented Finland in the Davis Cup since 2008, often alongside his younger brother, Micke, who is himself a former tennis player. Peers also earned ITA Texas Region Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award. The pair went on to reach the final, before losing in a rematch against Rojer/Tecu. 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. John Peers - Wikipedia 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. Henri Kontinen Tournament Results - ESPN Polands Kubot and Brazils Melo, who beat Kontinen and Peers in the Wimbledon semi-finals before winning the title, never looked like forcing their way back into the match. Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen breeze into mixed . In recent years, Kontinen has been able to develop and improve his game consisting of a huge serve, good feel at the net, a single-handed backhand and an attacking attitude. At the Madrid Open Peers/Kontinen started well beating the second seeds Murray/Soares in the second round. Congrats to him, and a tip of the cap!! There they faced the Australian duo of Sam Groth and Chris Guccione and won. } } 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. They made a second consecutive semi-final at the BRD Nstase iriac Trophy before losing to top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecu. } Gold Partners Silver Partner . Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 1 in the ATP tour rankings, becoming the first player from Finland to reach the top spot. Today, it has helped him become the youngest player to reach No. margin-left: 15px; Perjantain kaksinpelin jlkeen nelinpeli riitti otteluparin viemiseen. Paired with Roberto Maytn they finished the season ranked No. Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen beat Scott Lipsky and Alla Kudryavtseva to reach the mixed doubles semi-finals. 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. In doubles, you win and lose as a team so you set shared goals, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. Kontinen and Peers retain ATP Finals doubles crown | Reuters .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { A New Chapter For Finland's Kontinen | ATP Tour | Tennis 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. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. Peers next played at the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships with previous partner Julian Knowle, but they lost in the first round. Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson left delirious as 'joke' with partner Rankings dont lie and hes now one of the youngest No. Four surgeries later, Henri Kontinen reaches No. 1 in doubles Henri Kontinen to start new season with Franko Skugor Henri Kontinen Biography -Early Life, Career & Tennis - TV Show Stars Finland's Henri Kontinen and John Peers of Australia have agreed to part ways and find new partners for the 2020 season. Current through the 2021 Australian Open. 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. It certainly is a great feeling to be able to do what we have done together so far. In Cincinnati Peers tried to conquer the tournament with Kontinen, but they lost in the first round to Pouille/Tsonga. 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. Struff and McLachlan also had a deep run at the Dubai Duty Free Championships, where they ended runners-up. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { margin-left: 15px; In doubles, Peers partnered Max Purcell and lost in the first round. Henri Kontinen - Official Website 2 in the doubles championship of the Nitto ATP Finals, when Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo duel with Henri Kontinen and John Peers. Enjoy the leadership and continue to promote and grow the great game of doubles. (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. It really is an amazing accomplishment for Henri to become World No. Robert Lindstedt: He is one of the really nice guys on Tour and I am really happy for him. So I've found that the best way is to learn as a team.. Current ATP world No. It's very impressive to reach No. Also Peers chose a new partner, Henri Kontinen, to defend his title at the Brisbane International. It is even more impressive for me because he's one of the younger doubles players on Tour and how quickly he's got up there. } 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. } They progressed to their first Grand Slam final, where they won in straight sets against the Bryan brothers. The Latest: Watson and Kontinen win mixed doubles title He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. It remains to be seen can Kontinen and Skugor make it all the way in their first tournament as a pair. This however allowed them to compete at the Aegon Trophy, a Challenger event which they ultimately won. Just as hard-graft helped Jarkko Nieminen become world-class for a place in Finland's sporting history . 1 spot as well, John Peers. Kontinen is now expected to play with Struff at the Australian Open. font-size:15px; A couple of months later, Peers and Murray won their first title together, defeating 13-time Grand Slam champions and world No. padding-left: 0px; [1] He reached the final of the 2008 Wimbledon boys' singles which he lost to Grigor Dimitrov having beaten Bernard Tomic in the semifinal. 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. Australian doubles specialist John Peers admits that winning it all at the Rogers Cup in Toronto means a lot to him and partner Henri Kontinen. 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. This time the outcome was reversed allowing Peers to celebrate his second ATP tournament title of the year with his Finnish companion. ", "Kontiselle uran 10:s ATP-voitto: "Pari lytyi tunti ennen deadlinea", "Kontiselle jlleen turnausvoitto - suomalainen nelinpelilegendan painajaisena", "Tennishistoriaa! [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. 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. 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. 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. With the help of his Australian partner John Peers, Kontinen has risen from No. Finland's Henri Kontinen and German Jan-Lennard Struff will team up next year to play "in selected big tournaments," per Lukas Zahrer. Kontinen/Peers then headed to the American continent, reaching semifinals at the Citi Open and quarterfinals at Rogers Cup. Peers also received the Sun Belt Conference MVP in 2009. I am hoping this is just the start of what we can accomplish.. padding-left: 0px; Everybody stares at me at the net when the referee tells us, please dont [damage] the court, she said, laughing. They made the second round before losing to Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in straight sets. Next up for the pair was the Asian swing of tournaments, where they had their best run of results to date, making two finals in a row and competing in their first Masters 1000 tournament as partners. 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. 1 in such a short time being on Tour. 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. 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 1 when the Bryan brothers, also. Injuries are a part of the deal when you play sport. 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. They made the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament. 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. The pair reached the third round at the 2015 Australian Open as the 16th seeds losing to 4th seeds Dodig/Melo. Henri Kontinen is the new No. Copyright 1994 - 2020 ATP Tour, Inc. All Rights Reserved. At the Australian Open they were the 15th seeds (the first time they were a seeded pair in a Grand Slam tournament). The pair stuck together even though they had a series of first round defeats, until reaching quarterfinals at the Monte-Carlo Masters. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. Max Mirnyi: Its great to see fresh, young blood in the game! If I get the opportunity to play mixed Ill take it but Im happy this week with my partner., Andy Murray reaches Wimbledon final with straight-sets win over Berdych, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Im not really thinking about that, she said. This time they came out victorious in three sets to win their fourth title together and their first Masters title overall. Good for him! He definitely deserves it as hes been winning a lot. 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. 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. It was hard to take and certainly the toughest moments of my career, being so young and realising that a career of playing tennis in the future might not happen, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. Peers' new partner will be eight-time doubles champion and world No. They lost only one point on first serve throughout the 70-minute contest. Men's Doubles - Partner: Edouard . Read More. The 27-year-old from the Blossom Park neighbourhood and Finland's Henri Kontinen, the No. 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. [11] Kontinen reached the top 10 in rankings as the first Finnish tennis player ever to do so.[12]. Heather Watson and Henri Kontin win Wimbledon mixed doubles title Henri Kontinen and John Peers pose with the men's doubles trophy. 1 ranking to Melo. In the semi-finals Kontinen/Peers faced off against Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan and came out with a 76, 64 victory to move on to the final against Klaasen and Ram. Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin, who partnered Ivan Dodig to the 2019 Montpellier doubles title, now challenge Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely. 1. Having begun with a whimper, it could end up with a first Wimbledon title. Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Triumph In Montpellier. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, where he and Henri Kontinen won the men's doubles event.
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