3 seeds, lost a mixed doubles semifinal in the Australian Open 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 against fifth-seeded. } (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. Their next tournament was the Heineken Open.
Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! Kontinen/Peers then headed to the American continent, reaching semifinals at the Citi Open and quarterfinals at Rogers Cup. We played well again. [11] Kontinen reached the top 10 in rankings as the first Finnish tennis player ever to do so.[12]. padding-left: 0px; At the PTT Thailand Open, the pair were seeded third and went on to win their third title of the year. But its pretty cool to know Ive got to No. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez/Marrero and Baghdatis/Mller. position: relative;
Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson left delirious as 'joke' with partner Kontinen and Peers looked dangerous from the start and once they managed the first break at 2-2 they took control. position: relative; 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 - Official Website 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. The pair finished the year at the Swiss Indoors Open where they lost in the first round again to Matkowsi and Paes. In August the pairing reached the final of the Winston-Salem Open as the third seeds but lost to the pairing of Cabal/Farah. } 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. Watson and partner Henri Kontinen of Finland beat Robert Farah of Colombia and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-4. 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 bronze was Australia's first ever medal in an Olympic mixed doubles competition.[6]. 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. Henri has shown that he is good all-around player and has been playing consistently for a couple of years already with winning some of our biggest tournaments. 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. At one stage we were both so injured that we were not allowed to play tennis and we did fitness together. display:none; He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. Tennis: Kontinen and Skugor set to debut as a team in Doha. Max Mirnyi: Its great to see fresh, young blood in the game! }. Peers played next at the 2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament with Julian Knowle while Jamie Murray was out with injury. They're up against the 15th seeds, Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena . In Madrid they lost to Lopez/Mirnyi, and in Rome they lost to eventual finalists Granollers/Lpez. Perjantain kaksinpelin jlkeen nelinpeli riitti otteluparin viemiseen. They played without dropping a set all the way to the final, to play against Nestor/Qureshi. 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. Tennis Channel Plus is THE best destination for all WTA action from Charleston. 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.
Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen breeze into mixed 1 in doubles. 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.
Henri Kontinen Tournament Results - ESPN On Friday they broke early in both sets and closed out in style. A couple of weeks ago, Kontinen and his long-time partner John Peers announced the end. } .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item {
Henri Kontinen - Wikipedia .is-desktop .atp-logo{ a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ Not only because I have known him for so long, but also because I know the physical struggles he has had with injuries - and to overcome that is, to me, a true sign of a champion.
Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen through to mixed doubles semi-final 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. 1. The 29-year-old German enjoyed his best doubles year in 2019, having made three finals this past season. 456 in June 2012.
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. 9 on the Doubles Rankings, boosted by his success later in the year. Peers and Murray started their clay court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II where they were seeded second.
Henri Kontinen | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis They were defeated by Cabal/Farah, despite a promising victory over the top seeds Rojer/Tecu in the second round. It has been a strange fortnight for Heather Watson. 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 . 1. } 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. He's a very nice, easy-going guy that everyone gets along with and very respectful. 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. 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. Despite a close first set, the pair lost to established doubles pairing of Rohan Bopanna and douard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. Watson and Kontinen meet Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld in. Peers and Kontinen then faced Colombian pair Cabal and Farah and won in three gruelling tiebreakers to progress to the quarterfinals. His mother, Elizabeth Little, and sister, Sally Peers, are also former professional tennis players. They then lost their opening match of the Eastbourne International. . ", "Kontiselta hurja harppaus maailmanlistalla nyt jo 10 parhaan joukossa! display: none !important; Showing Editorial results for henri_kontinen. 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. } 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. This however allowed them to compete at the Aegon Trophy, a Challenger event which they ultimately won. .breakpoint-768 .sub-header-links{display:none;} 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, ending the 38-week stint of Frances Nicolas Mahut at the summit of the professional game. At Wimbledon they were seeded 14th and made the third round before losing in five sets to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares.
The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. } It will be No. 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. Men's Doubles - Partner: Edouard . They made a second consecutive semi-final at the BRD Nstase iriac Trophy before losing to top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecu. 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. He has represented Finland in the Davis Cup since 2008, often alongside his younger brother, Micke, who is himself a former tennis player. Jean-Julien Rojer: I would like to congratulate him for this amazing achievement. 2016: First World Tour Finals & Masters titles, 2017: Australian Open title, world No. It wasnt until June 2013 that the likeable Finn felt ready to compete. Copyright 1994 - 2020 ATP Tour, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Neither these opponents could steal a set from the number two seeded pair, which thus obtained their third ATP title together. Kontinen won the 2008 French Open boys' doubles title with Christopher Rungkat. 1., I love the sport, watch it and study it, said Kontinen, who also grew up playing football and basketball.
Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Blast Into Montpellier SFs - ATP Tour In doubles, you win and lose as a team so you set shared goals, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. A couple of months later, Peers and Murray won their first title together, defeating 13-time Grand Slam champions and world No. LONDON (AP) The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 7:40 p.m. Kontinen, 29, and 32-year-old Skugor are set to debut as a team in Doha. 1 since the Bryans (aged 25) on 8 September 2003. Horia Tecau: It's a well-deserved ranking for Henri. In September Peers played again in the Davis Cup squad. Congratulations, Henri, on accomplishing this special feat!!! It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. width: 32px; They lost only one point on first serve throughout the 70-minute contest. 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. They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez / Marrero and Baghdatis / Mller. John William Peers (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. 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. 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. 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. Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! Everybody knew that he was super-talented and he's now put it together mentally as well. background: none; 1.. 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. 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. .is-desktop .atp-logo{ .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { 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. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. float: left; He has won 21 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and became world No. Top seeds dropped one set en route to the trophy Henri Kontinen and Edouard Roger-Vasselin lifted their second tour-level title as a team on Sunday, following a 6-2, 7-5 victory against Jonathan Erlich and Andrei Vasilevski in. 1 and the first Finnish player to do so as well, Peers told ATPWorldTour.com. Henri Kontinen and John Peers pose with the men's doubles trophy. Im really enjoying my time on court.
John Peers reflects on time spent with partner Henri Kontinen The Olympic year brought changes to the doubles pairing. 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. 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. [1] Eventually, Australia lost the tie, which meant that it would have to face the play-offs. Struff and McLachlan also had a deep run at the Dubai Duty Free Championships, where they ended runners-up. Henri Kontinen and Edouard Roger-Vasselin own a 2-0 team record in ATP Tour doubles finals. In September, Murray/Peers also reached the final of the Malaysian Open as the second seeds but lost to fourth seeds Matkowski/Paes. 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. Together with Zheng Jie he reached semifinals of mixed doubles at the 2015 French Open. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes.
Kontinen and Peers retain ATP Finals doubles crown | Reuters This prepared the players for the grass courts of Wimbledon, where they were to achieve their best Grand Slam tournament result so far. 1 in the ATP tour rankings, becoming the first player from Finland to reach the top spot. Australian doubles specialist John Peers said he and Finland's Henri Kontinen mutually agreed to split and find new partners for the upcoming season but they remained on good terms. [13] In the mixed doubles, Kontinen and Watson reached the final for the second successive year, but lost to Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis. Current through the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters. Henri Kontinen is the newest doubles No. 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. width: auto; [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. 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.
Bryan Twins Fall to Younger Pair in Australian Open Doubles They progressed to the semi-finals after defeating each of their opponents in the group stage. 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. } They made the second round before losing to Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in straight sets. Skugor's regular partner in the 2019 season was his fellow compatriot Nikola Mektic. Peers also received the Sun Belt Conference MVP in 2009. They progressed to their first Grand Slam final, where they won in straight sets against the Bryan brothers. Treat Huey: Huge congratulations to Henri for reaching 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. In April, the pair reached their third final of the year in Barcelona, but lost to Draganja/Kontinen. float: left;
Henri on the News - Henri Kontinen At the Australian Open they were the 15th seeds (the first time they were a seeded pair in a Grand Slam tournament). 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. SUOMIpiti kiirett tenniksen Davis Cupissa Intiaa vastaan Espoon Metro-areenassa.
Gabriela Dabrowski and doubles partner Henri Kontinen lose Aussie 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. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. "I had a great few years with Henri, Peers told Emageo Group. It was Kontinen's 10th doubles title in his career. 1 Court, Grigor Dimitrov and Henri Kontinen were competing in the boys final. padding-left: 0px; The pair has put together a 25-6 record since mid-October 2016 picking up the Paris Masters, ATP Finals and Australian Open titles. 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. } .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item { They emerged victorious yet again, winning 26, 61 [108] to claim their biggest tournament win to date. 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 . The pair went on to reach the final, before losing in a rematch against Rojer/Tecu. 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. 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. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking, butHenri KontinenandJohn Peersarent leaving. Henri Kontinen (32) is a tennis player from Finland who has a career-high doubles ranking of No. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { Henri makes me laugh.. Finland's Henri Kontinen and John Peers of Australia have agreed to part ways and find new partners for the 2020 season. 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. In doubles, Peers partnered Max Purcell and lost in the first round. width: 32px; Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! Kontinen, 29, recently split with his long-time partner John . 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.
Four surgeries later, Henri Kontinen reaches No. 1 in doubles PHOTO INSIDE, The Columbia University closed the regular season with a 6-1 win against Cornell, ATP Madrid: Carlos Alcaraz downs Grigor Dimitrov and remains on title course, Rafael Nadal reflects on "disastrous" loss to Alexander Zverev in Madrid, Mutua Madrid Open: Iga Swiatek's brisk triumph sees her enter pre-quarters. Kontinen and Peers won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship in January 2017, and on 3 April 2017 Kontinen became world no. Peers played varsity tennis for the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders before transferring school to play for Baylor University Bears. }
(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 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. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! In teaming up with John, he has helped me a lot with his greater doubles experience. Current through the 2021 Australian Open. Peers and Kontinen then appeared at the Swiss Indoors, where they lost in the first round to second seeds Herbert/Mahut in straight sets.
A New Chapter For Finland's Kontinen | ATP Tour | Tennis Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen beat Scott Lipsky and Alla Kudryavtseva to reach the mixed doubles semi-finals. 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. At Wimbledon in 2017, Kontinen and Peers lost in the semi-final to ukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, the eventual champions; Kontinen also lost his no. Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow defeated second seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Matwe Middelkoop 6-4, 7-6 (6), having saved three set points at 5-6 in the second set.
John Peers men's doubles title Australian Open | Herald Sun 1s in ATP history. Peers began the year with regular doubles partner Jamie Murray at the Brisbane International. PHOTO INSIDE, The Columbia University closed the regular season with a 6-1 win against Cornell, ATP Madrid: Carlos Alcaraz downs Grigor Dimitrov and remains on title course, Rafael Nadal reflects on "disastrous" loss to Alexander Zverev in Madrid, Mutua Madrid Open: Iga Swiatek's brisk triumph sees her enter pre-quarters. Peers began the 2013 season playing with fellow Australian John-Patrick Smith, receiving a wildcard into the Australian Open. 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. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { 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. Paired with Roberto Maytn they finished the season ranked No. The pair made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Julien Benneteau and douard Roger-Vasselin.
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