Peers and Murray defeated multiple Grand Slam champion and former world No. Peers and Kontinen then faced Colombian pair Cabal and Farah and won in three gruelling tiebreakers to progress to the quarterfinals. At Wimbledon they were seeded 14th and made the third round before losing in five sets to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. 456 in June 2012. 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. It will be No. After an initial victory over Delbonis/Pella, they were beaten in the second round by unseeded Lindstedt/Qureshi. It wasnt until June 2013 that the likeable Finn felt ready to compete. 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. (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. 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. The 27-year-old from the Blossom Park neighbourhood and Finland's Henri Kontinen, the No. } "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. 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. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { 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. Having knocked out the favourites, Martina Hingis and Leander Paes, in the previous round, they played near perfectly in lovely afternoon sunshine to book their place in the last four, where they will meet Oliver Marach of Austria and the former junior Wimbledon champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia. [8] He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot. 1 and the first Finnish player to do so as well, Peers told ATPWorldTour.com. 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. While representing the Blue Raiders John earned all-conference honours from the Sun Belt in 2009 and 2010 in singles and doubles. Injuries are a part of the deal when you play sport. Peers began the 2013 season playing with fellow Australian John-Patrick Smith, receiving a wildcard into the Australian Open. It's very impressive to reach No. 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. Perjantain kaksinpelin jlkeen nelinpeli riitti otteluparin viemiseen. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, where he and Henri Kontinen won the men's doubles event. It was reported that Kontinen's new partner for the 2020 season would be German Jan-Lennard Struff. Gold Partners Silver Partner . 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. 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. Kontinen and Peers looked dangerous from the start and once they managed the first break at 2-2 they took control. 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. 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. Watsons run may yet have a double dividend as she prepares for next months Olympics in Rio. On Friday they broke early in both sets and closed out in style. Henri Kontinen, AKA H. Kontinen, is the 21 double tiles winner on the ATP Tour in his life. 1 Court, Grigor Dimitrov and Henri Kontinen were competing in the boys final. 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. 1. This time they came out victorious in three sets to win their fourth title together and their first Masters title overall. Finland's Henri Kontinen and John Peers of Australia have agreed to part ways and find new partners for the 2020 season. 5 in the National doubles ITA rankings 1 Leander Paes on their way to the final, where they defeated Tomasz Bednarek and Johan Brunstrm in three sets. In the semifinals, they faced another Australian pairing of Marc Polmans and Andrew Whittington. Peers and Kontinen continued in Hamburg at the 500 series tournament. As Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer contested arguably the greatest match in tennis history: the 2008 Wimbledon final, 100 yards away on No. In the end, the pair succumbed to eventual finalists Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in three sets. Peers participated the Rio Olympics teaming with Chris Guccione. Finland's Henri Kontinen and German Jan-Lennard Struff will team up next year to play "in selected big tournaments," per Lukas Zahrer. Kontinen, 29, and 32-year-old Skugor are set to debut as a team in Doha. 1 for the first time on 3 April 2017, spending 26 weeks at the top of the rankings. float: left; However, the pair lost their first match against the Argentine couple del Potro/Gonzlez. 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. In four short years, the 26 year old has risen from competing in ITF Futures tournaments on the comeback trail from injury, uncertain of his future, to today leading the team sport. He has represented Finland in the Davis Cup since 2008, often alongside his younger brother, Micke, who is himself a former tennis player. 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. ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to the new doubles No. There they faced the Australian duo of Sam Groth and Chris Guccione and won. They made the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament. Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! 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,. Watson and Kontinen meet Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld in. 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. 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. } He definitely deserves it as hes been winning 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. We both thought it was time to part ways but were still good friends. He has won 21 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and became world No. Current through the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters. Henri makes me laugh.. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. 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. 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. font-size:15px; 1. Its going to be a nice fresh feeling with Mikey and something new and energetic." Watson and partner Henri Kontinen of Finland beat Robert Farah of Colombia and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-4. 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. ", "Kontiselle uran 10:s ATP-voitto: "Pari lytyi tunti ennen deadlinea", "Kontiselle jlleen turnausvoitto - suomalainen nelinpelilegendan painajaisena", "Tennishistoriaa! In mixed doubles, Peers partnered Ashleigh Barty, and they won bronze. width: 32px; In Madrid they lost to Lopez/Mirnyi, and in Rome they lost to eventual finalists Granollers/Lpez. } It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. ", "Melo new world No. Henri Kontinen and Edouard Roger-Vasselin own a 2-0 team record in ATP Tour doubles finals. 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. I think thats why Im playing so well. *US OPEN - New York, USA August 24, 2021 to September 12, 2021 . 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. 1 vs. No. Peers also received the Sun Belt Conference MVP in 2009. 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. The pair went on to reach the final, before losing in a rematch against Rojer/Tecu. Im not really thinking about that, she said. 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez/Marrero and Baghdatis/Mller. 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. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! After winning the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship, Kontinen was ranked as world number one in doubles. 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. The Olympic year brought changes to the doubles pairing. 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]. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. Here's hoping Heather Watson, who partners Henri Kontinen of Finland, can finally experience a little joy in SW19. Struff and McLachlan also had a deep run at the Dubai Duty Free Championships, where they ended runners-up. Current ATP world No. Subsequently, Kontinen's singles development was hampered by knee injuries, and in 2013 he decided to concentrate on doubles. 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. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. In August the pairing reached the final of the Winston-Salem Open as the third seeds but lost to the pairing of Cabal/Farah. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { Henri Kontinen and John Peers pose with the men's doubles trophy. And if theBrisbane, Finnish-Australian duo take down year-end No. In July, Murray/Peers reached the final of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships losing to Rojer/Tecu in straight sets. [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 May, the pair reached back-to-back quarterfinals at ATP 1000 Masters in Madrid and Rome. 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. Kontinen and Peers won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship in January 2017, and on 3 April 2017 Kontinen became world no. LONDON (AP) The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 7:40 p.m. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { It has been a strange fortnight for Heather Watson. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. Henri Kontinen ( Finnish pronunciation: [henri kontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Neither these opponents could steal a set from the number two seeded pair, which thus obtained their third ATP title together. If you are already a Tennis.com user click the LOGIN button, otherwise create an account and start playing. Men's Doubles - Partner: Edouard . 1 in doubles. Peers next played at the 2014 Open 13 with Jesse Huta Galung, but the pair lost in the first round. } 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. They made the semi-finals before losing to Luk Dlouh and Tomasz Bednarek in straight sets. margin-right:15px; 1 since the Bryans (aged 25) on 8 September 2003. 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. They made a second consecutive semi-final at the BRD Nstase iriac Trophy before losing to top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecu. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, ending the 38-week stint of Frances Nicolas Mahut at the summit of the professional game. We played well again. I was unlucky early on, but I worked hard on my fitness to get stronger, and now manage my knee and be careful.. [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. 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. 1 Kontinen will start his season with Franko Skugor at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. 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 This time the outcome was reversed allowing Peers to celebrate his second ATP tournament title of the year with his Finnish companion. A couple of weeks ago, Kontinen and his long-time partner John Peers announced the end. 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. 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. 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. [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. Enjoy the leadership and continue to promote and grow the great game of doubles. In teaming up with John, he has helped me a lot with his greater doubles experience. [1] Second-seeded Peers and Kontinen edged out unseeded . [4] On AprilMay they won the BMW Open together. Paired with Roberto Maytn they finished the season ranked No. . [7] On August Kontinen won the Winstom-Salem Open playing with Guillermo Garca-Lpez. Henri Kontinen is the newest doubles No. Peers and Murray started their clay court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II where they were seeded second. Despite a close first set, the pair lost to established doubles pairing of Rohan Bopanna and douard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. At the PTT Thailand Open, the pair were seeded third and went on to win their third title of the year. He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. [6] On July Kontinen and Peers won the German Open Tennis Championships. Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! 3 seeds, lost a mixed doubles semifinal in the Australian Open 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 against fifth-seeded. So I've found that the best way is to learn as a team.. However, the pair's destiny was to get defeated in the next round by the top seeds Herbert/Mahut. He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez / Marrero and Baghdatis / Mller. 1 ranking to Melo. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of 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. 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. 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 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. 1., I love the sport, watch it and study it, said Kontinen, who also grew up playing football and basketball. 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. Finnish doubles specialist Henri Kontinen will start the new season with Franko Skugor of Croatia. Treat Huey: Huge congratulations to Henri for reaching World No. [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. 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. 2 in the doubles championship of the Nitto ATP Finals, when Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo duel with Henri Kontinen and John Peers. ", "Kontiselta hurja harppaus maailmanlistalla nyt jo 10 parhaan joukossa! 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. (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. 1 team Kubot/Melo They may not be finishing the season with the year-end No. Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! 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. Shortly after helping Finland to a 3-2 victory over Poland in a Davis Cup zonal tie in September 2011, Kontinen underwent surgery on a left knee injury that had gotten progressively worse. 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. 1. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { } Peers played next at the 2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament with Julian Knowle while Jamie Murray was out with injury. I never set out to be No. 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. .is-desktop .atp-logo{ 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. It remains to be seen can Kontinen and Skugor make it all the way in their first tournament as a pair. a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin, who partnered Ivan Dodig to the 2019 Montpellier doubles title, now challenge Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely. In doubles, you win and lose as a team so you set shared goals, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. Rankings dont lie and hes now one of the youngest No. 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.

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