Peers ended the year at No. They made a second consecutive semi-final at the BRD Nstase iriac Trophy before losing to top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecu. They played without dropping a set all the way to the final, to play against Nestor/Qureshi. In April, the pair reached their third final of the year in Barcelona, but lost to Draganja/Kontinen. Peers and Murray then went on to have a fairly successful grass court season, reaching the quarterfinals of the Aegon Championships, and the semifinals of the Aegon Championships. Together with Zheng Jie he reached semifinals of mixed doubles at the 2015 French Open. Relaxed and easy-going Kontinen combines finesse with serious firepower and an ability to focus and thrive on big points. 1. 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. ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to the new doubles No. It has been a strange fortnight for Heather Watson. 1 Kontinen will start his season with Franko Skugor at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. They made the second round before losing to Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in straight sets. 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. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { As good as he is on the court, he is off the court. Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! 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 John Peers men's doubles title Australian Open | Herald Sun 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. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more. Peers' new partner will be eight-time doubles champion and world No. 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. background: none; Injuries are a part of the deal when you play sport. 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. Jean-Julien Rojer: I would like to congratulate him for this amazing achievement. Good for him! He's a very nice, easy-going guy that everyone gets along with and very respectful. [13] In the mixed doubles, Kontinen and Watson reached the final for the second successive year, but lost to Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis. 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. ", "Kontiselta hurja harppaus maailmanlistalla nyt jo 10 parhaan joukossa! Kontinen, 29, and 32-year-old Skugor are set to debut as a team in Doha. background: none; } 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. Kontinen and Peers also won the 2016 and 2017 ATP Finals, and reached the final at the 2019 Australian Open. John Peers - Wikipedia In Halle Kontinen/Peers lost at the semifinals to Kubot/Peya. [6] On July Kontinen and Peers won the German Open Tennis Championships. Read More. 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. In the semifinals, they faced another Australian pairing of Marc Polmans and Andrew Whittington. In September, Murray/Peers also reached the final of the Malaysian Open as the second seeds but lost to fourth seeds Matkowski/Paes. Kontinen won the 2008 French Open boys' doubles title with Christopher Rungkat. At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Peers and Kontinen did not get past the first round, losing to Lindstedt/Peya. 1. This however allowed them to compete at the Aegon Trophy, a Challenger event which they ultimately won. Second-seeded Peers and Kontinen edged out unseeded . Bryan Twins Fall to Younger Pair in Australian Open Doubles Peers and Murray defeated multiple Grand Slam champion and former world No. width: 32px; In September Peers played again in the Davis Cup squad. 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. The pair made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Julien Benneteau and douard Roger-Vasselin. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { This time they came out victorious in three sets to win their fourth title together and their first Masters title overall. Henri Kontinen nelinpelititteliin Pariisissa", "Mestaruus Lontoossa - Kontisen ja Peersin uskomaton loppukausi kesti loppuun asti! 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. Finland's Henri Kontinen and German Jan-Lennard Struff will team up next year to play "in selected big tournaments," per Lukas Zahrer. Peers and Kontinen continued in Hamburg at the 500 series tournament. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. 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. At Wimbledon they were seeded 14th and made the third round before losing in five sets to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. Search instead in Creative? Former doubles world No. 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. He definitely deserves it as hes been winning a lot. Kontinen and Peers won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship in January 2017, and on 3 April 2017 Kontinen became world no. Henri Kontinen and John Peers pose with the men's doubles trophy. Congrats to him, and a tip of the cap!! Henri Kontinen - Wikipedia 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. There they faced the Australian duo of Sam Groth and Chris Guccione and won. }. Peers also earned ITA Texas Region Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award. .is-desktop .atp-logo{ Having begun with a whimper, it could end up with a first Wimbledon title. 1., I love the sport, watch it and study it, said Kontinen, who also grew up playing football and basketball. 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. They emerged victorious yet again, winning 26, 61 [108] to claim their biggest tournament win to date. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, where he and Henri Kontinen won the men's doubles event. I think thats why Im playing so well. Kontinen/Peers then headed to the American continent, reaching semifinals at the Citi Open and quarterfinals at Rogers Cup. Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez/Marrero and Baghdatis/Mller. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. In 2014 Kontinen won his first ATP title at the Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbhel with Jarkko Nieminen, he also played two more finals partnering Marin Draganja. Heather Watson and Henri Kontin win Wimbledon mixed doubles title Current through the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters. 1 in such a short time being on Tour. *US OPEN - New York, USA August 24, 2021 to September 12, 2021 . Rankings dont lie and hes now one of the youngest No. They made the semi-finals before losing to Luk Dlouh and Tomasz Bednarek in straight sets. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. In Rome they had to leave the tournament after another first round defeat. They next played at the Sony Open Tennis but lost in straight sets to sixth seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonji. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Peers next played at the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships with previous partner Julian Knowle, but they lost in the first round. Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Triumph In Montpellier. (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. He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. Peers played varsity tennis for the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders before transferring school to play for Baylor University Bears. 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 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking, butHenri KontinenandJohn Peersarent leaving. In doubles, you win and lose as a team so you set shared goals, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. He also reached the final of the 2008 US Open boys' doubles with Rungkat. I never set out to be No. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! } It certainly is a great feeling to be able to do what we have done together so far. Peers and Kontinen then faced Colombian pair Cabal and Farah and won in three gruelling tiebreakers to progress to the quarterfinals. Men's Doubles - Partner: Edouard . Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. Its going to be a nice fresh feeling with Mikey and something new and energetic." 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. Henri Kontinen is the new No. 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. Nenad Zimonjic: Id like to congratulate Henri, a relaxed and easy-going guy. In mixed doubles, Peers partnered Ashleigh Barty, and they won bronze. Official tennis player profile of Henri Kontinen on the ATP Tour. Henri Kontinen ( Finnish pronunciation: [henri kontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. Kontinen rose to No. 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. They're up against the 15th seeds, Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena . position: relative; Eventually, Australia lost the tie, which meant that it would have to face the play-offs. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 1 when the Bryan brothers, also. They were defeated by Cabal/Farah, despite a promising victory over the top seeds Rojer/Tecu in the second round. They progressed to the semi-finals after defeating each of their opponents in the group stage. 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. 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,. 1 for the first time on 3 April 2017, spending 26 weeks at the top of the rankings. Henri makes me laugh.. They made the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament. The Qatar Open will take place from January 06-11. 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.. But its pretty cool to know Ive got to No. font-size:15px; At one stage we were both so injured that we were not allowed to play tennis and we did fitness together. 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. Everybody stares at me at the net when the referee tells us, please dont [damage] the court, she said, laughing. } 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. A couple of months later, Peers and Murray won their first title together, defeating 13-time Grand Slam champions and world No. In Munich Kontinen/Peers fought their way into the final to encounter Cabal/Farah again. [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. ", "Kontiselle uran 10:s ATP-voitto: "Pari lytyi tunti ennen deadlinea", "Kontiselle jlleen turnausvoitto - suomalainen nelinpelilegendan painajaisena", "Tennishistoriaa! [11] Kontinen reached the top 10 in rankings as the first Finnish tennis player ever to do so.[12]. width: auto; It proved to be a high point for the big fish of the junior world. 1.. 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. 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. 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. 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. Henri on the News - Henri Kontinen } 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. 1 for the first time on 9 June 2003. As Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer contested arguably the greatest match in tennis history: the 2008 Wimbledon final, 100 yards away on No. He's one of the younger doubles guys on the Tour right now and is an incredible shot maker. Henri Kontinen Tournament Results - ESPN 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. a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ 1 team Kubot/Melo They may not be finishing the season with the year-end No. 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 . [4] On AprilMay they won the BMW Open together. It was the fifth title of the year for Kontinen and Peers, including their first grand slam triumph together at the Australian Open. [7] On August Kontinen won the Winstom-Salem Open playing with Guillermo Garca-Lpez. I am hoping this is just the start of what we can accomplish.. margin-right:15px; The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. 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. 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. 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. A New Chapter For Finland's Kontinen | ATP Tour | Tennis 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. Copyright 1994 - 2020 ATP Tour, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! Their next tournament was the Heineken Open. In teaming up with John, he has helped me a lot with his greater doubles experience. [8] He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot. His mother, Elizabeth Little, and sister, Sally Peers, are also former professional tennis players. 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. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item { 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. In Cincinnati Peers tried to conquer the tournament with Kontinen, but they lost in the first round to Pouille/Tsonga. Get the latest stats and tournament results for tennis player Henri Kontinen on ESPN.com. 1 doubles playerthe first Finnish player, male or female, to do so. 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. 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. Congratulations, Henri, on accomplishing this special feat!!! 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. 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. At the Australian Open they were the 15th seeds (the first time they were a seeded pair in a Grand Slam tournament). He continues to break records for Finnish tennis and the sky is the limit for him. It's very impressive to reach No. Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen breeze into mixed They then lost their opening match of the Eastbourne International. Finland's Henri Kontinen and John Peers of Australia have agreed to part ways and find new partners for the 2020 season. . John Peers reveals key to his and doubles partner Henri Kontinen's success The pair reached the third round at the 2015 Australian Open as the 16th seeds losing to 4th seeds Dodig/Melo. 456 in June 2012. Peers reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. . Farah and Groenefeld v Kontinen and Watson: Wimbledon 2016 mixed A couple of weeks ago, Kontinen and his long-time partner John Peers announced the end. Their luck did not change by the time of US Open. With the help of his Australian partner John Peers, Kontinen has risen from No. They lost only one point on first serve throughout the 70-minute contest. Perjantain kaksinpelien jlkeen Suomi johti 20 ja ratkaisi koko maaottelun nelinpeliss lauantaina. Here's hoping Heather Watson, who partners Henri Kontinen of Finland, can finally experience a little joy in SW19. He has represented Finland in the Davis Cup since 2008, often alongside his younger brother, Micke, who is himself a former tennis player. However, the pair lost their first match against the Argentine couple del Potro/Gonzlez. padding-left: 0px; 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. [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. 1, you always try to improve and string together results to build up confidence. .breakpoint-768 .sub-header-links{display:none;}
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