1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, ending the 38-week stint of France's Nicolas Mahut at the summit of the professional game. As good as he is on the court, he is off the court. It was reported that Kontinen's new partner for the 2020 season would be German Jan-Lennard Struff. So I've found that the best way is to learn as a team.. Read More. The pair finished the year at the Swiss Indoors Open where they lost in the first round again to Matkowsi and Paes. A couple of months later, Peers and Murray won their first title together, defeating 13-time Grand Slam champions and world No. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { In August the pairing reached the final of the Winston-Salem Open as the third seeds but lost to the pairing of Cabal/Farah. } display: none !important; Peers began the year with regular doubles partner Jamie Murray at the Brisbane International. The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. Kontinen/Peers then headed to the American continent, reaching semifinals at the Citi Open and quarterfinals at Rogers Cup. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { Finland's Henri Kontinen and German Jan-Lennard Struff will team up next year to play "in selected big tournaments," per Lukas Zahrer. 1 for the first time on 9 June 2003. margin-left: 15px; Despite a close first set, the pair lost to established doubles pairing of Rohan Bopanna and douard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! 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. padding-left: 0px; 1 in doubles. background: none; 1 in the ATP tour rankings, becoming the first player from Finland to reach the top spot. In the end, the pair succumbed to eventual finalists Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in three sets. Eventually, Australia lost the tie, which meant that it would have to face the play-offs. 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. 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. The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. Peers and Kontinen then appeared at the Swiss Indoors, where they lost in the first round to second seeds Herbert/Mahut in straight sets. *US OPEN - New York, USA August 24, 2021 to September 12, 2021 . But its pretty cool to know Ive got to 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. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more. In doubles, Peers partnered Max Purcell and lost in the first round. Kontinen won the 2008 French Open boys' doubles title with Christopher Rungkat. The following week, Peers and Murray reached their second final in a row, Peers' first ATP 500 final at the Rakuten Japan Open. 1 in such a short time being on Tour. Their next tournament was the Heineken Open. 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. Henri makes me laugh.. 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. 5 in the National doubles ITA rankings Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Triumph In Montpellier. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. 1 team Kubot/Melo They may not be finishing the season with the year-end No. Kontinen rose to No. I am hoping this is just the start of what we can accomplish.. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. Their bronze was Australia's first ever medal in an Olympic mixed doubles competition.[6]. They made a second consecutive semi-final at the BRD Nstase iriac Trophy before losing to top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecu. 2016: First World Tour Finals & Masters titles, 2017: Australian Open title, world No. 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. Im really enjoying my time on court. At the Australian Open Kontinen/Peers lost in the second round to Groth/Hewitt. It proved to be a high point for the big fish of the junior world. SUOMIpiti kiirett tenniksen Davis Cupissa Intiaa vastaan Espoon Metro-areenassa. 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. 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. [7] On August Kontinen won the Winstom-Salem Open playing with Guillermo Garca-Lpez. Second-seeded Peers and Kontinen edged out unseeded . As a member of the Australian Davis Cup squad, Peers played a World Group 1st round rubber with Lleyton Hewitt against the American couple Bryan/Bryan. 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. margin-left: 15px; 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. width: 32px; 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. } 1 Court, Grigor Dimitrov and Henri Kontinen were competing in the boys final. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! Get the latest stats and tournament results for tennis player Henri Kontinen on ESPN.com. Peers' new partner will be eight-time doubles champion and world No. They made the second round before losing to Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in straight sets. } float: left; 1 in doubles. 1 vs. No. However, the pair lost their first match against the Argentine couple del Potro/Gonzlez. 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. The pair made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Julien Benneteau and douard Roger-Vasselin. Having moved with his family to the Czech Republic aged 15, competing at the highest level, for which hed been touted, was a distant goal. Peers also earned ITA Texas Region Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Here's hoping Heather Watson, who partners Henri Kontinen of Finland, can finally experience a little joy in SW19. At the Madrid Open Peers/Kontinen started well beating the second seeds Murray/Soares in the second round. 9 on the Doubles Rankings, boosted by his success later in the year. 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. . Struff and McLachlan also had a deep run at the Dubai Duty Free Championships, where they ended runners-up. The Qatar Open will take place from January 06-11. He is also a Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, winning the 2022 US Open alongside fellow Australian Storm Sanders. ", "Melo new 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. They next played at the Sony Open Tennis but lost in straight sets to sixth seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonji. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { 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. Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! . 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. They made the semi-finals before losing to Luk Dlouh and Tomasz Bednarek in straight sets. 3 seeds, lost a mixed doubles semifinal in the Australian Open 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 against fifth-seeded. The pair has put together a 25-6 record since mid-October 2016 picking up the Paris Masters, ATP Finals and Australian Open titles. On Friday they broke early in both sets and closed out in style. It was Kontinen's 10th doubles title in his career. Enjoy the leadership and continue to promote and grow the great game of doubles. Im not really thinking about that, she said. Tennis: Kontinen and Skugor set to debut as a team in Doha. At the PTT Thailand Open, the pair were seeded third and went on to win their third title of the year. Watson and partner Henri Kontinen of Finland beat Robert Farah of Colombia and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-4. The Olympic year brought changes to the doubles pairing. John William Peers (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. 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). 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. He has represented Finland in the Davis Cup since 2008, often alongside his younger brother, Micke, who is himself a former tennis player. ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to the new doubles No. 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. width: auto; Tennis Channel Plus is THE best destination for all WTA action from Charleston. It will be No. They lost only one point on first serve throughout the 70-minute contest. Their luck did not change by the time of US Open. Peers reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 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. LONDON (AP) The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 7:40 p.m. 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! 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. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. Kontinen and Peers have also won three titles at Masters 1000 level. Injuries are a part of the deal when you play sport. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { As 10th seeds the couple finally defeated Bopanna/Mergea by winning 86 the 5th set of the third round match. 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. Kontinen, 29, and 31-year-old Peers had lots off success, Henri KontinenandEdouard Roger-Vasselincapped their team debut week with a title at theIntrum Stockholm Openon Sunday, beating third seedsMate PavicandBruno Soares6-4, 6-2. 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. 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. This prepared the players for the grass courts of Wimbledon, where they were to achieve their best Grand Slam tournament result so far. And if theBrisbane, Finnish-Australian duo take down year-end No. 1. [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. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. Peers and Kontinen then faced Colombian pair Cabal and Farah and won in three gruelling tiebreakers to progress to the quarterfinals. Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! Peers and Murray started their clay court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II where they were seeded second. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, ending the 38-week stint of Frances Nicolas Mahut at the summit of the professional game. Peers and Kontinen continued in Hamburg at the 500 series tournament. The Australian pair lost, letting the United States take a 21 lead in the tie. In April, the pair reached their third final of the year in Barcelona, but lost to Draganja/Kontinen. Henri Kontinen and Edouard Roger-Vasselin own a 2-0 team record in ATP Tour doubles finals. Henri Kontinen ( Finnish pronunciation: [henri kontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. Relaxed and easy-going Kontinen combines finesse with serious firepower and an ability to focus and thrive on big points. [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. } Official tennis player profile of Henri Kontinen on the ATP Tour. (modern). 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. 1 Kontinen will start his season with Franko Skugor at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. 2 in the doubles championship of the Nitto ATP Finals, when Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo duel with Henri Kontinen and John Peers. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { Everybody stares at me at the net when the referee tells us, please dont [damage] the court, she said, laughing. Congratulations, Henri, on accomplishing this special feat!!! 1s in ATP history. [11] Kontinen reached the top 10 in rankings as the first Finnish tennis player ever to do so.[12]. Peers next played at the 2014 Open 13 with Jesse Huta Galung, but the pair lost in the first round. display:none; 1. [1] He reached the final of the 2008 Wimbledon boys' singles which he lost to Grigor Dimitrov having beaten Bernard Tomic in the semifinal. 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. They progressed to their first Grand Slam final, where they won in straight sets against the Bryan brothers. He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. It has been a strange fortnight for Heather Watson. 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. 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. 456 in June 2012. Also Peers chose a new partner, Henri Kontinen, to defend his title at the Brisbane International. } They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez / Marrero and Baghdatis / Mller. We both thought it was time to part ways but were still good friends. 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. position: relative; Skugor's regular partner in the 2019 season was his fellow compatriot Nikola Mektic. 1 spot as well, John Peers. 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. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. 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Henri KontinenjaHarri, Top seeds dropped one set en route to the trophy Henri KontinenandEdouard Roger-Vasselinlifted their second tour-level title as a team on Sunday, following a 6-2, 7-5 victory againstJonathan ErlichandAndrei Vasilevskiin, Finlands Henri Kontinen and John Peers of Australia have agreed to part ways and find new partners for the 2020 season. In Cincinnati Peers tried to conquer the tournament with Kontinen, but they lost in the first round to Pouille/Tsonga. 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. Having begun with a whimper, it could end up with a first Wimbledon title. } [13] In the mixed doubles, Kontinen and Watson reached the final for the second successive year, but lost to Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis. In order to play you must be a registered user. A couple of weeks ago, Kontinen and his long-time partner John Peers announced the end. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { It really is an amazing accomplishment for Henri to become World No. The pair reached the third round at the 2015 Australian Open as the 16th seeds losing to 4th seeds Dodig/Melo. He also reached the final of the 2008 US Open boys' doubles with Rungkat. position: relative; At the Shanghai Masters the pair performed better, beating the 8th seeded Lindstedt/Pospisil in the second round and the top-seeded Myrray/Soares in the quarterfinals. float: left; 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. (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. They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez/Marrero and Baghdatis/Mller. Kontinen is now expected to play with Struff at the Australian Open. There they faced the Australian duo of Sam Groth and Chris Guccione and won. 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. margin-right:15px; 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 doubles, you win and lose as a team so you set shared goals, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. They were defeated by Cabal/Farah, despite a promising victory over the top seeds Rojer/Tecu in the second round. Paired with Roberto Maytn they finished the season ranked No. 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. Peers next played at the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships with previous partner Julian Knowle, but they lost in the first round. After winning the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship, Kontinen was ranked as world number one in doubles. 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. J.B. Autissier - Panoramic . In Munich Kontinen/Peers fought their way into the final to encounter Cabal/Farah again. width: auto; In teaming up with John, he has helped me a lot with his greater doubles experience. Henri Kontinen is the new No. Horia Tecau: It's a well-deserved ranking for Henri. 10 Michael Venus. [4] On AprilMay they won the BMW Open together. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { 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. 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. 1 ranking to Melo. 1 since the Bryans (aged 25) on 8 September 2003. Finnish doubles specialist Henri Kontinen will start the new season with Franko Skugor of Croatia. They emerged victorious yet again, winning 26, 61 [108] to claim their biggest tournament win to date. 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. They're up against the 15th seeds, Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena . Perjantain kaksinpelin jlkeen nelinpeli riitti otteluparin viemiseen. In Madrid they lost to Lopez/Mirnyi, and in Rome they lost to eventual finalists Granollers/Lpez. At Wimbledon they were seeded 14th and made the third round before losing in five sets to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. He's one of the younger doubles guys on the Tour right now and is an incredible shot maker. 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. } 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. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. .breakpoint-768 .sub-header-links{display:none;} Together with Zheng Jie he reached semifinals of mixed doubles at the 2015 French Open. 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. 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. His mother, Elizabeth Little, and sister, Sally Peers, are also former professional tennis players. Henri Kontinen (32) is a tennis player from Finland who has a career-high doubles ranking of No. Finland's Henri Kontinen and John Peers of Australia have agreed to part ways and find new partners for the 2020 season. 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. 40 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings 12 months ago. The pair went on to reach the final, before losing in a rematch against Rojer/Tecu. Peers and Murray defeated multiple Grand Slam champion and former world No. Henri Kontinen nelinpelititteliin Pariisissa", "Mestaruus Lontoossa - Kontisen ja Peersin uskomaton loppukausi kesti loppuun asti! 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. [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. Current through the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters. 1. .is-desktop .atp-logo{ 1., I love the sport, watch it and study it, said Kontinen, who also grew up playing football and basketball. 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. [8] He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot. ", "Kontiselle uran 10:s ATP-voitto: "Pari lytyi tunti ennen deadlinea", "Kontiselle jlleen turnausvoitto - suomalainen nelinpelilegendan painajaisena", "Tennishistoriaa! } "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. It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. 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. 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. 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. In July, Murray/Peers reached the final of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships losing to Rojer/Tecu in straight sets. In Halle Kontinen/Peers lost at the semifinals to Kubot/Peya. Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin, who partnered Ivan Dodig to the 2019 Montpellier doubles title, now challenge Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely. 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. Click here for a full player profile. Just as hard-graft helped Jarkko Nieminen become world-class for a place in Finland's sporting history . Henri Kontinen is the new No. 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,. [6] On July Kontinen and Peers won the German Open Tennis Championships. Henri Kontinen (Finnish pronunciation:[henri kontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. It was the fifth title of the year for Kontinen and Peers, including their first grand slam triumph together at the Australian Open. In September, Murray/Peers also reached the final of the Malaysian Open as the second seeds but lost to fourth seeds Matkowski/Paes. I never set out to be No. 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.
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