The 27-year-old from the Blossom Park neighbourhood and Finland's Henri Kontinen, the No. float: left; 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. 1 ranking to Melo. Peers participated the Rio Olympics teaming with Chris Guccione. I was unlucky early on, but I worked hard on my fitness to get stronger, and now manage my knee and be careful.. 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. Get the latest stats and tournament results for tennis player Henri Kontinen on ESPN.com. And if theBrisbane, Finnish-Australian duo take down year-end No. He has represented Finland in the Davis Cup since 2008, often alongside his younger brother, Micke, who is himself a former tennis player. 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. In Halle Kontinen/Peers lost at the semifinals to Kubot/Peya. .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. The 29-year-old German enjoyed his best doubles year in 2019, having made three finals this past season. 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. At Wimbledon they were seeded 14th and made the third round before losing in five sets to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. 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. He continues to break records for Finnish tennis and the sky is the limit for him. 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. 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. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { As Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer contested arguably the greatest match in tennis history: the 2008 Wimbledon final, 100 yards away on No. (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 the end, the pair succumbed to eventual finalists Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in three sets. At the Madrid Open Peers/Kontinen started well beating the second seeds Murray/Soares in the second round. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2017 Australian Open with John Peers in men's doubles, and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles alongside Heather Watson. He has won 21 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and became world No. 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 It really is an amazing accomplishment for Henri to become World No. In September Peers played again in the Davis Cup squad. The pair has put together a 25-6 record since mid-October 2016 picking up the Paris Masters, ATP Finals and Australian Open titles. font-size:15px; After an initial victory over Delbonis/Pella, they were beaten in the second round by unseeded Lindstedt/Qureshi. 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. Here's hoping Heather Watson, who partners Henri Kontinen of Finland, can finally experience a little joy in SW19. Their luck did not change by the time of US Open. Henri Kontinen and John Peers pose with the men's doubles trophy. 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. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item { They made a second consecutive semi-final at the BRD Nstase iriac Trophy before losing to top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecu. 5 in the National doubles ITA rankings Peers also received the Sun Belt Conference MVP in 2009. It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. 1. } position: relative; Kontinen/Peers then headed to the American continent, reaching semifinals at the Citi Open and quarterfinals at Rogers Cup. The following week, Peers and Murray reached their second final in a row, Peers' first ATP 500 final at the Rakuten Japan Open. If you are already a Tennis.com user click the LOGIN button, otherwise create an account and start playing. [11] Kontinen reached the top 10 in rankings as the first Finnish tennis player ever to do so.[12]. Kontinen rose to No. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more. 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. In order to play you must be a registered user. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! ", "Melo new world No. 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. 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. Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris. 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. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. 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. 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. 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. Good for him! 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. A couple of weeks ago, Kontinen and his long-time partner John Peers announced the end. 1. In Munich Kontinen/Peers fought their way into the final to encounter Cabal/Farah again. Just as hard-graft helped Jarkko Nieminen become world-class for a place in Finland's sporting history . [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. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. Injuries are a part of the deal when you play sport. 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. Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin, who partnered Ivan Dodig to the 2019 Montpellier doubles title, now challenge Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely. 10 Michael Venus. After winning the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship, Kontinen was ranked as world number one in doubles. On Friday they broke early in both sets and closed out in style. 1 for the first time on 3 April 2017, spending 26 weeks at the top of the rankings. 3 seeds, lost a mixed doubles semifinal in the Australian Open 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 against fifth-seeded. } Kontinen, 29, recently split with his long-time partner John . Kontinen won the 2008 French Open boys' doubles title with Christopher Rungkat. Peers began the year with regular doubles partner Jamie Murray at the Brisbane International. 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. Having begun with a whimper, it could end up with a first Wimbledon title. So I've found that the best way is to learn as a team.. Peers went to Mentone Grammar and led the 1STS team to two premierships, his first when he was in Year 7 in 2001 and his second when he was in Year 12 in 2006. We played well again. 1 in doubles. Copyright 1994 - 2020 ATP Tour, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. They emerged victorious yet again, winning 26, 61 [108] to claim their biggest tournament win to date. Peers represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in two events. In Madrid they lost to Lopez/Mirnyi, and in Rome they lost to eventual finalists Granollers/Lpez. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, where he and Henri Kontinen won the men's doubles event. 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. Horia Tecau: It's a well-deserved ranking for Henri. } } 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. Congratulations, Henri, on accomplishing this special feat!!! To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. .breakpoint-768 .sub-header-links{display:none;} margin-left: 15px; Their next tournament was the Heineken Open. This however allowed them to compete at the Aegon Trophy, a Challenger event which they ultimately won. 1 in doubles. 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. In mixed doubles, Peers partnered Ashleigh Barty, and they won bronze. 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. Watsons run may yet have a double dividend as she prepares for next months Olympics in Rio. 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. 40 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings 12 months ago. 1 spot as well, John Peers.
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