Peers and Kontinen then faced Colombian pair Cabal and Farah and won in three gruelling tiebreakers to progress to the quarterfinals. 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. Just as hard-graft helped Jarkko Nieminen become world-class for a place in Finland's sporting history . 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,. SUOMIpiti kiirett tenniksen Davis Cupissa Intiaa vastaan Espoon Metro-areenassa. 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. In doubles, you win and lose as a team so you set shared goals, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. 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. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { Peers ended the year at No. I never set out to be No. Kontinen, 29, recently split with his long-time partner John . 1. Subsequently, Kontinen's singles development was hampered by knee injuries, and in 2013 he decided to concentrate on doubles. 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 . Neither these opponents could steal a set from the number two seeded pair, which thus obtained their third ATP title together. 1 Leander Paes on their way to the final, where they defeated Tomasz Bednarek and Johan Brunstrm in three sets. a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ I think thats why Im playing so well. Congrats to him, and a tip of the cap!! a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ 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. 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. 5 in the National doubles ITA rankings Current ATP world No. Men's Doubles - Partner: Edouard . Copyright 1994 - 2020 ATP Tour, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world 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.
LONDON (AP) The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 7:40 p.m. 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. Henri Kontinen is the new No. 1 for the first time on 9 June 2003. 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. In May, the pair reached back-to-back quarterfinals at ATP 1000 Masters in Madrid and Rome. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more. Henri Kontinen and John Peers pose with the men's doubles trophy. Henri Kontinen and Edouard Roger-Vasselin own a 2-0 team record in ATP Tour doubles finals. 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. There they faced the Australian duo of Sam Groth and Chris Guccione and won. Second-seeded Peers and Kontinen edged out unseeded . It remains to be seen can Kontinen and Skugor make it all the way in their first tournament as a pair. It has been a strange fortnight for Heather Watson. In doubles, Peers partnered Max Purcell and lost in the first round. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { It's very impressive to reach No. . Kontinen and Peers looked dangerous from the start and once they managed the first break at 2-2 they took control. 1. 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. 1., I love the sport, watch it and study it, said Kontinen, who also grew up playing football and basketball. They played without dropping a set all the way to the final, to play against Nestor/Qureshi. 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.
Henri Kontinen & Jan-Lennard Struff to play doubles at big events in 2020 Peers reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world 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. [7] On August Kontinen won the Winstom-Salem Open playing with Guillermo Garca-Lpez. 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. 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. 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. 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. Skugor's regular partner in the 2019 season was his fellow compatriot Nikola Mektic. } Peers and Murray defeated multiple Grand Slam champion and former world No. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { 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.
They progressed to their first Grand Slam final, where they won in straight sets against the Bryan brothers. Showing Editorial results for henri_kontinen. His mother, Elizabeth Little, and sister, Sally Peers, are also former professional tennis players. 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. And if theBrisbane, Finnish-Australian duo take down year-end No. font-size:15px; 1 in such a short time being on Tour. 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 September, Murray/Peers also reached the final of the Malaysian Open as the second seeds but lost to fourth seeds Matkowski/Paes. [1] 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.
John Peers reveals key to his and doubles partner Henri Kontinen's success John Peers reflects on time spent with partner Henri Kontinen Robert Lindstedt: He is one of the really nice guys on Tour and I am really happy for him. Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! width: auto; width: 32px; 10 Michael Venus. He's one of the younger doubles guys on the Tour right now and is an incredible shot maker. The Olympic year brought changes to the doubles pairing. Their luck did not change by the time of US Open. They next played at the Sony Open Tennis but lost in straight sets to sixth seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonji. 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. .is-desktop .atp-logo{ Get the latest stats and tournament results for tennis player Henri Kontinen on ESPN.com. They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez / Marrero and Baghdatis / Mller. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { padding-left: 0px; 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. 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. Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Triumph In Montpellier. Eventually, Australia lost the tie, which meant that it would have to face the play-offs. Together with Zheng Jie he reached semifinals of mixed doubles at the 2015 French Open. They progressed to the semi-finals after defeating each of their opponents in the group stage.
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. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { Henri makes me laugh.. 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 has put together a 25-6 record since mid-October 2016 picking up the Paris Masters, ATP Finals and Australian Open titles. He continues to break records for Finnish tennis and the sky is the limit for him. } 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. 1 in doubles. } The 29-year-old German enjoyed his best doubles year in 2019, having made three finals this past season. 1 spot as well, John Peers. (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. Rankings dont lie and hes now one of the youngest No. 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. padding-left: 0px; [8] He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot. 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. In Munich Kontinen/Peers fought their way into the final to encounter Cabal/Farah again. } Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris. He is also a Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, winning the 2022 US Open alongside fellow Australian Storm Sanders. Its going to be a nice fresh feeling with Mikey and something new and energetic." Perjantain kaksinpelin jlkeen nelinpeli riitti otteluparin viemiseen. In September Peers played again in the Davis Cup squad. ", "Kontiselle uran 10:s ATP-voitto: "Pari lytyi tunti ennen deadlinea", "Kontiselle jlleen turnausvoitto - suomalainen nelinpelilegendan painajaisena", "Tennishistoriaa! At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Peers and Kontinen did not get past the first round, losing to Lindstedt/Peya. 1.. [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.
Henri on the News - Henri Kontinen 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.
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Henri Kontinen | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis float: left; 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! 456 in June 2012. On Friday they broke early in both sets and closed out in style. Im not really thinking about that, she said. 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.
John Peers - Wikipedia Watsons run may yet have a double dividend as she prepares for next months Olympics in Rio. However, the pair's destiny was to get defeated in the next round by the top seeds Herbert/Mahut. His good results continued in 2016 as he won the title at the Brisbane International in January with John Peers. width: 32px; After an initial victory over Delbonis/Pella, they were beaten in the second round by unseeded Lindstedt/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. ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to the new doubles No. } Peers and Murray started their clay court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II where they were seeded second. They made a second consecutive semi-final at the BRD Nstase iriac Trophy before losing to top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecu. It was Kontinen's 10th doubles title in his career. 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. 1 ranking to Melo. [1] He reached the final of the 2008 Wimbledon boys' singles which he lost to Grigor Dimitrov having beaten Bernard Tomic in the semifinal. Kontinen and Peers won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship in January 2017, and on 3 April 2017 Kontinen became world no. 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. [11] Kontinen reached the top 10 in rankings as the first Finnish tennis player ever to do so.[12]. Also Peers chose a new partner, Henri Kontinen, to defend his title at the Brisbane International. 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 .
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. 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. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { } Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. display: none !important; 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. It will be No. Henri Kontinen, AKA H. Kontinen, is the 21 double tiles winner on the ATP Tour in his life. He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. So I've found that the best way is to learn as a team.. 1 pair Bob and Mike Bryan in the final of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships after coming back from a set down.[3]. Gold Partners Silver Partner . Tennis: Kontinen and Skugor set to debut as a team in Doha. ", "Kontiselta hurja harppaus maailmanlistalla nyt jo 10 parhaan joukossa! 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. 1. 9 on the Doubles Rankings, boosted by his success later in the year. Who Are The World's Toughest Doubles Opponents. Kontinen, 29, and 32-year-old Skugor are set to debut as a team in Doha. They made the second round before losing to Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in straight sets. 40 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings 12 months ago.
Gabriela Dabrowski and doubles partner Henri Kontinen lose Aussie Good for him! Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen beat Scott Lipsky and Alla Kudryavtseva to reach the mixed doubles semi-finals. 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 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. They lost only one point on first serve throughout the 70-minute contest.
Henri Kontinen - Wikipedia [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. "I had a great few years with Henri, Peers told Emageo Group. 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. It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. All rights reserved. But its pretty cool to know Ive got to No.
Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen through to mixed doubles semi-final
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