Watsons run may yet have a double dividend as she prepares for next months Olympics in Rio. This time they came out victorious in three sets to win their fourth title together and their first Masters title overall. 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { Their bronze was Australia's first ever medal in an Olympic mixed doubles competition.[6]. In September Peers played again in the Davis Cup squad. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking, butHenri KontinenandJohn Peersarent leaving. There they faced the Australian duo of Sam Groth and Chris Guccione and won. Henri Kontinen | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis In Munich Kontinen/Peers fought their way into the final to encounter Cabal/Farah again. 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 . background: none; } I think thats why Im playing so well. We played well again. He has represented Finland in the Davis Cup since 2008, often alongside his younger brother, Micke, who is himself a former tennis player. 1. The pair went on to reach the final, before losing in a rematch against Rojer/Tecu. Together with Zheng Jie he reached semifinals of mixed doubles at the 2015 French Open. Kontinen is now expected to play with Struff at the Australian Open. It remains to be seen can Kontinen and Skugor make it all the way in their first tournament as a pair. background: none; It really is an amazing accomplishment for Henri to become World No. Kontinen and Peers won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship in January 2017, and on 3 April 2017 Kontinen became world no. Finland's Henri Kontinen and German Jan-Lennard Struff will team up next year to play "in selected big tournaments," per Lukas Zahrer. Official tennis player profile of Henri Kontinen on the ATP Tour. A couple of weeks ago, Kontinen and his long-time partner John Peers announced the end. They played without dropping a set all the way to the final, to play against Nestor/Qureshi. In Halle Kontinen/Peers lost at the semifinals to Kubot/Peya. 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 the semifinals, they faced another Australian pairing of Marc Polmans and Andrew Whittington. 40 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings 12 months ago. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. 9 on the Doubles Rankings, boosted by his success later in the year. 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. Their next tournament was the Heineken Open. 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. Im not really thinking about that, she said. Just as hard-graft helped Jarkko Nieminen become world-class for a place in Finland's sporting history . To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. Four surgeries later, Henri Kontinen reaches No. 1 in doubles 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 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. Henri Kontinen Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images It was Kontinen's 10th doubles title in his career. 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. ", "Kontiselta hurja harppaus maailmanlistalla nyt jo 10 parhaan joukossa! 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. A New Chapter For Finland's Kontinen | ATP Tour | Tennis (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. 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. Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson left delirious as 'joke' with partner Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! J.B. Autissier - Panoramic . Henri Kontinen to start new season with Franko Skugor Henri Kontinen, AKA H. Kontinen, is the 21 double tiles winner on the ATP Tour in his life. Peers next played at the 2014 Open 13 with Jesse Huta Galung, but the pair lost in the first round. Henri Kontinen is the newest doubles No. 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. 1 ranking to Melo. 1 doubles playerthe first Finnish player, male or female, to do so. Good for him! 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. Peers next played at the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships with previous partner Julian Knowle, but they lost in the first round. Peers and Kontinen then appeared at the Swiss Indoors, where they lost in the first round to second seeds Herbert/Mahut in straight sets. 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. But its pretty cool to know Ive got to No. He has won 21 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and became world No. Their luck did not change by the time of US Open. 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. Skugor's regular partner in the 2019 season was his fellow compatriot Nikola Mektic. [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. . He definitely deserves it as hes been winning a lot. In Cincinnati Peers tried to conquer the tournament with Kontinen, but they lost in the first round to Pouille/Tsonga. A couple of months later, Peers and Murray won their first title together, defeating 13-time Grand Slam champions and world No. He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. Farah and Groenefeld v Kontinen and Watson: Wimbledon 2016 mixed He's a very nice, easy-going guy that everyone gets along with and very respectful. In August the pairing reached the final of the Winston-Salem Open as the third seeds but lost to the pairing of Cabal/Farah. [8] He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot. 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. 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. 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. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { 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. 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. It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. 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. 1. He is also a Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, winning the 2022 US Open alongside fellow Australian Storm Sanders. Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! 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 for the first time on 9 June 2003. Robert Lindstedt: He is one of the really nice guys on Tour and I am really happy for him. Henri Kontinen ( Finnish pronunciation: [henri kontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item { After an initial victory over Delbonis/Pella, they were beaten in the second round by unseeded Lindstedt/Qureshi. position: relative; 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]. Peers ended the year at 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 were defeated by Cabal/Farah, despite a promising victory over the top seeds Rojer/Tecu in the second round. [4] On AprilMay they won the BMW Open together. We both thought it was time to part ways but were still good friends. Tennis Channel Plus is THE best destination for all WTA action from Charleston. 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. 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. 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 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.