The Qatar Open will take place from January 06-11. It remains to be seen can Kontinen and Skugor make it all the way in their first tournament as a pair. They lost only one point on first serve throughout the 70-minute contest. He continues to break records for Finnish tennis and the sky is the limit for him. It's very impressive to reach No. 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. The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. The Australian pair lost, letting the United States take a 21 lead in the tie. 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. Finnish doubles specialist Henri Kontinen will start the new season with Franko Skugor of Croatia. 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. Kontinen, 29, recently split with his long-time partner John . He is also a Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, winning the 2022 US Open alongside fellow Australian Storm Sanders. In the semifinals, they faced another Australian pairing of Marc Polmans and Andrew Whittington. } .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item { With the help of his Australian partner John Peers, Kontinen has risen from No. Watson and Kontinen meet Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld in. (modern). Current ATP world No. }. Their next tournament was the Heineken Open. So I've found that the best way is to learn as a team.. Click here for a full player profile. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { In September Peers played again in the Davis Cup squad. 1 in doubles. Its going to be a nice fresh feeling with Mikey and something new and energetic." ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to the new doubles No. Everybody stares at me at the net when the referee tells us, please dont [damage] the court, she said, laughing. width: 32px; In April, the pair reached their third final of the year in Barcelona, but lost to Draganja/Kontinen. Get the latest stats and tournament results for tennis player Henri Kontinen on ESPN.com. Current through the 2021 Australian Open. While representing the Blue Raiders John earned all-conference honours from the Sun Belt in 2009 and 2010 in singles and doubles. It wasnt until June 2013 that the likeable Finn felt ready to compete. 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They made a second consecutive semi-final at the BRD Nstase iriac Trophy before losing to top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecu. He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. float: left; .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { And if theBrisbane, Finnish-Australian duo take down year-end No. padding-left: 0px; 10 Michael Venus. margin-right:15px; 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. 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. After an initial victory over Delbonis/Pella, they were beaten in the second round by unseeded Lindstedt/Qureshi. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { } 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. width: auto; ", "Kontiselle uran 10:s ATP-voitto: "Pari lytyi tunti ennen deadlinea", "Kontiselle jlleen turnausvoitto - suomalainen nelinpelilegendan painajaisena", "Tennishistoriaa! 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. [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. Their bronze was Australia's first ever medal in an Olympic mixed doubles competition.[6]. 1 vs. No. 1 in the ATP tour rankings, becoming the first player from Finland to reach the top spot. 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. 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. Im not really thinking about that, she said. The 27-year-old from the Blossom Park neighbourhood and Finland's Henri Kontinen, the No. Nenad Zimonjic: Id like to congratulate Henri, a relaxed and easy-going guy. At the Australian Open Kontinen/Peers lost in the second round to Groth/Hewitt. 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. Henri Kontinen is the newest doubles No. Kontinen is now expected to play with Struff at the Australian Open. position: relative; In order to play you must be a registered user. They're up against the 15th seeds, Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena . They next played at the Sony Open Tennis but lost in straight sets to sixth seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonji. float: left; Showing Editorial results for henri_kontinen. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! Max Mirnyi: Its great to see fresh, young blood in the game! Peers and Murray defeated multiple Grand Slam champion and former world No. SUOMIpiti kiirett tenniksen Davis Cupissa Intiaa vastaan Espoon Metro-areenassa. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { In doubles, Peers partnered Max Purcell and lost in the first round. The pair finished the year at the Swiss Indoors Open where they lost in the first round again to Matkowsi and Paes. font-size:15px; [4] On AprilMay they won the BMW Open together. Kontinen won the 2008 French Open boys' doubles title with Christopher Rungkat. Kontinen rose to No. position: relative; Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris. A couple of weeks ago, Kontinen and his long-time partner John Peers announced the end. 3 seeds, lost a mixed doubles semifinal in the Australian Open 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 against fifth-seeded. It was the fifth title of the year for Kontinen and Peers, including their first grand slam triumph together at the Australian Open. Eventually, Australia lost the tie, which meant that it would have to face the play-offs. 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,. 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. 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. 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. width: auto; They made the semi-finals before losing to Luk Dlouh and Tomasz Bednarek in straight sets. } At the Australian Open they were the 15th seeds (the first time they were a seeded pair in a Grand Slam tournament). This time the outcome was reversed allowing Peers to celebrate his second ATP tournament title of the year with his Finnish companion. 456 in June 2012. 1 for the first time on 3 April 2017, spending 26 weeks at the top of the rankings. 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. Copyright 1994 - 2020 ATP Tour, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Henri Kontinen (32) is a tennis player from Finland who has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 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. [1] They made the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament. At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Peers and Kontinen did not get past the first round, losing to Lindstedt/Peya. Horia Tecau: It's a well-deserved ranking for Henri. As good as he is on the court, he is off the court. 2 in the doubles championship of the Nitto ATP Finals, when Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo duel with Henri Kontinen and John Peers. 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. } Paired with Roberto Maytn they finished the season ranked No. 1 ranking to Melo. 1 team Kubot/Melo They may not be finishing the season with the year-end No. Peers' new partner will be eight-time doubles champion and world No. Despite a close first set, the pair lost to established doubles pairing of Rohan Bopanna and douard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. J.B. Autissier - Panoramic . Belarus Max Mirnyi was also 25 when he reached No. 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. Peers played varsity tennis for the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders before transferring school to play for Baylor University Bears. He's a complete player, owns all the weapons in the game and managed to dominate at the end of 2016 and the start of 2017 together with his partner, and the guy who deserves to get recognition for the No. font-size:15px; margin-left: 15px; The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. background: none; "It definitely was one of my great shots on match points. Peers represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in two events. I think thats why Im playing so well. In Munich Kontinen/Peers fought their way into the final to encounter Cabal/Farah again. Watson and partner Henri Kontinen of Finland beat Robert Farah of Colombia and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-4. 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. 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. 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. At the Madrid Open Peers/Kontinen started well beating the second seeds Murray/Soares in the second round. It certainly is a great feeling to be able to do what we have done together so far. Peers and Murray started their clay court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II where they were seeded second. 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.. He's a very nice, easy-going guy that everyone gets along with and very respectful. 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. 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 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking, butHenri KontinenandJohn Peersarent leaving. Second-seeded Peers and Kontinen edged out unseeded . .is-desktop .atp-logo{ .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { 1 spot as well, John Peers. 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. . I never set out to be 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. [8] He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot. Peers and Kontinen then appeared at the Swiss Indoors, where they lost in the first round to second seeds Herbert/Mahut in straight sets. Peers played next at the 2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament with Julian Knowle while Jamie Murray was out with injury. .is-desktop .atp-logo{ Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin, who partnered Ivan Dodig to the 2019 Montpellier doubles title, now challenge Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely. 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. I was unlucky early on, but I worked hard on my fitness to get stronger, and now manage my knee and be careful.. His good results continued in 2016 as he won the title at the Brisbane International in January with John Peers. Current through the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters. 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. "I had a great few years with Henri, Peers told Emageo Group. } This however allowed them to compete at the Aegon Trophy, a Challenger event which they ultimately won. A couple of months later, Peers and Murray won their first title together, defeating 13-time Grand Slam champions and world No. As 10th seeds the couple finally defeated Bopanna/Mergea by winning 86 the 5th set of the third round match. Peers began the 2013 season playing with fellow Australian John-Patrick Smith, receiving a wildcard into the Australian Open. It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. } At the PTT Thailand Open, the pair were seeded third and went on to win their third title of the year. Henri Kontinen (Finnish pronunciation:[henri kontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. Today, it has helped him become the youngest player to reach No. In May, the pair reached back-to-back quarterfinals at ATP 1000 Masters in Madrid and Rome. Subsequently, Kontinen's singles development was hampered by knee injuries, and in 2013 he decided to concentrate on doubles. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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. 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.

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