Former doubles world No. However, the pair's destiny was to get defeated in the next round by the top seeds Herbert/Mahut. 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. 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. 2016: First World Tour Finals & Masters titles, 2017: Australian Open title, 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 easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez / Marrero and Baghdatis / Mller. In April, the pair reached their third final of the year in Barcelona, but lost to Draganja/Kontinen. 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. Just as hard-graft helped Jarkko Nieminen become world-class for a place in Finland's sporting history . 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings, ending the 38-week stint of Frances Nicolas Mahut at the summit of the professional game. [1] He reached the final of the 2008 Wimbledon boys' singles which he lost to Grigor Dimitrov having beaten Bernard Tomic in the semifinal. Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen beat Scott Lipsky and Alla Kudryavtseva to reach the mixed doubles semi-finals. 1. 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Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen through to mixed doubles semi-final Current ATP world No. Perjantain kaksinpelin jlkeen nelinpeli riitti otteluparin viemiseen. 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. They made the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament. Peers and Murray defeated multiple Grand Slam champion and former world No. I never set out to be No. Bryan Twins Fall to Younger Pair in Australian Open Doubles position: relative; Peers also earned ITA Texas Region Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award. 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. Kontinen/Peers then headed to the American continent, reaching semifinals at the Citi Open and quarterfinals at Rogers Cup. 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. Peers played varsity tennis for the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders before transferring school to play for Baylor University Bears. Heather Watson and Henri Kontin win Wimbledon mixed doubles title 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. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item { See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ The pair made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Julien Benneteau and douard Roger-Vasselin. The pair finished the year at the Swiss Indoors Open where they lost in the first round again to Matkowsi and Paes. Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen through to mixed doubles semi-final Watson: 'I'm enjoying my time on court and Henri makes me laugh' After losing in singles first round she was fined $12,000. 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. Read More. .atp-nav-list>.atp-nav-item>a { 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. 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,. } John Peers men's doubles title Australian Open | Herald Sun 1. Watsons run may yet have a double dividend as she prepares for next months Olympics in Rio. } At Wimbledon they were seeded 14th and made the third round before losing in five sets to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. Men's Doubles - Partner: Edouard . At the PTT Thailand Open, the pair were seeded third and went on to win their third title of the year. It's very impressive to reach No. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { Its going to be a nice fresh feeling with Mikey and something new and energetic." 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. This prepared the players for the grass courts of Wimbledon, where they were to achieve their best Grand Slam tournament result so far. In the quarterfinals the two had a new chance to beat Bopanna/Mergea, this time together, but they lost the match tie-break. Watson and Kontinen meet Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld in. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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. The Qatar Open will take place from January 06-11. Paired with Roberto Maytn they finished the season ranked No. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. But its pretty cool to know Ive got to No. This time they came out victorious in three sets to win their fourth title together and their first Masters title overall. In order to play you must be a registered user. All rights reserved. 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. (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. J.B. Autissier - Panoramic . } A couple of weeks ago, Kontinen and his long-time partner John Peers announced the end. Henri Kontinen and John Peers pose with the men's doubles trophy. 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. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { It certainly is a great feeling to be able to do what we have done together so far. Just as hard-graft helped Jarkko Nieminen become world-class for a place in Finlands sporting history, alongside the likes of Janne Ahonen, Mika Hkkinen, Sami Hyypi and Teemu Selnne, Kontinens determination to succeed has also helped his talent blossom. Henri Kontinen nelinpelititteliin Pariisissa", "Mestaruus Lontoossa - Kontisen ja Peersin uskomaton loppukausi kesti loppuun asti! 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. } display:none; Next up for the pair was the Asian swing of tournaments, where they had their best run of results to date, making two finals in a row and competing in their first Masters 1000 tournament as partners. 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. } 1s in ATP history. There they faced the Australian duo of Sam Groth and Chris Guccione and won. Peers began the 2013 season playing with fellow Australian John-Patrick Smith, receiving a wildcard into the Australian Open. Their bronze was Australia's first ever medal in an Olympic mixed doubles competition.[6]. 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. 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. background: none; Gabriela Dabrowski and doubles partner Henri Kontinen lose Aussie 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 one of the younger doubles guys on the Tour right now and is an incredible shot maker. 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Henri Kontinen Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Peers and Kontinen did not get past the first round, losing to Lindstedt/Peya. In the semifinals, they faced another Australian pairing of Marc Polmans and Andrew Whittington. I am hoping this is just the start of what we can accomplish..