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font-size:15px; Congratulations, Henri, on accomplishing this special feat!!! The pair's good form continued in Rotterdam, where after losing in the qualifying rounds they were handed a first-round match as lucky losers following a withdrawal. In Cincinnati Peers tried to conquer the tournament with Kontinen, but they lost in the first round to Pouille/Tsonga. float: left; His mother, Elizabeth Little, and sister, Sally Peers, are also former professional tennis players. We are leaving it on good terms, which is always what you want to do. The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. Skugor's regular partner in the 2019 season was his fellow compatriot Nikola Mektic. 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. 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. Australian doubles specialist John Peers admits that winning it all at the Rogers Cup in Toronto means a lot to him and partner Henri Kontinen. So it was the fate of a friend to inform Henkka of the news that Nicholas Monroe and Jack Sock had beaten Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, the leaders of professional doubles over much of the past 15 years, at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Today, it has helped him become the youngest player to reach No. } Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. In Madrid they lost to Lopez/Mirnyi, and in Rome they lost to eventual finalists Granollers/Lpez. [13] In the mixed doubles, Kontinen and Watson reached the final for the second successive year, but lost to Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis. 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. Im not really thinking about that, she said. [11] Kontinen reached the top 10 in rankings as the first Finnish tennis player ever to do so.[12]. Peers began the year with regular doubles partner Jamie Murray at the Brisbane International. 2016: First World Tour Finals & Masters titles, 2017: Australian Open title, world No. 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.. Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Triumph In Montpellier. They then lost their opening match of the Eastbourne International. [6] On July Kontinen and Peers won the German Open Tennis Championships. After an initial victory over Delbonis/Pella, they were beaten in the second round by unseeded Lindstedt/Qureshi. 1, you always try to improve and string together results to build up confidence. ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to the new doubles No. Finnish doubles specialist Henri Kontinen will start the new season with Franko Skugor of Croatia. 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.. 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. The following week, Peers and Murray reached their second final in a row, Peers' first ATP 500 final at the Rakuten Japan Open. Henri makes me laugh.. 40 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings 12 months ago. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. Their next tournament was the Heineken Open. Who Are The World's Toughest Doubles Opponents. Injuries are a part of the deal when you play sport. 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. It has been a strange fortnight for Heather Watson. 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]. background: none; 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. } 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. We played well again. .tourney-details.action-buttons a[href*="watch-live"] { 1 team Kubot/Melo They may not be finishing the season with the year-end No. 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. float: left; 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. It is the first British presence in the Mixed Doubles final since Jamie Murray partnered Jelena Jankovic to the title in 2007. 1 in the ATP tour rankings, becoming the first player from Finland to reach the top spot. 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. 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. While representing the Blue Raiders John earned all-conference honours from the Sun Belt in 2009 and 2010 in singles and doubles. He also reached the final of the 2008 US Open boys' doubles with Rungkat. background: none; Mirra Andreeva, the new women's tennis prodigy, Naomi Osaka credits Giannis Antetokounmpo for giving her 'life-changing' perspective, Dayana Yastremaska changed her hairstyle! "Rafael Nadal could retire at Roland Garros," said former ATP ace. Nenad Zimonjic: Id like to congratulate Henri, a relaxed and easy-going guy. Roger Federer is back on the court: in New York he plays with some students! 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. Peers participated the Rio Olympics teaming with Chris Guccione. 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]. 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. 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. At Wimbledon they were seeded 14th and made the third round before losing in five sets to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. Harvard University ladies awarded by multiple All-Ivy honors! padding-left: 0px; Men's Doubles - Partner: Edouard . They're up against the 15th seeds, Colombia's Robert Farah and Anna-Lena . position: relative; At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Peers and Kontinen did not get past the first round, losing to Lindstedt/Peya. 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. [7] On August Kontinen won the Winstom-Salem Open playing with Guillermo Garca-Lpez. 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 Peers have also won three titles at Masters 1000 level. 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. Peers next played at the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships with previous partner Julian Knowle, but they lost in the first round. This time the outcome was reversed allowing Peers to celebrate his second ATP tournament title of the year with his Finnish companion. .is-mobile .scores-daily-schedule-content td.day-table-seed, .scores-results-content td.day-table-seed { Henri Kontinen (Finnish pronunciation:[henri kontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. padding-left: 0px; 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. Kontinen rose to No. John William Peers (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. 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. } Tennis Channel Plus is THE best destination for all WTA action from Charleston. 1.. } Having moved with his family to the Czech Republic aged 15, competing at the highest level, for which hed been touted, was a distant goal. [1] He reached the final of the 2008 Wimbledon boys' singles which he lost to Grigor Dimitrov having beaten Bernard Tomic in the semifinal. 1. Peers and Kontinen then faced Colombian pair Cabal and Farah and won in three gruelling tiebreakers to progress to the quarterfinals. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, where he and Henri Kontinen won the men's doubles event. SUOMIpiti kiirett tenniksen Davis Cupissa Intiaa vastaan Espoon Metro-areenassa. And if theBrisbane, Finnish-Australian duo take down year-end 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 and Murray started their clay court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II where they were seeded second. Neither these opponents could steal a set from the number two seeded pair, which thus obtained their third ATP title together. They headed to Wimbledon in a confident mindset, however, went out in the first round to James Blake and Jrgen Melzer in a 5-set thriller that ended 1412 in an 87-minute final set. In the semifinals, they faced another Australian pairing of Marc Polmans and Andrew Whittington. It will be No. J.B. Autissier - Panoramic . Peers also received the Sun Belt Conference MVP in 2009. display:none; The 29-year-old German enjoyed his best doubles year in 2019, having made three finals this past season. In August the pairing reached the final of the Winston-Salem Open as the third seeds but lost to the pairing of Cabal/Farah. position: relative; At one stage we were both so injured that we were not allowed to play tennis and we did fitness together. .is-desktop .atp-logo{ Peers' new partner will be eight-time doubles champion and world No. 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. Congrats to him, and a tip of the cap!! A couple of months later, Peers and Murray won their first title together, defeating 13-time Grand Slam champions and world No. But it could have been very different for the relaxed and easy-going Kontinen, who, aged 21 had two knee, two right wrist surgeries and shoulder problems on the horizon. Relaxed and easy-going Kontinen combines finesse with serious firepower and an ability to focus and thrive on big points. ", "Kontiselle uran 10:s ATP-voitto: "Pari lytyi tunti ennen deadlinea", "Kontiselle jlleen turnausvoitto - suomalainen nelinpelilegendan painajaisena", "Tennishistoriaa! Watson and Kontinen meet Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld in. Kontinen and Peers also won the 2016 and 2017 ATP Finals, and reached the final at the 2019 Australian Open. With the help of his Australian partner John Peers, Kontinen has risen from No. display:none; 1 in doubles. Finland's Henri Kontinen and John Peers of Australia have agreed to part ways and find new partners for the 2020 season. The 27-year-old from the Blossom Park neighbourhood and Finland's Henri Kontinen, the No. Peers and Kontinen separated for the next tournament in Sydney, and got beaten by the same opponents, the fourth seeds Bopanna/Mergea, in the second and the first round respectively. It was Kontinen's 10th doubles title in his career. As 10th seeds the couple finally defeated Bopanna/Mergea by winning 86 the 5th set of the third round match. They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez / Marrero and Baghdatis / Mller. 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. width: auto; Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris. We both thought it was time to part ways but were still good friends. The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. 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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. *US OPEN - New York, USA August 24, 2021 to September 12, 2021 . Max Mirnyi: Its great to see fresh, young blood in the game! Click here for a full player profile. Watsons run may yet have a double dividend as she prepares for next months Olympics in Rio. Subsequently, Kontinen's singles development was hampered by knee injuries, and in 2013 he decided to concentrate on doubles. The pair made it to the semifinals, before losing to Daniel Nestor and Mariusz Fyrstenberg in straight sets. It really is an amazing accomplishment for Henri to become World No. Im really enjoying my time on court. He continues to break records for Finnish tennis and the sky is the limit for him. 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. 1 ranking to Melo. 10 Michael Venus. He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. 1 doubles playerthe first Finnish player, male or female, to do so. 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. As Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer contested arguably the greatest match in tennis history: the 2008 Wimbledon final, 100 yards away on No. In Rome they had to leave the tournament after another first round defeat. In doubles, you win and lose as a team so you set shared goals, Kontinen told ATPWorldTour.com. 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The pair played their first Grand Slam tournament together at the French Open, however despite taking out the 15th seeded team of Knowle and Polek in the first round, they ultimately fell in their next match against the Colombian duo of Juan Sebastin Cabal and Robert Farah Maksoud. 1 for the first time on 9 June 2003. LONDON (AP) The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 7:40 p.m. Kontinen, 29, and 32-year-old Skugor are set to debut as a team in Doha. Kontinen and Peers looked dangerous from the start and once they managed the first break at 2-2 they took control. [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. At the Indian Wells Open, he won his fourth Masters 1000 and 25th title overall partnering with new partner Slovak Filip Polek, with whom he also reached the final of the San Diego Open earlier in the year. 1. Peers began the 2013 season playing with fellow Australian John-Patrick Smith, receiving a wildcard into the Australian Open. 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. Henri Kontinen, AKA H. Kontinen, is the 21 double tiles winner on the ATP Tour in his life. 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. 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. He's one of the younger doubles guys on the Tour right now and is an incredible shot maker. They made the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament. 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. display: none !important; (modern). Watson and partner Henri Kontinen of Finland beat Robert Farah of Colombia and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-4. . They played without dropping a set all the way to the final, to play against Nestor/Qureshi. Rankings dont lie and hes now one of the youngest No. margin-left: 15px; width: auto; He is the first Finn and 50th player overall since the establishment of the team rankings in March 1976 to become World No. Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen beat Scott Lipsky and Alla Kudryavtseva to reach the mixed doubles semi-finals. Read More. In four short years, the 26 year old has risen from competing in ITF Futures tournaments on the comeback trail from injury, uncertain of his future, to today leading the team sport. [4] On AprilMay they won the BMW Open together. 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. In September Peers played again in the Davis Cup squad. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. 2 in the doubles championship of the Nitto ATP Finals, when Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo duel with Henri Kontinen and John Peers. 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. 1 in bold, as of week of 6March2023, (year first held/year last held number of weeks (w)), 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship, "French Open glory for Indonesian junior player", "Huey/Kontinen Triumph In St. Petersburg", "Huey/Kontinen On A Roll in Kuala Lumpur", "Kontinen Peers Doubles Munich 2016 Final", "Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson left delirious as 'joke' with partner Henri Kontinen leaves her a champion", "Kontista ei pysyt mikn - komea turnausvoitto Hampurissa! .is-desktop .atp-logo{ Struff and McLachlan also had a deep run at the Dubai Duty Free Championships, where they ended runners-up. This prepared the players for the grass courts of Wimbledon, where they were to achieve their best Grand Slam tournament result so far. Jean-Julien Rojer: I would like to congratulate him for this amazing achievement. .summary-tbody td[data-type*='Rating'] { They easily won their first- and second-round matches against Gonzlez/Marrero and Baghdatis/Mller. 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. font-size:15px; Struff claimed the ASB Classic title in Auckland with Ben McLachlan and also won it all at the Moselle Open in Metz with Robert Lindstedt. It was the fifth title of the year for Kontinen and Peers, including their first grand slam triumph together at the Australian Open. The Qatar Open will take place from January 06-11. Horia Tecau: It's a well-deserved ranking for Henri. Peers reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. Belarus Max Mirnyi was also 25 when he reached No. 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. 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. Enjoy the leadership and continue to promote and grow the great game of doubles. I think thats why Im playing so well. If I get the opportunity to play mixed Ill take it but Im happy this week with my partner., Andy Murray reaches Wimbledon final with straight-sets win over Berdych, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. But its pretty cool to know Ive got to No. } The Australian pair lost, letting the United States take a 21 lead in the tie. 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. 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. In teaming up with John, he has helped me a lot with his greater doubles experience. (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. ", "Kontiselta hurja harppaus maailmanlistalla nyt jo 10 parhaan joukossa! Robert Lindstedt: He is one of the really nice guys on Tour and I am really happy for him. 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. 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. .breakpoint-768 .sub-header-links{display:none;} Second-seeded Peers and Kontinen edged out unseeded . 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. Kontinen/Peers then headed to the American continent, reaching semifinals at the Citi Open and quarterfinals at Rogers Cup. Its going to be a nice fresh feeling with Mikey and something new and energetic." The pair has put together a 25-6 record since mid-October 2016 picking up the Paris Masters, ATP Finals and Australian Open titles. The pair stuck together even though they had a series of first round defeats, until reaching quarterfinals at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin, who partnered Ivan Dodig to the 2019 Montpellier doubles title, now challenge Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely. Current through the 2021 Australian Open. 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. They progressed to the semi-finals after defeating each of their opponents in the group stage. Peers represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in two events. 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 His good results continued in 2016 as he won the title at the Brisbane International in January with John Peers. 2015 was a breakthrough year for him as he won five titles[2][3] including title at the Barcelona Open BancSabadell, his first ATP World Tour 500 series title. width: 32px; Perjantain kaksinpelin jlkeen nelinpeli riitti otteluparin viemiseen. It was reported that Kontinen's new partner for the 2020 season would be German Jan-Lennard Struff. The pair went on to reach the final, before losing in a rematch against Rojer/Tecu. }. There they faced the Australian duo of Sam Groth and Chris Guccione and won. Kontinen and Peers won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship in January 2017, and on 3 April 2017 Kontinen became world no. Former doubles world No. Henri Kontinen nelinpelititteliin Pariisissa", "Mestaruus Lontoossa - Kontisen ja Peersin uskomaton loppukausi kesti loppuun asti! a[href*="540/draws?matchType=qualifier"]{ They progressed to their first Grand Slam final, where they won in straight sets against the Bryan brothers. 1. Their bronze was Australia's first ever medal in an Olympic mixed doubles competition.[6]. Search instead in Creative? He is also a Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, winning the 2022 US Open alongside fellow Australian Storm Sanders. Henri Kontinen ( Finnish pronunciation: [henri kontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is an inactive Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. He has won 21 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and became world 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. [5] At the 2016 Wimbledon Championships he reached quarterfinals of the men's doubles tournament together with Peers and the final of the mixed doubles with Heather Watson, which they won in straight sets. A couple of weeks ago, Kontinen and his long-time partner John Peers announced the end. Also Peers chose a new partner, Henri Kontinen, to defend his title at the Brisbane International. Official tennis player profile of Henri Kontinen on the ATP Tour.