Finnish tennis player
Henri Kontinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhenri ˈkontinen] ; born 19 June 1990) is a Finnish professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player. 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 . Kontinen and Peers also won the 2016 and 2017 ATP Finals, and reached the final at the 2019 Australian Open .
He has won 21 doubles titles on the ATP Tour , and became world No. 1 for the first time on 3 April 2017, spending 26 weeks at the top of the rankings. Kontinen and Peers have also won three titles at Masters 1000 level. He has represented Finland in the Davis Cup since 2008, often alongside his younger brother, Micke , who is himself a former tennis player.
Junior career
Kontinen won the 2008 French Open boys' doubles title with Christopher Rungkat .[1] He reached the final of the 2008 Wimbledon boys' singles which he lost to Grigor Dimitrov having beaten Bernard Tomic in the semi final. He also reached the final of the 2008 US Open boys' doubles with Rungkat. Subsequently, Kontinen's singles development was hampered by knee injuries, and in 2013 he decided to concentrate on doubles.
Senior career
In 2014 Kontinen won his first ATP title at the Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel with Jarkko Nieminen , he also played two more finals partnering Marin Draganja .
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. Together with Zheng Jie he reached semifinals of mixed doubles at the 2015 French Open .
His good results continued in 2016 as he won the title at the Brisbane International in January with John Peers .[4] On April–May they won the BMW Open together.[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.[6] On July Kontinen and Peers won the German Open Tennis Championships .[7] On August Kontinen won the Winstom-Salem Open playing with Guillermo García-López . It was Kontinen's 10th doubles title in his career.[8] He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot .[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.[11] Kontinen reached the top 10 in rankings as a first Finnish tennis player ever.[12]
Kontinen and Peers won the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship in January 2017, and on 3 April 2017 Kontinen became world no. 1 doubles player—the first Finnish player, male or female, to do so. At Wimbledon in 2017 , Kontinen and Peers lost in the semi-final to Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo , the eventual champions; Kontinen also lost his no. 1 ranking to Melo.[13] In the mixed doubles , Kontinen and Watson reached the final for the second successive year, but lost to Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis .
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Year-end championships
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 30 (24 titles, 6 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (1–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (2–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (6–2)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (12–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (19–5)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (13–3)
Indoor (11–3)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Aug 2014
Austrian Open Kitzbühel , Austria
250 Series
Clay
Jarkko Nieminen
Daniele Bracciali Andrey Golubev
6–1, 6–4
Loss
1–1
Sep 2014
Moselle Open , France
250 Series
Hard (i)
Marin Draganja
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
7–6(7–3) , 3–6, [8–10]
Loss
1–2
Nov 2014
Swiss Indoors , Switzerland
500 Series
Hard (i)
Marin Draganja
Vasek Pospisil Nenad Zimonjić
6–7(13–15) , 6–1, [5–10]
Win
2–2
Feb 2015
Zagreb Indoors , Croatia
250 Series
Hard (i)
Marin Draganja
Fabrice Martin Purav Raja
6–4, 6–4
Win
3–2
Feb 2015
Open 13 , France
250 Series
Hard (i)
Marin Draganja
Colin Fleming Jonathan Marray
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Win
4–2
Apr 2015
Barcelona Open , Spain
500 Series
Clay
Marin Draganja
Jamie Murray John Peers
6–3, 6–7(6–8) , [11–9]
Loss
4–3
Aug 2015
Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria
250 Series
Clay
Robin Haase
Nicolás Almagro Carlos Berlocq
7–5, 3–6, [9–11]
Win
5–3
Sep 2015
St. Petersburg Open , Russia
250 Series
Hard (i)
Treat Huey
Julian Knowle Alexander Peya
7–5, 6–3
Win
6–3
Oct 2015
Malaysia Open , Malaysia
250 Series
Hard (i)
Treat Huey
Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram
7–6(7–4) , 6–2
Win
7–3
Jan 2016
Brisbane International , Australia
250 Series
Hard
John Peers
James Duckworth Chris Guccione
7–6(7–4) , 6–1
Win
8–3
May 2016
Bavarian International , Germany
250 Series
Clay
John Peers
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win
9–3
Jul 2016
German Open , Germany
500 Series
Clay
John Peers
Daniel Nestor Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–5, 6–3
Win
10–3
Aug 2016
Winston-Salem Open , United States
250 Series
Hard
Guillermo García López
Andre Begemann Leander Paes
4–6, 7–6(8–6) , [10–8]
Win
11–3
Sep 2016
St. Petersburg Open, Russia (2)
250 Series
Hard (i)
Dominic Inglot
Andre Begemann Leander Paes
4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Loss
11–4
Oct 2016
Shanghai Masters , China
Masters 1000
Hard
John Peers
Jack Sock John Isner
4–6, 4–6
Win
12–4
Nov 2016
Paris Masters , France
Masters 1000
Hard (i)
John Peers
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win
13–4
Nov 2016
ATP Finals , United Kingdom
Tour Finals
Hard (i)
John Peers
Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram
2–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win
14–4
Jan 2017
Australian Open , Australia
Grand Slam
Hard
John Peers
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
7–5, 7–5
Win
15–4
Aug 2017
Washington Open , United States
500 Series
Hard
John Peers
Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Win
16–4
Oct 2017
China Open , China
500 Series
Hard
John Peers
John Isner Jack Sock
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win
17–4
Oct 2017
Shanghai Masters, China
Masters 1000
Hard
John Peers
Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Win
18–4
Nov 2017
ATP Finals, United Kingdom (2)
Tour Finals
Hard (i)
John Peers
Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Win
19–4
Jan 2018
Brisbane International, Australia (2)
250 Series
Hard
John Peers
Leonardo Mayer Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win
20–4
Jun 2018
Queen's Club Championships , United Kingdom
500 Series
Grass
John Peers
Jamie Murray Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–3
Win
21–4
Aug 2018
Canadian Open , Canada
Masters 1000
Hard
John Peers
Raven Klaasen Michael Venus
6–2, 6–7(7–9) , [10–6]
Loss
21–5
Jan 2019
Australian Open, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard
John Peers
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win
22–5
Feb 2019
Rotterdam Open , Netherlands
500 Series
Hard (i)
Jérémy Chardy
Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău
7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–4)
Win
23–5
Oct 2019
Stockholm Open , Sweden
250 Series
Hard (i)
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Mate Pavić Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–2
Loss
23–6
Feb 2020
Rotterdam Open, Netherlands
500 Series
Hard (i)
Jan-Lennard Struff
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, [7–10]
Win
24–6
Feb 2021
Open Sud de France , France
250 Series
Hard (i)
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski
6–2, 7–5
Challengers and Futures finals
Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend (singles)
Challengers (0)
Futures (5–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Aug 2009
Lithuania F1, Vilnius
Futures
Clay
Timo Nieminen
6–1, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Oct 2009
Germany F19, Leimen
Futures
Hard (i)
Michał Przysiężny
6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Win
2–1
Oct 2009
Great Britain F16, Cardiff
Futures
Hard (i)
Yannick Mertens
7–6(7–4) , 7–5
Win
3–1
Feb 2010
Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Sarajevo
Futures
Carpet (i)
Alexander Peya
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win
4–1
Sep 2010
Sweden F1, Danderyd
Futures
Hard (i)
Timo Nieminen
6–3, 6–4
Win
5–1
Sep 2010
Sweden F2, Falun
Futures
Hard (i)
Timo Nieminen
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Doubles: 28 (18 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Legend (doubles)
Challengers (8–8)
Futures (10–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 2007
Helsinki , Finland
Challenger
Hard (i)
Harri Heliövaara
Mikhail Elgin Alexander Kudryavtsev
6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win
1–1
Apr 2008
Great Britain F6, Exmouth
Futures
Carpet (i)
Harri Heliövaara
Ralph Grambow Ken Skupski
6–2, 6–2
Loss
1–2
Aug 2008
Tampere , Finland
Challenger
Clay
Harri Heliövaara
Ervin Eleskovic Michael Ryderstedt
3–6, 4–6
Win
2–2
Sep 2008
Sweden F2, Falun
Futures
Hard (i)
Timo Nieminen
Carl Bergman Tim Göransson
6–4, 6–2
Win
3–2
Mar 2009
Great Britain F3, Tipton
Futures
Hard (i)
Dan Evans
Scott Oudsema Phillip Simmonds
6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–4) , [10–4]
Win
4–2
May 2009
Kuwait F1, Mishref
Futures
Hard
Sebastian Rieschick
Vivek Shokeen Navdeep Singh
6–4, 6–2
Win
5–2
May 2009
Kuwait F2, Mishref
Futures
Hard
Sebastian Rieschick
Jiří Krkoška Pierrick Ysern
6–4, 6–4
Win
6–2
Jun 2009
Norway F1, Svingvoll
Futures
Hard
Timo Nieminen
Fabrice Martin Michael McClune
6–3, 6–3
Win
7–2
Jul 2009
Estonia F2, Kuressaare
Futures
Clay (i)
Harri Heliövaara
Mait Künnap Juho Paukku
6–3, 6–3
Loss
7–3
Nov 2009
Jersey , Channel Islands
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jarkko Nieminen
Frederik Nielsen Joseph Sirianni
5–7, 6–3, [2–10]
Loss
7–4
Nov 2009
Helsinki, Finland
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jarkko Nieminen
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss
7–5
Oct 2010
Great Britain F17, Cardiff
Futures
Hard (i)
Timo Nieminen
Josh Goodall Dominic Inglot
1–6, 2–6
Win
8–5
Nov 2010
Loughborough , United Kingdom
Challenger
Hard (i)
Frederik Nielsen
Jordan Kerr Ken Skupski
6–2, 6–4
Loss
8–6
Nov 2010
Helsinki, Finland
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jarkko Nieminen
Dustin Brown Martin Emmrich
6–7(17–19) , 6–0, [7–10]
Win
9–6
Jun 2013
Netherlands F1, Amstelveen
Futures
Clay
Christopher Rungkat
Niels Lootsma Jelle Sels
6–1, 7–5
Win
10–6
Jun 2013
Netherlands F2, Alkmaar
Futures
Clay
Christopher Rungkat
David Škoch Jan Zednik
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Win
11–6
Jun 2013
Netherlands F3, Breda
Futures
Clay
Christopher Rungkat
Bjorn Fratangelo Mitchell Krueger
6–4, 7–5
Loss
11–7
Jul 2013
Poznań , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Mateusz Kowalczyk
Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko
3–6, 3–6
Win
12–7
Jul 2013
Tampere, Finland
Challenger
Clay
Goran Tošić
Ruben Gonzales Chris Letcher
6–4, 6–4
Loss
12–8
Sep 2013
Sweden F6, Falun
Futures
Hard (i)
Jesper Brunström
Milos Sekulic Fred Simonsson
6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss
12–9
Oct 2013
Mouilleron-le-Captif , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras
Fabrice Martin Hugo Nys
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win
13–9
Nov 2013
Bratislava , Slovakia
Challenger
Hard (i)
Andreas Siljeström
Gero Kretschmer Jan-Lennard Struff
7–6(8–6) , 6–2
Win
14–9
Nov 2013
Helsinki, Finland
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jarkko Nieminen
Dustin Brown Philipp Marx
7–5, 5–7, [10–5]
Win
15–9
Jan 2014
Talheim , Germany
Challenger
Hard (i)
Tomasz Bednarek
Ken Skupski Neal Skupski
3–6, 7–6 (7–3) , [12–10]
Win
16–9
Mar 2014
Cherbourg , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Konstantin Kravchuk
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti
6–4, 6–7 (3–7) , [10–7]
Win
17–9
Apr 2014
Sarasota , United States
Challenger
Clay
Marin Draganja
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Franko Škugor
7–5, 5–7, [10–6]
Loss
17–10
Jul 2014
Poznań, Poland
Challenger
Clay
Tomasz Bednarek
Radu Albot Adam Pavlásek
7–5, 2–6, [10–8]
Win
18–10
Nov 2014
Helsinki, Finland (2)
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jarkko Nieminen
Jonathan Marray Philipp Petzschner
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
P
NH
(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; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Doubles
Current after the 2021 Sofia Open .
Mixed doubles
Current through the 2021 Australian Open .
References
External links
ATP doubles rankings incepted on 1 March 1976
(year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))
current No. 1 in bold, as of week of 16 May 2022