Henri Kontinen

Henri Kontinen

Country (sports)	Finland
Residence	Helsinki, Finland
Born	19 June 1990 Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach(es)	Chris Eaton
Prize money	$1,228,758
Singles
Career record	7–6
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 220 (18 October 2010)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2010)
Doubles
Career record	109–60 (64.5% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	13
Highest ranking	No. 7 (21 November 2016)
Current ranking	No. 7 (21 November 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2016)
French Open	2R (2014, 2015, 2016)
Wimbledon	QF (2016)
US Open	2R (2016)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2016)
Mixed doubles
Career record	10–6 (62.5%)
Career titles	1
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	SF (2015)
Wimbledon	W (2016)
US Open	QF (2015)
Last updated on: 21 November 2016.

Henri Kontinen (born 19 June 1990) is a Finnish tennis player.

Kontinen has won 11 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. On 18 October 2010, Kontinen reached his best singles rankings of world number 220. On 21 November 2016, after winning the ATP World Tour Finals doubles championship, he peaked at world number 7 in the doubles rankings. His brother Micke is also a tennis player.

His greatest success has come in doubles, having reached the quarterfinals of the men's doubles 2016 Wimbledon Championships with John Peers and winning the mixed doubles at the same tournament with Heather Watson.

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 Christopher Rungkat. Subsequently Kontinen's singles development was hampered by knee injuries, and 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 succesful 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]

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Winner	2016	Wimbledon	Grass	Heather Watson	Robert Farah Anna-Lena Grönefeld	7–6^(7–5), 6–4

Year-End Championships

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	2016	ATP World Tour Finals, London	Hard (i)	John Peers	Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram	2–6, 6–1, [10–8]

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2016	Shanghai Masters	Hard	John Peers	Jack Sock John Isner	4–6, 4–6
Winner	2016	Paris Masters	Hard (i)	John Peers	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	6–4, 3–6, [10–6]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 17 (13 titles, 4 runners-up)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (1–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–1) ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–1) ATP World Tour 250 Series (9–2)

Finals by Surface Hard (9–3) Clay (4–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	Num	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	2 August 2014	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Jarkko Nieminen	Daniele Bracciali Andrey Golubev	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	21 September 2014	Moselle Open, France	Hard (i)	Marin Draganja	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	7–6^(7–3), 3–6, [8–10]
Runner-up	2.	26 October 2014	Swiss Indoors, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Marin Draganja	Vasek Pospisil Nenad Zimonjić	6–7^(13–15), 6–1, [5–10]
Winner	2.	8 February 2015	Zagreb Indoors, Croatia	Hard (i)	Marin Draganja	Fabrice Martin Purav Raja	6–4, 6–4
Winner	3.	22 February 2015	Open 13, France	Hard (i)	Marin Draganja	Colin Fleming Jonathan Marray	6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Winner	4.	26 April 2015	Barcelona Open, Spain	Clay	Marin Draganja	Jamie Murray John Peers	6–3, 6–7^(6–8), [11–9]
Runner-up	3.	8 August 2015	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Robin Haase	Nicolás Almagro Carlos Berlocq	7–5, 3–6, [9–11]
Winner	5.	27 September 2015	St. Petersburg Open, Russia	Hard (i)	Treat Huey	Julian Knowle Alexander Peya	7–5, 6–3
Winner	6.	4 October 2015	Malaysian Open, Malaysia	Hard (i)	Treat Huey	Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram	7–6^(7–4), 6–2
Winner	7.	10 January 2016	Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	John Peers	James Duckworth Chris Guccione	7–6^(7–4), 6–1
Winner	8.	1 May 2016	Bavarian International, Germany	Clay	John Peers	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Winner	9.	17 July 2016	German Open, Germany	Clay	John Peers	Daniel Nestor Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	7–5, 6–3
Winner	10.	27 August 2016	Winston-Salem Open, United States	Hard	Guillermo García-López	Andre Begemann Leander Paes	4–6, 7–6^(8–6), [10–8]
Winner	11.	25 September 2016	St. Petersburg Open, Russia	Hard (i)	Dominic Inglot	Andre Begemann Leander Paes	4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Runner-up	4.	16 October 2016	Shanghai Masters, China	Hard	John Peers	Jack Sock John Isner	4–6, 4–6
Winner	12.	6 November 2016	Paris Masters, France	Hard (i)	John Peers	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Winner	13.	20 November 2016	ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	John Peers	Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram	2–6, 6–1, [10–8]

Singles titles

Legend (Singles)

Challengers (0)

Futures (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	2009	Vilnius	Clay	Timo Nieminen	6–1, 6–3
2.	2009	Cardiff	Hard (i)	Yannick Mertens	7–6(4), 7–5
3.	2010	Sarajevo	Carpet	Alexander Peya	6–3, 7–6(4)
4.	2010	Danderyd	Hard (i)	Timo Nieminen	6–3, 6–4
5.	2010	Falun	Hard (i)	Timo Nieminen	6–3, 3–6, 7–6(5)

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runners-up)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	18 November 2007	Helsinki Challenger, Finland	Hard (i)	Harri Heliövaara	Mikhail Elgin Alexander Kudryavtsev	6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Runner-up	2.	3 August 2008	Tampere Challenger, Estonia	Clay	Harri Heliövaara	Ervin Eleskovic Michael Ryderstedt	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	15 November 2009	Jersey Challenger, Channel Islands	Hard (i)	Jarkko Nieminen	Frederik Nielsen Joseph Sirianni	5–7, 6–3, [2–10]
Runner-up	4.	29 November 2009	Helsinki Challenger, Finland	Hard (i)	Jarkko Nieminen	Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	2–6, 6–7^(7–9)
Winner	1.	14 November 2010	Loughborough Challenger, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Frederik Nielsen	Jordan Kerr Ken Skupski	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	28 November 2009	Helsinki Challenger, Finland	Hard (i)	Jarkko Nieminen	Dustin Brown Martin Emmrich	6–7^(17–19), 6–0, [7–10]
Runner-up	6.	21 July 2013	Poznań Challenger, Poland	Clay	Mateusz Kowalczyk	Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko	3–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	28 July 2013	Tampere Challenger, Estonia	Clay	Goran Tošić	Ruben Gonzales Chris Letcher	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	7.	20 October 2013	Mouilleron-le-Captif Challenger, France	Hard (i)	Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras	Fabrice Martin Hugo Nys	6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Winner	3.	9 November 2013	Bratislava Challenger, Slovakia	Hard (i)	Andreas Siljeström	Gero Kretschmer Jan-Lennard Struff	7–6^(8–6), 6–2
Winner	4.	16 November 2013	Helsinki Challenger, Finland	Hard (i)	Jarkko Nieminen	Dustin Brown Philipp Marx	7–5, 5–7, [10–5]
Winner	5.	26 January 2014	Talheim Challenger, Germany	Hard (i)	Tomasz Bednarek	Ken Skupski Neal Skupski	3–6, 7–6 ^(7–3), [12–10]
Winner	6.	2 March 2014	Cherbourg Challenger, France	Hard (i)	Konstantin Kravchuk	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti	6–4, 6–7 ^(3–7), [10–7]
Winner	7.	20 April 2014	Sarasota Challenger, United States	Clay	Marin Draganja	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Franko Škugor	7–5, 5–7, [10–6]
Runner-up	8.	20 July 2014	Poznań Challenger, Poland	Clay	Tomasz Bednarek	Radu Albot Adam Pavlásek	7–5, 2–6, [10–8]
Winner	8.	16 November 2014	Helsinki Challenger, Finland	Hard (i)	Jarkko Nieminen	Jonathan Marray Philipp Petzschner	7–6^(7–2), 6–4

Doubles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	Career
Grand Slams
Australian Open	A	1R	2R	1–2
French Open	2R	2R	2R	3–3
Wimbledon	1R	1R	QF	3–3
US Open	1R	1R	2R	1–3
Win-Loss	1–3	1–4	6–4	8–11
ATP World Tour Finals
ATP World Tour Finals	DNQ		W	5–0
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	1R	1R	0–2
Miami Masters	A	QF	1R	2–2
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	1R	QF	2–2
Madrid Masters	A	1R	QF	2–2
Rome Masters	A	1R	1R	0–2
Canada Masters	A	A	QF	1–1
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	1R	0–1
Shanghai Masters	A	A	F	4–1
Paris Masters	A	A	W	5–0
Win-Loss	0–0	2–5	14–8	16–13
Career statistics
ATP Finals	3	6	8	17
ATP Titles	1	5	7	13
Overall Win–Loss	19–13	31–21	52–20	109–60
Year-end Ranking	46	31	7	64.5%

References

1. "French Open glory for Indonesian junior player". Jakarta Globe. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
2. "Huey/Kontinen Triumph In St. Petersburg". ATP World Tour. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
3. "Huey/Kontinen On A Roll in Kuala Lumpur". ATP World Tour. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
4. "Peers/Kontinen Capture Brisbane Crown". ATP World Tour. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
5. "Kontinen Peers Doubles Munich 2016 Final". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
6. "Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson left delirious as 'joke' with partner Henri Kontinen leaves her a champion". Independent. 11 July 2016.
7. "Kontista ei pysäytä mikään - komea turnausvoitto Hampurissa!". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-11-21.
8. "Kontiselle uran 10:s ATP-voitto: "Pari löytyi tunti ennen deadlinea"". Suomen Tennisliitto (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-11-21.
9. "Kontiselle jälleen turnausvoitto - suomalainen nelinpelilegendan painajaisena". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-11-21.
10. "Tennishistoriaa! Henri Kontinen nelinpelititteliin Pariisissa". mtv.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-11-21.
11. "Mestaruus Lontoossa - Kontisen ja Peersin uskomaton loppukausi kesti loppuun asti!". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-11-21.
12. "Kontiselta hurja harppaus maailmanlistalla – nyt jo 10 parhaan joukossa!". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-11-21.

External links

• Henri Kontinen's official website
• Henri Kontinen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Henri Kontinen at the Davis Cup
• Henri Kontinen at the International Tennis Federation