Henri Kontinen


Henri Kontinen is a Finnish tennis player.
Kontinen has won 21 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. He was formerly ranked as world No. 1 in doubles after winning the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles championship. He reached his best singles rankings of world No. 220 in October 2010. His brother Micke is a retired tennis player.
After ending his singles career due to injuries he started focusing on doubles. He reached the quarterfinals of the men's doubles 2016 Wimbledon Championships with John Peers and won the mixed doubles at the same tournament with Heather Watson. His win in the 2017 Australian Open men's doubles with Peers was his first Grand Slam title in men's doubles.

Junior career

Kontinen won the 2008 French Open boys' doubles title with Christopher Rungkat. 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 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. On April–May they won the BMW Open together. 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. On July Kontinen and Peers won the German Open Tennis Championships. On August Kontinen won the Winstom-Salem Open playing with Guillermo García-López. It was Kontinen's 10th doubles title in his career. He took the victory of St. Petersburg Open with Dominic Inglot. Kontinen and Peers had a successful end for the year as they won their first Masters title at Paris Masters and the season ending ATP World Tour Finals title. Kontinen reached the top 10 in rankings as a first Finnish tennis player ever.
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. 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)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2017Australian OpenHard John Peers Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–5, 7–5
Loss2019Australian OpenHard John Peers Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–7

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2016WimbledonGrass Heather Watson Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Robert Farah
7–6, 6–4
Loss2017WimbledonGrass Heather Watson Martina Hingis
Jamie Murray
4–6, 4–6

Year-End Championships

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2016Shanghai MastersHard John Peers John Isner
Jack Sock
4–6, 4–6
Win2016Paris MastersHard John Peers Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 3–6,
Win2017Shanghai MastersHard John Peers Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Win2018Canadian OpenHard John Peers Raven Klaasen
Michael Venus
6–2, 6–7,

ATP career finals

Doubles: 29 (23 titles, 6 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–02014 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel – Doubles|Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria250 SeriesClay Jarkko Nieminen Daniele Bracciali
Andrey Golubev
6–1, 6–4
Loss1–12014 Moselle Open – Doubles|Moselle Open, France250 SeriesHard Marin Draganja Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
7–6, 3–6,
Loss1–22014 Swiss Indoors – Doubles|Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 SeriesHard Marin Draganja Vasek Pospisil
Nenad Zimonjić
6–7, 6–1,
Win2–22015 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles|Zagreb Indoors, Croatia250 SeriesHard Marin Draganja Fabrice Martin
Purav Raja
6–4, 6–4
Win3–22015 Open 13 – Doubles|Open 13, France250 SeriesHard Marin Draganja Colin Fleming
Jonathan Marray
6–4, 3–6,
Win4–22015 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Doubles|Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Marin Draganja Jamie Murray
John Peers
6–3, 6–7,
Loss4–32015 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Doubles|Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria250 SeriesClay Robin Haase Nicolás Almagro
Carlos Berlocq
7–5, 3–6,
Win5–32015 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|St. Petersburg Open, Russia250 SeriesHard Treat Huey Julian Knowle
Alexander Peya
7–5, 6–3
Win6–32015 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Doubles|Malaysia Open, Malaysia250 SeriesHard Treat Huey Raven Klaasen
Rajeev Ram
7–6, 6–2
Win7–32016 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles|Brisbane International, Australia250 SeriesHard John Peers James Duckworth
Chris Guccione
7–6, 6–1
Win8–32016 BMW Open – Doubles|Bavarian International, Germany250 SeriesClay John Peers Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah
6–3, 3–6,
Win9–32016 German Open – Doubles|German Open, Germany500 SeriesClay John Peers Daniel Nestor
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–5, 6–3
Win10–32016 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles|Winston-Salem Open, United States250 SeriesHard Guillermo García López Andre Begemann
Leander Paes
4–6, 7–6,
Win11–32016 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|St. Petersburg Open, Russia 250 SeriesHard Dominic Inglot Andre Begemann
Leander Paes
4–6, 6–3,
Loss11–42016 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles|Shanghai Masters, ChinaMasters 1000Hard John Peers Jack Sock
John Isner
4–6, 4–6
Win12–42016 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles|Paris Masters, FranceMasters 1000Hard John Peers Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 3–6,
Win13–42016 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles|ATP Finals, United KingdomTour FinalsHard John Peers Raven Klaasen
Rajeev Ram
2–6, 6–1,
Win14–42017 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHard John Peers Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–5, 7–5
Win15–42017 Citi Open – Men's Doubles|Washington Open, United States500 SeriesHard John Peers Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo
7–6, 6–4
Win16–42017 China Open – Men's Doubles|China Open, China500 SeriesHard John Peers John Isner
Jack Sock
6–3, 3–6,
Win17–42017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles|Shanghai Masters, ChinaMasters 1000Hard John Peers Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Win18–42017 ATP Finals – Doubles|ATP Finals, United Kingdom Tour FinalsHard John Peers Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Win19–42018 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles|Brisbane International, Australia 250 SeriesHard John Peers Leonardo Mayer
Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 6–3,
Win20–42018 Queen's Club Championships – Doubles|Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom500 SeriesGrass John Peers Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–3
Win21–42018 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles|Canadian Open, CanadaMasters 1000Hard John Peers Raven Klaasen
Michael Venus
6–2, 6–7,
Loss21–52019 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHard John Peers Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–7
Win22–52019 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard Jérémy Chardy Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău
7–6, 7–6
Win23–52019 Stockholm Open – Doubles|Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard Édouard Roger-Vasselin Mate Pavić
Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–2
Loss23–62020 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard Jan-Lennard Struff Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
6–7, 6–4,

Challengers and Futures finals

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Challengers
Futures

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Lithuania F1, VilniusFuturesClay Timo Nieminen6–1, 6–3
Loss1–1Germany F19, LeimenFuturesHard Michał Przysiężny6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Win2–1Great Britain F16, CardiffFuturesHard Yannick Mertens7–6, 7–5
Win3–1Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, SarajevoFuturesCarpet Alexander Peya6–3, 7–6
Win4–1Sweden F1, DanderydFuturesHard Timo Nieminen6–3, 6–4
Win5–1Sweden F2, FalunFuturesHard Timo Nieminen6–3, 3–6, 7–6

Doubles: 28 (18 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend
Challengers
Futures

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Harri Heliövaara Mikhail Elgin
Alexander Kudryavtsev
6–4, 5–7,
Win1–1Great Britain F6, ExmouthFuturesCarpet Harri Heliövaara Ralph Grambow
Ken Skupski
6–2, 6–2
Loss1–2Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Harri Heliövaara Ervin Eleskovic
Michael Ryderstedt
3–6, 4–6
Win2–2Sweden F2, FalunFuturesHard Timo Nieminen Carl Bergman
Tim Goransson
6–4, 6–2
Win3–2Great Britain F3, TiptonFuturesHard Dan Evans Scott Oudsema
Phillip Simmonds
6–7, 7–6,
Win4–2Kuwait F1, MishrefFuturesHard Sebastian Rieschick Vivek Shokeen
Navdeep Singh
6–4, 6–2
Win5–2Kuwait F2, MishrefFuturesHard Sebastian Rieschick Jiří Krkoška
Pierrick Ysern
6–4, 6–4
Win6–2Norway F1, SvingvollFuturesHard Timo Nieminen Fabrice Martin
Michael McClune
6–3, 6–3
Win7–2Estonia F2, KuressaareFuturesClay Harri Heliövaara Mait Künnap
Juho Paukku
6–3, 6–3
Loss7–32009 Caversham International Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Jersey, Channel IslandsChallengerHard Jarkko Nieminen Frederik Nielsen
Joseph Sirianni
5–7, 6–3,
Loss7–42009 IPP Open – Doubles|Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Jarkko Nieminen Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
2–6, 6–7
Loss7–5Great Britain F17, CardiffFuturesHard Timo Nieminen Josh Goodall
Dominic Inglot
1–6, 2–6
Win8–52010 Aegon Pro-Series Loughborough – Men's Doubles|Loughborough, United KingdomChallengerHard Frederik Nielsen Jordan Kerr
Ken Skupski
6–2, 6–4
Loss8–62010 IPP Open – Doubles|Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Jarkko Nieminen Dustin Brown
Martin Emmrich
6–7, 6–0,
Win9–6Netherlands F1, AmstelveenFuturesClay Christopher Rungkat Niels Lootsma
Jelle Sels
6–1, 7–5
Win10–6Netherlands F2, AlkmaarFuturesClay Christopher Rungkat David Škoch
Jan Zednik
7–5, 7–6
Win11–6Netherlands F3, BredaFuturesClay Christopher Rungkat Bjorn Fratangelo
Mitchell Krueger
6–4, 7–5
Loss11–72013 Poznań Open – Doubles|Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Mateusz Kowalczyk Gero Kretschmer
Alexander Satschko
3–6, 3–6
Win12–72013 Tampere Open – Men's Doubles|Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Goran Tošić Ruben Gonzales
Chris Letcher
6–4, 6–4
Loss12–8Sweden F6, FalunFuturesHard Jesper Brunström Milos Sekulic
Fred Simonsson
6–3, 3–6,
Loss12–92013 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée – Doubles|Mouilleron-le-Captif, FranceChallengerHard Fabrice Martin
Hugo Nys
6–3, 3–6,
Win13–92013 Slovak Open – Doubles|Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Andreas Siljeström Gero Kretschmer
Jan-Lennard Struff
7–6, 6–2
Win14–92013 IPP Open – Doubles|Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Jarkko Nieminen Dustin Brown
Philipp Marx
7–5, 5–7,
Win15–92014 Intersport Heilbronn Open – Doubles|Talheim, GermanyChallengerHard Tomasz Bednarek Ken Skupski
Neal Skupski
3–6, 7–6 ,
Win16–92014 Challenger La Manche – Doubles|Cherbourg, FranceChallengerHard Konstantin Kravchuk Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Albano Olivetti
6–4, 6–7 ,
Win17–92014 Sarasota Open – Doubles|Sarasota, United StatesChallengerClay Marin Draganja Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Franko Škugor
7–5, 5–7,
Loss17–102014 Poznań Open – Doubles|Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Tomasz Bednarek Radu Albot
Adam Pavlásek
7–5, 2–6,
Win18–102014 IPP Open – Doubles|Helsinki, Finland ChallengerHard Jarkko Nieminen Jonathan Marray
Philipp Petzschner
7–6, 6–4

Doubles performance timeline

Current till 2020 Australian Open.