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)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard |  John Peers |  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard | John Peers |  Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 4–6, 6–7 |
Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2016 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Heather Watson |  Anna-Lena Grönefeld Robert Farah | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | 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)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2016 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | John Peers | John Isner Jack Sock | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2016 | Paris Masters | Hard | John Peers | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Win | 2017 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | John Peers |  Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2018 | Canadian Open | Hard | John Peers |  Raven Klaasen Michael Venus | 6–2, 6–7, |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 29 (23 titles, 6 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2014 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel – Doubles| | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay |  Jarkko Nieminen |  Daniele Bracciali Andrey Golubev | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | 2014 Moselle Open – Doubles| | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard |  Marin Draganja | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 7–6, 3–6, |
| Loss | 1–2 | 2014 Swiss Indoors – Doubles| | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard | Marin Draganja |  Vasek Pospisil Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7, 6–1, |
| Win | 2–2 | 2015 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles| | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard | Marin Draganja | Fabrice Martin Purav Raja | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | 2015 Open 13 – Doubles| | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard | Marin Draganja | Colin Fleming Jonathan Marray | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Win | 4–2 | 2015 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Doubles| | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | Marin Draganja | Jamie Murray John Peers | 6–3, 6–7, |
| Loss | 4–3 | 2015 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Doubles| | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay |  Robin Haase |  Nicolás Almagro Carlos Berlocq | 7–5, 3–6, |
| Win | 5–3 | 2015 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles| | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard |  Treat Huey |  Julian Knowle Alexander Peya | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | 2015 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Doubles| | Malaysia Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard | Treat Huey | Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–3 | 2016 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles| | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | John Peers | James Duckworth Chris Guccione | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–3 | 2016 BMW Open – Doubles| | Bavarian International, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | John Peers | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6–3, 3–6, |
| Win | 9–3 | 2016 German Open – Doubles| | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | John Peers | Daniel Nestor Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–3 | 2016 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles| | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Guillermo García López | Andre Begemann Leander Paes | 4–6, 7–6, |
| Win | 11–3 | 2016 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles| | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard | Dominic Inglot | Andre Begemann Leander Paes | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 11–4 | 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles| | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | John Peers | Jack Sock John Isner | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 12–4 | 2016 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles| | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard | John Peers | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Win | 13–4 | 2016 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles| | ATP Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard | John Peers | Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram | 2–6, 6–1, |
| Win | 14–4 | 2017 Australian Open – Men's Doubles| | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | John Peers | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 15–4 | 2017 Citi Open – Men's Doubles| | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | John Peers | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–4 | 2017 China Open – Men's Doubles| | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | John Peers | John Isner Jack Sock | 6–3, 3–6, |
| Win | 17–4 | 2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles| | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | John Peers | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–4 | 2017 ATP Finals – Doubles| | ATP Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard | John Peers | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 19–4 | 2018 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles| | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | John Peers | Leonardo Mayer Horacio Zeballos | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 20–4 | 2018 Queen's Club Championships – Doubles| | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | 500 Series | Grass | John Peers | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 21–4 | 2018 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles| | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | John Peers | Raven Klaasen Michael Venus | 6–2, 6–7, |
| Loss | 21–5 | 2019 Australian Open – Men's Doubles| | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | John Peers | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 22–5 | 2019 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles| | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard | Jérémy Chardy | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 23–5 | 2019 Stockholm Open – Doubles| | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Mate Pavić Bruno Soares | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 23–6 | 2020 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles| | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard | 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 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Lithuania F1, Vilnius | Futures | Clay | Timo Nieminen | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Germany F19, Leimen | Futures | Hard | Michał Przysiężny | 6–3, 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Great Britain F16, Cardiff | Futures | Hard |  Yannick Mertens | 7–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Sarajevo | Futures | Carpet | Alexander Peya | 6–3, 7–6 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Sweden F1, Danderyd | Futures | Hard | Timo Nieminen | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 5–1 | Sweden F2, Falun | Futures | Hard | Timo Nieminen | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Doubles: 28 (18 titles, 10 runner-ups)
| Legend |
| Challengers |
| Futures |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | Harri Heliövaara |  Mikhail Elgin Alexander Kudryavtsev | 6–4, 5–7, | |
| Win | 1–1 | Great Britain F6, Exmouth | Futures | Carpet | Harri Heliövaara | Ralph Grambow Ken Skupski | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Harri Heliövaara |  Ervin Eleskovic Michael Ryderstedt | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Sweden F2, Falun | Futures | Hard | Timo Nieminen | Carl Bergman Tim Goransson | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Great Britain F3, Tipton | Futures | Hard | Dan Evans | Scott Oudsema Phillip Simmonds | 6–7, 7–6, | |
| Win | 4–2 | Kuwait F1, Mishref | Futures | Hard | Sebastian Rieschick | Vivek Shokeen Navdeep Singh | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 5–2 | Kuwait F2, Mishref | Futures | Hard | Sebastian Rieschick |  Jiří Krkoška Pierrick Ysern | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 6–2 | Norway F1, Svingvoll | Futures | Hard | Timo Nieminen | Fabrice Martin Michael McClune | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 7–2 | Estonia F2, Kuressaare | Futures | Clay | Harri Heliövaara |  Mait Künnap Juho Paukku | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 7–3 | 2009 Caversham International Tennis Tournament – Doubles| | Jersey, Channel Islands | Challenger | Hard | Jarkko Nieminen |  Frederik Nielsen Joseph Sirianni | 5–7, 6–3, |
| Loss | 7–4 | 2009 IPP Open – Doubles| | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | Jarkko Nieminen | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Great Britain F17, Cardiff | Futures | Hard | Timo Nieminen | Josh Goodall Dominic Inglot | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 8–5 | 2010 Aegon Pro-Series Loughborough – Men's Doubles| | Loughborough, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Frederik Nielsen | Jordan Kerr Ken Skupski | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–6 | 2010 IPP Open – Doubles| | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | Jarkko Nieminen | Dustin Brown Martin Emmrich | 6–7, 6–0, |
| Win | 9–6 | Netherlands F1, Amstelveen | Futures | Clay |  Christopher Rungkat | Niels Lootsma Jelle Sels | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| Win | 10–6 | Netherlands F2, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Christopher Rungkat | David Škoch Jan Zednik | 7–5, 7–6 | |
| Win | 11–6 | Netherlands F3, Breda | Futures | Clay | Christopher Rungkat | Bjorn Fratangelo Mitchell Krueger | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 11–7 | 2013 Poznań Open – Doubles| | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk | Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–7 | 2013 Tampere Open – Men's Doubles| | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Goran Tošić | Ruben Gonzales Chris Letcher | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–8 | Sweden F6, Falun | Futures | Hard | Jesper Brunström | Milos Sekulic Fred Simonsson | 6–3, 3–6, | |
| Loss | 12–9 | 2013 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée – Doubles| | Mouilleron-le-Captif, France | Challenger | Hard | Fabrice Martin Hugo Nys | 6–3, 3–6, | |
| Win | 13–9 | 2013 Slovak Open – Doubles| | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Andreas Siljeström | Gero Kretschmer Jan-Lennard Struff | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–9 | 2013 IPP Open – Doubles| | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | Jarkko Nieminen | Dustin Brown Philipp Marx | 7–5, 5–7, |
| Win | 15–9 | 2014 Intersport Heilbronn Open – Doubles| | Talheim, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Tomasz Bednarek | Ken Skupski Neal Skupski | 3–6, 7–6 , |
| Win | 16–9 | 2014 Challenger La Manche – Doubles| | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Konstantin Kravchuk | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti | 6–4, 6–7 , |
| Win | 17–9 | 2014 Sarasota Open – Doubles| | Sarasota, United States | Challenger | Clay | Marin Draganja | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Franko Škugor | 7–5, 5–7, |
| Loss | 17–10 | 2014 Poznań Open – Doubles| | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Tomasz Bednarek |  Radu Albot Adam Pavlásek | 7–5, 2–6, |
| Win | 18–10 | 2014 IPP Open – Doubles| | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | Jarkko Nieminen | Jonathan Marray Philipp Petzschner | 7–6, 6–4 |