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John Peers
Peers at 2016 French Open
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Victoria, Australia[1]
Born (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 36)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeMiddle Tennessee State University
Baylor University
CoachChris Eaton
Prize money$5,847,298
Official websitejohnpeerstennis.com
Singles
Career record0–0 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 456 (11 June 2012)
Doubles
Career record407–274
Career titles29
Highest rankingNo. 2 (3 April 2017)
Current rankingNo. 39 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2017)
French OpenQF (2018)
WimbledonF (2015)
US OpenF (2015)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2016, 2017)
Olympic GamesW (2024)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2022)
French OpenSF (2022)
WimbledonSF (2021)
US OpenW (2022)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesBronze (2020)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.

John William Peers OLY (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 2 on 3 April 2017, and a singles ranking of No. 456 in June 2012.[2] He has won two Grand Slams, in doubles at the 2017 Australian Open with Henri Kontinen, and in mixed doubles at the 2022 US Open with fellow Australian Storm Sanders. He has competed three times at the Olympic Games, winning the mixed doubles bronze medal in 2021 with Ashleigh Barty, and the doubles gold medal in 2024 with Matthew Ebden.[3]

Peers also finished runner up at the Wimbledon Championships and US Open in 2015 alongside Jamie Murray, and at the 2019 Australian Open with Kontinen.

Peers has won 27 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2016 and 2017 ATP Finals as well as four at Masters 1000 level. He has represented Australia in the Davis Cup since 2016.

Personal life

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His mother, Elizabeth Little, and sister, Sally Peers, are also former professional tennis players.

Professional career

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2013

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Peers began the 2013 season playing with fellow Australian John-Patrick Smith, receiving a wildcard into the Australian Open. It was here that Peers gained his first Grand Slam victory, upsetting the Polish duo of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in their opening match; in the second round they fell to Sergiy Stakhovsky and Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets. In February, Peers teamed up with established doubles specialist Jamie Murray, a partnership that immediately looked to be a successful one, as the pair reached the semifinals of their first tournament together at the Open Sud de France. A couple of months later, Peers and Murray won their first title together, defeating 13-time Grand Slam champions and world No. 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.[4]

The pair played their first Grand Slam tournament together at the French Open, however despite taking out the 15th seeded team of Knowle and Polášek in the first round, they ultimately fell in their next match against the Colombian duo of Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah Maksoud. This however allowed them to compete at the Aegon Trophy, a Challenger event which they ultimately won. 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. They headed to Wimbledon in a confident mindset, however, went out in the first round to James Blake and Jürgen Melzer in a 5-set thriller that ended 14–12 in an 87-minute final set. Their early loss did not dishearten them however, and the pair went on to win their second title of the year a few weeks later, at the Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad.

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. In the end, the pair succumbed to eventual finalists Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in three sets. Next up for the pair was the Asian swing of tournaments, where they had their best run of results to date, making two finals in a row and competing in their first Masters 1000 tournament as partners. At the PTT Thailand Open, the pair were seeded third and went on to win their third title of the year. Peers and Murray defeated multiple Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 Leander Paes on their way to the final, where they defeated Tomasz Bednarek and Johan Brunström in three sets. The following week, Peers and Murray reached their second final in a row, Peers' first ATP 500 final at the Rakuten Japan Open. Despite a close first set, the pair lost to established doubles pairing of Rohan Bopanna and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets.

Peers competed in his first ever Masters 1000 tournament at the Shanghai Masters, where he and Murray defeated established doubles champions Julien Benneteau, Nenad Zimonjić and Robert Lindstedt on their way to the semifinals, where they lost in straight sets to Spanish duo of Marrero and Verdasco, in a closely fought contest that ended up being decided by two tiebreakers.

2014

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Peers began the year with regular doubles partner Jamie Murray at the Brisbane International. The pair made it to the semifinals, before losing to Daniel Nestor and Mariusz Fyrstenberg in straight sets. Their next tournament was the Heineken Open. They made the quarterfinals before withdrawing from the tournament. At the Australian Open they were the 15th seeds (the first time they were a seeded pair in a Grand Slam tournament). They made the second round before losing to Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in straight sets.

Peers played next at the 2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament with Julian Knowle while Jamie Murray was out with injury. The pair made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin. Peers next played at the 2014 Open 13 with Jesse Huta Galung, but the pair lost in the first round. Peers next played at the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships with previous partner Julian Knowle, but they lost in the first round.

Peers next played the Indian Wells Open with regular partner Jamie Murray but the pair lost in the first round to Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin. They next played at the Sony Open Tennis but lost in straight sets to sixth seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.

Peers and Murray started their clay court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II where they were seeded seconDlouhý]] and Tomasz Bednarek in straight sets. They made a second consecutive semi-final at the BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy before losing to top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău.

At the BMW Open the pair defeated the top seeds Raven Klaasen and Eric Butorac in the semi-finals before defeating Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins to win their first title of the year.[5] They lost in the opening round of the Mutua Madrid Open, but managed to bounce back and reach the semi-finals of the Düsseldorf Open. 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.[6]

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. They then lost their opening match of the Eastbourne International. At Wimbledon they were seeded 14th and made the third round before losing in five sets to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares.

In August the pairing reached the final of the Winston-Salem Open as the third seeds but lost to the pairing of Cabal/Farah. In September, Murray/Peers also reached the final of the Malaysian Open as the second seeds but lost to fourth seeds Matkowski/Paes. The pair finished the year at the Swiss Indoors Open where they lost in the first round again to Matkowsi and Paes.

2015: Wimbledon & US Open finalist

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Murray/Peers again began their year at the 2015 Brisbane International, where they defeated top seeds Rojer/Tecau in the first round before going on to win the title by defeating the pairing of Dolgopolov/Nishikori. The pair reached the third round at the 2015 Australian Open as the 16th seeds losing to 4th seeds Dodig/Melo. 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. The pair went on to reach the final, before losing in a rematch against Rojer/Tecău.

In April, the pair reached their third final of the year in Barcelona, but lost to Draganja/Kontinen. In May, the pair reached back-to-back quarterfinals at ATP 1000 Masters in Madrid and Rome. In Madrid they lost to Lopez/Mirnyi, and in Rome they lost to eventual finalists Granollers/López.

In July, Murray/Peers reached the final of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships losing to Rojer/Tecău in straight sets.

2016: First World Tour Finals & Masters titles

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The Olympic year brought changes to the doubles pairing. Also Peers chose a new partner, Henri Kontinen, to defend his title at the Brisbane International. 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. 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. At the Australian Open Kontinen/Peers lost in the second round to Groth/Hewitt.

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. The Australian pair lost, letting the United States take a 2–1 lead in the tie. Eventually, Australia lost the tie, which meant that it would have to face the play-offs.

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. The pair stuck together even though they had a series of first round defeats, until reaching quarterfinals at the Monte-Carlo Masters. They were defeated by Cabal/Farah, despite a promising victory over the top seeds Rojer/Tecău in the second round. In Munich Kontinen/Peers fought their way into the final to encounter Cabal/Farah again. This time the outcome was reversed allowing Peers to celebrate his second ATP tournament title of the year with his Finnish companion.

At the Madrid Open Peers/Kontinen started well beating the second seeds Murray/Soares in the second round. In the quarterfinals the two had a new chance to beat Bopanna/Mergea, this time together, but they lost the match tie-break. In Rome they had to leave the tournament after another first round defeat. 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.

In Halle Kontinen/Peers lost at the semifinals to Kubot/Peya. This prepared the players for the grass courts of Wimbledon, where they were to achieve their best Grand Slam tournament result so far. As 10th seeds the couple finally defeated Bopanna/Mergea by winning 8–6 the 5th set of the third round match. However, the pair's destiny was to get defeated in the next round by the top seeds Herbert/Mahut.

Peers and Kontinen continued in Hamburg at the 500 series tournament. They played without dropping a set all the way to the final, to play against Nestor/Qureshi. Neither these opponents could steal a set from the number two seeded pair, which thus obtained their third ATP title together.

Kontinen/Peers then headed to the American continent, reaching semifinals at the Citi Open and quarterfinals at Rogers Cup. Peers participated the Rio Olympics teaming with Chris Guccione. However, the pair lost their first match against the Argentine couple del Potro/González. In Cincinnati Peers tried to conquer the tournament with Kontinen, but they lost in the first round to Pouille/Tsonga. Their luck did not change by the time of US Open. After an initial victory over Delbonis/Pella, they were beaten in the second round by unseeded Lindstedt/Qureshi.

In September Peers played again in the Davis Cup squad. With Sam Groth he defeated Martin/Zelenay of Slovakia, leading Australia to 3–0 victory that guaranteed a place in the following year's World Group.

At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Peers and Kontinen did not get past the first round, losing to Lindstedt/Peya. At the Shanghai Masters the pair performed better, beating the 8th seeded Lindstedt/Pospisil in the second round and the top-seeded Myrray/Soares in the quarterfinals. By defeating the unseeded Čilić/Pavić 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.

Peers and Kontinen then appeared at the Swiss Indoors, where they lost in the first round to second seeds Herbert/Mahut in straight sets. 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. This time they came out victorious in three sets to win their fourth title together and their first Masters title overall.

Peers/Kontinen qualified in 5th position for the World Tour Finals in London and was placed in the Fleming/McEnroe group with López/López, Klaasen/Ram and Herbert/Mahut. They progressed to the semi-finals after defeating each of their opponents in the group stage. In the semi-finals Kontinen/Peers faced off against Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan and came out with a 7–6, 6–4 victory to move on to the final against Klaasen and Ram. They emerged victorious yet again, winning 2–6, 6–1 [10–8] to claim their biggest tournament win to date. Peers ended the year at No. 9 on the Doubles Rankings, boosted by his success later in the year.

2017: Australian Open title, world No. 2 in doubles

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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. The duo then arrived at the Australian Open as the fourth seeds. They easily won their first- and second-round matches against González/Marrero and Baghdatis/Müller. Peers and Kontinen then faced Colombian pair Cabal and Farah and won in three gruelling tiebreakers to progress to the quarterfinals. There they faced the Australian duo of Sam Groth and Chris Guccione and won. In the semifinals, they faced another Australian pairing of Marc Polmans and Andrew Whittington. They progressed to their first Grand Slam final, where they won in straight sets against the Bryan brothers.

2021: First Olympic mixed doubles bronze medal for Australia, fourth Masters title

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Peers represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in two events. In doubles, Peers partnered Max Purcell and lost in the first round. In mixed doubles, Peers partnered Ashleigh Barty, and they won bronze. Their bronze was Australia's first ever medal in an Olympic mixed doubles competition.[7]

At the Indian Wells Open, he won his fourth Masters 1000 and 25th title overall partnering with new partner Slovak Filip Polášek, with whom he also reached the final of the San Diego Open earlier in the year.

2022-2024: US Open mixed doubles title, Three Major quarterfinals and Olympics gold medal

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Peers represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in one event. In doubles, Peers partnered Matthew Ebden and defeated the United States' Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the final to win Australia's first tennis gold medal since 1996.[8]

Significant finals

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Grand Slam tournaments

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Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2015 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom Jamie Murray Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
Romania Horia Tecău
6–7(5–7), 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2015 US Open Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 4–6
Win 2017 Australian Open Hard Finland Henri Kontinen United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–5, 7–5
Loss 2019 Australian Open Hard Finland Henri Kontinen France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–7(1–7)

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2022 US Open Hard Australia Storm Sanders Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

Year-end championships

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Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, London Hard (i) Finland Henri Kontinen South Africa Raven Klaasen
United States Rajeev Ram
2–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win 2017 ATP Finals, London (2) Hard (i) Finland Henri Kontinen Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2

Masters 1000 finals

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Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2016 Shanghai Masters Hard Finland Henri Kontinen United States John Isner
United States Jack Sock
4–6, 4–6
Win 2016 Paris Masters Hard (i) Finland Henri Kontinen France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 2017 Shanghai Masters Hard Finland Henri Kontinen Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Win 2018 Canadian Open Hard Finland Henri Kontinen South Africa Raven Klaasen
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–2, 6–7(7–9), [10–6]
Win 2021 Indian Wells Masters Hard Slovakia Filip Polášek Russia Aslan Karatsev
Russia Andrey Rublev
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2022 Canadian Open Hard United Kingdom Dan Evans Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
2–6, 6–4, [6–10]

Olympic medal finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Gold 2024 Paris Olympics Clay Australia Matthew Ebden United States Austin Krajicek
United States Rajeev Ram
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8]

Mixed doubles: 1 (bronze medal)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Bronze 2021 Tokyo Olympics Hard Australia Ashleigh Barty Serbia Nina Stojanović
Serbia Novak Djokovic
(walkover)

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 49 (29 titles, 20 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–3)
ATP World Tour Finals (2–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (4–2)
Summer Olympics (1–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (9–6)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (12–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (17–14)
Clay (9–2)
Grass (3–4)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2013 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States 250 Series Clay United Kingdom Jamie Murray United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
1–6, 7–6(7–3), [12–10]
Win 2–0 Jul 2013 Swiss Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay United Kingdom Jamie Murray Spain Pablo Andújar
Spain Guillermo García López
6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Sep 2013 Thailand Open 250 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Jamie Murray Poland Tomasz Bednarek
Sweden Johan Brunström
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 3–1 Oct 2013 Japan Open 500 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray India Rohan Bopanna
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 4–1 May 2014 Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany 250 Series Clay United Kingdom Jamie Murray United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
6–4, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Jun 2014 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass United Kingdom Jamie Murray Austria Alexander Peya
Brazil Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [4–10]
Loss 4–3 Aug 2014 Winston-Salem Open, United States 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–4 Sep 2014 Malaysian Open 250 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Jamie Murray Poland Marcin Matkowski
India Leander Paes
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Win 5–4 Jan 2015 Brisbane International, Australia 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
Japan Kei Nishikori
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 5–5 Feb 2015 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands 500 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Jamie Murray Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
Romania Horia Tecău
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 5–6 Apr 2015 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay United Kingdom Jamie Murray Croatia Marin Draganja
Finland Henri Kontinen
3–6, 7–6(8–6), [9–11]
Loss 5–7 Jul 2015 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass United Kingdom Jamie Murray Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
Romania Horia Tecău
6–7(5–7), 4–6, 4–6
Win 6–7 Aug 2015 German Open 500 Series Clay United Kingdom Jamie Murray Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 6–8 Sep 2015 US Open Grand Slam Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–9 Oct 2015 Vienna Open, Austria 500 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Jamie Murray Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [6–10]
Loss 6–10 Nov 2015 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland 500 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Jamie Murray Austria Alexander Peya
Brazil Bruno Soares
5–7, 5–7
Win 7–10 Jan 2016 Brisbane International, Australia (2) 250 Series Hard Finland Henri Kontinen Australia James Duckworth
Australia Chris Guccione
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 8–10 May 2016 Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany (2) 250 Series Clay Finland Henri Kontinen Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 9–10 Jul 2016 German Open (2) 500 Series Clay Finland Henri Kontinen Canada Daniel Nestor
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–5, 6–3
Loss 9–11 Oct 2016 Shanghai Masters, China Masters 1000 Hard Finland Henri Kontinen United States Jack Sock
United States John Isner
4–6, 4–6
Win 10–11 Nov 2016 Paris Masters, France Masters 1000 Hard (i) Finland Henri Kontinen France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 11–11 Nov 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, London Tour Finals Hard (i) Finland Henri Kontinen South Africa Raven Klaasen
United States Rajeev Ram
2–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win 12–11 Jan 2017 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Finland Henri Kontinen United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–5, 7–5
Win 13–11 Aug 2017 Washington Open, United States 500 Series Hard Finland Henri Kontinen Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 14–11 Oct 2017 China Open 500 Series Hard Finland Henri Kontinen United States John Isner
United States Jack Sock
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 15–11 Oct 2017 Shanghai Masters, China (2) Masters 1000 Hard Finland Henri Kontinen Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Win 16–11 Nov 2017 ATP Finals, London (2) Tour Finals Hard (i) Finland Henri Kontinen Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Win 17–11 Jan 2018 Brisbane International, Australia (3) 250 Series Hard Finland Henri Kontinen Argentina Leonardo Mayer
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win 18–11 Jun 2018 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom (2) 500 Series Grass Finland Henri Kontinen United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Brazil Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–3
Win 19–11 Aug 2018 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard Finland Henri Kontinen South Africa Raven Klaasen
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–2, 6–7(7–9), [10–6]
Loss 19–12 Jan 2019 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Finland Henri Kontinen France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 20–12 Jun 2019 Stuttgart Open, Germany 250 Series Grass Brazil Bruno Soares India Rohan Bopanna
Canada Denis Shapovalov
7–5, 6–3
Win 21–12 Feb 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates 500 Series Hard New Zealand Michael Venus South Africa Raven Klaasen
Austria Oliver Marach
6–3, 6–2
Win 22–12 Sep 2020 Hamburg European Open, Germany 500 Series Clay New Zealand Michael Venus Croatia Ivan Dodig
Croatia Mate Pavić
6–3, 6–4
Win 23–12 Oct 2020 European Open, Belgium 250 Series Hard (i) New Zealand Michael Venus India Rohan Bopanna
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
6–3, 6–4
Win 24–12 May 2021 Geneva Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay New Zealand Michael Venus Italy Simone Bolelli
Argentina Máximo González
6–2, 7–5
Loss 24–13 Jun 2021 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom (3) 500 Series Grass United States Reilly Opelka France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 5–7
Loss 24–14 Oct 2021 San Diego Open, United States 250 Series Hard Slovakia Filip Polášek United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–7(2–7), 6–3, [5–10]
Win 25–14 Oct 2021 Indian Wells Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard Slovakia Filip Polášek Russia Aslan Karatsev
Russia Andrey Rublev
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 26–14 Jan 2022 Sydney International, Australia 250 Series Hard Slovakia Filip Polášek Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
7–5, 7–5
Loss 26–15 Jul 2022 Atlanta Open, United States 250 Series Hard Australia Jason Kubler Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis
Australia Nick Kyrgios
6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss 26–16 Aug 2022 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard United Kingdom Dan Evans Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
2–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 26–17 Oct 2022 Tennis Napoli Cup, Italy 250 Series Hard Australia Matthew Ebden Croatia Ivan Dodig
United States Austin Krajicek
3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win 27–17 Jun 2023 Halle Open, Germany 500 Series Grass Brazil Marcelo Melo Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Andrea Vavassori
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 27–18 Sep 2023 Astana Open, Kazakhstan 250 Series Hard (i) Croatia Mate Pavić United States Nathaniel Lammons
United States Jackson Withrow
6–7(4–7), 6–7(7–9)
Loss 27–19 Apr 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States 250 Series Clay United States William Blumberg Australia Max Purcell
Australia Jordan Thompson
5–7, 1–6
Loss 27–20 Jun 2024 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Australia Matthew Ebden United Kingdom Neal Skupski
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–4, 6–7(2–7), [9–11]
Win 28–20 Aug 2024 Olympic Games, France Olympics Clay Australia Matthew Ebden United States Austin Krajicek
United States Rajeev Ram
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8]
Win 29–20 Oct 2024 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland 500 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Jamie Murray Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić
6–3, 7–5

Challengers and Futures finals

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Singles: 3 (1–2)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2011 Venezuela F4, Maracaibo Futures Hard Colombia Eduardo Struvay 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(10–12)
Win 1–1 Jul 2011 Venezuela F6, Caracas Futures Hard Venezuela Roberto Maytín 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 1–2 Apr 2012 USA F10, Little Rock Futures Hard United States Tennys Sandgren 1–6, 6–7(6–8)

Doubles: 24 (16–8)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (11–5)
ITF Futures Tour (5–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (13–6)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2011 Venezuela F4, Maracaibo Futures Hard Venezuela Roberto Maytín United States Peter Aarts
United States Chris Letcher
6–2, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Jun 2011 Venezuela F5, Coro Futures Hard Venezuela Roberto Maytín Venezuela Piero Luisi
Venezuela Román Recarte
4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2011 Venezuela F6, Caracas Futures Hard Ecuador Roberto Quiroz Venezuela Piero Luisi
Venezuela Roberto Maytín
4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Aug 2011 USA F22, Edwardsville Futures Hard United States Nicolas Meister United States Devin Britton
United States Bradley Cox
6–2, 6–4
Win 3–2 Oct 2011 Australia F10, Port Pirie Futures Hard Australia Robert McKenzie New Zealand G.D. Jones
New Zealand Jose Statham
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Win 4–2 Nov 2011 Australia F11, Happy Valley Futures Hard Australia Robert McKenzie Australia Jack Schipanski
Australia Li Tu
6–4, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Nov 2011 Australia F12, Traralgon Futures Hard Australia Dane Propoggia Australia Luke Saville
Australia Andrew Whittington
6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
Win 5–3 Feb 2012 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard Australia John-Patrick Smith India Divij Sharan
India Vishnu Vardhan
6–2, 6–4
Win 6–3 Feb 2012 Caloundra, Australia Challenger Hard Australia John-Patrick Smith United States John Paul Fruttero
South Africa Raven Klaasen
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 7–3 Mar 2012 USA F8, Costa Mesa Futures Hard United States Nicolas Meister Australia Carsten Ball
Germany Andre Begemann
6–3, 6–7(1–7), [17–15]
Win 8–3 Apr 2012 León, Mexico Challenger Hard Australia John-Patrick Smith Mexico César Ramírez
Mexico Bruno Rodríguez
6–3, 6–3
Loss 8–4 Jun 2012 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Australia Colin Ebelthite Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
5–7, 5–7
Loss 8–5 Jul 2012 Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard Australia John-Patrick Smith United States Devin Britton
United States Jeff Dadamo
6–1, 2–6, [6–10]
Win 9–5 Jul 2012 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard United States Austin Krajicek United States Tennys Sandgren
United States Rhyne Williams
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 9–6 Aug 2012 Vancouver, Canada Challenger Hard Australia John-Patrick Smith Belgium Maxime Authom
Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
4–6, 2–6
Win 10–6 Aug 2012 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard South Africa Rik de Voest Australia Chris Guccione
Germany Frank Moser
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–4]
Loss 10–7 Sep 2012 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Slovakia Karol Beck
Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Win 11–7 Oct 2012 Belém, Brazil Challenger Hard Australia John-Patrick Smith United States Nicholas Monroe
Germany Simon Stadler
6–3, 6–2
Win 12–7 Nov 2012 Charlottesville, United States Challenger Hard (i) Australia John-Patrick Smith United States Jarmere Jenkins
United States Jack Sock
7–5, 6–1
Win 13–7 Jun 2013 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Jamie Murray United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–6]
Win 14–7 May 2023 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay Australia Jason Kubler Portugal Nuno Borges
Portugal Francisco Cabral
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 14-8 May 2023 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay[a] United States Nathaniel Lammons Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev
Ukraine Denys Molchanov
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), [5–10]
Win 15–8 Jun 2024 Nottingham,
United Kingdom
Challenger Grass United Kingdom Marcus Willis France Harold Mayot
Australia Luke Saville
6–1, 6–7(1–7), [10–7]
Win 16–8 Aug 2024 Cary, USA Challenger Hard Australia John-Patrick Smith Greece Petros Tsitsipas
Argentina Federico Agustín Gómez
Walkover

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI 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; (NTI) not a Tier I 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

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Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R 2R 3R 2R W 2R F 3R 3R QF QF 2R 1 / 12 28–11
French Open A A 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R QF 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 0 / 12 16–12
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 3R F QF SF 1R QF NH 1R QF 3R 2R 0 / 12 23–12
US Open A A QF 1R F 2R SF 2R 2R 2R SF 1R 1R 1R 0 / 12 20–11
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 5–4 5–4 14–4 6–4 14–3 5–4 11–4 4–3 7–4 6–4 7–4 3–4 1 / 48 89–47
ATP Finals
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR W W RR DNQ RR Did not qualify 2 / 5 10–7
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A 1R 2R 1R QF 1R 2R NH W 1R 2R 2R 1 / 10 11–9
Miami Masters A A A 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R NH A 1R 2R 1R 0 / 9 4–9
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A 1R QF QF 2R 2R NH 1R 2R A A 0 / 7 5–7
Madrid Masters A A A 1R QF QF QF 2R 2R NH 1R 1R A 2R 0 / 9 7–9
Rome Masters A A A A QF 1R SF QF QF SF SF 1R 1R 1R 0 / 10 12–10
Canada Masters A A A 2R QF QF QF W 2R NH 1R F 1R A 1 / 9 13–8
Cincinnati Masters A A A 1R 2R 1R QF QF QF 1R 2R 1R QF A 0 / 10 5–10
Shanghai Masters A A SF 1R 2R F W 2R 2R NH 1R 1 / 8 12–7
Paris Masters A A 1R A 2R W QF 2R 1R QF SF 2R A 1 / 9 10–8
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–6 8–9 14–8 12–8 7–7 8–9 4–3 11–6 5–7 4–6 2–4 4 / 81 79–77
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 1R Not Held 1R NH G 1 / 3 5–2
Davis Cup A A A A A 1R SF 1R QF RR A A 0 / 5 7–7
ATP Cup Not Held SF RR RR Not Held 0 / 3 6–3
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 13–12
Career statistics
ATP Titles 0 0 3 1 2 5 5 3 1 3 2 1 1 1 28
ATP Finals 0 0 4 4 8 6 5 3 2 3 4 1 2 3 45
Overall win–loss 0–0 1–2 37–22 36–27 45–27 46–23 46–19 21–20 31–23 25–15 36–20 28–26 24–26 23–21 399–271
Win % 33% 63% 57% 63% 67% 71% 51% 57% 60% 65% 52% 48% 51% 59.55%
Year-end ranking 359 76 29 43 8 9 4 23 26 28 13 37 39

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Australian Open A 2R QF 2R 1R 2R 1R A 1R SF 1R 1R 0 / 10 8–10
French Open A 1R QF 1R 1R 2R QF NH 1R SF 2R 2R 0 / 10 10–10
Wimbledon QF 3R 2R 1R 3R 2R 3R SF QF 1R A 0 / 10 12–10
US Open 2R QF 2R A A SF 1R 1R W 1R 2R 1 / 9 13–8
Win–loss 4–2 3–4 5–4 1–3 2–3 6–4 3–4 0–0 3–4 13–3 1–2 1–2 1 / 39 43–38
National representation
Summer Olympics Not Held 1R Not Held B NH 0 / 2 2–2

Amateur tennis

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Peers went to Mentone Grammar and led the 1STS team to two premierships, his first when he was in Year 7 in 2001 and his second when he was in Year 12 in 2006.

Peers played varsity tennis for the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders before transferring school to play for Baylor University Bears.[1] While representing the Blue Raiders John earned all-conference honours from the Sun Belt in 2009 and 2010 in singles and doubles. Peers also received the Sun Belt Conference MVP in 2009. During his time at Baylor University John was named All-Big 12 in both singles and doubles and received ITA All-American honours in doubles. Paired with Roberto Maytín they finished the season ranked No. 5 in the National doubles ITA rankings Peers also earned ITA Texas Region Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award.

Notes

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  1. ^ The final itself was played on indoor hard due to rain.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Peers Profile – Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site – BaylorBears.com". Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  2. ^ "ATP RANKINGS HISTORY".
  3. ^ "John Peers". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Jamie Murray & John Peers beat Bryans to Houston doubles title". BBC Sport. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Jamie Murray and John Peers win BMW Open doubles title". BBC Sport. 4 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Murray and Peers beaten". Sporting Life. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Olympic Games Barty and Peers Claim Bronze". Tennis Australia. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Australia's Ebden and Peers roar back to claim Olympic gold in men's doubles thriller". The Guardian. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ^ https://news.italy24.press/sports/563110.html [bare URL]
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