John Peers

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John Peers
Peers RG16 (5) (27127131550).jpg
Peers at 2016 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Melbourne, Australia [1]
Born (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 35)
Melbourne, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Middle Tennessee State University
Baylor University
Coach Chris Eaton
Prize money$5,507,571
Official website johnpeerstennis.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 record376–251 (60.0%)
Career titles27
Highest rankingNo. 2 (3 April 2017)
Current rankingNo. 38 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (2017)
French Open QF (2018)
Wimbledon F (2015)
US Open F (2015)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals W (2016, 2017)
Olympic Games 1R (2016, 2021)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open SF (2022)
French Open SF (2022)
Wimbledon SF (2021)
US Open W (2022)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games Bronze medal olympic.svg (2020)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Mixed Doubles
Last updated on: 18 January 2024.

John William Peers (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.

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He reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 2 on 3 April 2017, and his career-high singles ranking is world No. 456 in June 2012. [2] He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open, partnering Henri Kontinen. 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. He is also a Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, winning the 2022 US Open alongside fellow Australian Storm Sanders. 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, and also competed at the Olympic Games in 2016 and 2020, winning the bronze medal in mixed doubles at the latter alongside Ashleigh Barty.

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

Professional career

2013

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. [3]

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

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 Murraym 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 second. They made the semi-finals before losing to Lukáš Dlouhý 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. [4] 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. [5]

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

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

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

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

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. [6]

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: US Open mixed doubles title, Two Major doubles quarterfinals

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

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

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2015 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
6–7(5–7), 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2015 US Open Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 4–6
Win 2017 Australian Open Hard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
7–5, 7–5
Loss 2019 Australian OpenHard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–7(1–7)

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2022 US Open Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

Year-end championships

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, LondonHard (i) Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
2–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win 2017 ATP Finals, London (2)Hard (i) Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2

Masters 1000 finals

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

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

Olympic medal finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (bronze medal)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Bronze 2021 Tokyo Olympics Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty Flag of Serbia.svg Nina Stojanović
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic
(walkover)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 45 (27 titles, 18 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–3)
ATP World Tour Finals (2–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (4–2)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (8–6)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (12–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (16–14)
Clay (8–1)
Grass (3–3)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Apr 2013 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States250 SeriesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
1–6, 7–6(7–3), [12–10]
Win2–0 Jul 2013 Swiss Open, Switzerland250 SeriesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Andújar
Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo García López
6–3, 6–4
Win3–0 Sep 2013 Thailand Open 250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Bednarek
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Brunström
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss3–1 Oct 2013 Japan Open 500 SeriesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win4–1 May 2014 Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany250 SeriesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins
6–4, 6–2
Loss4–2 Jun 2014 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom250 SeriesGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [4–10]
Loss4–3 Aug 2014 Winston-Salem Open, United States250 SeriesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
3–6, 4–6
Loss4–4 Sep 2014 Malaysian Open 250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Matkowski
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Win5–4 Jan 2015 Brisbane International, Australia250 SeriesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexandr Dolgopolov
Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss5–5 Feb 2015 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss5–6 Apr 2015 Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Draganja
Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen
3–6, 7–6(8–6), [9–11]
Loss5–7 Jul 2015 Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
6–7(5–7), 4–6, 4–6
Win6–7 Aug 2015 German Open 500 SeriesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss6–8 Sep 2015 US Open Grand SlamHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 4–6
Loss6–9 Oct 2015 Vienna Open, Austria500 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [6–10]
Loss6–10 Nov 2015 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
5–7, 5–7
Win7–10 Jan 2016 Brisbane International, Australia (2)250 SeriesHard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Duckworth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win8–10 May 2016 Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany (2)250 SeriesClay Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win9–10 Jul 2016 German Open (2)500 SeriesClay Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–5, 6–3
Loss9–11 Oct 2016 Shanghai Masters, ChinaMasters 1000Hard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner
4–6, 4–6
Win10–11 Nov 2016 Paris Masters, FranceMasters 1000Hard (i) Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win11–11 Nov 2016 ATP World Tour Finals, LondonTour FinalsHard (i) Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
2–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win12–11 Jan 2017 Australian Open Grand SlamHard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
7–5, 7–5
Win13–11 Aug 2017 Washington Open, United States500 SeriesHard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win14–11 Oct 2017 China Open 500 SeriesHard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of the United States.svg John Isner
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win15–11 Oct 2017 Shanghai Masters, China (2)Masters 1000Hard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Win16–11 Nov 2017 ATP Finals, London (2)Tour FinalsHard (i) Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Win17–11 Jan 2018 Brisbane International, Australia (3)250 SeriesHard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Mayer
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win18–11 Jun 2018 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom (2)500 SeriesGrass Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–3
Win19–11 Aug 2018 Canadian Open Masters 1000Hard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus
6–2, 6–7(7–9), [10–6]
Loss19–12 Jan 2019 Australian OpenGrand SlamHard Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win20–12 Jun 2019 Stuttgart Open, Germany250 SeriesGrass Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov
7–5, 6–3
Win21–12 Feb 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates500 SeriesHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach
6–3, 6–2
Win22–12 Sep 2020 Hamburg European Open, Germany500 SeriesClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
6–3, 6–4
Win23–12 Oct 2020 European Open, Belgium250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
6–3, 6–4
Win24–12 May 2021 Geneva Open, Switzerland250 SeriesClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bolelli
Flag of Argentina.svg Máximo González
6–2, 7–5
Loss24–13 Jun 2021 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom (3)500 SeriesGrass Flag of the United States.svg Reilly Opelka Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 5–7
Loss24–14 Oct 2021 San Diego Open, United States250 SeriesHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
6–7(2–7), 6–3, [5–10]
Win25–14 Oct 2021 Indian Wells Masters, United StatesMasters 1000Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek Flag of Russia.svg Aslan Karatsev
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win26–14 Jan 2022 Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bolelli
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini
7–5, 7–5
Loss26–15 Jul 2022 Atlanta Open, United States250 SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Kubler Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thanasi Kokkinakis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios
6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss26–16 Aug 2022 Canadian OpenMasters 1000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Evans Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Koolhof
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
2–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss26–17 Oct 2022 Tennis Napoli Cup, Italy250 SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek
3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win27–17 Jun 2023 Halle Open, Germany500 SeriesGrass Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bolelli
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Vavassori
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–6]
Loss27–18 Sep 2023 Astana Open, Kazakhstan250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Withrow
6–7(4–7), 6–7(7–9)

Challengers and Futures finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2011Venezuela F4, Maracaibo FuturesHard Flag of Colombia.svg Eduardo Struvay 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(10–12)
Win1–1Jul 2011Venezuela F6, Caracas FuturesHard Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto Maytín 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Loss1–2Apr 2012USA F10, Little Rock FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tennys Sandgren 1–6, 6–7(6–8)

Doubles: 22 (14–8)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–5)
ITF Futures Tour (5–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–6)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2011Venezuela F4, Maracaibo FuturesHard Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto Maytín Flag of the United States.svg Peter Aarts
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Letcher
6–2, 6–1
Loss1–1Jun 2011Venezuela F5, Coro FuturesHard Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto Maytín Flag of Venezuela.svg Piero Luisi
Flag of Venezuela.svg Román Recarte
4–6, 3–6
Loss1–2Jul 2011Venezuela F6, Caracas FuturesHard Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz Flag of Venezuela.svg Piero Luisi
Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto Maytín
4–6, 4–6
Win2–2Aug 2011USA F22, Edwardsville FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of the United States.svg Devin Britton
Flag of the United States.svg Bradley Cox
6–2, 6–4
Win3–2Oct 2011Australia F10, Port Pirie FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert McKenzie Flag of New Zealand.svg G.D. Jones
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jose Statham
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Win4–2Nov 2011Australia F11, Happy Valley FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert McKenzie Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Schipanski
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Li Tu
6–4, 6–2
Loss4–3Nov 2011Australia F12, Traralgon FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dane Propoggia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Whittington
6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
Win5–3 Feb 2012 Burnie, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith Flag of India.svg Divij Sharan
Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan
6–2, 6–4
Win6–3 Feb 2012 Caloundra, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Fruttero
Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win7–3Mar 2012USA F8, Costa Mesa FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball
Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann
6–3, 6–7(1–7), [17–15]
Win8–3 Apr 2012 León, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith Flag of Mexico.svg César Ramírez
Flag of Mexico.svg Bruno Rodríguez
6–3, 6–3
Loss8–4 Jun 2012 Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Ebelthite Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Cheng-peng
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Hsin-han
5–7, 5–7
Loss8–5 Jul 2012 Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith Flag of the United States.svg Devin Britton
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Dadamo
6–1, 2–6, [6–10]
Win9–5 Jul 2012 Lexington, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek Flag of the United States.svg Tennys Sandgren
Flag of the United States.svg Rhyne Williams
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss9–6 Aug 2012 Vancouver, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Authom
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans
4–6, 2–6
Win10–6 Aug 2012 Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg Rik de Voest Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Moser
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–4]
Loss10–7 Sep 2012 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Beck
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Win11–7 Oct 2012 Belém, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe
Flag of Germany.svg Simon Stadler
6–3, 6–2
Win12–7 Nov 2012 Charlottesville, United StatesChallengerHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith Flag of the United States.svg Jarmere Jenkins
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
7–5, 6–1
Win13–7 Jun 2013 Nottingham, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–6]
Win14–7 May 2023 Aix-en-Provence, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Kubler Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Borges
Flag of Portugal.svg Francisco Cabral
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–7]
Loss14-8 May 2023 Turin, ItalyChallengerClay [lower-alpha 1] Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Andrey Golubev
Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), [5–10]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 2R 2R 3R 2R W 2R F 3R 3R QF QF 1 / 1127–10
French Open AA 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R QF 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 0 / 1115–11
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 3R F QF SF 1R QF NH 1R QF 3R 0 / 1122–11
US Open AA QF 1R F 2R SF 2R 2R 2R SF 1R 1R 0 / 1120–11
Win–loss0–00–15–45–414–46–414–35–411–44–37–46–47–41 / 4486–43
ATP Finals
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR W W RR DNQ RR DNQDNQ2 / 510–7
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAA 1R 2R 1R QF 1R 2R NH W 1R 2R 1 / 910–8
Miami Masters AAA 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R NHA 1R 2R 0 / 84–8
Monte-Carlo Masters AAAA 1R QF QF 2R 2R NH 1R 2R A0 / 75–7
Madrid Masters AAA 1R QF QF QF 2R 2R NH 1R 1R A0 / 86–8
Rome Masters AAAA QF 1R SF QF QF SF SF 1R 1R 0 / 912–9
Canada Masters AAA 2R QF QF QF W 2R NH 1R F 1R 1 / 913–8
Cincinnati Masters AAA 1R 2R 1R QF QF QF 1R 2R 1R QF 0 / 105–10
Shanghai Masters AA SF 1R 2R F W 2R 2R NH1 / 712–6
Paris Masters AA 1R A 2R W QF 2R 1R QF SF 2R 1 / 910–8
Win–loss0–00–03–21–68–914–812–87–78–94–311–65–72–34 / 7576–71
National representation
Summer Olympics NHANot Held 1R Not Held 1R NH0 / 20–2
Davis Cup AAAAA 1R SF 1R QF RR A0 / 57–7
ATP Cup Not Held SF RR RR NH0 / 36–3
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–01–22–11–12–23–22–32–10–00 / 1013–12
Career statistics
ATP Titles003125531321026
ATP Finals004486532341040
Overall win–loss0–01–237–2236–2745–2746–2346–1921–2031–2325–1536–2028–2615–16367–240
Win %33%63%57%63%67%71%51%57%60%65%52%48%60.56%
Year-end ranking359762943894232628133739

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–L
Australian Open A 2R QF 2R 1R 2R 1R A 1R SF 1R 0 / 98–9
French Open A 1R QF 1R 1R 2R QF NH 1R SF 2R 0 / 99–9
Wimbledon QF 3R 2R 1R 3R 2R 3R SF QF 1R 0 / 1012–10
US Open 2R QF 2R AA SF 1R 1R W 1R 1 / 812–7
Win–loss4–23–45–41–32–36–43–40–03–413–31–21 / 3641–35
National representation
Summer Olympics Not Held 1R Not Held B NH0 / 22–2

Amateur tennis

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

  1. The final itself was played on indoor hard due to rain. [7]

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