Heinz Günthardt
Günthardt in Hilversum 1981 | |
Full name | Heinz Peter Günthardt |
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Country (sports) | |
Born | Zürich, Switzerland | 8 February 1959
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1976 |
Retired | 1990 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,550,007 |
Singles | |
Career record | 228–193 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 22 (7 April 1986) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 4R (1985) |
Wimbledon | QF (1985) |
US Open | QF (1985) |
Other tournaments | |
WCT Finals | QF (1980) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 409–227 |
Career titles | 30 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (8 July 1985) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1990) |
French Open | W (1981) |
Wimbledon | W (1985) |
US Open | F (1981) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (1988) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 2 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (1985) |
Wimbledon | F (1986) |
US Open | W (1985) |
Heinz Peter Günthardt (born 8 February 1959) is a retired tennis player from Switzerland.
Tennis player career
[edit]Günthardt won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980. The right-hander reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 22 in April 1986.
In doubles, he captured a total number of 30 titles. Günthardt won the men's doubles at the 1981 Roland Garros and the 1985 Wimbledon Championships with Balázs Taróczy, and the mixed doubles at the 1985 US Open with Martina Navratilova. He was also a member of the Swiss team at the 1988 Olympic Games.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Günthardt was the coach of Steffi Graf from the start of 1992 until the end of Graf's tennis playing career in July 1999, and he also worked briefly with Jelena Dokić and Jennifer Capriati.[2]
From February to November 2010, he coached former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic.[3] He had not coached full-time since Graf's retirement in 1999.[4] When Günthardt started coaching her, Ivanovic had dropped out of the WTA's top 20, and she dropped to a career low of world No. 65 in July 2010.[5] During their partnership, Ivanovic recovered to world No. 17[6][7] before Günthardt ended his coaching relationship with her due to family responsibilities.[8]
Günthardt has been captain of the Swiss Fed Cup team since March 2012. He reached the final with the team in 2021, and won the Cup in 2022.[9]
Career finals
[edit]Singles: 9 (5–4)
[edit]Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 1978 | Springfield, U.S. | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 1980 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Win | 3–0 | Apr 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 4–0 | Jul 1980 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) | |
Loss | 4–1 | Jul 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 3–6, 7–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 4–2 | Jul 1982 | Zell Am See WCT, Austria | Clay | 0–6, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 4–3 | Jul 1983 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | 1–6, 1–6, 6–7 | |
Win | 5–3 | Nov 1983 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | 6–0, 6–2 | |
Loss | 5–4 | Nov 1984 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Doubles: 59 (30–29)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1978 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 2. | 1979 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 1. | 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Win | 2. | 1979 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Win | 3. | 1979 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 3. | 1979 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | 7–6, 6–7, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 4. | 1979 | Cologne, West Germany | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 5. | 1980 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 6. | 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 4. | 1980 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | 7–6, 6–1 | ||
Win | 5. | 1980 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 7. | 1980 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 8. | 1980 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 9. | 1980 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 6. | 1980 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 10. | 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 7. | 1981 | Monte-Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 8. | 1981 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 | ||
Win | 9. | 1981 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Win | 10. | 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
Win | 11. | 1981 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 11. | 1981 | US Open, New York | Hard | def. | ||
Win | 12. | 1981 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Clay | 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
Win | 13. | 1981 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 12. | 1981 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | ||
Win | 14. | 1981 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 13. | 1981 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 15. | 1982 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | 6–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 14. | 1982 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
Win | 16. | 1982 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | 7–6, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 15. | 1982 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 7–9 | ||
Win | 17. | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 16. | 1982 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 17. | 1982 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 18. | 1982 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Win | 18. | 1983 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 7–5, 7–6 | ||
Win | 19. | 1983 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 19. | 1983 | Munich WCT, West Germany | Carpet (i) | 5–7, 6–2, 1–6 | ||
Win | 20. | 1983 | Monte-Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 20. | 1983 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | 6–7, 5–7 | ||
Win | 21. | 1983 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 22. | 1983 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
Win | 23. | 1983 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
Win | 24. | 1983 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 21. | 1984 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet (i) | 5–7, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 22. | 1984 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Win | 25. | 1984 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 23. | 1984 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | 6–7, 5–7 | ||
Loss | 24. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 25. | 1985 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 | ||
Win | 26. | 1985 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 | ||
Win | 27. | 1985 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 26. | 1985 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | 6–1, 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Win | 28. | 1985 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
Win | 29. | 1986 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | ||
Win | 30. | 1986 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 27. | 1988 | Nice, France | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 28. | 1989 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 29. | 1989 | Nice, France | Clay | 6–7, 7–6, 1–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Olympic results Archived 5 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Serena's loss portends well for Capriati, ESPN, 1 June 2004
- ^ Heinz Gunthardt is Ana Ivanovic's new coach | Ana Ivanovic
- ^ Sports Central / Sports Articles and Columns / Tennis / Ivanovic Makes the Right Call with Günthardt
- ^ High Strung – Tom Perrotta – The Atlantic
- ^ Weekly net post: Welcome back Ana Ivanovic. We missed you – USATODAY.com
- ^ Resurgent Ivanovic wins Bali crown | The Jakarta Post
- ^ Ana Ivanovic Splits with Coach Heinz Gunthardt | Bleacher Report
- ^ Matt Roberts. "Switzerland Crowned 2022 Billie Jean Kng Cup Champions". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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