John Peers facts for kids
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Peers at 2016 French Open
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| Country (sports) |  Australia |
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| Residence | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1988 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
| College | Middle Tennessee State University Baylor University |
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| Coach | Chris Eaton | |||||||||||||
| Prize money | US $6,229,245 | |||||||||||||
| Official website | johnpeerstennis.com | |||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–1 (0%) | |||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 456 (11 June 2012) | |||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||
| Career record | 435–303 (58.94%) | |||||||||||||
| Career titles | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (3 April 2017) | |||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 51 (19 January 2026) | |||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2017) | |||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (2018, 2025) | |||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (2015) | |||||||||||||
| US Open | F (2015) | |||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | W (2016, 2017) | |||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | W (2024) | |||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2025, 2026) | |||||||||||||
| French Open | SF (2022) | |||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (2021) | |||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2022) | |||||||||||||
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | Bronze (2021) | |||||||||||||
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Medal record
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John William Peers (born on July 25, 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player. He is especially good at playing doubles matches, where two players team up against another pair. The ATP once ranked him as high as the world's No. 2 doubles player on April 3, 2017. He has won 30 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, which are major tennis tournaments.
John Peers has proudly represented Australia at the Olympic Games three times. He won a bronze medal in mixed doubles in 2021 with Ashleigh Barty and a gold medal in men's doubles in 2024 with Matthew Ebden.
He has also achieved great success in Grand Slam tournaments, which are the four biggest events in tennis. He won the men's doubles title at the 2017 Australian Open with Henri Kontinen. In mixed doubles, he won the 2022 US Open with Storm Sanders and the 2025 and 26 Australian Open titles with Olivia Gadecki. He also reached the finals at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2015. John has also won the ATP Finals twice (in 2016 and 2017) and four ATP 1000 tournaments.
Since 2016, John Peers has been a member of the Australian Davis Cup team, representing his country in international team competitions.
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Personal Life and Family Connections
John Peers was born in Melbourne, Australia. His mother, Elizabeth Little, and his sister, Sally Peers, were also professional tennis players. It seems tennis runs in the family!
John Peers' Professional Tennis Journey
Early Career and First Big Wins (2013-2015)
John Peers started his professional journey in 2011. In 2013, he teamed up with Jamie Murray, and they quickly found success. They won their first title together at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. They even beat the famous Bryan brothers, who were world No. 1 at the time!
Peers and Murray continued to do well, reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2013. They won more titles, including the Thailand Open. In 2015, they had an amazing year, reaching the finals of two Grand Slam tournaments: Wimbledon and the US Open.
Partnering with Henri Kontinen and Grand Slam Glory (2016-2018)
In 2016, John Peers began playing with a new partner, Henri Kontinen. This partnership proved to be very successful. They won several tournaments, including their first Masters 1000 title at the Paris Masters.
Their biggest achievement came at the end of 2016 when they won the ATP World Tour Finals. This tournament features the best eight doubles teams in the world. In 2017, they continued their winning streak by capturing their first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. They defeated the Bryan brothers in the final. This victory helped Peers reach his career-high ranking of world No. 2 in doubles. They also won the ATP Finals again in 2017.
Olympic Medals and Mixed Doubles Success (2021-2026)
John Peers has also excelled in mixed doubles. In 2021, he won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics with fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty. This was Australia's first-ever medal in Olympic mixed doubles.
In 2022, Peers won his first mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the US Open with Storm Sanders. He continued his mixed doubles success at the Australian Open, winning titles in 2025 and 2026 with Olivia Gadecki.
A major highlight of his career was winning the gold medal in men's doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Matthew Ebden. This was Australia's first tennis gold medal since 1996.
Grand Slam Tournament Finals
These are the biggest tournaments in tennis. John Peers has played in several finals, winning some and being the runner-up in others.
Men's Doubles: 4 Finals (1 Title, 3 Runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Jamie Murray |
 Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău |
6–7(5–7), 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2015 | US Open | Hard | Jamie Murray |
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard |  Henri Kontinen |
 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard | Henri Kontinen |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut |
4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Mixed Doubles: 3 Finals (3 Titles)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard |  Storm Sanders |
 Kirsten Flipkens Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | Olivia Gadecki |
Kimberly Birrell John-Patrick Smith |
3–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Win | 2026 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Olivia Gadecki |
Kristina Mladenovic Manuel Guinard |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Other Important Tournament Wins
Summer Olympics
John Peers has won two Olympic medals for Australia.
Men's Doubles: 1 Final (1 Gold Medal)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Gold | 2024 | Paris Olympics | Clay | Matthew Ebden |
Austin Krajicek Rajeev Ram |
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8] |
Mixed Doubles: 1 Final (1 Bronze Medal)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Bronze | 2021 | Tokyo Olympics | Hard | Ashleigh Barty |
 Nina Stojanović Novak Djokovic |
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Year-End Championships
These tournaments bring together the best players at the end of each year.
Men's Doubles: 2 Finals (2 Titles)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2016 | ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Henri Kontinen |
 Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram |
2–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
| Win | 2017 | ATP Finals, United Kingdom (2) | Hard (i) | Henri Kontinen |
 Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo |
6–4, 6–2 |
ATP 1000 Tournaments
These are a series of nine important tournaments below the Grand Slams.
Men's Doubles: 6 Finals (4 Titles, 2 Runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2016 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | Henri Kontinen |
John Isner Jack Sock |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2016 | Paris Masters | Hard (i) | Henri Kontinen |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut |
6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 2017 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | Henri Kontinen |
Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2018 | Canadian Open | Hard | Henri Kontinen |
Raven Klaasen Michael Venus |
6–2, 6–7(7–9), [10–6] |
| Win | 2021 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard |  Filip Polášek |
 Aslan Karatsev Andrey Rublev |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 2022 | Canadian Open | Hard | Dan Evans |
Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski |
2–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
ATP Tour Finals Summary
John Peers has played in 50 ATP Tour finals, winning 30 of them.
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Performance Timelines
These tables show John Peers' results in major tournaments throughout his career.
Men's Doubles Performance
Current through the 2026 Australian Open.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | W | 2R | F | 3R | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1 / 14 | 29–13 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | QF | 0 / 13 | 19–13 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | F | QF | SF | 1R | QF | NH | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 23–13 | |
| US Open | A | A | QF | 1R | F | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 21–12 | |
| 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 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 1 / 53 | 94–52 |
| 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 | 2R | 1 / 11 | 12–10 | |
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | NH | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | A | 1R | QF | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | NH | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | SF | QF | QF | SF | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 11 | 13–11 | |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | QF | W | 2R | NH | 1R | F | 1R | A | 2R | 1 / 10 | 14–9 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | A | 1R | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | SF | 1R | 2R | F | W | 2R | 2R | NH | 1R | QF | 2R | 1 / 10 | 15–9 | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | W | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | SF | 2R | A | 1R | QF | 1 / 11 | 12–10 | |
| 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 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 4 / 92 | 88–88 |
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| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 1R | NH | G | NH | 1 / 3 | 5–2 | |||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | 1R | QF | RR | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 8–7 | ||
| 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 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 13–12 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Titles | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| ATP Finals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| 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 | 35–25 | 23–26 | 1–3 | 435–304 | |
| Win % | – | 33% | 63% | 57% | 63% | 67% | 71% | 51% | 57% | 60% | 64% | 52% | 48% | 58% | 47% | 25% | 58.86% | |
| Year-end ranking | 359 | 76 | 29 | 43 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 50 | |||
Mixed Doubles Performance
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | W | W | 2 / 12 | 15–10 |
| French Open | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | NH | 1R | SF | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | 10–10 | |
| Wimbledon | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | SF | QF | 1R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 12–10 | ||
| US Open | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | SF | 1R | 1R | W | 1R | 2R | A | 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 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3 / 41 | 50–38 |
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| Summer Olympics | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | B | NH | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |||||||
Amateur Tennis Career
Before turning professional, John Peers played tennis in college in the United States. He attended Mentone Grammar School and led his school team to two championships.
He played for the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders and then transferred to Baylor University to play for the Bears. While in college, he earned many awards, including All-Conference honors and the Sun Belt Conference MVP. He was also named an ITA All-American in doubles and finished ranked No. 5 nationally with his partner, Roberto Maytín. John also received the ITA Texas Region Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes players for their sportsmanship and leadership.
See also
In Spanish: John Peers para niños
