Peers at 2016 French Open
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Country (sports) | Australia |
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Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
Born |
Melbourne, Australia |
25 July 1988
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2011 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | [Baylor Bears] |
Coach(es) | Chris Eaton |
Prize money | $1,819,041 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 456 (11 June 2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 165–101 |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (14 September 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 9 (21 November 2016) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2017) |
French Open | 3R (2014, 2015) |
Wimbledon | F (2015) |
US Open | F (2015) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (2016) |
Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2015) |
French Open | QF (2015) |
Wimbledon | QF (2013) |
US Open | QF (2014) |
Last updated on: 21 November 2016. |
John William Peers (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour both in singles and doubles until 2013, when he began to focus solely on doubles and began competing on the ATP World Tour.
Peers reached his career-high of World No. 4 in doubles in November 2016. His highest ATP singles ranking is World No. 456 in June 2012.
John 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 is the son of former pro tennis player Elizabeth Little and the brother of tennis player Sally Peers.
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 ever Grand Slam victory, upsetting 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 number 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.