Heinz Günthardt
Heinz Peter Günthardt (born 8 February 1959) is a retired tennis player from Switzerland.
Günthardt in Hilversum 1981 | |
Full name | Heinz Peter Günthardt |
---|---|
Country (sports) | Switzerland |
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) |
Tennis player career
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 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
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]
Career statistics
Singles: 9 (5–4)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1. | 1978 | Springfield, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Harold Solomon | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 1980 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Gene Mayer | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Victor Amaya | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 1980 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Kim Warwick | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 1. | 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 3–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1982 | Zell Am See WCT, Austria | Clay | José Luis Clerc | 0–6, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1983 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | José Higueras | 1–6, 1–6, 6–7 |
Win | 5. | 1983 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Pablo Arraya | 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | 1984 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Mark Dickson | 6–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 59 (30–29)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 1. | 1978 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | Colin Dowdeswell | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 2. | 1979 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Bernard Mitton | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Colin Dowdeswell | Raymond Moore Ilie Năstase |
6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 2. | 1979 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Bob Hewitt | Mark Edmondson John Marks |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | 1979 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Željko Franulović | Dick Crealy Antonio Zugarelli |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 1979 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Bob Hewitt | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
7–6, 6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1979 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Pavel Složil | Gene Mayer Stan Smith |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1980 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | Wojtek Fibak | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Colin Dowdeswell | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | 1980 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Bob Hewitt | David Carter Chris Lewis |
7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 5. | 1980 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Markus Günthardt | John Feaver Peter McNamara |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | 1980 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Sandy Mayer | Bruce Manson Brian Teacher |
3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1980 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Markus Günthardt | Željko Franulović Balázs Taróczy |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | 1980 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Pavel Složil | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6. | 1980 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | Paul McNamee | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 10. | 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Paul McNamee | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7. | 1981 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | 1981 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher |
6–2, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 9. | 1981 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Markus Günthardt | David Carter Paul Kronk |
6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 10. | 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Raymond Moore Andrew Pattison |
6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 11. | 1981 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Peter McNamara | Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan |
6–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 11. | 1981 | US Open, New York | Hard | Peter McNamara | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
def. |
Win | 12. | 1981 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Clay | Peter McNamara | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 1981 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 12. | 1981 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 14. | 1981 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof |
3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 13. | 1981 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 15. | 1982 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
6–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 14. | 1982 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Markus Günthardt | Drew Gitlin Jim Gurfein |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 16. | 1982 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Peter McNamara | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 15. | 1982 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
1–6, 6–3, 7–9 |
Win | 17. | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Wojtek Fibak John Fitzgerald |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 16. | 1982 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Markus Günthardt | Sandy Mayer Ferdi Taygan |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 17. | 1982 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd |
6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 18. | 1982 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | Tomáš Šmíd | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 18. | 1983 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 7–5, 7–6 |
Win | 19. | 1983 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Hans Simonsson Mats Wilander |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 19. | 1983 | Munich WCT, Germany | Carpet (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
5–7, 6–2, 1–6 |
Win | 20. | 1983 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 20. | 1983 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Tomáš Šmíd Sherwood Stewart |
6–7, 5–7 |
Win | 21. | 1983 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Pavel Složil | Markus Günthardt Zoltan Kuharszky |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 22. | 1983 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Mark Edmondson Brian Gottfried |
7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 23. | 1983 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd |
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 24. | 1983 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Pavel Složil | Bernard Mitton Butch Walts |
5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 21. | 1984 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Tomáš Šmíd | Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming |
5–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 22. | 1984 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 25. | 1984 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Markus Günthardt | Givaldo Barbosa João Soares |
6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 23. | 1984 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 24. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Wojtek Fibak Sandy Mayer |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 25. | 1985 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 26. | 1985 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | Balázs Taróczy | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 27. | 1985 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Anders Järryd | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 26. | 1985 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
6–1, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 28. | 1985 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Balázs Taróczy | Pat Cash John Fitzgerald |
6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 29. | 1986 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg |
6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 30. | 1986 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 27. | 1988 | Nice, France | Clay | Diego Nargiso | Guy Forget Henri Leconte |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 28. | 1989 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Jakob Hlasek John McEnroe |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 29. | 1989 | Nice, France | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Ricki Osterthun Udo Riglewski |
6–7, 7–6, 1–6 |
References
- 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