Heinz Günthardt

Heinz Peter Günthardt (born 8 February 1959) is a retired tennis player from Switzerland.

Heinz Günthardt
Günthardt in Hilversum 1981
Full nameHeinz Peter Günthardt
Country (sports)  Switzerland
Born (1959-02-08) 8 February 1959
Zürich, Switzerland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1976
Retired1990
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,550,007
Singles
Career record228–193
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 22 (7 April 1986)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open4R (1985)
WimbledonQF (1985)
US OpenQF (1985)
Other tournaments
WCT FinalsQF (1980)
Doubles
Career record409–227
Career titles30
Highest rankingNo. 3 (8 July 1985)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1990)
French OpenW (1981)
WimbledonW (1985)
US OpenF (1981)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1988)
Mixed doubles
Career titles2
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenW (1985)
WimbledonF (1986)
US OpenW (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

Tour finals

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		 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
  1. Olympic results Archived 5 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Serena's loss portends well for Capriati, ESPN, 1 June 2004
  3. Heinz Gunthardt is Ana Ivanovic's new coach | Ana Ivanovic
  4. Sports Central / Sports Articles and Columns / Tennis / Ivanovic Makes the Right Call with Günthardt
  5. High Strung – Tom Perrotta – The Atlantic
  6. Weekly net post: Welcome back Ana Ivanovic. We missed you – USATODAY.com
  7. Resurgent Ivanovic wins Bali crown | The Jakarta Post
  8. Ana Ivanovic Splits with Coach Heinz Gunthardt | Bleacher Report
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