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Heinz Günthardt

b. 1959

Swiss tennis player

Tennis player Tennis coach
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Born 1959. Heinz Günthardt is a Swiss tennis player and tennis coach.

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

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 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.

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.

From February to November 2010, he coached former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic. He had not coached full-time since Graf's retirement in 1999. 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. During their partnership, Ivanovic recovered to world No. 17 before Günthardt ended his coaching relationship with her due to family responsibilities.

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.

Career finals Singles: 9 (5–4)

Doubles: 59 (30–29) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 1978 Toronto, Canada Clay Colin Dowdeswell Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 3–6, 6–7Loss 2. 1979 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Bernard Mitton Peter Fleming John McEnroe 4–6, 4–6Win 1. 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Colin Dowdeswell Raymond Moore Ilie Năstase 6–3, 7–6Win 2. 1979 Båstad, Sweden Clay Bob Hewitt Mark Edmondson John Marks 6–2, 6–2Win 3. 1979 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Željko Franulović Dick Crealy Antonio Zugarelli 6–2, 6–4Loss 3. 1979 Toronto, Canada Hard Bob Hewitt Peter Fleming John McEnroe 7–6, 6–7, 1–6Loss 4. 1979 Cologne, West Germany Hard (i) Pavel Složil Gene Mayer Stan Smith 3–6, 4–6Loss 5. 1980 Denver, U.S. Carpet Wojciech Fibak Kevin Curren Steve Denton 5–7, 2–6Loss 6. 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Colin Dowdeswell Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 4–6, 3–6Win 4. 1980 Munich, West 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, 6–4Loss 7. 1980 Toronto, Canada Hard Sandy Mayer Bruce Manson Brian Teacher 3–6, 6–3, 4–6Loss 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 Wojciech 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, West 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 Zoltán Kuhárszky 6–3, 6–3 Win 22. 1983 Hamburg, West 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, West 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 Wojciech 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, West 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

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