Defending Champions Kontinen/Peers Qualify For Nitto ATP Finals

Henri Kontinen and John Peers will return to defend their title this November at The O2 after becoming the second team to qualify for the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals. They clinched their place in the elite eight-team field by reaching the US Open quarter-finals Monday with victory over Juan Sebastian Cabal and Leonardo Mayer.

The Finnish-Australian duo kicked off their 2017 campaign with the Australian Open crown (d. Bryans) and last month won the ATP World Tour 500 title at the Citi Open, where they defeated Emirates ATP Doubles Race to London leaders Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. Kubot and Melo had become the first team to qualify for the season-ending tournament following their triumph at Wimbledon.

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Kontinen and Peers made an impressive finish to 2016, capping their debut season on a 10-match winning streak. After claiming their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Rolex Paris Masters, they went undefeated en route to the season finale title (d. Klaasen/Ram).

The 27-year-old Kontinen, who ascended to the No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking in April, will be making his second appearance at The O2. Peers, 29, will be making his third; he first qualified in 2015 with Jamie Murray.