Heinz Günthardt

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)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1978	Springfield, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Harold Solomon	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Win	2–0	Mar 1980	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer	6–2, 6–4
Win	3–0	Apr 1980	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Template:Flagicon Victor Amaya	6–4, 6–4
Win	4–0	Jul 1980	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick	4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Loss	4–1	Jul 1981	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy	3–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss	4–2	Jul 1982	Zell Am See WCT, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon José Luis Clerc	0–6, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss	4–3	Jul 1983	Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon José Higueras	1–6, 1–6, 6–7
Win	5–3	Nov 1983	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Pablo Arraya	6–0, 6–2
Loss	5–4	Nov 1984	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Mark Dickson	6–7(3–7), 4–6

Doubles: 59 (30–29)

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

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