# Heinz Günthardt

Heinz Peter Günthardt (German pronunciation:; 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) | Harold Solomon | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 1980 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Gene Mayer | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Victor Amaya | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jul 1980 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Kim Warwick | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jul 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 3–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jul 1982 | Zell Am See WCT, Austria | Clay | José Luis Clerc | 0–6, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jul 1983 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | José Higueras | 1–6, 1–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 1983 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Pablo Arraya | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Nov 1984 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | 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 | Colin Dowdeswell | Wojciech 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, West Germany | Hard (i) | Pavel Složil | Gene Mayer Stan Smith | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 1980 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | Wojciech 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, 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, 6–4 |
| 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 | 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 |