Joakim Nyström

Joakim Nyström

Nickname:

Jock

Nation:

Sweden

Birthday:

20th February 1963

Size:

188 cm

Weight:

70 kg

1st professional season:

1980

Resignation:

1989

Playing hand:

Right, two-handed backhand

Trainer:

Jon-anders Sjøgren

Prize money:

$ 2,074,947

singles

Career record:

265: 142

Career title:

13

Highest ranking:

7 (March 31 1986)

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 0

Australian Open	AF (1983–1985)
French Open	VF (1985)
Wimbledon	3R (1985-1988)
US Open	VF (1985, 1986)

Double

Career record:

185: 116

Career title:

8th

Highest ranking:

4 (November 10 1986)

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 1

Australian Open	F (1984)
French Open	HF (1985)
Wimbledon	S (1986)
US Open	F (1986)

Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Joakim Nyström (born February 20, 1963 in Skellefteå ) is a former Swedish tennis player and later a tennis coach.

Career

Nyström won 13 singles and eight doubles titles in his professional career, including the Swedish Open in 1987 . His biggest double success was winning the 1986 title at Wimbledon with Mats Wilander . He achieved his best placings in the tennis world rankings in 1986 with position 7 in singles and position 4 in doubles. In 1985 and 1987 he won the Davis Cup with Sweden .

In 1989 Joakim Nyström ended his tennis career due to persistent knee problems. From 2007 he was Jürgen Melzer's trainer . He also trained Jarkko Nieminen , Jack Sock and the tennis talent Carl Söderlund .

Tournament victories

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series (2)
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series (11)

singles

No.	date	competition	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	18th December 1983	Australia Sydney	race	United States Mike Bauer	2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1
2.	July 15, 1984	Switzerland Gstaad	sand	United States Brian Teacher	6: 4, 6: 2
3.	August 6, 1984	United States North Conway	sand	United States Tim Wilkison	6: 2, 7: 5
4th	October 14, 1984	Switzerland Basel	Carpet (i)	United States Tim Wilkison	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
5.	October 21, 1984	Germany Cologne	Hard court (i)	Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř	7: 6, 6: 2
6th	May 12, 1985	Germany Munich	sand	Germany Hans Schwaier	6: 1, 6: 0
7th	July 14, 1985	Switzerland Gstaad	sand	Germany Andreas Maurer	6: 4, 1: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3
8th.	February 9, 1986	Canada Toronto Indoor	Carpet (i)	Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber	6: 1, 6: 4
9.	March 2, 1986	United States La Quinta	Hard court	France Yannick Noah	6: 1, 6: 3, 6: 2
10.	March 30, 1986	Netherlands Rotterdam	Carpet (i)	Sweden Järryd is different	6: 0, 6: 3
11.	April 27, 1986	Monaco Monte Carlo	sand	France Yannick Noah	6: 3, 6: 2
12.	May 4th 1986	Spain Madrid	sand	Sweden Kent Carlsson	6: 1, 6: 1
13.	2nd August 1987	Sweden Båstad	sand	Sweden Stefan Edberg	4: 6, 6: 0, 6: 3

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personal data
SURNAME	Nyström, Joakim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	20th February 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Skelleftea , Sweden