Swedish tennis player
Joakim Nyström Country (sports) Sweden Residence Monte Carlo , MonacoBorn (1963-02-20 ) 20 February 1963 (age 61) Skellefteå , SwedenHeight 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Turned pro 1980 Retired 1989 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $2,074,947 Career record 265–142 Career titles 13 Highest ranking No. 7 (31 March 1986) Australian Open 4R (1983, 1984, 1985) French Open QF (1985) Wimbledon 3R (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988) US Open QF (1985, 1986) Tour Finals QF (1984) WCT Finals SF (1985) Career record 185–116 Career titles 8 Highest ranking No. 4 (10 November 1986) Australian Open F (1984) French Open SF (1985) Wimbledon W (1986 )US Open F (1986) Davis Cup W (1984, 1985, 1987)
Joakim "Jocke " Nyström (born 20 February 1963) is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won 13 singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, when he was ranked world No. 7. He was also ranked world No. 4 in doubles that same year.
Tennis career
He was a singles quarterfinalist at both the French Open (1985) and US Open (1985, 1986) tournaments, the 1986 Wimbledon doubles champion with Mats Wilander , and a member of the winning 1985 and 1987 Davis Cup teams from Sweden. He qualified for The Masters year-end singles tournament in 1984, 1985, and 1986.
Nyström was part of the generation of outstanding Swedish players in the 1980s and early 1990s, which included Anders Järryd , Jonas Svensson , Mikael Pernfors , Kent Carlsson , Stefan Edberg , Henrik Sundström , Magnus Gustafsson , and Mats Wilander .
Since retiring from tennis, Nyström has served as Fed Cup captain for Sweden and as an assistant coach to Wilander with the Swedish Davis Cup team. Outside these commitments, he coached both Finn Jarkko Nieminen and Austrian Jürgen Melzer .[ 1]
Jack Sock has also hired him as his coach.[ 2] He coached Kamil Majchrzak from December 2020 till August 2022.[ 3] [ 4]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Career finals
Singles: 18 (13 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Result
No.
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
1983
Munich , West Germany
Clay
Tomáš Šmíd
0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 5–7
Win
1.
1983
Sydney Outdoor , Australia
Grass
Mike Bauer
2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win
2.
1984
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Brian Teacher
6–4, 6–2
Win
3.
1984
North Conway , U.S.
Clay
Tim Wilkison
6–2, 7–5
Loss
2.
1984
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Mats Wilander
6–7(5–7) , 4–6, 6–0, 2–6
Win
4.
1984
Basel , Switzerland
Hard
Tim Wilkison
6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win
5.
1984
Cologne , West Germany
Carpet (i)
Miloslav Mečíř
7–6, 6–2
Win
6.
1985
Munich , West Germany
Clay
Hans Schwaier
6–1, 6–0
Win
7.
1985
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay
Andreas Maurer
6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss
3.
1985
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Thierry Tulasne
2–6, 0–6
Win
8.
1986
Toronto Indoor , Canada
Carpet (i)
Milan Šrejber
6–1, 6–4
Win
9.
1986
La Quinta , U.S.
Hard
Yannick Noah
6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Loss
4.
1986
Milan , Italy
Carpet (i)
Ivan Lendl
2–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win
10.
1986
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Carpet (i)
Anders Järryd
6–0, 6–3
Win
11.
1986
Monte-Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Yannick Noah
6–3, 6–2
Win
12.
1986
Madrid , Spain
Clay
Kent Carlsson
6–1, 6–1
Loss
5.
1987
Lyon , France
Carpet (i)
Yannick Noah
4–6, 5–7
Win
13.
1987
Båstad , Sweden
Clay
Stefan Edberg
4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Doubles: 20 (8 titles, 12 runner-ups)
Result
No.
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
1982
Båstad , Sweden
Clay
Mats Wilander
Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson
6–0, 3–6, 6–7
Win
1.
1983
Båstad , Sweden
Clay
Mats Wilander
Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson
1–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss
2.
1983
Geneva , Switzerland
Clay
Mats Wilander
Stanislav Birner Blaine Willenborg
1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss
3.
1984
Cologne , West Germany
Carpet (i)
Jan Gunnarsson
Wojciech Fibak Sandy Mayer
1–6, 3–6
Loss
4.
1984
Australian Open , Melbourne
Grass
Mats Wilander
Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart
2–6, 2–6, 5–7
Win
2.
1985
Philadelphia , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Mats Wilander
Wojciech Fibak Sandy Mayer
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss
5.
1985
Cincinnati , U.S.
Hard
Mats Wilander
Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Win
3.
1985
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Colin Dowdeswell
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Loss
6.
1985
Masters , New York
Carpet (i)
Mats Wilander
Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
1–6, 6–7
Win
4.
1986
Toronto Indoor , Canada
Carpet (i)
Wojciech Fibak
Christo Steyn Danie Visser
6–3, 7–6
Loss
7.
1986
Monte-Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Mats Wilander
Guy Forget Yannick Noah
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win
5.
1986
Madrid , Spain
Clay
Anders Järryd
Jesus Colas David de Miguel
6–2, 6–2
Win
6.
1986
Wimbledon , London
Grass
Mats Wilander
Gary Donnelly Peter Fleming
7–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss
8.
1986
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Stefan Edberg
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss
9.
1986
US Open , New York
Hard
Mats Wilander
Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović
6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win
7.
1986
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Jan Gunnarsson
Carlos di Laura Claudio Panatta
6–3, 6–4
Loss
10.
1987
Boston , U.S.
Clay
Mats Wilander
Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez
6–7, 6–3, 1–6
Loss
11.
1987
Indianapolis , U.S.
Clay
Mats Wilander
Laurie Warder Blaine Willenborg
0–6, 3–6
Win
8.
1988
Bordeaux , France
Clay
Claudio Panatta
Christian Miniussi Diego Nargiso
6–1, 6–4
Loss
12.
1988
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Claudio Panatta
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 6–7
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