Joakim Nyström
Swedish tennis player
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Joakim "Jocke" Nyström (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjûːakɪm ˈnŷːstrøːm]; born 20 February 1963) is a tennis coach and a former top ten ranked professional player from Sweden who won 13 singles titles during his 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.
Sweden| Country (sports) | Sweden |
|---|---|
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | 20 February 1963 Skellefteå, Sweden |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1980 |
| Retired | 1989 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,074,947 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 265–142 |
| Career titles | 13 |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (31 March 1986) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1983, 1984, 1985) |
| French Open | QF (1985) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988) |
| US Open | QF (1985, 1986) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | QF (1984) |
| WCT Finals | SF (1985) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 185–116 |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (10 November 1986) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1984) |
| French Open | SF (1985) |
| Wimbledon | W (1986) |
| US Open | F (1986) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1984, 1985, 1987) |
Professional 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.
Coaching career
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]
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Career SR | Career W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 4R | 3R | 3R | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 4R | 3R | 2R | QF | 1R | 4R | 3R | A | 0 / 8 | 15–8 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 |
| US Open | A | A | A | 4R | 4R | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 16–6 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 26 | N/A |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 12–4 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 0–1 | N/A | 48–26 |
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | RR | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–4 |
Career finals
Singles: 18 (13 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1983 | Munich, West Germany | Clay |  Tomáš Šmíd |
0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 1983 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass |  Mike Bauer |
2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 1984 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Brian Teacher |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 1984 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Tim Wilkison |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 1984 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Mats Wilander |
6–7(5–7), 4–6, 6–0, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 1984 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Tim Wilkison |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 1984 | Cologne, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Miloslav Mečíř |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | May 1985 | Munich, West Germany | Clay |  Hans Schwaier |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jul 1985 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Andreas Maurer |
6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Sep 1985 | Palermo, Italy | Clay |  Thierry Tulasne |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 8–3 | Feb 1986 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet (i) | Milan Šrejber |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–3 | Mar 1986 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | Yannick Noah |
6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Mar 1986 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Ivan Lendl |
2–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–4 | Mar 1986 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Anders Järryd |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–4 | Apr 1986 | Monte-Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Yannick Noah |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–4 | May 1986 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Kent Carlsson |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12–5 | Feb 1987 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Yannick Noah |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 13–5 | Aug 1987 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Stefan Edberg |
4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
Doubles: 20 (8 titles, 12 runner-ups)
| Result | W/L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | 1982 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Mats Wilander |
Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson |
6–0, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | 1983 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Mats Wilander |
Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson |
1–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | 1983 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Mats Wilander |
Stanislav Birner Blaine Willenborg |
1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | 1984 | Cologne, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Jan Gunnarsson |
 Wojciech Fibak Sandy Mayer |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | 1984 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Mats Wilander |
 Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
2–6, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–4 | 1985 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Mats Wilander |
Wojciech Fibak Sandy Mayer |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–5 | 1985 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Mats Wilander |
Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | 1985 | Palermo, Italy | Clay |  Colin Dowdeswell |
 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | 1985 | Masters, New York | Carpet (i) | Mats Wilander |
Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
1–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4–6 | 1986 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet (i) | Wojciech Fibak |
 Christo Steyn Danie Visser |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | 1986 | Monte-Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Mats Wilander |
Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | 1986 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Anders Järryd |
Jesus Colas David de Miguel |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–7 | 1986 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Mats Wilander |
Gary Donnelly Peter Fleming |
7–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–8 | 1986 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Stefan Edberg |
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–9 | 1986 | US Open, New York | Hard | Mats Wilander |
 Andrés Gómez  Slobodan Živojinović |
6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–9 | 1986 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Jan Gunnarsson |
 Carlos di Laura  Claudio Panatta |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–10 | 1987 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Mats Wilander |
 Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
6–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–11 | 1987 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Mats Wilander |
Laurie Warder Blaine Willenborg |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–11 | 1988 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Claudio Panatta |
 Christian Miniussi Diego Nargiso |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–12 | 1988 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Claudio Panatta |
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
4–6, 6–7 |
