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.
| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
|---|---|
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | 20 February 1963 Skellefteå, Sweden |
| Height | 1.87 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) |
Tennis career
editHe 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]
Singles performance timeline
edit| 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.
| 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
editSingles: 18 (13 titles, 5 runner-ups)
edit| 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)
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ Jarkko Nieminen hires Joakim Nyström as a coach
- ^ Cvitkovic, Romana (14 November 2012). "Jack Sock tries to work his way up rankings". USA Today. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Inside Kamil Majchrzak's 'Completely Unexpected Story' | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "HPT - Kamil Majchrzak".
External links
edit- Joakim Nyström at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Joakim Nyström at the International Tennis Federation
- Joakim Nyström at the Davis Cup