Joakim Nyström

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**Joakim Nyström**

Country	Sweden
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth	February 20, 1963
Place of birth	Skelleftea, Sweden
Height	6'2(187 cm)
Weight	155 lbs (70 kg)
Turned Pro	1980
Plays	Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	$2,074,947 US
Singles
Career record:	265 - 142
Career titles:	13
Highest ranking:	7 (March 31, 1986)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4R (1983, 1984, 1985)
French Open	QF (1985)
Wimbledon	3R (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
U.S. Open	QF (1985, 1986)
Doubles
Career record:	185 - 116
Career titles:	8
Highest ranking:	4 (November 10, 1986)

Joakim ("Jocke") Nyström (born February 20, 1963 in Skelleftea) is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden, who won thirteen singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on March 31, 1986, when he became the number seven of the world and was also ranked as high as four in doubles that same year.

He was a singles quarter-finalist in both the French Open (1985) and U.S. Open (1985 & 1986) tournaments, the 1986 Wimbledon doubles champion with Mats Wilander, and a member of the winning 1985 & 1987 Davis Cup team from Sweden. He qualified for the ATP Masters year-end singles tournament in 1984, 1985 & 1986.

Nystrom was part of the generation of outstanding Swedish players in the 1980's and early 1990's who were inspired by Swedish legend, Bjorn Borg, which included Anders Jarryd, Jonas Svensson, Mikael Pernfors, Kent Carlsson, Stefan Edberg, and Mats Wilander.