Joachim Johansson
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Joachim Johansson is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden.
and currently lives in Södertälje
, Sweden. His father, Leif Johansson
, was also a tennis player and represented Sweden
in the Davis Cup
in the 1970s. He goes by the nickname "Pim Pim", which he has been called since he was a newborn. His elder brother pronounced Joachim as "Joapim" which later became "Pim Pim". In 2005, Swedish hurdler Jenny Kallur
became his girlfriend but in August 2008 they separated. Lleyton Hewitt
's sister, Jaslyn Hewitt, was his girlfriend for five years from 2000 to 2005. Since April 2009 he is engaged to Johanna Westerberg
, a Swedish professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour
, and they are expecting their first child.
He is not related to fellow Swedish tennis player Thomas Johansson
.
, where he retired against Markus Hipfl 3–6 in the first set. He then claimed his first win the a challengers event in Sweden defeating Alexander Peya
7–6(6), 7–6(3). He then competd in the 2000 Scania Stockholm Open
losing to Bohdan Ulihrach
4–6, 5–7.
In 2001 Johansson focused on Challengers event and only competed in one ATP tour touranment the 2001 Stockholm Open
losing to Andreas Vinciguerra
3–6, 6–7(4), he however reached two semifinals in the challengers in Great Britain F1 and New Zealand F3, two Finals in Germany F2 losing to Jan Frode Andersen
3–5 ret and in Austria F2 were he withdrew in the finals against Rogier Wassen
, He however won his first tournament in Australia F1 defeating Todd Perry
7–6(5), 7–5 in the finals.
In 2002 Johansson won 3 challengers event in Poland F3 defeating Adrian Cruciat
6–3, 7–5, in Austria F4 dominating Rainer Falenti 6–3, 6–2 and in Sweden F1 defeating compatriot Kalle Flygt 7–6(7), 6–1, and 1 runner-up in Poland F4 losing to Bartlomiej Dabrowski of Poland 3–6, 7–6(2), 6–7(7). He also won his first ATP Tour level match in his home tournament in the 2002 Stockholm Open
defeating Albert Portas
6–3, 6–3 before losing to Fabrice Santoro
7–6(6), 4–6, 6–7(5) in the following round.
In 2003 Johansson made his Grand Slam Debut in the 2003 Australian Open
losing to American Mardy Fish
3–6, 5–7, 2–6. He then represented Sweden against Australia in the Davis Cup, however he lost to Wayne Arthurs 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4). He then competed in Newport losing to Zack Fleishman
3–6, 4–6. In his US Open debut he once against lost to Mardy Fish
3–6, 2–6, 4–6. He competed once again for the fourth straight year in the 2003 Stockholm Open
were he reached his first Quarterfinals were he defeated his first top 30 opponent, world no. 25 Fernando González
in the second round 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 before losing to Davide Sanguinetti
3–6, 2–6. He won two challengers event and two finals in challengers event that year.
world no. 6 by that time 6–4, 6–4 before losing to Arnaud Clément
4–6, 5–7. He followed it up with hisfirst Grand Slam win in the 2004 Australian Open
defeating Alexander Popp
and Alberto Martín
before losing to then world no. 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero
1–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 4–6. He then competed in 2004 Siebel Open
were he lost to eventual champion Andy Roddick
in the Quarterfinals 3–6, 6–7(7). Johansson continued his good form by winning his first ATP title in the 2004 Kroger St. Jude
defeating en route James Blake
, Mardy Fish
and German Nicolas Kiefer
7–6(5), 6–3 in the finals. However his good was disrupted winning only 2 matches in his next 7 tournaments defeating Mark Philippoussis
and compatriot Robin Söderling
. his loses includes his debut in the 2004 French Open
losts against Fernando Verdasco
, Mario Ančić
and Juan Mónaco
. He the went to the 2004 Wimbledon losing to Florian Mayer
3–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(5), 4–6 in the fourth round after defeating Arnaud Clément
, Mardy Fish
and Jonas Björkman
. He then reached his first Masters series Quarterfinals in the 2004 Canada Masters
losing to compatriot Thomas Johansson
3–6, 6–7(5). He caused a huge upset at the 2004 U.S. Open when he defeated defending champion Andy Roddick
in five sets 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4 in the quarterfinals. An unusual aspect of the match was that Roddick won 24 points more than Johansson but was defeated nonetheless. Johansson subsequently lost his semifinal against Lleyton Hewitt
in straight sets. He ended the year with 4 straight quarterfinal appearances in the 2004 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
losing to eventual champion Robin Söderling
, 2004 Kremlin Cup
, 2004 Madrid Masters, and the 2004 Stockholm Open
. He ended the year no. 12 in the world.
defeating Taylor Dent
in the finals 7–5, 6–3, reaching the fourth round of the 2005 Australian Open
losing to Andre Agassi
7–6(4), 6–7(5), 6–7(3), 4–6 and winning 2005 Open 13
defeating Ivan Ljubičić
7–5 6–4 in the finals which jumped him into the top 10 at number 9. He however only won 5 matches in his next 12 tournaments with wins in 2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
, Davis Cup
, 2005 Estoril Open
, and his only back-to-back win in the 2005 Wimbledon. He then underwent shoulder surgery in July 2005, forcing him to stop playing the rest of the year. In 2006 he added physical rehabilitation and development practice with coach Agne Bergvall
together with Swedish track and field stars Carolina Klüft
, Susanna
and Jenny Kallur
. Despite playing only in half of the year he ended at no. 45 still. In February 2006, he played in the SAP Open in San Jose but sustained another injury. He was then forced to skip tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami until beginning a second comeback in July 2006 by playing Challenger and Futures tournaments.
In October 2006, Johansson made a triumphant return to the ATP Tour in the Stockholm Open. As a wildcard, he defeated Davide Sanguinetti
in the first round, and stunned top seed and world number two Rafael Nadal
in straight sets in the second round. In that match, Johansson fired 17 aces, and announced his return to the top of the game, calling it his "greatest win ever." Johansson made it to the semifinals of the tournament before losing to fifth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen
in three sets.
In his next tournament, the Madrid Masters
, Johansson pulled off another upset in the second round, defeating fifth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko
in three sets. He was forced, however, to withdraw from his next match due to a throat infection.
In 2007 Johansson only competed in 4 tournaments in the 2007 Next Generation Adelaide International
reaching the Semifinals before losign to Novak Djokovic
, 2007 Australian Open
retiring in the first round to Guillermo García López
1–1 in the first set. He then underwent right shoulder surgery on 23 Feb. in Milan and did not return again until September for a Davis Cup SF tie against U.S. (l. to Roddick in opening rubber) 6–7(4), 6–7(3), 3–6.Only lost his serve once in three sets to No. 5-ranked American. After Davis Cup, he played one tournament in the 2007 Stockholm Open
defeating Carlos Berlocq
in the first round before withdrawing from the second round due to illness against eventual champion Ivo Karlović
.
in the first round before losing to David Nalbandian
in the second round.
In 2009, he competed in the Challengers events reaching the semifinals in Izmir, Turkey before withdrawing against Andrea Stoppini
. He then got a wildcard entry at the Malaysian Open and made a surprise win over Lleyton Hewitt
7–6 6–3 in the first round before losing to Richard Gasquet
6–4, 6–7(1), 2–6. Next, he competed in the 2009 If Stockholm Open
after receiving a wildcard. He defeated Peter Luczak
7–5 6–3 and Juan Mónaco
6–4 6–4, then lost to Thomaz Bellucci
7–6(4) 6–3.
In 2010, Johansson played his first match of 2010
in singles during the 2010 Davis Cup
tie against Argentina, which he lost 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 to Argentine Leonardo Mayer
.
He recently received a wildcard at a Challenger Tour at the 2011 Internazionali di Tennis di Bergamo Trofeo Trismoka.
Was part of the winning side in the 1st round Davis Cup match against Russia, where he won his first day singles match.
served in one match as he aced Andre Agassi
51 times in the 4th round of the 2005 Australian Open (though he still lost the match in four sets). In the post-match press conference, Johansson said he felt he could have served better. Ivo Karlović
equalled the record on 21 June 2005 at Wimbledon
against Daniele Bracciali
, and at the 2009 French Open, Karlovic broke the record with 55 aces against Lleyton Hewitt
in the first round but lost in 5 sets. Karlovic later beat his own ace record, by servicing 78, in a five-hour, fifty-nine minute 2009 Davis Cup semifinal match against the Czech Republic's Radek Štěpánek
, though he also lost the match. This was beaten in Wimbledon 2010 by both John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in the longest match in tennis history. But Johansson still has a record – most aces served in 4-setter match (51).
Background
Johansson was born in LundLund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
and currently lives in Södertälje
Södertälje
Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....
, Sweden. His father, Leif Johansson
Leif Johansson (tennis player)
Leif Johansson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.In 1973 Johansson achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 51.He is the father of Joachim Johansson.-References:...
, was also a tennis player and represented Sweden
Sweden Davis Cup team
The Sweden Davis Cup team represents Sweden in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Svenska Tennisförbundet.Sweden is the 5th most successful nation, winning the title 7 times...
in the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
in the 1970s. He goes by the nickname "Pim Pim", which he has been called since he was a newborn. His elder brother pronounced Joachim as "Joapim" which later became "Pim Pim". In 2005, Swedish hurdler Jenny Kallur
Jenny Kallur
Jenny Margareta Kallur is a former Swedish track and field athlete who competed in hurdling and sprinting events. Her twin sister Susanna Kallur, whom she is four minutes older than, is also a 100 m hurdler...
became his girlfriend but in August 2008 they separated. Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
's sister, Jaslyn Hewitt, was his girlfriend for five years from 2000 to 2005. Since April 2009 he is engaged to Johanna Westerberg
Johanna Westerberg
Johanna MonicaElisabeth Westerberg Johansson is a Swedish professional golferWesterberg was born in Linköping, Sweden. She resides in Södertälje, Sweden....
, a Swedish professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
, and they are expecting their first child.
He is not related to fellow Swedish tennis player Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:...
.
2000–2003
Johansson competed in his first professional tour match in the 2000 Wideyes Swedish OpenSwedish Open
The SkiStar Swedish Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in July each year.The Collector Swedish Open Women is a tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden...
, where he retired against Markus Hipfl 3–6 in the first set. He then claimed his first win the a challengers event in Sweden defeating Alexander Peya
Alexander Peya
Alexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of No. 92 on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was No. 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup...
7–6(6), 7–6(3). He then competd in the 2000 Scania Stockholm Open
Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....
losing to Bohdan Ulihrach
Bohdan Ulihrach
Bohdan Ulihrach is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Ulihrach turned professional in 1993. He won his first top-level singles title in July 1995 at Prague, where he defeated Javier Sánchez in the final...
4–6, 5–7.
In 2001 Johansson focused on Challengers event and only competed in one ATP tour touranment the 2001 Stockholm Open
Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....
losing to Andreas Vinciguerra
Andreas Vinciguerra
Andreas Vinciguerra is a tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1998. He was an impressive junior, winning the European junior championships and making the final of the junior Australian Open when he was 17, when he finished number 6 in the junior rankings.-Tennis career:Vinciguerra...
3–6, 6–7(4), he however reached two semifinals in the challengers in Great Britain F1 and New Zealand F3, two Finals in Germany F2 losing to Jan Frode Andersen
Jan Frode Andersen
Jan Frode Andersen is a Norwegian tennis player. He played tennis for Norway, including competing in at least 60 countries over a span of 8 years after turning professional in 1997. He represented Norway in the Davis Cup for 10 consecutive years compiling a 30-22 record . His highest ATP ranking...
3–5 ret and in Austria F2 were he withdrew in the finals against Rogier Wassen
Rogier Wassen
Rogier Wassen is a Dutch tennis player who competes regularly on the ATP Tour as a doubles player.Wassen reached his highest doubles ranking on the ATP Tour on 10 September 2007 when he became world no. 24. The right-hander has won three ATP doubles titles...
, He however won his first tournament in Australia F1 defeating Todd Perry
Todd Perry
----Todd Perry is a presently inactive tour professional tennis player from Australia.Perry turned turned professional in 1998. He played more doubles than singles, and his most usual partner was the Swedish Simon Aspelin...
7–6(5), 7–5 in the finals.
In 2002 Johansson won 3 challengers event in Poland F3 defeating Adrian Cruciat
Adrian Cruciat
Adrian Cruciat is a Romanian tennis player. On June 16, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 148.-ATP Challenger Tour singles finals: 1 :- Runner-ups :-External links:...
6–3, 7–5, in Austria F4 dominating Rainer Falenti 6–3, 6–2 and in Sweden F1 defeating compatriot Kalle Flygt 7–6(7), 6–1, and 1 runner-up in Poland F4 losing to Bartlomiej Dabrowski of Poland 3–6, 7–6(2), 6–7(7). He also won his first ATP Tour level match in his home tournament in the 2002 Stockholm Open
Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....
defeating Albert Portas
Albert Portas
Albert Portas Soy is a former professional tennis player.-Career:Portas turned professional in 1994...
6–3, 6–3 before losing to Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
7–6(6), 4–6, 6–7(5) in the following round.
In 2003 Johansson made his Grand Slam Debut in the 2003 Australian Open
2003 Australian Open
The 2003 Australian Open was a tennis tournament held in 2003. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2003 ATP Tour and the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 91st edition of the event.-Men's Singles: Andre Agassi def...
losing to American Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
3–6, 5–7, 2–6. He then represented Sweden against Australia in the Davis Cup, however he lost to Wayne Arthurs 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4). He then competed in Newport losing to Zack Fleishman
Zack Fleishman
Zachary Rodin "Zack" Fleishman is a right-handed professional tennis player from the United States.-Tennis career:Fleishman began playing tennis at the age of 8....
3–6, 4–6. In his US Open debut he once against lost to Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
3–6, 2–6, 4–6. He competed once again for the fourth straight year in the 2003 Stockholm Open
Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....
were he reached his first Quarterfinals were he defeated his first top 30 opponent, world no. 25 Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
in the second round 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 before losing to Davide Sanguinetti
Davide Sanguinetti
Davide Sanguinetti is an Italian former professional male tennis player.Born in Viareggio in Tuscany, he attended the Harry Hopman academy in Florida and then UCLA...
3–6, 2–6. He won two challengers event and two finals in challengers event that year.
2004
2004 was the break through year for Johansson. In his first tournament in the 2004 Adidas International, he got his first win over a top 10 player in Rainer SchüttlerRainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament....
world no. 6 by that time 6–4, 6–4 before losing to Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
4–6, 5–7. He followed it up with hisfirst Grand Slam win in the 2004 Australian Open
2004 Australian Open
The 2004 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tournament held in Melbourne, Australia 19 January to 1 February, 2004.-Men's Singles: Roger Federer def. Marat Safin, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2...
defeating Alexander Popp
Alexander Popp
Alexander Popp is a former German professional tennis player. He reached the quarter finals at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2003. He reached a singles career high of world no...
and Alberto Martín
Alberto Martín
----Alberto Martín Magret is a retired tennis player from Spain. He turned professional in 1995.Martin's best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2006. En route to this performance, Martín's first round win was his first victory over former World number 1 Andy...
before losing to then world no. 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
1–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 4–6. He then competed in 2004 Siebel Open
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...
were he lost to eventual champion Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in the Quarterfinals 3–6, 6–7(7). Johansson continued his good form by winning his first ATP title in the 2004 Kroger St. Jude
Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the...
defeating en route James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
, Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
and German Nicolas Kiefer
Nicolas Kiefer
Nicolas Kiefer , is a former German professional tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
7–6(5), 6–3 in the finals. However his good was disrupted winning only 2 matches in his next 7 tournaments defeating Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....
and compatriot Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
. his loses includes his debut in the 2004 French Open
2004 French Open
The 2004 French Open was the 103rd edition of the tournament. Gastón Gaudio became the first men's Open Era Grand Slam title winner to save match points in the final; the last time that had happened was 70 years earlier. Gaudio also became the first Argentine man since Guillermo Vilas to win a...
losts against Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
, Mario Ančić
Mario Ancic
Mario Ančić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached no. 7 in singles...
and Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
. He the went to the 2004 Wimbledon losing to Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings....
3–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(5), 4–6 in the fourth round after defeating Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
, Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
and Jonas Björkman
Jonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....
. He then reached his first Masters series Quarterfinals in the 2004 Canada Masters
2004 Canada Masters
The 2004 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 115th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2004 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2004 WTA Tour...
losing to compatriot Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:...
3–6, 6–7(5). He caused a huge upset at the 2004 U.S. Open when he defeated defending champion Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in five sets 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4 in the quarterfinals. An unusual aspect of the match was that Roddick won 24 points more than Johansson but was defeated nonetheless. Johansson subsequently lost his semifinal against Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
in straight sets. He ended the year with 4 straight quarterfinal appearances in the 2004 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
2004 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
The 2004 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon in France and was part of the 2004 ATP Tour...
losing to eventual champion Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
, 2004 Kremlin Cup
2004 Kremlin Cup
The 2004 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 14th edition of the Kremlin Cup, and was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2004 WTA Tour. It took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from October...
, 2004 Madrid Masters, and the 2004 Stockholm Open
Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....
. He ended the year no. 12 in the world.
Plagued by injuries (2005–2007)
Johansson began 2005 with a nice start winning in the 2005 Next Generation Adelaide International2005 Next Generation Adelaide International
The 2005 Next Generation Hardcourts was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Adelaide, Australia. Joachim Johansson won his first title of the year and the 2nd of his career.-Men's Singles:...
defeating Taylor Dent
Taylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dent is a retired professional tennis player from the United States.-Early career and back injury:He won 4 ATP singles titles during his career: Newport , Bangkok , Memphis , and Moscow , and reached the finals of three other events on tour...
in the finals 7–5, 6–3, reaching the fourth round of the 2005 Australian Open
2005 Australian Open
The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005.-Men's Singles: Marat Safin def. Lleyton Hewitt, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4...
losing to Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
7–6(4), 6–7(5), 6–7(3), 4–6 and winning 2005 Open 13
2005 Open 13
The 2005 Open 13 was an ATP tournament held in Marseille, France. The tournament was held from February 7 to February 14.-Men's Singles: Joachim Johansson defeated Ivan Ljubičić 7-5, 6-4...
defeating Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubicic
----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....
7–5 6–4 in the finals which jumped him into the top 10 at number 9. He however only won 5 matches in his next 12 tournaments with wins in 2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The 2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2005 ATP Tour...
, Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
, 2005 Estoril Open
Estoril Open
The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
, and his only back-to-back win in the 2005 Wimbledon. He then underwent shoulder surgery in July 2005, forcing him to stop playing the rest of the year. In 2006 he added physical rehabilitation and development practice with coach Agne Bergvall
Agne Bergvall
Agne Bergvall is a Swedish athletics coach.Bergvall is the head coach for heptathlon star Carolina Klüft...
together with Swedish track and field stars Carolina Klüft
Carolina Klüft
Carolina Evelyn Klüft is a Swedish athlete competing in triple jump, long jump and formerly in heptathlon and pentathlon. She won the Olympic heptathlon title in 2004...
, Susanna
Susanna Kallur
Susanna Elisabeth Kallur is a Swedish athlete competing mainly in sprint hurdles. She has won several international medals, including the gold medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships...
and Jenny Kallur
Jenny Kallur
Jenny Margareta Kallur is a former Swedish track and field athlete who competed in hurdling and sprinting events. Her twin sister Susanna Kallur, whom she is four minutes older than, is also a 100 m hurdler...
. Despite playing only in half of the year he ended at no. 45 still. In February 2006, he played in the SAP Open in San Jose but sustained another injury. He was then forced to skip tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami until beginning a second comeback in July 2006 by playing Challenger and Futures tournaments.
In October 2006, Johansson made a triumphant return to the ATP Tour in the Stockholm Open. As a wildcard, he defeated Davide Sanguinetti
Davide Sanguinetti
Davide Sanguinetti is an Italian former professional male tennis player.Born in Viareggio in Tuscany, he attended the Harry Hopman academy in Florida and then UCLA...
in the first round, and stunned top seed and world number two Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
in straight sets in the second round. In that match, Johansson fired 17 aces, and announced his return to the top of the game, calling it his "greatest win ever." Johansson made it to the semifinals of the tournament before losing to fifth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
in three sets.
In his next tournament, the Madrid Masters
Madrid Masters
There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters...
, Johansson pulled off another upset in the second round, defeating fifth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
in three sets. He was forced, however, to withdraw from his next match due to a throat infection.
In 2007 Johansson only competed in 4 tournaments in the 2007 Next Generation Adelaide International
2007 Next Generation Adelaide International
The 2007 Next Generation Adelaide International was a professional tennis event on the 2007 ATP Tour in Adelaide, Australia, held from January 1 to January 8. Novak Đoković won the title, an ATP International Series level tournament.-Men's Singles:...
reaching the Semifinals before losign to Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, 2007 Australian Open
2007 Australian Open
The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007.The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players...
retiring in the first round to Guillermo García López
Guillermo Garcia Lopez
Guillermo García López is a professional male tennis player from Spain.He is good friends with fellow Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero, and both train at the JC Ferrero Equelite Tennis Academy in Villena, Spain.- Professional career :On November 23, 2009, García-López achieved his...
1–1 in the first set. He then underwent right shoulder surgery on 23 Feb. in Milan and did not return again until September for a Davis Cup SF tie against U.S. (l. to Roddick in opening rubber) 6–7(4), 6–7(3), 3–6.Only lost his serve once in three sets to No. 5-ranked American. After Davis Cup, he played one tournament in the 2007 Stockholm Open
2007 Stockholm Open
The 2007 If Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known that year as the If Stockholm Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden, from...
defeating Carlos Berlocq
Carlos Berlocq
Carlos Alberto Berlocq is an Argentine professional male tennis player. He is nicknamed Charly. Berlocq's favourite surface is clay and he is currently coached by Jorge Gerosi.-Career:...
in the first round before withdrawing from the second round due to illness against eventual champion Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
.
2008–present (retirement and return)
Johansson retired from professional tennis on 1 February 2008 due to his persistent shoulder injury. Johansson said there was "no other option" than to quit. But on 3 October 2008 he announced that he will return to the world of tennis and that his shoulder injury had healed. He was given a wild card to compete in the 2008 Stockholm Open his only tournament of the year. He stamped his return by beating Nicolas MahutNicolas Mahut
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...
in the first round before losing to David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
in the second round.
In 2009, he competed in the Challengers events reaching the semifinals in Izmir, Turkey before withdrawing against Andrea Stoppini
Andrea Stoppini
Andrea Stoppini is an Italian professional tennis player.Stoppini's highest singles ranking has been World Number 161 on July 13, 2009. In the first round of the 2009 Australian Open, Stoppini lost to defending champion Novak Đoković, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5. Stoppini is a righty who turned professional in...
. He then got a wildcard entry at the Malaysian Open and made a surprise win over Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
7–6 6–3 in the first round before losing to Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
6–4, 6–7(1), 2–6. Next, he competed in the 2009 If Stockholm Open
2009 If Stockholm Open
The 2009 If Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as the If Stockholm Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
after receiving a wildcard. He defeated Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles....
7–5 6–3 and Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
6–4 6–4, then lost to Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
7–6(4) 6–3.
In 2010, Johansson played his first match of 2010
2010 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
in singles during the 2010 Davis Cup
2010 Davis Cup
The 2010 Davis Cup was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide...
tie against Argentina, which he lost 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 to Argentine Leonardo Mayer
Leonardo Mayer
Leonardo Martin Mayer is an Argentine professional tennis player.Mayer achieved a singles career high of world no. 51 on June 7, 2010. His career high in doubles was world no. 94 on March 1, 2010.http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=100049039 He is coached by Emiliano Redondi...
.
He recently received a wildcard at a Challenger Tour at the 2011 Internazionali di Tennis di Bergamo Trofeo Trismoka.
Was part of the winning side in the 1st round Davis Cup match against Russia, where he won his first day singles match.
Playing style
He held the record for most acesAce (tennis)
In tennis, an ace is a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, winning the point.In professional tennis, aces are generally seen on a player's first serve, where the server can strike the ball with maximum force and take more chances with ball placement .The most common placement of an ace...
served in one match as he aced Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
51 times in the 4th round of the 2005 Australian Open (though he still lost the match in four sets). In the post-match press conference, Johansson said he felt he could have served better. Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
equalled the record on 21 June 2005 at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
against Daniele Bracciali
Daniele Bracciali
Daniele Bracciali is an Italian tennis player. His career-high ranking in singles is World No. 49, achieved on May 8, 2006.-Career:Bracciali won his only ATP singles title so far in April 2006, at Casablanca, on clay...
, and at the 2009 French Open, Karlovic broke the record with 55 aces against Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
in the first round but lost in 5 sets. Karlovic later beat his own ace record, by servicing 78, in a five-hour, fifty-nine minute 2009 Davis Cup semifinal match against the Czech Republic's Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
, though he also lost the match. This was beaten in Wimbledon 2010 by both John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in the longest match in tennis history. But Johansson still has a record – most aces served in 4-setter match (51).
Singles: 3 (3-0)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 16 February 2004 | Memphis Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the... , United States |
Hard |  Nicolas KieferNicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer , is a former German professional tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.... |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 3 January 2005 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Taylor DentTaylor Dent Taylor Phillip Dent is a retired professional tennis player from the United States.-Early career and back injury:He won 4 ATP singles titles during his career: Newport , Bangkok , Memphis , and Moscow , and reached the finals of three other events on tour... |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 7 February 2005 | Marseille, France | Hard |  Ivan LjubičićIvan Ljubicic ----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37.... |
7–5, 6–4 |
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career Win-Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 4R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 5–4 |
| French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are... |
A | A | A | LQ | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | LQ | 4R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 5–2 |
| US Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
A | A | A | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 5–2 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 10–4 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 15–9 |
| Year End Ranking | 773 | 390 | 219 | 95 | 11 | 54 | 193 | 350 | 771 | 365 | 889 | N/A |
External links
- ITFInternational Tennis FederationThe International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
profile for Joachim Johansson - Joachim Johansson.ORG – a website dedicated to Joachim Johansson