Joachim Johansson

Infobox Tennis player
playername= Joachim "Pim-Pim" Johansson


country= SWE
residence= Falun, Sweden
datebirth= birth date and age|1982|07|01
placebirth= Lund, Sweden
height= 198 cm (6'6")
weight= 90 kg (201 lb)
turnedpro= 2000
retired=
plays= Right-handed; one-handed backhand
careerprizemoney= US$1,472,136
singlesrecord= 66–53 (not including ITF matches)
singlestitles= 3
highestsinglesranking= No. 9 (February 14, 2005)
AustralianOpenresult= 4th (2005)
FrenchOpenresult= 1st (2004)
Wimbledonresult= 4th (2004)
USOpenresult= SF (2004)
doublesrecord= 16–13
doublestitles= 1
highestdoublesranking= No. 108 (February 1, 2008)

Joachim Johansson (born July 1, 1982) is a professional male tennis player from Sweden.

Background

Johansson was born in Lund 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 be called since he was newborn. His older brother pronounced Joachim as "Joapim" which later became "Pim Pim". In 2005, Swedish hurdler Jenny Kallur became his girlfriend but in August 2008 they seperated. [ [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=30017595 ITF Profile] ] He dated Lleyton Hewitt's sister, Jaslyn, for four years from 2000 to 2004. [cite news | url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/10/1094789681123.html | title = Hewitt v Johansson a family affair | publisher = The Age | date = 2004-09-11]

Tennis career

Johansson won his first ATP singles title in 2004 when he overcame Nicolas Kiefer in the Memphis final. In 2005 he won another two titles (Adelaide and Marseille).

He caused a huge upset at the 2004 U.S. Open when he defeated defending champion Andy Roddick in five sets 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.

Johansson 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. 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.

Johansson retired from professional tennis on February 1 2008 due to his persistent shoulder injury. [cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7222725.stm | title = Injury forces Johansson to quit | publisher = BBC SPORT | date = 2008-02-01] Johansson said there was "no other option" than to quit. But on October 3 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. [cite news | url = http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/01022008/58/atp-tour-pim-pim-calls-quits.html | title = Pim-Pim calls it quits | publisher = Yahoo! News | date = 2008-02-01] . He stamped his return by beating Nicolas Mahut in the first round.

Playing style

He holds the record for most aces 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. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050124/ai_n9697590 TENNIS: Agassi survives ordeal by aces as Johansson serves record 51] ] Ivo Karlović equalled the record on June 21 2005 at Wimbledon against Daniele Bracciali.

Titles (3)

ingles wins (3)

ee also

*List of male tennis players

References

External links

*ATP|id=J194
*DavisCupplayerlink|id=30017595
*ITF profile for [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=30017595 Joachim Johansson]
* [http://www.joachimjohansson.org/ Joachim Johansson.ORG - a website dedicated to Joachim Johansson]