Joachim Johansson

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**Joachim "Pim-Pim" Johansson**
Joachim Johansson warming-up in Cincinnati 2004
Country	Sweden
Residence	Falun, Sweden
Date of birth	July 1, 1982 (1982-07-01) (age 25)
Place of birth	Lund, Sweden
Height	198 cm (6'6")
Weight	90 kg (201 lb)
Turned Pro	2000
Retired	2008
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	US$1,472,136
Singles
Career record:	66-53 (not including ITF matches)
Career titles:	3
Highest ranking:	No. 9 (February 14, 2005)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4th (2005)
French Open	1st (2004)
Wimbledon	4th (2004)
US Open	SF (2004)
Doubles
Career record:	16-13
Career titles:	1
Highest ranking:	No. 108 (February 1, 2008)

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

1 Background
2 Tennis career
3 Playing style
4 Titles (3)
- 4.1 Singles wins (3)
- 4.2 Performance timeline
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Background

Johansson was born in Lund and currently lives in Falun, 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 is a popular Swedish candy. In 2005, Swedish hurdler Jenny Kallur became his girlfriend.^[1] He dated Lleyton Hewitt's sister, Jaslyn, for four years from 2000 to 2004.^[2]

[edit] 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.^[3] Johansson said there was "no other option" than to quit.^[4]

[edit] 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.^[5] Ivo Karlović equalled the record on June 21, 2005 at Wimbledon against Daniele Bracciali.

[edit] Titles (3)

[edit] Singles wins (3)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	16 February 2004	Memphis, U.S.	Nicolas Kiefer	7–6, 6–3
2.	3 January 2005	Adelaide, Australia	Taylor Dent	7–5, 6–3
3.	7 February 2005	Marseille, France	Ivan Ljubičić	7–5, 6–4

[edit] Performance timeline

Tournament	Career	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Australian Open	5–3	-	-	-	1r	3r	4r	-	1r
French Open	0–1	-	-	-	-	1r	-	-	-
Wimbledon	5–2	-	-	-	-	4r	3r	-	-
US Open	5–2	-	-	-	1r	SF	-	-	-
Grand Slam Win-Loss	15-8	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	10-4	5–2	0–0	0–1
Year End Ranking	N/A	773	390	219	95	11	54