Joakim Berner

Joakim Berner (born 21 November 1957) is a Finnish former professional tennis player.

Joakim Berner
Country (sports) Finland
Born (1957-11-21) 21 November 1957
Helsinki, Finland
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$11,616
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 435 (28 Jul 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1983)
Doubles
Career record2–12
Highest rankingNo. 239 (28 Nov 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1983)

Berner's family runs the Finnish conglomerate Berner Oy, founded by his great-grandfather. His father Erik, who served as CEO of the company, was also involved in tennis and captained the Finland Davis Cup team.[1]

Active on tour in the 1980s, Berner featured in qualifying at Wimbledon and made two doubles finals on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was a doubles quarter-finalist at the 1986 Swedish Open.[2]

Berner, a Davis Cup player in 1980 and 1981, served as the team's captain from 2005 to 2007.[3]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Result No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jul 1988 Hanko, Finland Clay Sweden Tomas Nydahl Denmark Morten Christensen
Denmark Michael Tauson
2–6, 1–6
Loss 2. Aug 1988 Ostend, Belgium Clay Sweden Tomas Nydahl Sweden Per Henricsson
Sweden Nicklas Utgren
1–6, 5–7

References

  1. "Joakim Berner Davis Cup -kapteeniksi". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 4 November 2004.
  2. "Bastad 1986 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
  3. "Joakim Berner päätti haikeana kipparin urakkansa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 10 November 2007.
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