Joakim Berner

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Joakim Berner
Country (sports)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Born (1957-11-21) 21 November 1957 (age 66)
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
Wimbledon Q1 (1983)
Doubles
Career record2–12
Highest rankingNo. 239 (28 Nov 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1983)

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

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Berner's family runs the Finnish conglomerate Berner Oy, founded by his great-grandfather. His father Erik, who was 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, was the team's captain from 2005 to 2007. [3]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

ResultNo.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jul 1988 Hanko, FinlandClay Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Nydahl Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Tauson
2–6, 1–6
Loss2.Aug 1988 Ostend, BelgiumClay Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Nydahl Flag of Sweden.svg Per Henricsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Utgren
1–6, 5–7

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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.