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Joachim Johansson (January 7 1982) is a
professional male tennis player from Sweden.

Johansson was born in Lund and currently lives in
Monte-Carlo, Monaco. He won his first ATP singles
title in 2004 when he overcame Nicolas Kiefer in
the Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis final. In 2005 he
won another two titles (Adelaide and Marseille).

He caused a huge upset at the 2004 US Open when he
beat 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.

Unsurprisingly for a player who is 198 cm (6'6")
tall, Johansson's most effective stroke is his
Serve_(tennis)|serve while his greatest weakness
is his footwork.

However, he compensates his footwork with his
blazing serves. For a while he held the
(unequaled) record for most Ace (tennis)|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. The record was
equaled at Wimbledon 2005 by Ivo Karlovic|Ivo
Karlović, who also lost that match.

Johansson's father, Leif Johansson (tennis
player)|Leif Johansson, was also a tennis player
and represented Sweden in the Davis Cup in the
1970s. 

Joachim Johansson is not related to former
Australian Open champion and fellow Swede Thomas
Johansson.

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|No.
|Date
|Tournament
|Opponent in the final
|Score
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| 1.
| 2004-02-16                      
| Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis
| Nicolas Kiefer (Germany)        
| 7-6 6-3
|-
| 2.
| 2005-01-03                                 
| Adelaide 
| Taylor Dent (United States|USA)
| 7-5 6-3
|-
| 3.
| 2005-02-07                            
| Marseille
| Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia)
| 7-5 6-4
|}

==See also==
*List of male tennis players

==External links==
*http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofile
s/default2.asp?playernumber=J194/ ATP-Profile