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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 (age 64) Helsinki, Finland
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$11,616
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 435 (28 Jul 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (1983)
Doubles
Career record	2–12
Highest ranking	No. 239 (28 Nov 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (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	Tomas Nydahl	Morten Christensen Michael Tauson	2–6, 1–6
Loss	2.	Aug 1988	Ostend, Belgium	Clay	Tomas Nydahl	Per Henricsson Nicklas Utgren	1–6, 5–7

References

External links

• Joakim Berner at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Joakim Berner at the Davis Cup
• Joakim Berner at the International Tennis Federation

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