H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Boris Becker vs Joakim Nystrom H2H: 3-2

Boris Becker holds a 3–2 lead over Joakim Nystrom in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Joakim Nystrom leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Boris Becker leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Boris Becker won the 1986 ATP Finals round robin 6-1 6-3.

GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 2
5 main draw meetings
SWE Age 63 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Boris Becker #2 6-1 6-3 Joakim Nystrom #7 Match data Dec 1, 1986 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Joakim Nystrom #9 7-6 6-2 Boris Becker #5 Match data Mar 1, 1986* QF La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Joakim Nystrom #10 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4 Boris Becker #7 Match data Sep 5, 1985* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Boris Becker #9 6-4 7-5 Joakim Nystrom #11 Match data Aug 25, 1985* SF Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Boris Becker #20 3-6 7-6 6-1 4-6 9-7 Joakim Nystrom #8 Match data Jun 30, 1985* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Boris Becker #257 #1 4,297 2,268 672 220 75.3% 6 5 4 13 21 49
Joakim Nystrom #977 #7 54 2,121 257 136 65.4% 0 0 0 0 13 13

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Boris Becker Joakim Nystrom
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1983 0–1 0.0% 1,497 0 0
16 1984 11–11 50.0% #66 1,651 0 0
17 1985 50–18 73.5% #6 2,067 1 3 1980 0–1 0.0% #440 1,492 0 0
18 1986 65–13 83.3% #2 2,230 2 9 1981 13–12 52.0% #69 1,645 0 0
19 1987 50–15 76.9% #5 2,054 2 12 1982 9–14 39.1% #98 1,617 0 0
20 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,185 2 19 1983 26–12 68.4% #27 1,867 0 1
21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,234 4 24 1984 56–20 73.7% #11 1,969 0 5
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29 1985 50–21 70.4% #11 1,943 0 7
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31 1986 55–17 76.4% #7 1,926 0 12
24 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36 1987 33–16 67.3% #16 1,879 0 13
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38 1988 13–15 46.4% #69 1,730 0 13
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42 1989 2–8 20.0% #331 1,607 0 13
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Boris Becker Joakim Nystrom
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 1983 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1984 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
17 1985 12 3 15 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 13 1 14 92.9% 16 9 25 64.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1986 24 4 28 85.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 21 4 25 84.0% 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1987 22 6 28 78.6% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1982 0 3 3 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1988 17 2 19 89.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 2 17 88.2% 1983 5 4 9 55.6% 12 7 19 63.2% 9 1 10 90.0%
21 1989 15 3 18 83.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 20 2 22 90.9% 1984 20 4 24 83.3% 30 10 40 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1990 25 5 30 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 26 3 29 89.7% 1985 14 6 20 70.0% 23 7 30 76.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0%
23 1991 17 5 22 77.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 1986 15 3 18 83.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3%
24 1992 17 5 22 77.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 23 4 27 85.2% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 22 8 30 73.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5%
25 1993 14 7 21 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 7 23 69.6% 1988 1 4 5 20.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0% 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3%
28 1996 9 3 12 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 6 27 77.8%
29 1997 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 3 5 40.0%
30 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
31 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
Career 218 69 287 76.0% 108 60 168 64.3% 116 25 141 82.3% 230 66 296 77.7% 60 31 91 65.9% 138 70 208 66.3% 23 12 35 65.7% 36 23 59 61.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Boris Becker Joakim Nystrom
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 1983 1498 109.2 33.3% -0.33 0–1 -0.15
16 1984 1652 125.5 -107 -114 +56 51.9% +0.44 4–3 (57%) 4–4 (50%) +1.18
17 1985 2067 165.6 -84 -354 -69 66.5% +1.04 12–7 (63%) 21–12 (64%) -5.70 1980 1492 101.1 0.0% -3.50 -0.05
18 1986 2230 166.7 +18 -420 -90 76.2% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 20–10 (67%) -4.39 1981 1645 133.9 -78 +23 -103 46.8% -0.24 5–1 (83%) 0–5 (0%) -0.49
19 1987 2054 163.4 +82 -116 +61 71.3% +1.28 11–8 (58%) 11–7 (61%) -0.33 1982 1618 133.1 -103 +115 43.5% -0.32 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) -0.22
20 1988 2185 166.8 +61 -253 -15 76.6% +1.64 10–5 (67%) 12–10 (55%) -2.83 1983 1868 149.9 -235 -70 -111 63.6% +0.95 10–5 (67%) 3–1 (75%) +0.17
21 1989 2235 168.7 +36 -246 -12 78.5% +1.87 10–2 (83%) 14–9 (61%) -2.12 1984 1969 153.9 -39 -15 -234 65.1% +0.98 19–4 (83%) 15–8 (65%) -0.15
22 1990 2208 168.9 +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) -2.05 1985 1943 156.7 +8 +26 -150 65.8% +1.19 12–9 (57%) 12–5 (71%) +0.33
23 1991 2140 162.8 +6.09 +2.65 1.234 53.4% +57 -134 +116 72.6% +1.23 11–4 (73%) 19–13 (59%) -1.24 1986 1926 163.8 +108 +4 -113 70.2% +1.58 13–7 (65%) 11–5 (69%) -0.15
24 1992 2148 164.3 +4.99 +2.39 1.187 52.7% +61 -224 +55 67.8% +0.88 12–5 (71%) 25–7 (78%) -2.14 1987 1880 153.1 -25 +138 -78 62.8% +0.97 9–5 (64%) 9–5 (64%) -0.40
25 1993 1898 154.7 +4.71 +0.72 1.157 52.2% +88 -80 +320 62.7% +0.83 11–8 (58%) 13–16 (45%) -0.41 1988 1730 133.0 +3 +142 +66 47.5% +0.11 5–3 (63%) 3–6 (33%) -1.25
26 1994 2051 165.7 +5.66 +1.82 1.199 52.9% +17 -187 +155 66.5% +0.92 15–6 (71%) 18–14 (56%) -2.44 1989 1608 95.3 +49 +152 30.8% -1.92 1–3 (25%) +0.53
27 1995 2057 166.6 +5.70 +2.11 1.216 53.3% +32 -189 +75 67.4% +1.08 14–7 (67%) 22–20 (52%) -2.23
28 1996 2101 162.9 +5.38 +1.75 1.195 52.8% +65 -284 +79 70.8% +1.22 12–4 (75%) 14–11 (56%) -2.48
29 1997 1946 142.8 +3.95 +2.10 1.206 53.0% +79 -105 +199 63.4% +0.84 2–5 (29%) 8–8 (50%) -0.94
30 1998 1893 149.7 +5.10 +0.64 1.155 51.9% +23 +66 58.3% +0.38 4–5 (44%) 10–7 (59%) -2.21
31 1999 1885 133.0 +0.67 +0.35 0.991 50.1% +10 +155 59.5% +0.26 3–2 (60%) 5–2 (71%) -0.70
Career 2269 168.9 +5.11 +1.77 1.186 52.7% +39 -199 +64 69.8% +1.18 155–79 (66%) 236–157 (60%) 106.7 -3.55 2121 156.2 +2 +44 -117 60.9% +0.82 76–41 (65%) 57–41 (58%) 108.6 -0.43

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.