Suppose a sequence of random variables $\{X_n\}$ converges in distribution to some probability measure $\mu_X$ on $\mathbb{R}$, and similarly $Y_n \stackrel{d}{\Rightarrow} \mu_Y$.
When is it true that $(X_n,Y_n)$ also converges in distribution? Or, more generally, when is $(X_n,Y_n)$ tight?
Tightness of marginals implies joint tightness in the product topology. This is readily seen from the definition of tightness, recalling that the product of two compacts is compact.