Donald Johnson

Donald James "Don" Johnson (born September 9, 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.[1] Johnson attended Fairview High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, and won the PIAA State Singles Championship in 1984. During his career, he won the Wimbledon men's doubles title in 2001 (partnering Jared Palmer), and the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2000 (partnering Kimberly Po). He also won the doubles title at the Tennis Masters Cup in 2000 (partnering Piet Norval). He won a total of 23 top-level doubles titles.

Donald Johnson
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceAtlanta, Georgia
Born (1968-09-09) September 9, 1968
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro1992
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$2,294,044
Singles
Career record7–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 194 (April 22, 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open2R (1995)
Doubles
Career record318–238
Career titles23
Highest rankingNo. 1 (January 28, 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2002)
French OpenQF (1996, 1998)
WimbledonW (2001)
US OpenF (2001)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2003)
French OpenQF (1998, 2000)
WimbledonW (2000)
US OpenF (1999)

Prior to turning professional, Johnson played collegiate tennis for the University of North Carolina from 1987 to 1991. As a youngster, he earned the Sportsmanship Award at the USTA National Junior Championships in 1986.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1–1)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2001 Wimbledon Grass Jared Palmer Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 2001 US Open Hard Jared Palmer Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
6–7(9–11), 6–2, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1999US OpenHard Kimberly Po Ai Sugiyama
Mahesh Bhupathi
4–6, 4–6
Win 2000 Wimbledon Grass Kimberly Po Kim Clijsters
Lleyton Hewitt
6–4, 7–6(7–3)

Career finals

Doubles: 35 (23–12)

Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (2)
ATP International Series Gold (3)
ATP Tour (16)
Wins by surface
Hard (13)
Clay (6)
Grass (3)
Carpet (1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Mar 1996 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Francisco Montana Nicolás Pereira
Emilio Sánchez
6–2, 6–4
Win 2. Aug 1996 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay Francisco Montana Rikard Bergh
Jack Waite
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 3. Apr 1997 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Francisco Montana Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 2–6, 7–6
Loss 1. Jul 1997 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Francisco Montana Gustavo Kuerten
Fernando Meligeni
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Oct 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Francisco Montana Jiří Novák
David Rikl
2–6, 4–6
Win 4. Feb 1998 Marseille, France Hard (i) Francisco Montana Mark Keil
T. J. Middleton
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3. Feb 1998 Dubai, UAE Hard Francisco Montana Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
2–6, 5–7
Win 5. Apr 1998 Estoril, Portugal Clay Francisco Montana David Roditi
Fernon Wibier
6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Win 6. May 1998 Hamburg, Germany Clay Francisco Montana David Adams
Brett Steven
6–2, 7–5
Win 7. Oct 1998 Palermo, Italy Clay Francisco Montana Pablo Albano
Daniel Orsanic
6–4, 7–6
Win 8. Apr 1999 Estoril, Portugal Clay Tomás Carbonell Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Win 9. Jul 1999 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Cyril Suk Aleksandar Kitinov
Eric Taino
7–5, 7–6
Win 10. Feb 2000 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Byron Black Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez
6–3, 7–5
Win 11. Apr 2000 Estoril, Portugal Clay Piet Norval David Adams
Joshua Eagle
6–4, 7–5
Win 12. Jun 2000 Nottingham, England Grass Piet Norval Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 4. Jul 2000 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Lucas Arnold Ker Jiří Novák
David Rikl
7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 5. Oct 2000 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Piet Norval Julien Boutter
Fabrice Santoro
6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win 13. Oct 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Piet Norval Roger Federer
Dominik Hrbatý
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 6. Nov 2000 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Piet Norval Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 14. Dec 2000 Doubles Championship, Bangalore Hard Piet Norval Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 15. Mar 2001 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Gustavo Kuerten David Adams
Martín García
6–3, 7–6
Win 16. Mar 2001 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Jared Palmer Marcelo Ríos
Sjeng Schalken
7–6, 6–2
Loss 7. Apr 2001 Estoril, Portugal Clay Nenad Zimonjić Radek Štěpánek
Michal Tabara
4–6, 1–6
Win 17. Apr 2001 Barcelona, Spain Clay Jared Palmer Tommy Robredo
Fernando Vicente
7–6, 6–4
Win 18. May 2001 Majorca, Spain Clay Jared Palmer Feliciano López
Francisco Roig
7–5, 6–3
Win 19. Jun 2001 Nottingham, England Grass Jared Palmer Paul Hanley
Andrew Kratzmann
6–4, 6–2
Win 20. Jul 2001 Wimbledon, London Grass Jared Palmer Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 8. Aug 2001 Montreal, Canada Hard Jared Palmer Jiří Novák
David Rikl
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 9. Sep 2001 U.S. Open, New York Hard Jared Palmer Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
6–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win 21. Oct 2001 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Jared Palmer Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 22. Jan 2002 Doha, Qatar Hard Jared Palmer Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–3, 7–6(5)
Win 23. Jan 2002 Sydney, Australia Hard Jared Palmer Joshua Eagle
Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–4
Loss 10. Apr 2002 Miami, U.S. Hard Jared Palmer Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 11. Jun 2002 Nottingham, England Grass Jared Palmer Mike Bryan
Mark Knowles
6–0, 6–7, 4–6
Loss 12. Jun 2003 s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Leander Paes Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
5–7, 6–7

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament1989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004Career SRCareer win–loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A A A A 2R 3R 1R 3R 3R 1R A 1R SF QF A 0 / 9 14–9
French Open A A A A A 1R 3R QF 1R QF 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R A 0 / 10 11–10
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R 1R 1R QF 3R 2R 2R W SF 3R A 1 / 10 18–9
U.S. Open A A A A 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R 3R 1R F QF 3R 1R 0 / 12 17–12
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 41 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–4 5–4 3–4 7–4 7–4 3–4 2–3 10–3 12–4 8–4 0–1 N/A 60–40
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells NME A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R SF 2R A 0 / 7 3–7
Miami NME A A A 2R 2R A 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R QF F 2R A 0 / 10 12–10
Monte Carlo NME A A A A 1R A A W 2R SF QF QF SF SF A 1 / 8 17–7
Rome NME A A A A A A A 1R 1R SF 2R QF QF 1R A 0 / 7 7–7
Hamburg NME A A A A A A A 1R W 2R 2R A 2R 2R A 1 / 6 8–5
Canada NME A A A A 1R 1R QF 2R QF 1R SF F QF 1R A 0 / 10 13–10
Cincinnati NME A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R QF 2R A 0 / 8 6–8
Stuttgart (Stockholm) NME A A A A A A A 2R 2R 1R F 2R A A A 0 / 5 5–5
Paris NME A A A A A A A 2R 1R A A QF A A A 0 / 3 2–3
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 0 2 / 64 N/A
Annual win–loss N/A 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–3 9–8 8–8 9–8 12–8 11–8 14–7 5–7 0–0 N/A 73–62
Year end ranking 834 522 157 100 106 100 42 26 24 36 18 3 10 35 1211 N/A

A = did not attend tournament

References

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