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Donald Johnson

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Donald James "Don" Johnson (born September 9, 1968) is an American former professional tennis player 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. 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 *le in 2001 (partnering Jared Palmer), and the Wimbledon mixed doubles *le in 2000 (partnering Kimberly Po). He also won the doubles *le at the Tennis Masters Cup in 2000 (partnering Piet Norval). He won a total of 23 top-level doubles *les.

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.

Contents

  • 1 Grand Slam finals
    • 1.1 Doubles: 1 (1–1)
    • 1.2 Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1)
  • 2 Career finals
    • 2.1 Doubles: 35 (23–12)
  • 3 Doubles performance timeline
  • 4 References
  • 5 External links

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1–1)

Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1)

Career finals

Doubles: 35 (23–12)

Doubles performance timeline

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

References

    External links

    • Donald Johnson at the *ociation of Tennis Professionals
    • Donald Johnson at the International Tennis Federation
    • Donald Johnson at the Davis Cup