Donald Johnson

Donald James 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 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.

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) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2001Wimbledon 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)

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)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. Mar 1996 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Francisco Montana Nicolás Pereira Emilio Sánchez 6–2, 6–4Win 2. Aug 1996 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay Francisco Montana Rikard Bergh Jack Waite 6–4, 3–6, 6–2Win 3. Apr 1997 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Francisco Montana Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 2–6, 7–6Loss 1. Jul 1997 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Francisco Montana Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 4–6, 4–6Loss 2. Oct 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Francisco Montana Jiří Novák David Rikl 2–6, 4–6Win 4. Feb 1998 Marseille, France Hard (i) Francisco Montana Mark Keil T. J. Middleton 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Loss 3. Feb 1998 Dubai, UAE Hard Francisco Montana Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 2–6, 5–7Win 5. Apr 1998 Estoril, Portugal Clay Francisco Montana David Roditi Fernon Wibier 6–1, 2–6, 6–1Win 6. May 1998 Hamburg, Germany Clay Francisco Montana David Adams Brett Steven 6–2, 7–5Win 7. Oct 1998 Palermo, Italy Clay Francisco Montana Pablo Albano Daniel Orsanic 6–4, 7–6Win 8. Apr 1999 Estoril, Portugal Clay Tomás Carbonell Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–3, 2–6, 6–1Win 9. Jul 1999 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Cyril Suk Aleksandar Kitinov Eric Taino 7–5, 7–6Win 10. Feb 2000 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Byron Black Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez 6–3, 7–5Win 11. Apr 2000 Estoril, Portugal Clay Piet Norval David Adams Joshua Eagle 6–4, 7–5Win 12. Jun 2000 Nottingham, England Grass Piet Norval Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 1–6, 6–4, 6–3Loss 4. Jul 2000 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Lucas Arnold Ker Jiří Novák David Rikl 7–5, 2–6, 3–6Loss 5. Oct 2000 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Piet Norval Julien Boutter Fabrice Santoro 6–7, 6–4, 6–7Win 13. Oct 2000 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Piet Norval Roger Federer Dominik Hrbatý 7–6, 4–6, 7–6Loss 6. Nov 2000 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Piet Norval Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Win 14. Dec 2000 Doubles Championship, Bangalore Hard Piet Norval Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 7–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 15. Mar 2001 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Gustavo Kuerten David Adams Martín García 6–3, 7–6Win 16. Mar 2001 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Jared Palmer Marcelo Ríos Sjeng Schalken 7–6, 6–2Loss 7. Apr 2001 Estoril, Portugal Clay Nenad Zimonjić Radek Štěpánek Michal Tabara 4–6, 1–6Win 17. Apr 2001 Barcelona, Spain Clay Jared Palmer Tommy Robredo Fernando Vicente 7–6, 6–4Win 18. May 2001 Majorca, Spain Clay Jared Palmer Feliciano López Francisco Roig 7–5, 6–3Win 19. Jun 2001 Nottingham, England Grass Jared Palmer Paul Hanley Andrew Kratzmann 6–4, 6–2Win 20. Jul 2001 Wimbledon, London Grass Jared Palmer Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6Loss 8. Aug 2001 Montreal, Canada Hard Jared Palmer Jiří Novák David Rikl 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss 9. Sep 2001 U.S. Open, New York Hard Jared Palmer Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–7, 6–2, 3–6Win 21. Oct 2001 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Jared Palmer Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 6–3, 4–6, 6–3Win 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, 6–4Loss 10. Apr 2002 Miami, U.S. Hard Jared Palmer Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 3–6, 6–3, 1–6Loss 11. Jun 2002 Nottingham, England Grass Jared Palmer Mike Bryan Mark Knowles 6–0, 6–7, 4–6Loss 12. Jun 2003 s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Leander Paes Martin Damm Cyril Suk 5–7, 6–7

Doubles performance timeline