Donald Johnson


Donald James "Don" Johnson 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. 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, and the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2000. He also won the doubles title at the Tennis Masters Cup in 2000. 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 1987–1991. As a youngster, he earned the Sportsmanship Award at the USTA National Junior Championships in 1986.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1–1)

Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1)

Career finals

Doubles: 35 (23–12)


ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Mar 1996Mexico City, MexicoClay Francisco Montana Nicolás Pereira
Emilio Sánchez
6–2, 6–4
Win2.Aug 1996Amsterdam, NetherlandsClay Francisco Montana Rikard Bergh
Jack Waite
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win3.Apr 1997Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Francisco Montana Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 2–6, 7–6
Loss1.Jul 1997Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClay Francisco Montana Gustavo Kuerten
Fernando Meligeni
4–6, 4–6
Loss2.Oct 1997Ostrava, Czech RepublicCarpet Francisco Montana Jiří Novák
David Rikl
2–6, 4–6
Win4.Feb 1998Marseille, FranceHard Francisco Montana Mark Keil
T. J. Middleton
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss3.Feb 1998Dubai, UAEHard Francisco Montana Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
2–6, 5–7
Win5.Apr 1998Estoril, PortugalClay Francisco Montana David Roditi
Fernon Wibier
6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Win6.May 1998Hamburg, GermanyClay Francisco Montana David Adams
Brett Steven
6–2, 7–5
Win7.Oct 1998Palermo, ItalyClay Francisco Montana Pablo Albano
Daniel Orsanic
6–4, 7–6
Win8.Apr 1999Estoril, PortugalClay Tomás Carbonell Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Win9.Jul 1999Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Cyril Suk Aleksandar Kitinov
Eric Taino
7–5, 7–6
Win10.Feb 2000Mexico City, MexicoClay Byron Black Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez
6–3, 7–5
Win11.Apr 2000Estoril, PortugalClay Piet Norval David Adams
Joshua Eagle
6–4, 7–5
Win12.Jun 2000Nottingham, EnglandGrass Piet Norval Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss4.Jul 2000Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClay Lucas Arnold Ker Jiří Novák
David Rikl
7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Loss5.Oct 2000Toulouse, FranceHard Piet Norval Julien Boutter
Fabrice Santoro
6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win13.Oct 2000Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet Piet Norval Roger Federer
Dominik Hrbatý
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Loss6.Nov 2000Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyHard Piet Norval Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win14.Dec 2000Doubles Championship, BangaloreHard Piet Norval Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win15.Mar 2001Acapulco, MexicoClay Gustavo Kuerten David Adams
Martín García
6–3, 7–6
Win16.Mar 2001Scottsdale, U.S.Hard Jared Palmer Marcelo Ríos
Sjeng Schalken
7–6, 6–2
Loss7.Apr 2001Estoril, PortugalClay Nenad Zimonjić Radek Štěpánek
Michal Tabara
4–6, 1–6
Win17.Apr 2001Barcelona, SpainClay Jared Palmer Tommy Robredo
Fernando Vicente
7–6, 6–4
Win18.May 2001Majorca, SpainClay Jared Palmer Feliciano López
Francisco Roig
7–5, 6–3
Win19.Jun 2001Nottingham, EnglandGrass Jared Palmer Paul Hanley
Andrew Kratzmann
6–4, 6–2
Win20.Jul 2001Wimbledon, LondonGrass Jared Palmer Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss8.Aug 2001Montreal, CanadaHard Jared Palmer Jiří Novák
David Rikl
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss9.Sep 2001U.S. Open, New YorkHard Jared Palmer Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
6–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win21.Oct 2001Stockholm, SwedenHard Jared Palmer Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win22.Jan 2002Doha, QatarHard Jared Palmer Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–3, 7–6
Win23.Jan 2002Sydney, AustraliaHard Jared Palmer Joshua Eagle
Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–4
Loss10.Apr 2002Miami, U.S.Hard Jared Palmer Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss11.Jun 2002Nottingham, EnglandGrass Jared Palmer Mike Bryan
Mark Knowles
6–0, 6–7, 4–6
Loss12.Jun 2003s’Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Leander Paes Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
5–7, 6–7

Doubles performance timeline

A = did not attend tournament
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