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)

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

Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1999	US Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po	Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi	4–6, 4–6
Win	2000	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po	Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	Template:Flagicon Nicolás Pereira Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	6–2, 6–4
Win	2.	Aug 1996	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Clay	Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	Template:Flagicon Rikard Bergh Template:Flagicon Jack Waite	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win	3.	Apr 1997	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis	7–6, 2–6, 7–6
Loss	1.	Jul 1997	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	Template:Flagicon Gustavo Kuerten Template:Flagicon Fernando Meligeni	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	Oct 1997	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon David Rikl	2–6, 4–6
Win	4.	Feb 1998	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	Template:Flagicon Mark Keil Template:Flagicon T. J. Middleton	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	3.	Feb 1998	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	2–6, 5–7
Win	5.	Apr 1998	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	Template:Flagicon David Roditi Template:Flagicon Fernon Wibier	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Win	6.	May 1998	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	Template:Flagicon David Adams Template:Flagicon Brett Steven	6–2, 7–5
Win	7.	Oct 1998	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	Template:Flagicon Pablo Albano Template:Flagicon Daniel Orsanic	6–4, 7–6
Win	8.	Apr 1999	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomás Carbonell	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon David Rikl	6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Win	9.	Jul 1999	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Cyril Suk	Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Kitinov Template:Flagicon Eric Taino	7–5, 7–6
Win	10.	Feb 2000	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Template:Flagicon Byron Black	Template:Flagicon Gastón Etlis Template:Flagicon Martín Rodríguez	6–3, 7–5
Win	11.	Apr 2000	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	Template:Flagicon David Adams Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle	6–4, 7–5
Win	12.	Jun 2000	Nottingham, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	Template:Flagicon Ellis Ferreira Template:Flagicon Rick Leach	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	4.	Jul 2000	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lucas Arnold Ker	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon David Rikl	7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Loss	5.	Oct 2000	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	Template:Flagicon Julien Boutter Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro	6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win	13.	Oct 2000	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	Template:Flagicon Roger Federer Template:Flagicon Dominik Hrbatý	7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Loss	6.	Nov 2000	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon David Rikl	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win	14.	Dec 2000	Doubles Championship, Bangalore	Hard	Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	7–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	15.	Mar 2001	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gustavo Kuerten	Template:Flagicon David Adams Template:Flagicon Martín García	6–3, 7–6
Win	16.	Mar 2001	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Marcelo Ríos Template:Flagicon Sjeng Schalken	7–6, 6–2
Loss	7.	Apr 2001	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić	Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek Template:Flagicon Michal Tabara	4–6, 1–6
Win	17.	Apr 2001	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Tommy Robredo Template:Flagicon Fernando Vicente	7–6, 6–4
Win	18.	May 2001	Majorca, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Feliciano López Template:Flagicon Francisco Roig	7–5, 6–3
Win	19.	Jun 2001	Nottingham, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann	6–4, 6–2
Win	20.	Jul 2001	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon David Rikl	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss	8.	Aug 2001	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon David Rikl	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	9.	Sep 2001	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Wayne Black Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	6–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win	21.	Oct 2001	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win	22.	Jan 2002	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon David Rikl	6–3, 7–6(5)
Win	23.	Jan 2002	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle	6–4, 6–4
Loss	10.	Apr 2002	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor	3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss	11.	Jun 2002	Nottingham, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles	6–0, 6–7, 4–6
Loss	12.	Jun 2003	s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon Martin Damm Template:Flagicon Cyril Suk	5–7, 6–7

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
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

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