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, where he won the PIAA State Singles Championship in 1984 before transferring to Mt. Lebanon High School, where he won the 1986 WPIAL singles title. 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) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1999 US Open Hard Kimberly Po Ai Sugiyama Mahesh Bhupathi 4–6, 4–6Win2000WimbledonGrass Kimberly Po Kim Clijsters Lleyton Hewitt6–4, 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)

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

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 1989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004 SR W–L Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAA2R3R1R3R3R1RA1RSFQFA0 / 914–9French OpenAAAAA1R3RQF1RQF1R2R1R2R2RA0 / 1011–10WimbledonAAAAA1R1R1RQF3R2R2RWSF3RA1 / 1018–9U.S. OpenAAAA3R2R2R1R3R1R3R1RFQF3R1R0 / 1217–12Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 31 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 11 / 41N/AAnnual win–loss0–00–00–00–01–12–45–43–47–47–43–42–310–312–48–40–1N/A60–40 ATP Masters SeriesIndian WellsNMEAAAAAAA1R1R1R1R1RSF2RA0 / 73–7MiamiNMEAAA2R2RA2R2R2R2R2RQFF2RA0 / 1012–10Monte CarloNMEAAAA1RAAW2RSFQFQFSFSFA1 / 817–7RomeNMEAAAAAAA1R1RSF2RQFQF1RA0 / 77–7HamburgNMEAAAAAAA1RW2R2RA2R2RA1 / 68–5CanadaNMEAAAA1R1RQF2RQF1RSFFQF1RA0 / 1013–10CincinnatiNMEAAAAAA1R2R2R2R1R2RQF2RA0 / 86–8Stuttgart (Stockholm)NMEAAAAAAA2R2R1RF2RAAA0 / 55–5ParisNMEAAAAAAA2R1RAAQFAAA0 / 32–3Masters Series SRN/A0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 30 / 10 / 31 / 91 / 90 / 80 / 80 / 80 / 70 / 70 / 02 / 64N/AAnnual win–lossN/A0–00–00–01–11–30–13–39–88–89–812–811–814–75–70–0N/A73–62 Year-end ranking834–5221571001061004226243618310351211N/A

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