Donald James Johnson (born September 9, 1968) is an American former professional

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player who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in

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, he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the

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suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Johnson attended Fairview High School in

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, and won the PIAA State Singles Championship in 1984. During his career, he won the

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men's doubles title in 2001 (partnering

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), and the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2000 (partnering

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). 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

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from 1987 to 1991. As a youngster, he earned the Sportsmanship Award at the

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National Junior Championships in 1986.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1–1)

Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1)

Career finals

Doubles: 35 (23–12)

Doubles performance timeline

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Donald 1968 births Living people American male tennis players North Carolina Tar Heels men's tennis players Sportspeople from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Tennis players from Pennsylvania Wimbledon champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players Sportspeople from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania 20th-century American sportsmen