Steve Johnson (tennis)
Johnson at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Redondo Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 24, 1989 Orange, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| College | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Peter Smith, Marc Lucero | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US $8,062,893 | ||||||||||||||
| Official website | steviejohnsontennis.com | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 197–204 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (25 July 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (2015, 2017, 2018, 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 4R (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | QF (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 104–107 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (May 23, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2015) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | SF (2015, 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | Bronze (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (2011) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | SF (2018) | ||||||||||||||
Olympic medal record
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Steve Johnson Jr. (born December 24, 1989) is an American former professional tennis player.
He had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 21 achieved on July 25, 2016, and a doubles ranking of world No. 39 achieved on May 23, 2016. For one week in August 2016, Johnson was the top-ranked American in men's singles. He won four ATP Tour and nine ATP Challenger Tour titles, one at Nottingham on grass, twice at Houston on clay, and one at Newport on grass. He won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2016 Olympics with fellow American Jack Sock.
Johnson played college tennis for the USC Trojans. He won the NCAA Men's Singles Championship in his junior and senior seasons (2011–2012), and he was a part of a Trojan team that won four consecutive NCAA Championships.