Luke Johnson (tennis player)

Luke Johnson
Nation:	United Kingdom
Birthday:	March 18, 1994
Size:	183 cm
Weight:	83 kg
Playing hand:	Right, two-handed backhand
Trainer:	Dave Collect, Ian McDonald
Prize money:	$ 45,554
singles
Career record:	0-0
Highest ranking:	691 (December 17, 2018)
Current placement:	708
Double
Career record:	0: 1
Highest ranking:	298 (October 1, 2018)
Current placement:	327
Grand Slam record
Last update of the infobox: November 18, 2019
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Luke Johnson (born March 18, 1994 in Leeds ) is a British tennis player from England .

Career

Johnson played only a few matches on the Junior Tour. After finishing school, he began studying at the University of Florida in 2012 , where he studied for a year and played college tennis . In 2013 he moved to Clemson University , where he graduated.

In 2017, he joined the regular professional tournament on the ITF Future Tour and was particularly successful in doubles. With three futures titles and several finals, he finished in doubles on rank 386 in the world rankings ; in the singles he was in 908th place. In 2018 he was able to reach three futures semifinals in singles and improved to 770th place by the end of the year. In doubles, he won four futures and took part in some Challengers for the first time . Here he climbed to 339th place. In 2019 he achieved results similar to the previous year and won five more futures in a double. The highlight of the season for Johnson was participation in the Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon . At the side of Evan Hoyt they were defeated by the pairing Nicholas Monroe / Mischa Zverev in three sets.

Web links

• ATP profile of Luke Johnson (English)
• ITF profile Luke Johnson (English)
• ITF junior profile Luke Johnson (English)
• Profile on the site of the university (English)