Luke Johnson (tennis)

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Luke Johnson
Country (sports) United Kingdom
ResidenceLeeds, United Kingdom
Born (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994 (age 30)
Leeds, United Kingdom
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDave Sammel / Ian McDonald
Prize money$142,388
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 606 (29 November 2021)
Doubles
Career record0–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
5 Challenger, 21 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 83 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 83 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2019, 2021, 2023)
Medal record
Men's Tennis
Representing  Great Britain
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Men's Doubles
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Luke Johnson (born 18 March 1994) is a British professional tennis player.

Johnson achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 606 on 29 November 2021 and doubles ranking of No. 83 on 29 January 2024.

Luke has reached 47 career doubles finals, 40 coming on the ITF Futures tour. He has a record of 26 wins and 21 losses.

Career[edit]

Johnson made his ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw debut simultaneously at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships after receiving a wildcard for direct entry into the doubles draw.[1] Partnering compatriot Evan Hoyt, the pair were defeated in the first round by Nicholas Monroe and Mischa Zverev in straight sets 4–6, 4–6, 5–7.

He reached the top 100 in the rankings at world No. 83 on 29 January 2024 when he won a Challenger title at the 2024 BW Open with Skander Mansouri.

Personal[edit]

Johnson grew up in the Leeds suburb of Roundhay and attended The Grammar School at Leeds. He played cricket up until the age of 16 but then decided to focus exclusively on tennis.[2]

He moved to the United States for his higher education and played tennis for Clemson University.[3]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]

Doubles: 49 (28–21)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (7–2)
ITF Futures (21–19)
Finals by surface
Hard (20–18)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2017 Turkey F1, Antalya Futures Hard United Kingdom Liam Broady Norway Viktor Durasovic
Croatia Nino Serdarusic
3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2017 Great Britain F3, Shrewsbury Futures Hard United Kingdom Scott Clayton United Kingdom Jack Molloy
United Kingdom Marcus Willis
3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 1–2 Mar 2017 Greece F1, Heraklion Futures Hard United Kingdom Richard Gabb Netherlands Kevin Griekspoor
Netherlands Tallon Griekspoor
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2017 Great Britain F4, Nottingham Futures Hard Republic of Ireland Peter Bothwell France Romain Bauvy
France Jonathan Kanar
3–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss 1–4 Sep 2017 Great Britain F5, Roehampton Futures Hard Republic of Ireland Peter Bothwell Monaco Lucas Catarina
Switzerland Adrian Bodmer
2–6, 2–6
Win 2–4 Oct 2017 Israel F13, Ashkelon Futures Hard United Kingdom Richard Gabb Croatia F Zvonimir Zgombic
Israel Alon Elia
6–2, 6–1
Win 3–4 Oct 2017 Israel F14, Kiryat Gat Futures Hard United Kingdom Richard Gabb Argentina Matias Franco Descotte
France Hugo Voljacques
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 3–5 Nov 2017 Israel F15, Meitar Futures Hard United Kingdom Richard Gabb Switzerland Luca Margaroli
France Yannick Jankovits
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [6–10]
Loss 3–6 Dec 2017 Qatar F4, Doha Futures Hard United Kingdom Richard Gabb United Kingdom Ryan Peniston
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 3–7 Feb 2018 Great Britain F2, Loughborough Futures Hard United Kingdom Jack Findel-hawkins Finland Harri Heliovaara
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
4–6, 1–6
Loss 3–8 Mar 2018 Greece F2, Heraklion Futures Hard United Kingdom Jonathan Gray Italy Andrea Guerrieri
Italy Alessandro Motti
5–7, 3–6
Win 4–8 Aug 2018 Ireland F1, Dublin Futures Carpet France Hugo Voljacques United Kingdom Ben Jones
United Kingdom Joshua Paris
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 4–9 Sep 2018 Italy F25, Piombino Futures Hard Sweden Fred Simonsson Germany Robin Kern
Germany Sami Reinwein
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 5–9 Sep 2018 Tunisia F31, Monastir Futures Hard Germany Christian Seraphim Colombia J Benitez Chavarriaga
Spain J Blanco Guadalupe
4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 6–9 Oct 2018 Portugal F22, Tavira Futures Hard Switzerland Luca Castelnuovo Portugal Francisco Cabral
Spain S Martos Gornes
4–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Win 7–9 Dec 2018 Tunisia F43, Monastir Futures Hard United Kingdom Evan Hoyt Canada Steven Diez
Italy Marco Bartolotti
6–4, 6–2
Win 8–9 Feb 2019 M25 Barnstaple, Great Britain World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Evan Hoyt United Kingdom Julian Cash
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
Win 9–9 Feb 2019 M25 Glasgow, Great Britain World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Evan Hoyt United States Tom Fawcett
United States Alexander Ritschard
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Win 10–9 May 2019 M15 Gran Canaria, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Spain J Pla Malfeito
Netherlands Michiel De Krom
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 11–9 May 2019 M15 Gran Canaria, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Portugal Francisco Dias
Netherlands Michiel De Krom
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [13–11]
Loss 11–10 May 2019 M15 Irpin, Ukraine World Tennis Tour Clay Ukraine Vladyslav Orlov Ukraine Oleg Dolgosheyev
Ukraine Dmytro Kamynin
3–6, 5–7
Loss 11–11 Aug 2019 M25 Roehampton, Great Britain World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Scott Clayton United Kingdom Alastair Gray
United Kingdom Ewan Moore
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 11–12 Sep 2019 M15 Piombino, Italy World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Ben Jones Spain D Jorda Sanchis
Spain P Vivero Gonzalez
4–6, 4–6
Loss 11–13 Sep 2019 M15 São Brás de Alportel, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Francisco Cabral Sweden Simon Freund
United States Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
7–5, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 12–13 Nov 2019 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard Poland Jan Zielinski Switzerland Adrian Bodmer
Austria Jonas Trinker
1–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Loss 12–14 Nov 2019 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard Poland Jan Zielinski Austria Alexander Erler
Austria Neil Oberleitner
4–6, 0–6
Win 13–14 Jan 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard France Hugo Voljacques Czech Republic Dominik Langmajer
Czech Republic Marek Gengel
6–3, 6–2
Loss 13–15 Jan 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard France Hugo Voljacques Netherlands Jesper De Jong
Netherlands Bart Stevens
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 13–16 Feb 2020 M25 Barnstaple, Great Britain World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Evan Hoyt Poland Kacper Zuk
Poland Jan Zielinski
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 13–17 Apr 2021 M15 Cairo, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay Ukraine Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi Italy Daniele Capecchi
Italy Francesco Passaro
5–7, 4–6
Win 14–17 May 2021 M15 Troisdorf, Germany World Tennis Tour Clay France Dan Added Argentina Juan Ignacio Galarza
Argentina Juan Pablo Paz
6–4, 6–4
Win 15–17 Aug 2021 M15 Gdynia, Poland World Tennis Tour Clay United Kingdom Arthur Fery Poland Michał Mikuła
Poland Yann Wójcik
6–3, 6–1
Win 16–17 Sep 2021 M15 Forbach, France World Tennis Tour Carpet (i) United Kingdom Ben Jones France Maxence Beaugé
France Arthur Bouquier
6–3, 6–2
Win 17–17 Nov 2021 M15 Ithaca, United States World Tennis Tour Hard (i) United States Vasil Kirkov Luxembourg Alex Knaff
Canada Joshua Peck
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss 17–18 Jan 2022 M25 Bath, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Netherlands Guy den Ouden United Kingdom Charles Broom
United Kingdom Alastair Gray
2–6, 2–6
Win 18–18 May 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Tunisia Skander Mansouri France Arthur Bouquier
France Martin Breysach
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 19–18 Jun 2022 M25 Bakio, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Tunisia Skander Mansouri Israel Aaron Cohen
Spain Álex Martínez
1–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Win 20–18 Jul 2022 M25+H Ajaccio, France World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Ben Jones France Dan Added
France Arthur Bouquier
6–2, 6–7(1–7), [10–8]
Loss 20–19 Jul 2022 M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Grass United Kingdom Charles Broom United Kingdom Alastair Gray
United Kingdom Stuart Parker
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10]
Win 21–19 Aug 2022 M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Grass United Kingdom Charles Broom United Kingdom Ben Jones
United Kingdom Joe Tyler
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 21–20 Feb 2023 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Netherlands Sem Verbeek Australia Andrew Harris
United States Christian Harrison
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Win 22–20 Feb 2023 Rome, United States Challenger Hard (i) Netherlands Sem Verbeek Brazil Gabriel Décamps
United States Alex Rybakov
6–2, 6–2
Win 23–20 May 2023 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Netherlands Sem Verbeek Portugal Jaime Faria
Portugal Henrique Rocha
6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–6]
Loss 23–21 Jul 2023 Pozoblanco, Spain Challenger Hard Zimbabwe Benjamin Lock South Korea Nam Ji-sung
South Korea Song Min-kyu
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 24–21 Sep 2023 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Tunisia Skander Mansouri Netherlands Sander Arends
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 25–21 Oct 2023 Charleston, USA Challenger Hard Tunisia Skander Mansouri United States Nicholas Bybel
United States Oliver Crawford
6–4, 6–4
Win 26–21 Oct 2023 Tiburon, USA Challenger Hard Tunisia Skander Mansouri United States William Blumberg
Venezuela Luis David Martínez
6–2, 6–3
Win 27–21 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard Tunisia Skander Mansouri India Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
India Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
7-5, 6-4
Win 28–21 Jan 2024 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Challenger Hard (i) Tunisia Skander Mansouri Netherlands Sander Arends
Netherlands Sem Verbeek
7-5, 6-3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wimbledon: Evan Hoyt knocked out of first qualifying round". 24 June 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. ^ Maclure, Abbey (10 July 2022). "Leeds tennis ace charts his rise to success from a kid with a dream to Wimbledon". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Luke Johnson". Clemson Tigers. Clemson University. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

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