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.jpg) Johnson at the2023 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Redondo Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-12-24)December 24, 1989 (age 35) 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[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 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.[2][3][4][5] (born December 24, 1989) is an American former professionaltennis 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.[6] He won fourATP Tour and nineATP Challenger Tour titles, one atNottingham on grass, twice atHouston on clay, and one atNewport on grass. He won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the2016 Olympics with fellow AmericanJack Sock.
Johnson playedcollege tennis for theUSC Trojans. He won theNCAA 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.
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Johnson's father, Steve Johnson Sr. (died May 11, 2017, aged 58), was a tennis coach at the RanchoSan Clemente Tennis and Fitness Club, and his mother, Michelle, is a mathematics professor. His older sister, Alison, is a graduate ofSonoma State University. Johnson has credited his father with his success in tennis: "He taught me pretty much everything I know. Since I can remember, it's always been me and him out there hitting balls, having a blast. It's really been amazing. I wouldn't change anything." Growing up, he idolizedPete Sampras andAndre Agassi. AtUSC, Johnson was coached by Peter Smith and majored inHuman Performance, but left when he was three classes short of attaining his degree.
In July 2012, Johnson signed a clothing deal withAsics America and is represented by Sam Duvall atLagardere Unlimited. He currently trains at theUSTA Player Development Center West inCarson, California. Johnson is currently working with theUSTA and travels with other Americans.
Johnson married Kendall Bateman at Maravilla Gardens inCamarillo,Ventura County inSouthern California on April 21, 2018. Kendall is a formerTrojan volleyball player.[7]
Johnson's dad served as his coach in his early career. Johnson won four consecutive 18-under national team titles, becoming the first player in tournament history to be a member of four championship teams. Johnson contributed to a 6–1 victory over Texas in the 2005 final, a 6–1 triumph over Southern in 2006 and clinched Southern California's 4–3 win the next year over Southern. Some of Johnson's junior accomplishments include being the 2008 Kalamazoo Doubles finalist and winning the 2008 Southern California Sectional Boys 18 championship in straight sets overJT Sundling. This marked his fourth Sectionals title and near a clean sweep of all age divisions having won the 12s, 14s and 16s. He also has the distinction of being the only player to win the Triple Crown, singles and two doubles—twice. He also won nine Gold Balls. He was ranked the third-rated California senior tennis recruit (7th overall) in the country according to TennisRecruiting.net.[8] Johnson clinched the title for Southern California at the 2007 Junior Davis Cup.
Johnson is a 2008 graduate ofOrange High School inOrange, California, and was coached by Pete Tavoularis. He won CIF singles championships in 2006 and 2007 and was named the Orange County and Los Angeles Player of the Year in both seasons. He is the only Southern Section tennis champion in the school's history. Johnson also made it a priority to play in as many team matches as possible. He missed just two because of junior tennis events and did not lose a set in team competition on his way to winning his second consecutive Golden West League title. Johnson beat future Stanford Cardinal Ryan Thacher of Harvard-Westlake High to win the Southern Section Individual Tournament when both were high school sophomores in 2006. His only high school loss of 2006 was a three-set defeat in the semifinals of theOjai Tennis Tournament to eventual championJason Jung of West Torrance. In 2007, he was defeated in the finals by Andre Dome in another 3 set thriller at Ojai. He then defended his title by beating future UCLA Bruin Alex Brigham of Pacifica Christian High. The victories made Johnson the first back-to-back singles winner since Tom Leonard of Arcadia in 1965 and 1966. He also became the eighth player to repeat as champion and the fourth to win the title after losing the first set at love (Leonard in 1965, Barry Buss in 1982, and Phil Sheng in 1999 each won titles after losing the first set at love). Johnson was the Orange County boys tennis player of the year as a sophomore and junior at Orange, but opted to not play high school tennis his senior year.
Johnson chose to play college tennis for theUniversity of Southern California. He said of his decision, "I chose USC because I felt like I had a great relationship with Peter Smith, USC Tennis Coach, and I got along with the team really well."
As a freshman, Johnson was selected to All-Pac-10 First Team, as well as being named the Pac-10 Doubles Team of the Year withRobert Farah. He also reached the final of the Pac-10 singles championship match and he won the ITA Regionals Doubles Championship with Farah.
As a sophomore, he was selected to represent the United States in the fourth annual Master'U BNP Paribas, an intercollegiate competition in which eight countries from around the world play for the title. He was also selected to the All-Pac-10 First Team and was the named the Pac-10 Doubles Team of the Year with Farah once again as well as winning the ITA Southwest Regionals doubles championship with Farah. As a sophomore, he won the ITA National Indoor championship.
As a junior, he captured the 2010–11 NCAA Singles Championship, defeatingRhyne Williams in the final. He also won the 2011 Pac-10 Singles and Doubles Title withRaymond Sarmiento. In addition, he was selected as the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player and to the NCAA All-Tournament Team for singles.
In his senior season, he captured the 2011–2012 NCAA Singles Championship, defeating Kentucky'sEric Quigley in the final, overcoming a strained abdomen andshin splints and a bout offood poisoning to retain his title.
Johnson was named theIntercollegiate Tennis Association Player of the Year for the 2010–11 and 2011–2012 seasons, as well as the 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 Pac-12 Men's Player of the Year.
In his college career, he became a seven-timeIntercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American, two-time NCAA Singles Champion, and he captured the team title for the Trojans in all four of his years there. Furthermore, he ended his college career with an unprecedented 72 match win streak. He has said that "the biggest thing that I have learned from college tennis is to play aggressive while playing within myself and to never give up, because every dual match could end up being decided on your court." These exploits led to Johnson's becoming the most decorated college player of all time.[9]
Johnson has competed in 12 Futures tournaments in his career for singles, all of them being in the United States. He has been in 3 finals, winning two of them. He lost the 2011 Sacramento Futures tournament toDaniel Kosakowski in 3 sets. Later that same year, Johnson won consecutive tournaments in the Claremont and Costa Mesa futures tournaments respectively beatingDarian King andArtem Sitak in straight sets. Johnson has competed in various Futures tournaments since 2006 as a high schooler, and he won his first match and earned his first point the following year. He has compiled an overall record of 23 wins and 10 losses on the Futures Tour.
Johnson has competed in 27 Challenger tournaments in his career for singles in the United States, Turkey, Canada, and France. He won his first challenger tournament in theComerica Bank Challenger played in Aptos, California. He won it in the summer of 2012, before the 2012US Open. In the finals, he defeated Robert Farah in straight sets, 6–3, 6–3, gaining 100 points, as well as A month after his win in Aptos, Stevie competed in 2 challenger tournaments in Turkey and France. He reached the semifinals in Izmir, Turkey, winning three matches along the way. In Orléans, France, Stevie reached the second round and lost to the no.2 seedDavid Goffin of Belgium. in a tightly contested match, with the final score being 7–5, 6–4. A couple of weeks later in the 2012Tiburon Challenger, Stevie was ousted in the semifinals by Jack Sock 4–6, 6–7(4). Johnson competed in the 2012 Charlottesville Challenger but fell to Rhyne Williams in the Round of 16. Johnson planned on playing in theKnoxville Challenger as well as theJSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana to finish the year, but a shoulder injury forced him to pull out. The shoulder injury also forced him to miss the Australian Open Wild Card Playoffs. Stevie has compiled an overall record of 32 wins and 18 losses on the Challenger Tour and has earned In doubles, Stevie has had equal success on the Challenger Tour, compiling an overall record of 13 wins and 8 losses including a title in Knoxville, Tennessee withAustin Krajicek in 2011. He also made it to the finals in the 2011 Tiburon challenger withSam Querrey, but they lost 6–10 in the 3rd set super tie-breaker. In 2012, Stevie reached the semifinals in Tiburon partnered with Robert Farah, as the #1 seeds. Johnson played doubles in the2013 Maui Challenger being seeded no.2 and reached the semifinals with his partnerAlex Bogomolov Jr. Johnson played singles and doubles in the 2013Sarasota Open. In singles, he lost in the quarter-finals to the eventual champion,Alex Kuznetsov, 2–6, 6–3, 1–6. In doubles, he partnered withBradley Klahn, and they won three matches to reach the finals but lost 7–6(5), 6–7(3), 9–11. Johnson played three more clay challengers before the French Open and lost in the first round in each. After a successfulFrench Open, Johnson won his second career challenger at theAegon Nottingham Challenge defeatingRuben Bemelmans in the finals. Winning this tournament helped grant him a wild-card into Wimbledon. Johnson finished the 2013 Challenger Tour season 1–5. In his second challenger event of the 2014 season, Johnson won the2014 Challenger of Dallas, dropping only one set throughout the tournament. He defeated fellow AmericanRyan Harrison along the way and TunisianMalek Jaziri in the finals. After the match, he stated, "I was struggling with confidence a little before the start to this year, and to come out and win the tournament here makes it more special." One month later in the2014 Irving Tennis Classic, Johnson beat three top-100 players along the way to reach the finals, where he lost toLukáš Rosol. A win at the 2014Open Guadeloupe Challenger Tour tournament boosted Johnson's singles ranking to a career-high No. 69 and gave him his fourth career challenger title. After taking a month off from competing in tournaments, Johnson's next challenger tournament was theBNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux where he was the number two seed. He lost in the finals to number one seedJulien Benneteau. Johnson kicked off his grass court season as the number two seed in the 2014Aegon Trophy where fell in the quarterfinals toGilles Müller.
Johnson started the year in Indian Wells where he lost in the first round of qualifying in three tight sets toFrank Dancevic. Shortly after his college season, Johnson received a wildcard into the2011 Farmers Classic, where he lost in the first round toGilles Müller in three sets. Johnson then competed in qualifying of the2011 Western & Southern Open. After scoring his first win over a top 100 player in the first round,Jérémy Chardy, he lost in the following round toÉdouard Roger-Vasselin. Winning the 2011 individual NCAA championships, Johnson received a wildcard to the main draw of the2011 US Open. He played his first career Grand Slam match againstAlex Bogomolov Jr. and lost in five tight sets where he had a two sets to love lead.
In the 2011Western & Southern Open, Johnson reached the quarterfinals partnered withAlex Bogomolov Jr., and along the way defeated the No. 2 doubles team of Mirnyi/Nestor, subsequently gaining 180 points. At the2011 US Open, Johnson partnered withDenis Kudla but they lost in straight sets toMarcelo Melo andBruno Soares.
Johnson received a wildcard into the2012 SAP Open but lost in two tie-breakers toSteve Darcis. Johnson registered his first ATP win in a main draw againstDonald Young in the2012 BB&T Atlanta Open before losing to Sock in the second round. He received a wildcard into the2012 Farmers Classic, but lost toIgor Sijsling in straight sets. Johnson received another wildcard into the2012 Citi Open, but lost toBenjamin Becker in straight sets. Johnson reached the third round of the2012 US Open, where he had received a wildcard for winning the individual NCAA championships once again. In the first round, Johnson beatRajeev Ram and in the second round, Johnson advanced by defeatingErnests Gulbis. In the third round, Johnson lost to 13th seededRichard Gasquet.
In the 2012 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Johnson partnered withDenis Kudla, but they lost in the first round. Competing in the 2012 BB&T Atlanta Open, Johnson partnered with Sock, but they lost in a super tie-breaker in the first round. In the2012 Farmers Classic, Johnson partnered up with Querrey, and they reached the semifinals. Next, in the2012 Citi Open, Johnson reached the semifinals once again, partnered withDrew Courtney. In the2012 US Open, Johnson received a wildcard to the main draw and partnered with Sock. In the first round they defeated the No. 1 doubles team of Mirnyi/Nestor. However they lost in the second round toFrantišek Čermák andMichal Mertiňák.
In the2013 Australian Open, Johnson won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw. In the first round of the main draw, he took tenth seedNicolás Almagro the distance, but lost. Next, in the 2013 SAP Open, Johnson received a wild card to the main draw. In the first round, he defeated former top-20 playerIvo Karlović. In the second round, Johnson defeatedTim Smyczek, reaching his first quarterfinal. However, in the quarterfinals, Johnson lost to eventual finalistTommy Haas. Overall, Johnson compiled a 5–13 record in singles. In doubles, Johnson attained a career-high ranking of No. 126.At the same tournament, the 2013 SAP Open, Johnson partnered with Sock, but they lost to the No. 1 doubles team ofMike and Bob Bryan. Johnson once again partnered with Sock in theU.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and they reached the round of 16.
Johnson went to the2013 French Open, qualifying for the first time[10] and made it through to the main draw before losing in the first round toAlbert Montañés, who had just wonNice[11] the previous week. Receiving a wildcard into the maindraw of Wimbledon, Johnson lost a tight first round match to fellow AmericanBobby Reynolds. In the 2013 Citi Open, Johnson lost in the first round toRadek Štěpánek in straight sets. In the 2013 Winston-Salem Open, Johnson won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw and have a rematch withBobby Reynolds. In the2013 US Open, Johnson lost in the first round to GermanTobias Kamke, failing to reach the third round as he had the previous year. Johnson and fellow AmericanMichael Russell received a wild card in doubles, but fell in the first round.
Steve kicked off the 2014 season by reaching the main draw of the2014 Heineken Open as a lucky loser and beat formerAustralian Open runner upMarcos Baghdatis, and also defeated #4 seedKevin Anderson to reach his second quarterfinal on tour. By winning the Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs a few weeks back, Johnson received a wildcard into the main draw of2014 Australian Open. However, he lost in the first round to FrenchmanAdrian Mannarino in five sets.
In the2014 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Johnson qualified for the main draw and beatMikhail Kukushkin, #1 seedTommy Haas in a third-set tie-breaker, and #6 seedFeliciano López to reach his first ATP semifinal. After he beat Haas, Johnson said that "Tommy is an unbelievable player and this is a win I won't forget." Haas later said, "I hate to lose, but I'm happy for him. He served well and competed hard." South AfricanKevin Anderson got revenge on Johnson in the semifinals as he beat him in straight sets to reach the final. Johnson received a wildcard into the maindraw of the2014 BNP Paribas Open, but fell to the red-hot SpaniardRoberto Bautista Agut in straight sets, who knocked out #4 seedTomáš Berdych in the next round. Johnson got a rematch with Bautista Agut just a couple weeks later in the2014 Sony Open Tennis, this time falling in three sets.
In his first clay court tournament of the year, Johnson received a wild card into theU.S. Men's Clay Court Championships where he reached the second round and lost to eventual championFernando Verdasco. Johnson then competed in theOpen de Nice Côte d'Azur where he fell in the first round to youngsterDominic Thiem. Johnson lost in three sets, while failing to convert a match point as he was trying to serve out the match at 6–5 in the second set. Johnson next competed in the2014 French Open where he won his first ever ATP match on clay, and advanced to the second round. In his first round match against FrenchmanLaurent Lokoli, Johnson came back from a two sets to love deficit, and saved two match points along the way for a dramatic five set victory. In his second round match, Johnson lost in straight sets to fellow American Jack Sock. Johnson registered his first grass court ATP win at the2014 Gerry Weber Open when he defeated FrenchmanAlbano Olivetti. Johnson's second round opponent withdrew giving Johnson a walkover to the quarterfinals where he lost to the number four seedKei Nishikori. The following week, Johnson competed in the2014 Topshelf Open and reached the second round before falling to seventh seedNicolas Mahut. Johnson then competed in the2014 Wimbledon Championships. Unfortunately, Johnson fell in the first round in four sets to twenty-seventh seed Bautista Agut. Returning to the U.S., Johnson competed in the2014 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, where he lost in the quarterfinals to eventual championLleyton Hewitt. As the sixth seed in this tournament, this was Johnson's first ATP tournament where he was seeded. Johnson then kicked off hisUS Open Series in Atlanta, where he lost in the first round to his good friend and countryman Sam Querrey.
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At the2015 US Open, Johnson reached the semifinals in doubles for the first time at a Major partneringSam Querrey after defeating en route the top seeded pair of theBryan brothers in the first round. They were defeated in the semifinal by eight seeded pair ofJamie Murray andJohn Peers.
Johnson finished the year ranked World No. 32 in singles and World No. 52 in doubles, the highest year-end rankings in his career.
Johnson reached the third round of the2016 Australian Open as the 31st seed but lost toDavid Ferrer in three sets. Johnson lost in the 1st round of the2016 French Open as the 33rd seed. He won his first ATP Tour level title at the 2016 Aegon Open in Nottingham, UK, defeating Pablo Cuevas in the final.
Johnson reached the fourth round of2016 Wimbledon Championships defeatingGrigor Dimitrov before being defeated byRoger Federer in straight sets. He reached a singles career-high of World No. 21 on July 15, 2016.
In the2016 Western & Southern Open he defeatedFederico Delbonis in the 1st round, in the 2nd round he beatJulien Benneteau and in the 3rd round he beat 7th seedJo-Wilfried Tsonga, all this set up a tie with Dimitrov in the quarterfinal, which he lost in straight sets. Johnson defeatedEvgeny Donskoy in the first round of theUS Open after losing the first 2 sets. His run was ended in the second round byJuan Martín del Potro in straight sets, however. Johnson would lose in the first round of the2016 China Open to Dimitrov and in the2016 Shanghai Masters toAndy Murray. After two more consecutive losses, he would end his season with a second-round loss in the2016 Paris Masters to Richard Gasquet.
Johnson began the 2017 season with a first-round loss to Dimitrov at the Brisbane International. He would dispatchJohn Isner to reach the semis of the Auckland Open, but lost toJack Sock. He then lost toStan Wawrinka in the Australian Open second round. After reaching three straight quarterfinals in his next three tournaments, Johnson lost toRoger Federer at Indian Wells and had a disappointing second-round loss at Miami toNicolas Mahut. However, he would rebound by capturing his second career singles title (and first on clay) at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas, beating Sock in the semis andThomaz Bellucci in a thrilling final, where Johnson overcame severe cramps and being down a break to win in a final-set tiebreak.
Johnson made the semifinals in Delray Beach, where he lost to young GermanPeter Gojowczyk.In Miami, Johnson made it to the third round, where he was defeated by SpaniardPablo Carreño Busta.
Johnson won his third title inHouston on clay courts after defeating five Americans:Ernesto Escobedo,Frances Tiafoe,John Isner,Taylor Fritz, andTennys Sandgren.In July, Johnson won the grass-courtHall of Fame Championship in Newport, Rhode Island, defeating IndianRamkumar Ramanathan over three sets in the final.
Johnson reached the final again inWinston-Salem in August, where he was defeated by RussianDaniil Medvedev in straight sets.
Johnson reached the quarterfinals at Delray Beach in February, where he lost toRadu Albot.
In March, Johnson beatTaylor Fritz in the first round ofIndian Wells, but fell to young CanadianDenis Shapovalov in the second.
AtWimbledon, Johnson beatAlbert Ramos Viñolas in the first round and young AussieAlex de Minaur in the second, only to be defeated byKei Nishikori in the third round in straight sets.At theUS Open, Johnson lost in the first round toNick Kyrgios.
Johnson captured his seventh career Challenger title with a win overStefano Travaglia at theBendigo Challenger. After a first-round loss toRoger Federer in the first round of theAustralian Open, he rebounded with his eighth Challenger title at theIndian Wells Challenger with a win over fellow AmericanJack Sock.
The season was then interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. When tennis returned in August Johnson, partneringAustin Krajicek as a wildcard pair, reached the semifinals at theWestern & Southern Open, held in New York. In singles, he upsetJohn Isner at theUS Open before losing toRičardas Berankis in the second round.
At theFrench Open, Johnson reached the third round for the fourth time in his career defeating fellow AmericanFrances Tiafoe in a five-setter andThiago Monteiro in the second round, before losing toPablo Carreño Busta.
Partnering withAustin Krajicek as wildcard pair, he reached his maiden Masters 1000 final at theWestern & Southern Open in Cincinnati defeating No. 3 seeded Colombian pairJuan Sebastián Cabal andRobert Farah in a tight three-set match. As a result, he reentered the top 100 in doubles at World No. 95 on August 23, 2021.[12] The pair last competed at the 2020 edition of the Cincinnati Masters where they reached the semifinals.
At the2021 US Open he reached the semifinals in doubles partneringSam Querrey also as a wildcard pair.[13] They were defeated by the eventual championsRajeev Ram andJoe Salisbury. As a result, he reached No. 62 in doubles on September 13, 2021.
At the2022 Wimbledon Championships he reached the third round for a fourth time in his career defeatingGrigor Dimitrov by retirement and wildcardRyan Peniston before losing to another Brit ninth seedCameron Norrie. Despite this result he dropped out of the top 100 on 8 August 2022 as points were not awarded at the All England Club.
At the2023 Delray Beach Open he entered the main draw as a lucky loser but lost to fellow qualifierNuno Borges for a second time in the tournament after losing to him in the last round of qualifying.He dropped out of the top 150 at No. 152 on 20 March 2023 as he failed to qualify and could not defend his 2022 third round showing inIndian Wells.Ranked No. 237 he qualified for the2024 Dallas Open defeating top qualifying seedTérence Atmane.He announced his retirement after the2024 BNP Paribas Open where he lost in the singles qualifying event[14] and also participated in the doubles event withTommy Paul, playing in his last professional career match on 10 March 2024.[15]
Steve Johnson was selected fifth overall in the MylanWorld TeamTennis Roster Draft by theOrange County Breakers.[when?] Johnson was joined by his father, who was an assistant coach on the team. Despite ultimately placing third in the Western Conference, Johnson was the No. 2 men's singles player in the league, amassing a 62–47 record for the season. He was equally successful in men's doubles, pairing with doubles specialist Treat Huey to go 64–53. In the middle of the season, Johnson helped lead the Breakers to four consecutive victories. During the season, Johnson had victories overAndy Roddick in singles and doubles, as well as doubles victories over theBryan brothers, and tennis legendJohn McEnroe. On July 20, Johnson landed himself in the No. 4 spot on the top plays ofSportsCenter that evening againstAlex Bogomolov Jr. of theTexas Wild with an amazing rally that ended with Johnson slipping and sliding for a volley winner. Steve made a successful debut with the Breakers in his first season, leading him to be named the Mylan WTT Male Rookie of the Year.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 6–9 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | Q1 | A | 0 / 10 | 10–10 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 3R | NH | 2R | 3R | Q1 | A | 0 / 9 | 11–9 |
| US Open | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 13 | 7–13 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 41 | 34–41 |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | QF | Not Held | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | PO | A | QF | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–3 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | 3R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 9 | 7–9 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | NH | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–3 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–4 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | 3R | Q2 | QF | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | ||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 4–7 | 7–8 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 38 | 23–38 |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 206 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 4–10 | 19–20 | 36–28 | 30–28 | 30–22 | 27–24 | 14–21 | 6–8 | 10–12 | 16–17 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 197–204 | |
| Year-end ranking | 636 | 372 | 175 | 156 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 44 | 33 | 85 | 72 | 85 | 110 | 241 | - | 49% | |
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | SF | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 9–11 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 6–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 27 | 18–27 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | NH | 2R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | NH | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
| Cincinnati Masters | QF | A | QF | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | SF | F | 2R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 16–9 |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 26 | 25–25 |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | SF-B | Not Held | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | PO | A | QF | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–0 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 8 | |
| Year-end ranking | 191 | 167 | 121 | 101 | 52 | 85 | 167 | 89 | 455 | 137 | 55 | 154 | - | - | ||
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2021 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | Austin Krajicek |  Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Bronze | 2016 | 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil | Hard | Jack Sock |  Daniel NestorVasek Pospisil | 6–2, 6–4 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2015 | Vienna Open, Austria | 500 Series | Hard (i) | David Ferrer | 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2016 | Nottingham Open, UK | 250 Series | Grass |  Pablo Cuevas | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2017 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US | 250 Series | Clay |  Thomaz Bellucci | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2018 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US(2) | 250 Series | Clay | Tennys Sandgren | 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2018 | Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, US | 250 Series | Grass |  Ramkumar Ramanathan | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Aug 2018 | Winston-Salem Open, US | 250 Series | Hard |  Daniil Medvedev | 4–6, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2014 | Atlanta Open, US | 250 Series | Hard | Sam Querrey | Vasek PospisilJack Sock | 3–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2016 | Memphis Open, US | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Sam Querrey |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg Santiago González | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2016 | Geneva Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Sam Querrey |  Raven KlaasenRajeev Ram | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2017 | Memphis Open, US | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Ryan Harrison | Brian Baker Nikola Mektić | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2020 | New York Open, US | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Reilly Opelka |  Dominic Inglot Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2021 | Atlanta Open, US | 250 Series | Hard |  Jordan Thompson | Reilly Opelka Jannik Sinner | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), [3–10] |
| Loss | 1–6 | Aug 2021 | Cincinnati Masters, US | Masters 1000 | Hard | Austin Krajicek | Marcel GranollersHoracio Zeballos | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 2–6 | Jul 2022 | Hall of Fame Open, US | 250 Series | Grass | William Blumberg | Raven KlaasenMarcelo Melo | 6–4, 7–5 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2011 | USA F13,Sacramento | Futures | Hard | Daniel Kosakowski | 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2011 | USA F23,Claremont | Futures | Hard |  Darian King | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2011 | USA F24,Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard |  Artem Sitak | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2012 | Aptos, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Robert Farah | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jun 2013 | Nottingham, UK | Challenger | Grass |  Ruben Bemelmans | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 2014 | Dallas, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Malek Jaziri | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2014 | Irving, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Lukáš Rosol | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Apr 2014 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard |  Kenny de Schepper | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 6–3 | May 2014 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Julien Benneteau | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Aug 2019 | Aptos, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Dominik Köpfer | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 7–4 | Oct 2019 | Fairfield, USA | Challenger | Hard | Christopher O'Connell | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jan 2020 | Bendigo, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Stefano Travaglia | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 9–4 | Mar 2020 | Indian Wells, USA | Challenger | Hard | Jack Sock | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Apr 2022 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Elahi Galán | 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–5 | Jul 2023 | Bloomfield Hills, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Mikhail Kukushkin | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 11–5 | Jul 2023 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | Arthur Cazaux | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2011 | Tiburon, USA | Hard | Sam Querrey | Carsten BallChris Guccione | 1–6, 7–5, [6–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2011 | Knoxville, USA | Hard (i) | Austin Krajicek | Adam Hubble Frederik Nielsen | 3–6, 6–4, [13–11] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2013 | Sarasota, USA | Clay | Bradley Klahn |  Ilija BozoljacSomdev Devvarman | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [9–11] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2013 | Napa, USA | Hard | Tim Smyczek | Bobby ReynoldsJohn-Patrick Smith | 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2013 | Charlottesville, USA | Hard (i) | Tim Smyczek | Jarmere JenkinsDonald Young | 6–4, 6–3 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | SJR |
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| 1. | Richard Gasquet | 10 | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | 39 |
| 2. | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 10 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | 23 |
| 2017 | |||||||
| 3. |  Dominic Thiem | 7 | Japan Open, Japan | Hard | 1R | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | 46 |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 4. | John Isner | 9 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States | Clay | QF | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–5) | 51 |
Johnson played five seasons withWorld TeamTennis starting in 2013 when he made his debut with theOrange County Breakers, earning the Male Rookie of the Year award. He played two more seasons with the Breakers in 2016 and 2017, before playing for theNew York Empire in 2018, and returning to the Breakers in 2019. He joined theOrange County during the 2020 WTT season.[16]
