Steve Johnson (tennis)
Encyclopedia
Steve Johnson is an American
amateur tennis
player. He has won on ATP Challenger Tour title and competed in a handful of ATP World Tour-level main draw matches, including at the 2011 U.S. Open
. Johnson plays college tennis for the USC Trojans
, and as a junior won the 2010-11 NCAA Singles Championship.
Johnson competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures tours, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 352 on 14 November 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 190, on 14 November 2011.
. As a junior he captured the 2010-11 NCAA Singles Championship, defeating Rhyne Williams in the final, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. He also helped USC win a third consecutive NCAA tennis team title. His exploits saw Johnson named Intercollegiate Tennis Association Player of the Year for 2010-11.
United States
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amateur tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. He has won on ATP Challenger Tour title and competed in a handful of ATP World Tour-level main draw matches, including at the 2011 U.S. Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
. Johnson plays college tennis for the USC Trojans
USC Trojans
The USC Trojans are the athletic teams representing the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy...
, and as a junior won the 2010-11 NCAA Singles Championship.
Johnson competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures tours, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 352 on 14 November 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 190, on 14 November 2011.
Doubles (1)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 4 September 2011 |  KnoxvilleKnoxville Challenger The Knoxville Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor Hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, since 2000.-Singles:... , United States |
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3–6, 6–4, [13–11] |
College tennis
Johnson is in his senior year at the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. As a junior he captured the 2010-11 NCAA Singles Championship, defeating Rhyne Williams in the final, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. He also helped USC win a third consecutive NCAA tennis team title. His exploits saw Johnson named Intercollegiate Tennis Association Player of the Year for 2010-11.