British tennis player (born 1994)
Luke Johnson Country (sports) Great Britain Residence Leeds , United KingdomBorn (1994-03-18 ) 18 March 1994 (age 30) Leeds , United KingdomHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Calvin Betton (2023-)[ 1] Prize money $260,934 Highest ranking No. 606 (29 November 2021) Career record 11–13 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 53 (6 January 2025) Current ranking No. 53 (6 January 2025) Australian Open 2R (2025 ) French Open 2R (2024 ) Wimbledon 1R (2019 , 2021 , 2023 , 2024 ) US Open 1R (2024 ) Career record 0–1 Career titles 0 Wimbledon 1R (2024 ) Last updated on: 6 January 2025.
Luke Johnson (born 18 March 1994) is a British professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He achieved his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 53 on 6 January 2025 and singles ranking of No. 606 on 29 November 2021. Johnson has won two doubles titles on the ATP Tour with Sander Arends .
He has also won 12 titles on the ATP Challenger Tour and 21 on the ITF World Tennis Tour from 56 career doubles finals.
Personal life
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]
Career
2019: Grand Slam tournament debut
Johnson made his ATP Tour and Grand Slam tournament main draw debut simultaneously at the Wimbledon after receiving a wildcard for direct entry into the men's doubles draw.[ 4] Partnering compatriot Evan Hoyt , the pair were defeated in the first round by Nicholas Monroe and Mischa Zverev .[ 5]
2024: First ATP Title, Top 60
Johnson reached the top 100 in the rankings at world No. 83 on 29 January when he won a ATP Challenger Tour title at the BW Open with Skander Mansouri .[ 6] [ 7]
At the back end of the 2024 season, Johnson won his 10th Challenger doubles title at the Porto Open [ 8] and his sixth of the season, at the Saint-Tropez Open , playing alongside Sander Arends .[ 9]
Once again partnering Arends, Johnson won his first ATP Tour level doubles title at the last tournament of the season at the Moselle Open , defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Albano Olivetti in the final.[ 10] The following week he was back on the ATP Challenger Tour and won his 12th career title and seventh of the season at the All In Open in Lyon, partnering Lucas Miedler to a straight sets win over Sergio Martos Gornés and David Pichler in the final.[ 11] He ended the year inside the top 60 rankings with a career highest rank of No. 58 as of 30 December.[citation needed ]
2025: Second ATP title
Reuniting with Sander Arends, Johnson won the doubles title at the 2025 Hong Kong Open , defeating Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev in the final.[ 12] [ 13]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Men's doubles
Current through the 2025 Hong Kong Open .
Mixed doubles
ATP career finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (1–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Doubles: 56 (33–23)
Legend
ATP Challenger (12–4)
ITF World Tennis Tour (21–19)
Finals by surface
Hard (23–20)
Clay (7–2)
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
Liam Broady
Viktor Durasovic Nino Serdarusic
3–6, 3–6
Win
1–1
Feb 2017
Great Britain F3, Shrewsbury
Futures
Hard
Scott Clayton
Jack Molloy Marcus Willis
3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss
1–2
Mar 2017
Greece F1, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Richard Gabb
Kevin Griekspoor Tallon Griekspoor
3–6, 4–6
Loss
1–3
Sep 2017
Great Britain F4, Nottingham
Futures
Hard
Peter Bothwell
Romain Bauvy Jonathan Kanar
3–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss
1–4
Sep 2017
Great Britain F5, Roehampton
Futures
Hard
Peter Bothwell
Lucas Catarina Adrian Bodmer
2–6, 2–6
Win
2–4
Oct 2017
Israel F13, Ashkelon
Futures
Hard
Richard Gabb
F Zvonimir Zgombic Alon Elia
6–2, 6–1
Win
3–4
Oct 2017
Israel F14, Kiryat Gat
Futures
Hard
Richard Gabb
Matias Franco Descotte Hugo Voljacques
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss
3–5
Nov 2017
Israel F15, Meitar
Futures
Hard
Richard Gabb
Luca Margaroli Yannick Jankovits
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–4) , [6–10]
Loss
3–6
Dec 2017
Qatar F4, Doha
Futures
Hard
Richard Gabb
Ryan Peniston Andrew Watson
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
3–7
Feb 2018
Great Britain F2, Loughborough
Futures
Hard
Jack Findel-hawkins
Harri Heliovaara Frederik Nielsen
4–6, 1–6
Loss
3–8
Mar 2018
Greece F2, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Jonathan Gray
Andrea Guerrieri Alessandro Motti
5–7, 3–6
Win
4–8
Aug 2018
Ireland F1, Dublin
Futures
Carpet
Hugo Voljacques
Ben Jones Joshua Paris
7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Loss
4–9
Sep 2018
Italy F25, Piombino
Futures
Hard
Fred Simonsson
Robin Kern Sami Reinwein
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Win
5–9
Sep 2018
Tunisia F31, Monastir
Futures
Hard
Christian Seraphim
J Benitez Chavarriaga J Blanco Guadalupe
4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win
6–9
Oct 2018
Portugal F22, Tavira
Futures
Hard
Luca Castelnuovo
Francisco Cabral Sergio Martos Gornés
4–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Win
7–9
Dec 2018
Tunisia F43, Monastir
Futures
Hard
Evan Hoyt
Steven Diez Marco Bartolotti
6–4, 6–2
Win
8–9
Feb 2019
M25 Barnstaple , Great Britain
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Evan Hoyt
Julian Cash Andrew Watson
3–6, 7–6(7–4) , [10–6]
Win
9–9
Feb 2019
M25 Glasgow , Great Britain
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Evan Hoyt
Tom Fawcett Alexander Ritschard
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Win
10–9
May 2019
M15 Gran Canaria , Spain
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Felipe Meligeni Alves
J Pla Malfeito Michiel De Krom
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win
11–9
May 2019
M15 Gran Canaria , Spain
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Felipe Meligeni Alves
Francisco Dias Michiel De Krom
6–3, 6–7(3–7) , [13–11]
Loss
11–10
May 2019
M15 Irpin , Ukraine
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Vladyslav Orlov
Oleg Dolgosheyev Dmytro Kamynin
3–6, 5–7
Loss
11–11
Aug 2019
M25 Roehampton , Great Britain
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Scott Clayton
Alastair Gray Ewan Moore
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
11–12
Sep 2019
M15 Piombino , Italy
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Ben Jones
D Jorda Sanchis P Vivero Gonzalez
4–6, 4–6
Loss
11–13
Sep 2019
M15 São Brás de Alportel , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Simon Freund Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
7–5, 4–6, [7–10]
Win
12–13
Nov 2019
M15 Heraklion , Greece
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Jan Zielinski
Adrian Bodmer Jonas Trinker
1–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Loss
12–14
Nov 2019
M15 Heraklion , Greece
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Jan Zielinski
Alexander Erler Neil Oberleitner
4–6, 0–6
Win
13–14
Jan 2020
M15 Monastir , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Hugo Voljacques
Dominik Langmajer Marek Gengel
6–3, 6–2
Loss
13–15
Jan 2020
M15 Monastir , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Hugo Voljacques
Jesper De Jong Bart Stevens
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss
13–16
Feb 2020
M25 Barnstaple , Great Britain
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Evan Hoyt
Kacper Zuk Jan Zielinski
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
13–17
Apr 2021
M15 Cairo , Egypt
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
Daniele Capecchi Francesco Passaro
5–7, 4–6
Win
14–17
May 2021
M15 Troisdorf , Germany
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Dan Added
Juan Ignacio Galarza Juan Pablo Paz
6–4, 6–4
Win
15–17
Aug 2021
M15 Gdynia , Poland
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Arthur Fery
Michał Mikuła Yann Wójcik
6–3, 6–1
Win
16–17
Sep 2021
M15 Forbach , France
World Tennis Tour
Carpet (i)
Ben Jones
Maxence Beaugé Arthur Bouquier
6–3, 6–2
Win
17–17
Nov 2021
M15 Ithaca , United States
World Tennis Tour
Hard (i)
Vasil Kirkov
Alex Knaff Joshua Peck
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Loss
17–18
Jan 2022
M25 Bath , United Kingdom
World Tennis Tour
Hard (i)
Guy den Ouden
Charles Broom Alastair Gray
2–6, 2–6
Win
18–18
May 2022
M15 Monastir , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Skander Mansouri
Arthur Bouquier Martin Breysach
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Win
19–18
Jun 2022
M25 Bakio , Spain
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Skander Mansouri
Aaron Cohen Àlex Martínez
1–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Win
20–18
Jul 2022
M25+H Ajaccio , France
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Ben Jones
Dan Added Arthur Bouquier
6–2, 6–7(1–7) , [10–8]
Loss
20–19
Jul 2022
M25 Nottingham , United Kingdom
World Tennis Tour
Grass
Charles Broom
Alastair Gray Stuart Parker
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, [5–10]
Win
21–19
Aug 2022
M25 Nottingham , United Kingdom
World Tennis Tour
Grass
Charles Broom
Ben Jones Joe Tyler
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
21–20
Feb 2023
Tenerife , Spain
Challenger
Hard
Sem Verbeek
Andrew Harris Christian Harrison
6–7(6–8) , 7–6(7–4) , [8–10]
Win
22–20
Feb 2023
Rome , United States
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sem Verbeek
Gabriel Décamps Alex Rybakov
6–2, 6–2
Win
23–20
May 2023
Oeiras , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Sem Verbeek
Jaime Faria Henrique Rocha
6–7(6–8) , 7–5, [10–6]
Loss
23–21
Jul 2023
Pozoblanco , Spain
Challenger
Hard
Benjamin Lock
Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
24–21
Sep 2023
Istanbul , Turkey
Challenger
Hard
Skander Mansouri
Sander Arends Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Win
25–21
Oct 2023
Charleston , USA
Challenger
Hard
Skander Mansouri
Nicholas Bybel Oliver Crawford
6–4, 6–4
Win
26–21
Oct 2023
Tiburon , USA
Challenger
Hard
Skander Mansouri
William Blumberg Luis David Martínez
6–2, 6–3
Win
27–21
Jan 2024
Nonthaburi , Thailand
Challenger
Hard
Skander Mansouri
Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
7-5, 6-4
Win
28–21
Jan 2024
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
Challenger
Hard (i)
Skander Mansouri
Sander Arends Sem Verbeek
7-5, 6-3
Loss
28–22
Apr 2024
León , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Skander Mansouri
Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
6–7(4–7) , 5–7
Win
29–22
Apr 2024
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Skander Mansouri
Lorenzo Rottoli Samuel Vincent Ruggeri
6-2, 6-4
Win
30–22
May 2024
Aix-en-Provence , France
Challenger
Clay
Skander Mansouri
Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez
6-3, 6-3
Win
31–22
Aug 2024
Porto , Portugal
Challenger
Hard
Sander Arends
Joshua Paris Ramkumar Ramanathan
6-3, 6-2
Loss
31–23
Aug 2024
Lincoln , USA
Challenger
Hard
Ariel Behar
Robert Cash JJ Tracy
6–7(6–8) , 3–6
Win
32–23
Sep 2024
Saint-Tropez , France
Challenger
Hard
Sander Arends
André Göransson Sem Verbeek
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win
33–23
Nov 2024
Lyon , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Lucas Miedler
Sergio Martos Gornés David Pichler
6–1, 6–2
References
^ "No place like home, says globe-trotting tennis coach" . 23 September 2024.
^ 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 .
^ "Luke Johnson" . Clemson Tigers . Clemson University . 31 December 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2022 .
^ "Wimbledon: Evan Hoyt knocked out of first qualifying round" . BBC Sports . 24 June 2019.
^ "Wimbledon 2019: Evan Hoyt's dream ends in quarter-finals" . BBC Sports . 11 July 2019.
^ "Tennis ace Luke Johnson makes history as the first player from Leeds to be ranked in the men's top 100" . Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 20 October 2024 .
^ "BW Open Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium 23-28 Jan, 2024" . ATPTour. Retrieved 20 October 2024 .
^ "Luke Johnson seals doubles title in Porto, British winners on home soil & wheelchair stars shine in Europe" . Lawn Tennis Association. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024 .
^ "Jodie Burrage continues comeback with doubles title while Luke Johnson lifts 10th Challenger crown" . Lawn Tennis Association. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024 .
^ "Murray/Peers clinch Belgrade crown, Arends/Johnson rally to Metz title" . ATPTour. Retrieved 9 November 2024 .
^ "Gordon Reid, Alfie Hewett & Henry Patten shine in end of season finals & Brits win four doubles titles" . Lawn Tennis Association. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024 .
^ "Arends/Johnson triumph in Hong Kong, Cash/Glasspool win Brisbane" . ATPTour. Retrieved 5 January 2025 .
^ "Lloyd Glasspool, Julian Cash, Luke Johnson & Alastair Gray make title-winning starts to the 2025 season" . Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 January 2025 .
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