Taylor Johnson (tennis)

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Taylor Johnson
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2000-08-07) August 7, 2000 (age 24)
Phoenix, Arizona
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Coach Rosie Casals and Erik Kortland
Prize money$13,601
Singles
Career record18–19
Highest rankingNo. 1047 (February 12, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 1213 (March 18, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior3R (2017)
French Open  Junior1R (2017)
Wimbledon  Junior2R (2016)
US Open  Junior3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record9–10
Highest rankingNo. 573 (December 31, 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2017)
Last updated on: March 22, 2024.

Taylor Johnson (born August 7, 2000) is an American tennis player.

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Johnson started playing tennis at the age of five in her home town of Phoenix, Arizona; she moved to California at the age of 11 and continued to play tennis.

On August 13, 2017, Johnson and her partner Claire Liu won the 2017 USTA Girls’ 18s National Championship. This win led to Johnson being ranked 8th in the world. With this victory, the pair earned a wildcard into the main draw of the women's doubles tournament at the 2017 US Open. [1] [2]

Johnson graduated from Connections Academy, and committed to play tennis at the NCAA Division I level at UCLA. In her four years at UCLA, she was very successful. She was named to the athletic directors honor roll all four years, named ITA scholar athlete 2019-20 school year, and was on the Pac-12 spring honor roll sophomore through senior year. In her junior year the Bruins won the Pac-12 regular season championship. She graduated with an undergraduate in communications in the spring of 2022. [3] [4]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2018 Championships of Honolulu, United States60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Lahey Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi
Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula
6–7(4), 3–6

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References

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