Yates Johnson (born 2 June 1994) is an American tennis player and major league pickleball player.

Yates Johnson
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceNew Braunfels, Texas, U.S.
Born (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 30)
Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$29,571
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking2314 (27 May 2019)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 12 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 249 (24 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 299 (3 May 2021)
Last updated on: 9 May 2021.

Johnson has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 2314 achieved on 27 May 2019. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 249 achieved on 24 February 2020.[1]

Johnson made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Delray Beach Open on hard course in Florida, where he was granted entry into the main doubles draw partnering his twin brother Hunter Johnson. They were defeated in the first round by another American duo Christian Harrison and Ryan Harrison in straight sets 2–6, 2–6.

Johnson has reached 20 career doubles finals, with a record of 12 wins and 8 losses all coming at the ITF Futures level. He has yet to reach a final in singles at any level.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 20 (12–8)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (12–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2015 Belgium F4, De Haan Futures Clay   Hunter Johnson   Romain Arneodo
  Sam Barry
6–4, 4–6, [10–3]
Loss 1–1 Jul 2016 Belgium F5, Middelkerke Futures Hard   Hunter Johnson   Ruben Bemelmans
  Yannick Mertens
1–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2016 Belgium F6, Knokke Futures Clay   Hunter Johnson   Joran Vliegen
  Sander Gillé
4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2016 USA F30, Fountain Valley Futures Hard   Hunter Johnson   Sebastian Bader
  S Fanselow
6–4, 7–5
Win 3–2 Nov 2016 USA F35, Birmingham Futures Clay   Hunter Johnson   Austin Smith
  Alex Lawson
6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Oct 2017 Italy F32, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay   Hunter Johnson   Walter Trusendi
  Andrea Vavassori
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 4–3 Oct 2017 USA F34, Harlingen Futures Hard   Hunter Johnson   Harrison Adams
  Shane Vinsant
7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 5–3 Nov 2017 USA F37, Pensacola Futures Clay   Hunter Johnson   Harrison Adams
  Junior Alexander Ore
6–3, 6–3
Win 6–3 Mar 2018 Greece F4, Heraklion Futures Hard   Hunter Johnson   F Emanuel Egea
  M Nicolas Martinez
6–3, 6–3
Win 7–3 May 2018 Mexico F3, Córdoba Futures Hard   Hunter Johnson   Edward Bourchier
  Alexander Merino
6–3, 6–3
Loss 7–4 Jul 2018 USA F19, Wichita Futures Hard   Hunter Johnson   Brandon Holt
  Maxime Cressy
6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 7–5 Sep 2018 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard   Hunter Johnson   Nicolas Meister
  Martin Redlicki
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 8–5 Apr 2019 M25 Sunderland, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Hard   Hunter Johnson   Scott Duncan
  Peter Bothwell
6–4, 6–3
Win 9–5 Apr 2019 M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay   Hunter Johnson   M-A Jecan
  Victor Vlad Cornea
6–3, 6–7(2–7), [10–5]
Win 10–5 Jul 2019 M25 Lasne, Belgium World Tennis Tour Clay   Hunter Johnson   Sergio Galdós
  Facundo Mena
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 10–6 Aug 2019 M25 Schlieren, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay   Hunter Johnson   David Škoch
  Petr Nouza
5–7, 3–6
Loss 10–7 Oct 2019 M25 Norman, United States World Tennis Tour Hard   Hunter Johnson   Lloyd Glasspool
  Sekou Bangoura
6–7(9–11), 2–6
Win 11–7 Oct 2019 M25 Fort Worth, United States World Tennis Tour Hard   Hunter Johnson   Charlie Emhardt
  Alfredo Perez
6–2, 6–4
Win 12–7 Feb 2021 M25 Naples, United States World Tennis Tour Clay   Hunter Johnson   Alejandro Gomez
  Junior Alexander Ore
6–1, 1–6, [12–10]
Loss 12–8 Apr 2021 M25 Reus, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Hunter Johnson   Arthur Fils
  Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
4–6, 5–7

References

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  1. ^ "Yates Johnson | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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