Taylor Johnson
Country (sports) United States
Born (2000-08-07) August 7, 2000
Phoenix, Arizona
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
CoachRosie Casals and Erik Kortland
Prize money$13,601
Singles
Career record18–19 (48.6%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1047 (February 12, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 1227 (January 8, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior3R (2017)
French Open Junior1R (2017)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2016)
US Open Junior3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record9–10 (47.4%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 573 (December 31, 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2017)
Australian Open JuniorQF (2017)
French Open JuniorQF (2017)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2017)
US Open JuniorQF (2016)
Last updated on: January 8, 2024.

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

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 continuing 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 wild card 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 division one 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. Her junior year the Bruins won the Pac-12 regular season championship. Taylor graduated with an undergrad in communications in spring of 2022.[3][4]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2018 ITF Honolulu, United States 60,000 Hard United States Ashley Lahey Japan Misaki Doi
United States Jessica Pegula
6–7(4), 3–6

References

  1. Sidhu, J. Fred. "ASHLEY KRATZER CAPTURES SINGLES TITLE AT USTA GIRLS' 18s NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS". USTA. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. "All About the USTA Girls' 16s & 18s National Championships". ustagirlsnationals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  3. "Taylor Johnson - Women's Tennis". UCLA. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. Pantic, Nina (18 October 2021). "Taylor Johnson Makes the Most of Her Career with Billie Jean King by Her Side". Universal Tennis Blog. Retrieved 14 February 2023.


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