Peter Johnston (tennis) explained

Peter Johnston
Birth Date:1960 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Turnedpro:1979
Plays:Left-handed
Singlesrecord:2–15
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 226 (2 Jan 1984)
Australianopenresult:2R (1982)
Doublesrecord:14–30
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 139 (18 Mar 1985)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (1982)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1983)

Peter Johnston (born 1 June 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.[1]

Career

Johnston played collegiate tennis for Oklahoma State University.[2]

He received a bye in the opening round of the 1982 Australian Open, then faced Ben Testerman in the second round, a match the Australian lost in straight sets.[2] In the doubles he made the third round, with partner John McCurdy.[2]

Johnston is believed to be one of the inspirations (alongside Stefan Edberg) for the Australian Open logo from 1995 to 2016, which depicted a male player serving.[3]

He now works a managing director at the Women's Tennis Association.[4]

Grand Prix/WCT career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

width=30No.width=50Yearwidth=200Tournamentwidth=60Surfacewidth=200Partnerwidth=200Opponentswidth=140Score
1. 1982Sydney, AustraliaHard John McCurdy John Benson
Chris Johnstone
6–7, 7–6, 7–6

Notes and References

  1. http://www.itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10005469 ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Jo/P/Peter-Johnston.aspx ATP World Tour Profile
  3. http://stefanstennis.free.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1667:australian-open-set-to-change-logo-inspired-by-stefan-edbergs-serve&catid=32:general&Itemid=64 "Australian Open set to change logo inspired by Stefan Edberg's serve"
  4. http://www.wtatennis.com/page/ManagementTeam WTA: Management Team