Bill Johnston (tennis)

Bill Johnston
Johnston in 1916 in his match against Richard "Dick" Norris Williams II
Full nameWilliam Marquitz Johnston
Country (sports) United States
Born(1894-11-02)November 2, 1894
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 1946(1946-05-01) (aged 51)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1913 (amateur tour)
Retired1928
PlaysRight-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1958 (member page)
Singles
Career record350–51 (87.3%) [1]
Career titles42 [1]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1919, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonW (1923)
US OpenW (1915, 1919)
Other tournaments
WHCCW (1923)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonSF (1921)
US OpenW (1915, 1916, 1920)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1923)
US OpenW (1921)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926)
Maurice McLoughlin (1890-1957), Henry Ward Dawson (1890-1963), William Johnston (1894-1946), Clarence Griffin on (1888-1973) on August 30, 1916 at the national men's doubles championship.

William Marquitz "Little Bill" Johnston (November 2, 1894 – May 1, 1946) was an American world No. 1 tennis player.

  1. ^ a b "Bill Johnston: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 422.