Philip Johnson

Philip Johnson (born September 11, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Johnson, the son of a preacher, is originally from the small Georgia town of Tunnel Hill, in the mountains near the Tennessee border. He was a Georgian state champion as a junior and the top ranked 16s player in 1981. Small in stature, Johnson learned to hit the ball with both hands and throughout his career used two-handed shots for both forehands and backhands. In his second year at the University of Georgia he was a member of the 1985 NCAA Division I championship winning team, which was their first national title. His win over UCLA's Brett Greenwood in the tournament final secured the trophy. He was an All-American in 1986, then again when the University of Georgia won another team title in 1987, a year in which he also made it to number two in the singles rankings and earned selection for the USTA Junior Davis Cup team. On the professional tour he won two Challenger titles in the 1987 season, in back to back tournaments in South Africa, at Bloemfontein and Durban.