Peter Johnston (born 1 June 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.ITF Pro Circuit Profile
Career Johnston played collegiate tennis for Oklahoma State University.ATP World Tour Profile
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. In the doubles he made the third round, with partner John McCurdy.
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."Australian Open set to change logo inspired by Stefan Edberg's serve" , STE...fans
He now works a managing director at the Women's Tennis Association.WTA: Management Team
Grand Prix/WCT career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Oct 1984 Melbourne Indoor, AustraliaCarpet John McCurdy Broderick Dyke Wally Masur2–6, 3–6
Challenger titles
Doubles: (1) No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore1. 1982 Sydney, AustraliaHard John McCurdy John Benson Chris Johnstone6–7, 7–6, 7–6
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