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Peter Johnston

AUS Age 66 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1980–1986

Peter Johnston represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 226. In TennisDB's records, Peter Johnston finished with a career record of 3–15 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

226 (Jan 2, 1984)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Singles record

3–15 (16.7%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$4,012

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Peter Johnston's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Steve Guy #300	6-4 4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1986*	R32	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard
Brad Drewett #126	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 1985*	R64	Bristol	ATP 250	Grass
Glenn Layendecker #176	6-2 1-6 7-9	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1985*	R32	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard
Russell Simpson #97	6-7 6-4 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 13, 1984*	R16	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard
Jeremy Bates #256	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 12, 1984*	R32	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard

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Peter Johnston's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Brad Drewett	0	2	2	Jun 19, 1985	H2H
Steve Guy	0	1	1	Jan 9, 1986	H2H
Glenn Layendecker	0	1	1	Jan 10, 1985	H2H
Russell Simpson	0	1	1	Jan 13, 1984	H2H
Jeremy Bates	1	0	1	Jan 12, 1984	H2H

Career Results

Peter Johnston career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1981	21	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1982	22	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
1983	23	1	4	5	20.0%	239	239
1984	24	1	1	2	50.0%	226	249
1985	25	0	2	2	0.0%	250	402
1986	26	0	1	1	0.0%	402	799
Career		3	15	18	16.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Peter Johnston career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1982	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1983	23	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1984	24	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1985	25	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1986	26	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	5	6	16.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	15	18	16.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Peter Johnston career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%
1983	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1984	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1985	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1986	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	2	9	11	18.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 11/18 (61.1%) of Peter Johnston's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Peter Johnston advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1980	20	1484	97.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.17
1981	21	1457	103.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3%	-2.43	0–1	—	—	+0.09
1982	22	1449	100.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	+36	12.5%	-1.00	0–1	0–4 (0%)	—	+0.05
1983	23	1439	107.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30.8%	-1.00	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	+0.24
1984	24	1447	106.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+0.80	0–1	0–1	—	+0.36
1985	25	1424	99.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.60	0–1	—	—	+0.23
1986	26	1410	98.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	—	—	+0.24
Career		1500	105.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	+36	25.6%	-1.16	1–7 (13%)	1–5 (17%)	90.4	+7.67

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Peter Johnston Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1982	22	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Peter Johnston ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	BRI	MEL	QUE	BRI	DUT	PER	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1980	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	21	R32	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
1982	22	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1983	23	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R64	1–4 (20%)
1984	24	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1985	25	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1986	26	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–14 (18%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

226

Career-high date

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Peter Johnston ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	23	239	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	24	226	—	—	—	—	267	285	273	277	310	308	249
1985	25	275	276	258	290	285	273	281	294	299	297	300	402
1986	26	402	388	451	448	629	761	799	764	775	780	785	799
1987	27	870	875	866	888	890	903	901	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Peter Johnston's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Brent Pirow	RSA	229	1,500	12	2	10	16.7%	1981–1985	Match log
Ricky Brown	USA	215	1,515	21	4	17	19.0%	1983–1986	Match log
Billy Nealon	USA	230	1,523	11	1	10	9.1%	1980–1985	Match log
Cary Stansbury	USA	220	1,518	29	7	22	24.1%	1978–1986	Match log
Joel Bailey	USA	197	1,500	41	7	34	17.1%	1976–1988	Match log
Bill Cowan	CAN	207	1,513	9	1	8	11.1%	1980–1987	Match log
Stefan Svensson	SWE	245	1,500	13	2	11	15.4%	1979–1983	Match log
Craig Edwards	USA	258	1,515	10	2	8	20.0%	1980–1982	Match log
Desmond Tyson	AUS	218	1,514	7	1	6	14.3%	1983–1988	Match log
Stuart Bale	GBR	202	1,553	21	4	17	19.0%	1983–1987	Match log
Anthony Lane	AUS	235	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1983–1988	Match log
Filip Krajcik	AUT	227	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1979–1981	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Peter Johnston?: Peter Johnston is 66 years old, born on June 1, 1960.
Which country does Peter Johnston represent?: Peter Johnston represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Peter Johnston?: Peter Johnston is 178 cm / 5'10".
Is Peter Johnston left-handed or right-handed?: Peter Johnston plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Peter Johnston won?: Peter Johnston has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Peter Johnston won?: TennisDB does not group any of Peter Johnston's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Peter Johnston's highest ATP ranking?: Peter Johnston's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 226, first achieved on January 2, 1984.
What is Peter Johnston's career win-loss record?: Peter Johnston has a career ATP singles record of 3 wins and 15 losses (16.7%).
How much career prize money has Peter Johnston earned?: Peter Johnston has earned at least $4,012 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Peter Johnston's career appear in TennisDB?: Peter Johnston appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1980 through 1986.
Who has Peter Johnston faced most often?: Peter Johnston's most frequent opponent is Brad Drewett, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.