Wallace F. Johnson

Wallace F. Johnson of Philadelphia was an outstanding American tennis player in the early 20th Century.

Johnson played collegiate tennis at the University of Pennsylvania, where in 1909 he won NCAA championships in both singles and doubles.

At the U.S. Nationals, Johnson reached the singles final in both 1912 and 1921 before falling to future International Tennis Hall of Famers Maurice McLoughlin and Bill Tilden. He also won U.S. mixed doubles championships in 1907, 1909, 1911, and 1920. All but his 1907 title came with Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman; the 1907 title was with May Sayres.

He also played on the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1913.

At the Cincinnati tournament, Johnson won the doubles title in 1910 and was a singles finalist in 1910 and 1911.

In 1999, Johnson was posthumously enshrined into the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.