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JW Johnson

JW JOHNSON

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Profile

JW Johnson is one of America's leading professional pickleball players. From Kansas, he moved with his family to Naples, Florida, in 2019. Together with his sister Jorja Johnson, they are known as the pickleball world's "Johnson family."

Career and record

In 2022, at 19, he won the men's singles title at the USA Pickleball Nationals, becoming the youngest men's singles champion in PPA Tour history. That same year he achieved three Triple Crowns. At the USA Pickleball Newport Beach Championships, he won gold in men's singles, mixed doubles with his sister Jorja, and men's doubles with Dylan Frazier.

Play style

His hallmarks are calm judgment and high-level skill that belie his youth. With counter-punching ability in singles and steady play in doubles, he thrives across a wide range of events.

Latest developments

In the 2025-2026 season he pairs with CJ Klinger in men's doubles and continues his brother-sister mixed doubles pairing with Jorja. In MLP he contributed to the 2024 MLP Premier Level title as a core player for the Dallas Flash.

📎 Reference: PPA Tour, Picklepedia

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