THE WILLIAM M. JOHNSTON AWARD
PRESENTED AT
International Club Dinner in NY during the US Open
ELIGIBILITY
Male players worldwide.
CRITERIA
Character, sportsmanship, and contribution to the growth of the game.
SELECTION PROCESS
Nominees come before the International Club Board, which votes mid-summer. The recipient must be present at the International Club Dinner during the US Open to receive the award.
TIMETABLE
Nominations submitted before August 1 of each year.
CONTACT
International Club, USA
341 Madison Avenue, Suite 600
New York, NY 10017
(212) 808-4750
HISTORY
The award is the result of a suggestion by the late “Little Bill” Johnston, who gave one of his championship cups to the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States to be used for this purpose. The name of the winner of the award is engraved on the trophy, and a small silver tray suitably inscribed is given to the recipient as a memento of the award.
YEARBOOK DESCRIPTION
The William M. Johnston Trophy is awarded to that male player who by character, sportsmanship, manners, spirit of cooperation, and contribution to the growth of the game ranks first in the opinion of the selection committee. Another basis of the award is the help a player renders not only to players in the recipient’s own class, but also to a lesser class and to junior players as well.The award is the result of a suggestion by the late “Little Bill” Johnston who gave one of his championship cups to the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States to be used for this purpose. The name of the winner of the award is engraved on the trophy, and a small silver tray suitably inscribed is given to the recipient as a memento of the award.
YEAR RECIPIENT
1947 John A. Kramer
1948 E. Victor Seixas, Jr.
1949 Frederick R. Schroeder, Jr.
1950 J. Gilbert Hall
1951 W. Donald McNeill
1952 Francis X. Shields
1953 William F. Talbert
1954 L. Straight Clark
1955 Chauncey Depew Steele, Jr.
1956 Hamilton Richardson
1957 Not Awarded
1958 Thomas P. Brown, Jr.
1959 Bernard J. Bartzen
1960 Not Awarded This Year
1961 Eugene Scott
1962 Jon A. Douglas
1963 Martin Riessen
1964 Arthur Ashe, Jr.
1965 Charles R. McKinley
1966 R. Dennis Ralston
1967 Not Awarded
1968 Stanley R. Smith
1969 Charles Pasarell
1970 Tom Gorman
1971 James McManus
1972 Roscoe Tanner
1973 Not Awarded This Year
1974 Not Awarded This Year
1975 Not Awarded This Year
1976 Not Awarded This Year
1977 Not Awarded This Year
1978 Not Awarded This Year
1980 Brian Gottfried
1981 Not Awarded
1982 Gene Mayer
1983 Not Awarded This Year
1984 Not Awarded This Year
1985 Mats Wilander
1986 Ken Rosewall
1987 Tim Mayotte
1988 Fred Perry
1989 Rodney G. Laver
1990 Not Awarded This Year
1991 Neale Fraser
1992 Pancho Segura
1993 Butch Buchholz
1994 Gardnar Mulloy
1995 Roy S. Emerson
1996 Not Awarded This Year
1997 Tom Gullikson
1998 Cliff Drysdale
1999 Not Awarded This Year
2000 Tim Wilkison
2001 Todd Martin
2002 Tony Trabert
2003 Michael Chang
2004 Jim Courier
2005 Fred Kovaleski
2006 Donald Dell