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Collin

Johns

(CJ)

USA

UPA Tour Pro

Gender

Male

Age

Height

5'11" / 180 cm

DUPR ID

3XK947

Turned Pro

2018

Plays

Right-Handed

Resides

Austin, TX

Sponsor

Collin

Johns

(CJ)

USA

UPA Tour Pro

Gender

Male

Age

Height

5'11" / 180 cm

DUPR ID

3XK947

Turned Pro

2018

Plays

Right-Handed

Resides

Austin, TX

Sponsor

Collin's Sponsors

About Collin Johns

Collin Johns made his professional pickleball debut at the 2019 US Open, where he made the semifinals in Men’s Pro Singles. Over the course of the following year, he quickly climbed to the top 10 in both divisions. He is the regular doubles partner of his younger brother, Ben Johns, with their partnership yielding over 25 professional titles to date.

Johns attributes his success to his background in tennis, table tennis, and baseball, and the instruction he received from his younger brother, Ben. His favorite shots are his reset block and forehand dink, which he adapted from his previous experiences in other racquet sports. Johns appreciates what he calls “the uniquely unsolved nature of the technique and strategy that is currently evolving in pickleball.”

Johns grew up in Laytonsville, MD and is the eldest of the Johns siblings. Prior to pickleball, he competed at the professional level in tennis for five years, attaining a career-high ATP ranking of #978 in singles and #939 in doubles. Following professional tennis, he coached collegiate tennis for Florida Gulf Coast University, where the team won the 2019 Atlantic Sun Conference division title.

From May 2019–December 2021, Johns was the full-time Head Racquets Professional at Baltimore Country Club, where he coached tennis, pickleball, and platform tennis. In 2022, Johns moved to the Austin Pickle Ranch in Austin, TX, where he is devoting his energy to training professionally. Collin serves on the Professional Pickleball Registry Board of Directors and contributes to PPR as a coach developer and columnist. He certifies professionals around the country, and his work has been featured in publications such as Pickleball Magazine and the PPR Symposium. In addition to traveling as a pro athlete, Johns is the co-owner and founder of Pickleball 360 along with Dekel Bar (an instructional video subscription service). Off-court, he enjoys reading, writing, chess, and ta

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Johns bros avenge Atlanta loss, dominate Wright, Staksrud to make men’s doubles final

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Pools announced for CIBC PPA Tour Finals

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Johns bros avenge Atlanta loss, dominate Wright, Staksrud to make men’s doubles final

Analyzing the men’s doubles final from the Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup

Looking ahead to the PPA Tour's Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup

Looking back at the 2024 MLP Draft

Pickleball strategy: An in-depth look at the Women’s Doubles Final from the CIBC Atlanta Slam

An in-depth look at the CIBC Atlanta Slam Men’s Doubles Final: Were Collin Johns’ critics wrong?

Collin Johns debuts aggressive new serve amid complaints to “de-weaponize”

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Pools announced for CIBC PPA Tour Finals

Partnerships announced for CIBC PPA Tour Finals

Johns bros avenge Atlanta loss, dominate Wright, Staksrud to make men’s doubles final

Analyzing the men’s doubles final from the Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup

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Looking back at the 2024 MLP Draft

Pickleball strategy: An in-depth look at the Women’s Doubles Final from the CIBC Atlanta Slam

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