America's 1st Openly Gay Black Tennis Pro

Lendale Johnson

"So proud of you and all you've accomplished. Keep inspiring others, and keep going for it."
- Billie Jean King Twitter

Lendale Johnson is America’ 1st openly gay professional (ITF Pro Circuit) tennis player since the sport turned professional in 1968, star of “Deuces And Love” on Amazon Prime, actor, model, & Head Pro and Director of The Johnson High Performance Tennis Academy. A celebrity and public tennis academy based in New York.

He’s connected with stars such as Katie Holmes, Billy Porter, Jason Issacs, Vivica A. Fox, Jason Biggs, James Blake, Venus Williams, Claudia Jordan, Jon McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Drake, & more.

Born in Kalamazoo, MI tennis has been a part of his life since childhood as the USTA Boys Nationals are held at K College annually, which offers singes & doubles winners the opportunity for direct entry into The US Open. He is currently the WalkOff.co.uk Ambassador and recently became the Ambassador for Athlete Ally.

His talents have been recognized by producer/director "Lee Daniels" after Lendale was cast in the pilot episode for Fox TV's new Hip-Hop Series "Empire," which debuted in January 2015. He was auctioned off in to the public in Chicago, IL at the 2015 "Fifty Shades of Grey" celebrity charity auction for American Heart Association. Lendale is on the cover of Attitude Magazine's 2021 April issue printed globally, available in Barnes & Nobles everywhere. Lendale loves helping out the community as much as possible.

Fashion icon "Tyra Banks" acknowledged Lendale after his interview with CW7 for America's Next Top Model Cycle 21 and iconic celebrity judge "Miss Alexander J" named him "Fierce", a dream come true for many models around the world. Look out for his upcoming reality tv show “Deuces And Love" on Amazon Prime in 2021.