Larry Scott (tennis player)

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Larry Scott Tennis player
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Birthday: November 21, 1964
Size: 188 cm
Weight: 82 kg
Playing hand: Right
Prize money: $ 69,740
singles
Career record: 1:18
Career title: 0
Highest ranking: 210 (November 30 1987)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record: 20:39
Career title: 1
Highest ranking: 69 (March 30 1987)
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Larry Scott (born November 21, 1964 in New York City ) is a former American tennis player , former COO of the ATP and former chairman and CEO of the WTA .

Life

Scott studied history at Harvard University , where he was the captain of the tennis team and was voted in the All-American selection. In 1987 he played his first full year as a professional tennis player. His best result of the year and at the same time his greatest career success was the tournament victory in Newport . In his only title on the ATP World Tour , he beat the pairing of Chip Hooper and Mike Leach alongside Dan Goldie . In the same year he was with Grant Connell in the final of the Lorraine Open . The following years were no longer so successful; best results in 1988 were quarter-finals in Auckland , Rotterdam , Philadelphia and Schenectady , and 1989 was also disappointing. In 1990 he only took part in one tournament, where he was eliminated in doubles alongside Tommy Ho in the first round. He played his last match in July 1991, when he was eliminated from New Haven in the first round of the Challenger tournament . He reached the highest ranking in the tennis world rankings in 1987 with position 210 in singles and 69 in doubles.

His best individual result in a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the second round of Wimbledon . In the doubles competition he was in the second round of Wimbledon and the US Open . In mixed he reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon in 1987.

After the end of his professional career, Scott initially worked as COO of the Association of Tennis Professionals . Between 2003 and 2009 he was chairman and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association and then became commissioner of the Pacific-12 Conference .

Tournament victories

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series (1)

Double

No. date competition Topping partner Final opponent Bottom line
1. 1987 United StatesUnited States Newport race United StatesUnited States Dan Goldie United StatesUnited States Chip Hooper Mike Leach
United StatesUnited States
1: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Seattle Times (English)
  2. UT San Diego (English)
  3. Larry Scott talks with Van Pelt in: ESPN June 21, 2012, accessed April 29, 2015 (English)