Scott Douglas
Scott Douglas 
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 United States
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| Birthday: | December 12, 1963 | ||||||||
| Resignation: | 2002 | ||||||||
| Playing hand: | Right | ||||||||
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| Career record: | 149: 77 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 6 (June 21 1994) | ||||||||
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| Career record: | 154: 30 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 1 (July 14, 1998) | ||||||||
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||
Scott Douglas (born December 12, 1963 in Bangor ) is a retired American wheelchair tennis player .
Career
Scott Douglas began wheelchair tennis at the age of 23 and started in the paraplegic class .
He took part in a total of three Paralympic Games . In 1992 in Barcelona and 1996 in Atlanta he only competed individually and was eliminated both times in the round of 16. At the Games in 2000 in Sydney , he failed in a single in the second round. For the first time he also appeared in the doubles competition, in which he immediately reached the semi-finals with Stephen Welch . She lost to David Hall and David Johnson in three sets. In the ensuing bronze game they defeated Simon Hatt and Jayant Mistry .
In the world rankings, he achieved his best placings with sixth place in singles on June 21, 1994 and with the world rankings in doubles on July 14, 1998.
Web links
- ITF profile for Scott Douglas (English)
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| SURNAME | Douglas, Scott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wheelchair tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bangor , United States |