Alison Scott
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| Country (sports) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 February 1968 |
| Prize money | $71,344 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 178 (18 July 1988) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1987) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 93 (7 November 1988) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1988) |
| French Open | 2R (1990) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1988, 1991) |
| US Open | 2R (1989) |
Alison Scott (born 8 February 1968) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Born 8 February 1968, Scott grew up in Canberra and developed her tennis at the Australian Institute of Sport on a scholarship, before going on to compete on the WTA Tour.[1] She was a girls' doubles finalist at the 1985 Australian Open.
As a professional player she reached the top 100 in doubles, peaking at 93 in the world in 1988. She featured in the doubles main draws of all four grand slam tournaments, with her best performance a quarter-final appearance at the 1988 Australian Open, partnering Maria Lindström.[2]
ITF finals
[edit | edit source]| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Doubles: 10 (2–8)
[edit | edit source]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 23 June 1986 | ITF Seabrook, United States | Clay | Australia Michelle Turk | Netherlands Manon Bollegraf South Africa Lise Gregory |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 14 July 1986 | ITF Midland, United States | Clay | New Zealand Ruth Seeman | United States Katrina Adams United States Sonia Hahn |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | 16 March 1987 | ITF Canberra, Australia | Hard | Australia Colleen Carney | Australia Karen Deed Australia Bilynda Potter |
7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 30 March 1987 | ITF Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Australia Colleen Carney | Australia Louise Field New Zealand Belinda Cordwell |
1–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 13 July 1987 | ITF Erlangen, West Germany | Clay | Austria Heidi Sprung | Czechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová France Virginie Paquet |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 12 October 1987 | ITF Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | United States Stephanie Savides | United States Leigh Anne Eldredge United States Jill Smoller |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 6. | 25 October 1987 | ITF Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | United States Stephanie Savides | Indonesia Yayuk Basuki Indonesia Suzanna Wibowo |
3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 21 November 1988 | ITF Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Australia Louise Field | Australia Jo-Anne Faull Australia Rachel McQuillan |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | 18 February 1991 | ITF Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Australia Tracey Morton-Rodgers | Australia Kristine Kunce Australia Clare Thompson |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 25 February 1991 | ITF Canberra, Australia | Grass | Australia Tracey Morton-Rodgers | Mexico Lupita Novelo United States Betsy Somerville |
5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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