Alison Scott

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Alison Scott
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1968-02-08) 8 February 1968 (age 57)
Prize money$71,344
Singles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 178 (18 July 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1987)
Doubles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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Biography

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

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 10 (2–8)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.23 June 1986ITF Seabrook, United StatesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Turk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory
2–6, 1–6
Loss2.14 July 1986ITF Midland, United StatesClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruth Seeman Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Sonia Hahn
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win1.16 March 1987ITF Canberra, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colleen Carney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Deed
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bilynda Potter
7–5, 7–6
Loss3.30 March 1987ITF Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colleen Carney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field
Flag of New Zealand.svg Belinda Cordwell
1–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss4.13 July 1987ITF Erlangen, West GermanyClay Flag of Austria.svg Heidi Sprung Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Krajčovičová
Flag of France.svg Virginie Paquet
1–6, 2–6
Loss5.12 October 1987ITF Kuroshio, JapanHard Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Savides Flag of the United States.svg Leigh Anne Eldredge
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Smoller
3–6, 6–7
Loss6.25 October 1987ITF Ibaraki, JapanHard Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Savides Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki
Flag of Indonesia.svg Suzanna Wibowo
3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss7.21 November 1988ITF Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jo-Anne Faull
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
5–7, 4–6
Win2.18 February 1991ITF Wodonga, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tracey Morton-Rodgers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clare Thompson
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Loss8.25 February 1991ITF Canberra, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tracey Morton-Rodgers Flag of Mexico.svg Lupita Novelo
Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Somerville
5–7, 6–3, 4–6

References

  1. "Times Sport". The Canberra Times . 13 March 1987. p. 19. Retrieved 31 August 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Sports results and details". The Canberra Times . 21 January 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 31 August 2019 via National Library of Australia.