Scott Carnahan

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Scott Carnahan
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1953-10-24) October 24, 1953 (age 71)
Singles
Career record6–16
Highest rankingNo. 193 (Dec 12, 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1977)
Wimbledon 1R (1977)
Doubles
Career record10–37
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1977)
French Open 1R (1980)
Wimbledon 2R (1977)
US Open 2R (1978)

Scott Carnahan (born October 24, 1953) is an American former professional tennis player. [1]

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One of the fastest servers of his era, Carnahan entered in national serving competitions and was once recorded at 137 mph at a Tennis magazine sponsored event in Los Angeles. [2] He played collegiate tennis for UC Irvine, where he was a three-time singles All-American and the 1975 NCAA Division II doubles champion with Bob Wright. [3] On the professional tour, he featured in all four grand slam tournaments during his career and ranked in the world's top 200 for singles. [4]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

ResultNo.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Sep 1978 Tinton Falls, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Charles Strode Flag of the United States.svg Keith Richardson
Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss2.Nov 1978 Kyoto, JapanClay Flag of the United States.svg Joel Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Graham
3–6, 4–6

References

  1. Rosen, Ron (August 30, 1977). "Radar Needle Hits 135 MPH in Fast-Serve Tennis Serveoff". Washington Post .
  2. Smith, Red (August 26, 1977). "They Only Serve, but Hard". The New York Times .
  3. "UCI inducting four into Hall of Fame". Orange County Register . January 29, 2007.
  4. "Tennis Abstract: Scott Carnahan Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.