Scott Melville

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Scott Melville (born August 4, 1966 in Fort Ord, California), is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Melville enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles because of injuries[ clarification needed ]. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 7 times. Partnering Rick Leach in doubles, Melville finished runner-up at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 17 in 1996. He is now a coach, and has coached many college level tennis players.

Melville resided in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida when on the tour.

Career finals

Doubles (9 titles, 7 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.1990 New Haven, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Brown Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Goran Ivanišević
2–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win2.1991 Orlando, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen Flag of Venezuela.svg Nicolás Pereira
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras
6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Loss1.1991 New Haven, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Brown Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur
5–7, 3–6
Win3.1992 Nice, FranceClay Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Pieter Aldrich
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Danie Visser
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Loss2.1993 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Cannon Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of Germany.svg Patrik Kühnen
2–6, 4–6
Loss3.1993 Indian Wells, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
Flag of France.svg Henri Leconte
4–6, 5–7
Win4.1993 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Cannon Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 6–1
Loss4.1993 Nice, FranceClay Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Cannon Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder
4–3, RET.
Loss5.1993 Madrid, SpainClay Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa
6–7, 2–6
Win5.1994 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–4
Win6.1994 Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClay Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–5
Loss6.1995 Wimbledon, LondonGrass Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
5–7, 6–7, 6–7
Win7.1995 New Haven, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Venezuela.svg Nicolás Pereira
7–6, 6–4
Loss7.1995 Long Island, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek
7–5, 6–7, 6–7
Win8.1996 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Randall
6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Win9.1997 St. Poelten, AustriaClay Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen
6–2, 7–6

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open AAAA1RQF1RQFQF2RAA0 / 610–6
French Open AAA2RA1R1R3RA1RAA0 / 53–5
Wimbledon AAA1RA2R1RFA1RAA0 / 56–5
U.S. Open AA3R1RA1R1RQFAAAA0 / 55–5
Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 30 / 10 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 10 / 30 / 00 / 00 / 21N/A
Annual Win-Loss0–00–02–11–30–14–40–413–43–11–30–00–0N/A24–21
Masters Series
Indian Wells NMEA1RAFQF1R1RAAA0 / 56–5
Miami NMEA1R1R2R2R3R3R2RAA0 / 74–7
Monte Carlo NMEAA2RA1R1RAAAA0 / 31–3
Rome NMEAA1RA2RQFA1RAA0 / 43–4
Hamburg NMEAAQF1RW2RAAAA1 / 48–3
Canada NMEAAA2R1R1RAAAA0 / 31–3
Cincinnati NMEA1RA2R1R1RAAAA0 / 41–4
Stuttgart (Stockholm) NME2RAAQF2R2RAAAA0 / 43–4
Paris NMEA2RA1R1R2RAAAA0 / 41–4
Masters Series SRN/A0 / 10 / 40 / 40 / 71 / 90 / 90 / 20 / 20 / 00 / 01 / 38N/A
Annual Win-LossN/A1–11–43–48–79–85–91–20–20–00–0N/A28–37
Year End Ranking618773586614619382110515013841357N/A

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