Scott Melville

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Scott Melville
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1966-08-04) August 4, 1966 (age 58)
Fort Ord, California
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$851,666
Singles
Career record5–4
Highest rankingNo. 182 (April 15, 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record153–159
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 17 (February 19, 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1993, 1995, 1996)
French Open 3R (1995)
Wimbledon F (1995)
US Open QF (1995)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1994, 1995)
French Open SF (1994)
Wimbledon 1R (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997)
US Open QF (1995)

Scott Melville (born August 4, 1966) 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 nine doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional seven 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.

College career

Melville played for the USC Trojans in college. In 1987, Melville and Rick Leach won the NCAA tennis doubles with an 18–1 record. Melville then became the no.1 singles player in college tennis by beating David Wheaton. [1] In 1988, he partnered with Eric Amend to win the Pac-10 Doubles title and the ITA National Indoor Doubles Championship. [2]

Professional career

In 1989, Melville and Jeff Brown entered the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) circuit. In 1990, they qualified for the New Haven Volvo International Tournament ranked 400th in the world. In that tournament, they pulled off upset wins against bigger stars and made it all the way to the finals. There, they won over Goran Ivanišević and Petr Korda, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0. As a result, they climbed into the top 100 of the world rankings, won the $1 million grand prize, and qualified for that year's U.S. Open. [3] There, they defeated the duo of Pete Sampras and Jim Courier to advance to the Round of 16. [4]

In 1992, Melville and Patrick Galbraith won the ATP tournament held in Nice, France. [5]

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 (1928-1982).svg Pieter Aldrich
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser 		6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Loss2.1993 Doha, QatarHard 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, IndonesiaHard 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

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Career SRCareer win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 1R QF 1R QF QF 2R AA0 / 610–6
French Open AAA 2R A 1R 1R 3R A 1R AA0 / 53–5
Wimbledon AAA 1R A 2R 1R F A 1R AA0 / 56–5
U.S. Open AA 3R 1R A 1R 1R QF AAAA0 / 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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References

  1. ↑ Dillman, Lisa (November 2, 1987). "USC's Melville Adds Singles to His Titles : Doubles Champion Defeats Stanford's Wheaton in Final Round". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Eric Amend - Men's Tennis Coach". USC Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ Dugas, Trip (October 9, 2013). "Beating Goliath: LSU men's tennis coach Jeff Brown puts together an ace of a professional career". The Reveille, LSU's student newspaper. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ Talbot, Justin (February 16, 2016). "Jeff Brown embodies the past and future of LSU tennis". The Reveille, LSU's student newspaper. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Galbraith back on olde turf of Wimbledon". Bainbridge Island Review. June 25, 2005. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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