Scott Patridge

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Scott Patridge
Full nameScott Coleman Patridge
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1965-08-31) August 31, 1965 (age 59)
Newport Beach, California,
United States
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$66,388
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 200 (May 20, 1991)
Doubles
Career record8–21
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 105 (April 22, 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1991, 1992)
French Open 1R (1991)
Wimbledon 2R (1991)
US Open 1R (1991)

Scott Coleman Patridge (born 31 August 1965) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Biography

Early life and college

Scott Patridge was born in Newport Beach, California, the second son of Joe and Ginny. [1] He went to Saratoga High School. [2] While at the University of San Diego (USD) he played collegiate tennis and formed a strong doubles partnership with David Stewart. The pair won 48 matches from 1986 to 1988, which set a USD record. [3] He turned professional after graduating with a business degree.

Professional tour

In 1991 and 1992 he competed on the ATP Tour as a doubles specialist. His best performance was a semi-final appearance at Itaparica with Canadian Martin Laurendeau in 1990. He played in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments in 1991, all with different partners. At the 1991 Wimbledon Championships he and partner Joey Rive made the second round. [4] As a singles player he made it to 200 in the world, through his participation in Challenger tournaments. He won three doubles titles on the Challenger circuit.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1990 Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of the United States.svg Mark Keil Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stefan Kruger
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
2.1990 Azores, PortugalHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Brent Haygarth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Castle
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nduka Odizor
6–7, 7–6, 6–3
3.1991 Benin City, NigeriaHard Flag of the United States.svg Mark Keil Flag of the United States.svg T. J. Middleton
Flag of the United States.svg Ted Scherman
7–5, 6–7, 7–5

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References

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