Scott Davis (tennis)

Scott Davis

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Irvine, California
Born	(1962-08-27) August 27, 1962 Santa Monica, California, United States
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1998
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,287,611
Singles
Career record	206–198
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 11 (October 28, 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1984)
French Open	1R (1980, 1987, 1990, 1991)
Wimbledon	4R (1984)
US Open	3R (1982, 1988)
Doubles
Career record	368–286
Career titles	22
Highest ranking	No. 2 (January 28, 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1991)
French Open	4R (1996)
Wimbledon	QF (1992)
US Open	F (1991)

Scott Davis (born August 27, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 11 (in October 1985) and doubles ranking of world No. 2 (in January 1991).

Tennis career

A right-handed serve and volleyer, Davis played 14 years on the tour. He won three singles titles – the 1983 Maui, 1985 Tokyo Outdoor, and 1990 Auckland Grand Prix events – and 22 doubles titles. His biggest doubles tournament win was the 1991 Australian Open, partnering David Pate. Other big doubles wins included the 1990 Los Angeles, Indianapolis, and Paris Open, and 1993 Indianapolis Grand Prix events, all partnering Pate. Davis was also doubles finalist at the 1991 US Open with Pate. In 1985, he had won the Los Angeles Open with Robert Van't Hof as an unseeded team.

Prior to turning professional, Davis played college tennis at Stanford University, leading the Cardinal to the 1983 NCAA team championship for coach Dick Gould.

Davis attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades California. The Team was named National Champions in 1979 and 1980. He played for Coach Bud Ware (1978–79)and Coach Bud Kling (1979–80). He was also ranked #1 in the World for Junior Singles.

Davis is married to America's sweetheart and pilates instructor extraordinaire Shellie.

Since retiring from the tour in 1998, Davis has been active on the over-35 senior tour and as a private tennis coach.

Career finals

Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1981	Napa, U.S.	Hard	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	3–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 1983	Newport, U.S.	Grass	John Fitzgerald	6–2, 1–6, 3–6
Win	1–2	Oct 1983	Maui, U.S.	Hard	Vincent Van Patten	6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4)
Loss	1–3	Nov 1983	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–4	Nov 1983	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Nduka Odizor	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	1–5	Feb 1985	Delray Beach, U.S.	Hard	Tim Mayotte	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win	2–5	Oct 1985	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Jimmy Arias	6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss	2–6	Nov 1986	Houston, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Slobodan Živojinović	1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	2–7	Jul 1989	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Simon Youl	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win	3–7	Jan 1990	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Andrei Chesnokov	4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 41 (22 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Aug 1983	Columbus, U.S.	Hard	Brian Teacher	Vijay Amritraj John Fitzgerald	6–1, 4–6, 7–6
Loss	1.	Oct 1983	Maui, U.S.	Hard	Mike Bauer	Tony Giammalva Steve Meister	3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss	2.	Mar 1984	La Quinta, U.S.	Hard	Ferdi Taygan	Bernard Mitton Butch Walts	6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Win	2.	Aug 1984	Livingston, U.S.	Hard	Ben Testerman	Paul Annacone Glenn Michibata	6–4, 6–4
Win	3.	Aug 1985	Stratton Mountain, U.S.	Hard	David Pate	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win	4.	Sep 1985	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Robert Van't Hof	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	6–3, 7–6
Win	5.	Oct 1985	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	David Pate	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Greg Holmes	7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss	3.	Oct 1985	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	David Pate	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win	6.	Feb 1986	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet (i)	David Pate	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss	4.	Oct 1986	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	David Pate	Leonardo Lavalle Mike Leach	6–7, 4–6
Loss	5.	Nov 1987	Paris Masters, France	Carpet (i)	David Pate	Jakob Hlasek Claudio Mezzadri	6–7, 2–6
Loss	6.	Nov 1987	Frankfurt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	David Pate	Boris Becker Patrik Kühnen	4–6, 2–6
Loss	7.	Jul 1988	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Dan Goldie	Kelly Jones Peter Lundgren	3–6, 6–7
Loss	8.	Oct 1988	San Francisco, U.S.	Hard (i)	Tim Wilkison	John McEnroe Mark Woodforde	4–6, 6–7
Win	7.	Oct 1988	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Tim Wilkison	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	6–4, 7–6
Loss	9.	Feb 1989	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Tim Wilkison	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	4–6, 2–6
Win	8.	Apr 1989	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Paul Wekesa	John Letts Bruce Man-Son-Hing	6–2, 6–4
Win	9.	Jul 989	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Broderick Dyke	Brad Pearce Byron Talbot	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	10.	Oct 1989	Orlando, U.S.	Hard	Tim Pawsat	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	7–5, 5–7, 6–4
Win	11.	Apr 1990	Orlando, U.S.	Hard	David Pate	Alfonso Mora Brian Page	6–3, 7–5
Win	12.	May 1990	Kiawah Island, U.S.	Clay	David Pate	Jim Grabb Leonardo Lavalle	6–2, 6–3
Win	13.	Aug 1990	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	David Pate	Peter Lundgren Paul Wekesa	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	14.	Aug 1990	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	David Pate	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata	7–6, 6–6
Loss	10.	Oct 1990	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	David Pate	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	15.	Nov 1990	Paris Masters, France	Carpet (i)	David Pate	Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win	16.	Jan 1991	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	David Pate	Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	17.	Jan 1991	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	David Pate	Patrick McEnroe David Wheaton	6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	18.	Mar 1991	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet (i)	David Pate	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata	6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Win	19.	Jul 1991	Washington, U.S.	Hard	David Pate	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	6–4, 6–2
Loss	11.	Sep 1991	US Open, New York	Hard	David Pate	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	12.	Oct 1991	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	David Pate	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	3–6, 7–6, 2–6
Loss	13.	Jan 1992	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	David Pate	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win	20.	Feb 1993	San Francisco, U.S.	Hard (i)	Jacco Eltingh	Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark	6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Loss	14.	Aug 1993	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Grant Connell	Wayne Ferreira Michael Stich	6–7, 6–7
Win	21.	Aug 1993	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Todd Martin	Ken Flach Rick Leach	6–4, 6–4
Loss	15.	Jun 1994	Manchester, UK	Grass	Trevor Kronemann	Rick Leach Danie Visser	4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Loss	16.	Aug 1994	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Brian MacPhie	John Fitzgerald Mark Woodforde	6–4, 2–6, 0–6
Loss	17.	Aug 1995	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Goran Ivanišević	Brent Haygarth Kent Kinnear	4–6, 6–7
Loss	18.	Aug 1995	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Todd Martin	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	3–6, 5–7
Win	22.	Jul 1996	Washington, U.S.	Hard	Grant Connell	Doug Flach Chris Woodruff	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	19.	May 1997	Atlanta, U.S.	Clay	Kelly Jones	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	2–6, 6–7

External links

• Scott Davis at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Scott Davis at the International Tennis Federation
• Scott Davis at the Davis Cup