Alison Scott

Alison Scott (born 8 February 1968) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

Alison Scott

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1968-02-08) 8 February 1968 (age 56)
Prize money	$71,344
Singles
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 178 (18 July 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1987)
Doubles
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 93 (7 November 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1988)
French Open	2R (1990)
Wimbledon	2R (1988, 1991)
US Open	2R (1989)

Biography

Scott grew up in Canberra and developed her tennis at the Australian Institute of Sport on a scholarship, before going on to compete on the WTA Tour.^[1] She was a girls' doubles finalist at the 1985 Australian Open.

As a professional player she reached the top 100 in doubles, peaking at 93 in the world in 1988. She featured in the doubles main draws of all four grand slam tournaments, with her best performance a quarter-final appearance at the 1988 Australian Open, partnering Maria Lindström.^[2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 10 (2–8)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	23 June 1986	ITF Seabrook, United States	Clay	Michelle Turk	Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory	2–6, 1–6
Loss	2.	14 July 1986	ITF Midland, United States	Clay	Ruth Seeman	Katrina Adams Sonia Hahn	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win	1.	16 March 1987	ITF Canberra, Australia	Hard	Colleen Carney	Karen Deed Bilynda Potter	7–5, 7–6
Loss	3.	30 March 1987	ITF Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Colleen Carney	Louise Field Belinda Cordwell	1–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss	4.	13 July 1987	ITF Erlangen, West Germany	Clay	Heidi Sprung	Denisa Krajčovičová Virginie Paquet	1–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	12 October 1987	ITF Kuroshio, Japan	Hard	Stephanie Savides	Leigh Anne Eldredge Jill Smoller	3–6, 6–7
Loss	6.	25 October 1987	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Stephanie Savides	Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo	3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss	7.	21 November 1988	ITF Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Louise Field	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	5–7, 4–6
Win	2.	18 February 1991	ITF Wodonga, Australia	Grass	Tracey Morton-Rodgers	Kristine Kunce Clare Thompson	6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Loss	8.	25 February 1991	ITF Canberra, Australia	Grass	Tracey Morton-Rodgers	Lupita Novelo Betsy Somerville	5–7, 6–3, 4–6

References

1. "Times Sport". The Canberra Times. 13 March 1987. p. 19. Retrieved 31 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Sports results and details". The Canberra Times. 21 January 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 31 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Alison Scott at the Women's Tennis Association
• Alison Scott at the International Tennis Federation