Scott Melville
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1966 Fort Ord, California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $851,666 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 5–4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 182 (April 15, 1991) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | 1R (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 153–159 |
| Career titles | 9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 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.
Melville enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles because of injuries. 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)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1990 | New Haven, U.S. | Hard | Jeff Brown | Petr Korda Goran Ivanišević |
2–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | 1991 | Orlando, U.S. | Hard | Luke Jensen | Nicolás Pereira Pete Sampras |
6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | 1991 | New Haven, U.S. | Hard | Jeff Brown | Petr Korda Wally Masur |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1992 | Nice, France | Clay | Patrick Galbraith | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser |
6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 1993 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Shelby Cannon | Boris Becker Patrik Kühnen |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1993 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Luke Jensen | Guy Forget Henri Leconte |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4. | 1993 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Shelby Cannon | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4. | 1993 | Nice, France | Clay | Shelby Cannon | David Macpherson Laurie Warder |
4–3, RET. |
| Loss | 5. | 1993 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Luke Jensen | Tomás Carbonell Carlos Costa |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 5. | 1994 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Piet Norval | Henrik Holm Anders Järryd |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | 1994 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Piet Norval | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6. | 1995 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Rick Leach | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
5–7, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 7. | 1995 | New Haven, U.S. | Hard | Rick Leach | Leander Paes Nicolás Pereira |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | 1995 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Rick Leach | Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek |
7–5, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 8. | 1996 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Rick Leach | Kent Kinnear Dave Randall |
6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | 1997 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | Kelly Jones | Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen |
6–2, 7–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 10–6 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | F | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 21 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 13–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 24–21 |
| Masters Series | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | NME | A | 1R | A | F | QF | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | |
| Miami | NME | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | |
| Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |
| Rome | NME | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | QF | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |
| Hamburg | NME | A | A | QF | 1R | W | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1 / 4 | 8–3 | |
| Canada | NME | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |
| Cincinnati | NME | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | NME | 2R | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |
| Paris | NME | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 38 | N/A | |
| Annual win–loss | N/A | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 8–7 | 9–8 | 5–9 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 28–37 | |
| Year-end ranking | 618 | 773 | 58 | 66 | 146 | 19 | 38 | 21 | 105 | 150 | 1384 | 1357 | N/A | |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Eric Amend - Men's Tennis Coach". USC Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Galbraith back on olde turf of Wimbledon". Bainbridge Island Review. June 25, 2005. Retrieved February 19, 2024.