Scott Melville

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. In 1988, he partnered with Eric Amend to win the Pac-10 Doubles title and the ITA National Indoor Doubles Championship.

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. There, they defeated the duo of Pete Sampras and Jim Courier to advance to the Round of 16.

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

Career finals Doubles (9 titles, 7 runner-ups) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 1990 New Haven, U.S. Hard Jeff Brown Petr Korda Goran Ivanišević 2–6, 7–5, 6–0Win 2. 1991 Orlando, U.S. Hard Luke Jensen Nicolás Pereira Pete Sampras 6–7, 7–6, 6–3Loss 1. 1991 New Haven, U.S. Hard Jeff Brown Petr Korda Wally Masur 5–7, 3–6Win 3. 1992 Nice, France Clay Patrick Galbraith Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser 6–1, 3–6, 6–4Loss 2. 1993 Doha, Qatar Hard Shelby Cannon Boris Becker Patrik Kühnen 2–6, 4–6Loss 3. 1993 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Luke Jensen Guy Forget Henri Leconte 4–6, 5–7Win 4. 1993 Barcelona, Spain Clay Shelby Cannon Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 7–6, 6–1Loss 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, 2–6Win 5. 1994 Hamburg, Germany Clay Piet Norval Henrik Holm Anders Järryd 6–3, 6–4Win 6. 1994 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Piet Norval Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 7–5Loss 6. 1995 Wimbledon, London Grass Rick Leach Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 5–7, 6–7, 6–7Win 7. 1995 New Haven, U.S. Hard Rick Leach Leander Paes Nicolás Pereira 7–6, 6–4Loss 7. 1995 Long Island, U.S. Hard Rick Leach Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek 7–5, 6–7, 6–7Win 8. 1996 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Rick Leach Kent Kinnear Dave Randall 6–1, 2–6, 6–1Win 9. 1997 St. Poelten, Austria Clay Kelly Jones Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen 6–2, 7–6

Doubles performance timeline