Scott Humphries

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Country(sports) United States
ResidenceTampa, Florida, USA
Born (1976-05-26) May 26, 1976 (age 49)
Greeley, Colorado, United States
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Scott Humphries
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceTampa, Florida, USA
Born (1976-05-26) May 26, 1976 (age 49)
Greeley, Colorado, United States
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro1995
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeStanford University
Prize money$652,092
Singles
Career record0–15
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 260 (9 September 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (1996)
US Open1R (1995, 1996)
Doubles
Career record102–130
Career titles3
14 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 29 (30 October 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2001)
French Open2R (2002)
WimbledonQF (2004)
US Open2R (1999, 2000, 2002)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2001)
French Open2R (2000)
WimbledonQF (2001)
US OpenQF (1999)

Scott Humphries (born May 26, 1976), is a retired professional tennis player from the United States.

Humphries reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 260, achieved on 9 September 1996. He also reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 29, achieved on 30 October 2000.

Humphries won three titles on the ATP Tour across his career with all different partners, in straight sets and on hard courts. Partnering fellow American Justin Gimelstob, Humphries reached the semi-finals of the 2001 Australian Open doubles event, his best performance at a Grand Slam.

Humphries attended Stanford University for a year. He resides in Tampa, Florida according to the ATP.

As a junior, Humphries reach the doubles finals of two Grand Slam tournaments and finished runner up in both. At the 1993 Australian Open alongside compatriot Jimmy Jackson they lost 7–6, 5–7, 2–6 to German duo Lars Rehmann and Christian Tambue, and the then at the 1994 US Open playing with a different compatriot Paul Goldstein they lost to Nicolás Lapentti and Ben Ellwood 0–6, 2–6. Humphries won the 1994 Wimbledon Championships boys' singles title, defeating Mark Philippoussis of Australia 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 in the championship match.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win1994WimbledonGrassAustralia Mark Philippoussis7–6, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1993 Australian Open Hard United States Jimmy Jackson Germany Lars Rehmann
Germany Christian Tambue
7–6, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 1994 US Open Hard United States Paul Goldstein Colombia Nicolás Lapentti
Australia Ben Ellwood
0–6, 2–6

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–2)
ATP World Tour International Series (3–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–6)
Indoor (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1999 Long Island, United States World Series Hard United States Jan-Michael Gambill France Olivier Delaître
France Fabrice Santoro
5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 1999 Stockholm Open, Sweden World Series Hard United States Jan-Michael Gambill South Africa Pieter Norval
South Africa Kevin Ullyett
5–7, 3–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2000 San Jose, United States International Series Hard United States Jan-Michael Gambill South Africa Lucas Arnold Ker
United States Eric Taino
6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Feb 2000 London, United Kingdom Championship Series Hard United States Jan-Michael Gambill South Africa David Adams
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(11–13)
Loss 1–4 Jul 2000 Los Angeles Open, United States World Series Hard United States Jan-Michael Gambill Australia Paul Kilderry
Australia Sandon Stolle
walkover
Loss 1–5 Aug 2000 Long Island, United States World Series Hard United States Jan-Michael Gambill South Africa Kevin Ullyett
United States Jonathan Stark
4–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Sep 2000 Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Series Hard United States Justin Gimelstob South Africa Marius Barnard
South Africa Robbie Koenig
6–3, 6–2
Win 3–5 Sep 2002 Brasil Open, Brazil World Series Hard The Bahamas Mark Merklein Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Brazil André Sá
6–3, 7–6
Loss 3–6 Sep 2003 Brasil Open, Brazil World Series Hard The Bahamas Mark Merklein Australia Todd Perry
Japan Thomas Shimada
2–6, 4–6
Loss 3–7 Oct 2003 Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard The Bahamas Mark Merklein United States Justin Gimelstob
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(4–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Performance timelines

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