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 pilates instructor 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) ResultW-L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1981 Napa, U.S. Hard Sammy Giammalva Jr. 3–6, 7–5, 1–6Loss 0–2 Jul 1983 Newport, U.S. Grass John Fitzgerald 6–2, 1–6, 3–6Win 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, 4–6Loss 1–4 Nov 1983 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Nduka Odizor 4–6, 6–3, 4–6Loss 1–5 Feb 1985 Delray Beach, U.S. Hard Tim Mayotte 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6Win 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, 3–6Loss 2–7 Jul 1989 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Simon Youl 6–2, 4–6, 4–6Win 3–7 Jan 1990 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Andrei Chesnokov 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 41 (22 titles / 19 runner-ups) ResultW-L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0 Aug 1983 Columbus, U.S. Hard Brian Teacher Vijay Amritraj John Fitzgerald 6–1, 4–6, 7–6Loss1–1 Oct 1983 Maui, U.S. Hard Mike Bauer Tony Giammalva Steve Meister 3–6, 7–5, 4–6Loss1–2 Mar 1984 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Ferdi Taygan Bernard Mitton Butch Walts 6–4, 4–6, 6–7Win2–2 Aug 1984 Livingston, U.S. Hard Ben Testerman Paul Annacone Glenn Michibata 6–4, 6–4Win3–2 Aug 1985 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard David Pate Ken Flach Robert Seguso 3–6, 7–6, 7–6Win4–2 Sep 1985 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Robert Van't Hof Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg 6–3, 7–6Win5–2 Oct 1985 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard David Pate Sammy Giammalva Jr. Greg Holmes 7–6, 6–7, 6–3Loss5–3 Oct 1985 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) David Pate Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–4, 3–6, 6–7Win6–3 Feb 1986 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) David Pate Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5Loss6–4 Oct 1986 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard David Pate Leonardo Lavalle Mike Leach 6–7, 4–6Loss6–5 Nov 1987 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) David Pate Jakob Hlasek Claudio Mezzadri 6–7, 2–6Loss6–6 Nov 1987 Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i) David Pate Boris Becker Patrik Kühnen 4–6, 2–6Loss6–7 Jul 1988 Newport, U.S. Grass Dan Goldie Kelly Jones Peter Lundgren 3–6, 6–7Loss6–8 Oct 1988 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Tim Wilkison John McEnroe Mark Woodforde 4–6, 6–7Win7–8 Oct 1988 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Tim Wilkison Rick Leach Jim Pugh 6–4, 7–6Loss7–9 Feb 1989 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Tim Wilkison Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg 4–6, 2–6Win8–9 Apr 1989 Seoul, South Korea Hard Paul Wekesa John Letts Bruce Man-Son-Hing 6–2, 6–4Win9–9 Jul 1989 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Broderick Dyke Brad Pearce Byron Talbot 2–6, 6–4, 6–4Win10–9 Oct 1989 Orlando, U.S. Hard Tim Pawsat Ken Flach Robert Seguso 7–5, 5–7, 6–4Win11–9 Apr 1990 Orlando, U.S. Hard David Pate Alfonso Mora Brian Page 6–3, 7–5Win12–9 May 1990 Kiawah Island, U.S. Clay David Pate Jim Grabb Leonardo Lavalle 6–2, 6–3Win13–9 Aug 1990 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard David Pate Peter Lundgren Paul Wekesa 3–6, 6–1, 6–3Win14–9 Aug 1990 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard David Pate Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 7–6, 6–6Loss14–10 Oct 1990 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) David Pate Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek 2–6, 6–4, 2–6Win15–10 Nov 1990 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) David Pate Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann 5–7, 6–3, 6–4Win16–10 Jan 1991 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard David Pate Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann 3–6, 6–3, 6–2Win17–10 Jan 1991 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard David Pate Patrick McEnroe David Wheaton 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 7–5Win18–10 Mar 1991 Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) David Pate Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 6–4, 5–7, 7–6Win19–10 Jul 1991 Washington, U.S. Hard David Pate Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–4, 6–2Loss19–11 Sep 1991 US Open, New York Hard David Pate John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6Loss19–12 Oct 1991 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) David Pate Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 3–6, 7–6, 2–6Loss19–13 Jan 1992 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard David Pate Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 1–6, 4–6Win20–13 Feb 1993 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Jacco Eltingh Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark 6–1, 4–6, 7–5Loss19–14 Aug 1993 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Grant Connell Wayne Ferreira Michael Stich 6–7, 6–7Win21–14 Aug 1993 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Todd Martin Ken Flach Rick Leach 6–4, 6–4Loss21–15 Jun 1994 Manchester, UK Grass Trevor Kronemann Rick Leach Danie Visser 4–6, 6–4, 6–7Loss21–16 Aug 1994 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Brian MacPhie John Fitzgerald Mark Woodforde 6–4, 2–6, 0–6Loss21–17 Aug 1995 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Goran Ivanišević Brent Haygarth Kent Kinnear 4–6, 6–7Loss21–18 Aug 1995 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Todd Martin Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 3–6, 5–7Win22–18 Jul 1996 Washington, U.S. Hard Grant Connell Doug Flach Chris Woodruff 7–6, 3–6, 6–3Loss22–19 May 1997 Atlanta, U.S. Clay Kelly Jones Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 2–6, 6–7

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