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Biography
Introduction
Alison Scott (born 8 February 1968) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
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. 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.
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Doubles: 10 (2–8)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 June 1986 | Seabrook, United States | Clay | Michelle Turk | Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 14 July 1986 | Midland, United States | Clay | Ruth Seeman | Katrina Adams Sonia Hahn |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 16 March 1987 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | Colleen Carney | Karen Deed Bilynda Potter |
7–5, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 30 March 1987 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Colleen Carney | Louise Field Belinda Cordwell |
1–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 13 July 1987 | Erlangen, West Germany | Clay | Heidi Sprung | Denisa Krajčovičová Virginie Paquet |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 12 October 1987 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | Stephanie Savides | Leigh Anne Eldredge Jill Smoller |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 25 October 1987 | Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Stephanie Savides | Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo |
3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 21 November 1988 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Louise Field | Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 18 February 1991 | Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Tracey Morton-Rodgers | Kristine Kunce Clare Thompson |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 25 February 1991 | Canberra, Australia | Grass | Tracey Morton-Rodgers | Lupita Novelo Betsy Somerville |
5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |