Katrina Scott Explained

Katrina Scott
Residence:Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
Birth Date:11 June 2004
Height:1.83m (06feet)
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$429,803
Singlestitles:4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 149 (October 10, 2022)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 296 (August 12, 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2023)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2023)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2023)
Usopenresult:2R (2020)
Doublestitles:1 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 568 (August 5, 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 575 (August 12, 2024)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (2022)
Updated:August 19, 2024

Katrina Scott (born 11 June 2004) is an American tennis player.[1]

Career

Junior career

Brought up in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, in 2019 and already 5'11 as a 15 year old,[2] Scott reached the quarterfinals as a wildcard at the junior 2019 US Open, losing in three sets to Oksana Selekhmeteva, and, as a qualifier, the round of 16 of Wimbledon where she lost in three sets to Emma Navarro. In September 2019, Scott with Robin Montgomery and Connie Ma won the Junior Federation Cup, United States' third consecutive win. Scott and Montgomery following in the immediate footsteps of the likes of Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff who were part of triumphant teams in the previous years.[3]

Senior career

Scott made her Grand Slam debut at the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow as a wildcard.[4] She defeated Natalia Vikhlyantseva in straight sets to win her first-round match,[5] and took a set off Amanda Anisimova, before losing in round two.[6]

Scott got a wildcard into the main draw of the 2021 Miami Open, but lost in straight sets to Sorana Cîrstea in exactly one hour.[7]

Scott made her Grand Slam debut in doubles at the 2022 US Open with Elizabeth Mandlik.

Ranked No. 296, Scott also received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2024 Tennis in the Land.

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
W80 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentclass=unsortableScore
Win1–0May 2022ITF Daytona Beach, United StatesW25Clay Reese Brantmeier6–2, 6–4
Win2–0Jul 2022ITF Columbus, USW25Hard Peyton Stearns7–5, 6–3
Win3–0Jul 2022Dallas Summer Series, USW25Hard Elvina Kalieva6–1, 6–0
Loss3–1Oct 2022Rancho Santa Fe Open, USW80Hard Marcela Zacarías1–6, 2–6
Win4–1Apr 2024ITF Jackson, USW35Clay Jamie Loeb7–6(9), 7–6(6)

Doubles: 1 (title)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katrina Scott Overview. 2020-09-01. www.itftennis.com.
  2. Web site: Katrina Scott signs with Topnotch Management. 2020-09-01. Topnotch Management.
  3. Web site: 2019-09-30. U.S. Wins Third Consecutive Junior Fed Cup Title. 2020-09-01. Tennis TourTalk. 2020-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809115321/http://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/49501/u-s-wins-third-consecutive-junior-fed-cup-title. dead.
  4. Web site: Teenager Katrina Scott gears up for Grand Slam debut. 2020-09-01. Baseline.
  5. Web site: Tennis (Sky Sports). 2020-09-01. SkySports.
  6. News: Rennert . Rick . Amanda Anisimova defeats Katrina Scott in clash of American teens . US Open . September 3, 2020.
  7. Web site: Diyas downs Venus as Miami first round gets underway.