Gene Scott (tennis)

Gene Scott (tennis)

Eugene Lytton Scott (December 28, 1937 - March 20, 2006) was an American tennis player of the 1960s.

Gene Scott's highest ranking as an amateur was number 4, in 1963. At the time he was a member of the United States Davis Cup team, and was both teammate and roommate of Arthur Ashe. They remained friends and, with Charlie Pasarell and Sheridan Snyder, founded the National Junior Tennis League in 1969. He founded the magazine "Tennis Week" in 1974.

Later in life Scott remained among the best players in the world in his age group. He won the USTA Men's 65 Grass Court Championships in September 2004, and the International Tennis Federation's Men's Super-Seniors World Individual Championships in the 65 division a week later. Scott also played real tennis at New York City's Racquet and Tennis Club.

He died of heart disease at the age of 68.

External links

* [http://www.sportsmediainc.com/tennisweek/index.cfm?func=showarticle&newsid=14969 "Tennis Week" obituary]
* [http://www.eugenelscott.com/ Eugene L. Scott website]


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