Scott Lipsky Explained

Scott Lipsky
Residence:Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Birth Date:1981 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:Merrick, New York, U.S.
Height:1.850NaN0
College:Stanford
Turnedpro:2003
Retired:2018
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$1,695,242
Singlesrecord:0–1
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 315 (March 20, 2006)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2006)
Doublesrecord:266–260
Doublestitles:16
Highestdoublesranking:No. 21 (June 17, 2013)
Updated:July 2, 2018
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (2012)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (2011)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (2012)
Usopendoublesresult:SF (2014)
Mixed:yes
Mixedtitles:1
Australianopenmixedresult:SF (2014)
Frenchopenmixedresult:W (2011)
Wimbledonmixedresult:QF (2016)
Usopenmixedresult:2R (2010, 2012, 2016)

Scott Lipsky (born August 14, 1981 in Merrick, New York) is an American former professional tennis player and coach. As a player, Lipsky was primarily a doubles specialist.

As a junior, Lipsky was ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in singles in 1995, and No. 1 in doubles for three straight years, in 1995–97. He won USTA national singles championships at both the 1995 Boys' 14s Clay Court Championships and the 1997 Boys' 16s Clay Court Championships. In doubles, he and Jeremy Wurtzman won the USTA national 1996 and 1997 Boys' 16s Championships, and the 1999 Boys' 18s Clay Court Championships. After losing only one match in high school in New York, he was a three-time All-American for Stanford University, playing both singles and doubles. His Stanford team won the NCAA team championship in 2000, and he and teammate David Martin finished their college career ranked as the No. 2 doubles team in the nation. His current doubles partner is Treat Huey from the Philippines

Lipsky turned professional in 2003.[1] He won his first Grand Slam title in 2011, winning the mixed doubles title at the French Open. He reached his career high world ranking in doubles, no. 21, in 2013.

Lipsky currently is the head coach of the tennis programs at St. Margaret's Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, California, a position he has held since July 2018.[2]

Personal and early life

Lipsky's mother, Gail, is a psychologist. His father, Marc, died suddenly in 2001 during his freshman year in college.[3] [4] His grandfather, Jack Sherry, was no. 2 in the world in table tennis. Lipsky is Jewish.[1] [5]

He began hitting tennis balls against a wall at home at age five. He received formal lessons at the Mid-Island Indoor Tennis Courts in Westbury, New York, and later at the Port Washington Tennis Academy.[6] He also trained in Glen Cove, New York, at Robbie Wagner's Tournament Training Center.[6] As a teenager, he played for a couple hours almost every day.[6]

Lipsky attended Birch Elementary School in Merrick, New York, and Merrick Avenue Middle School.[3] He went to high school at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, New York, where his tennis coach was Alan Fleishman.[4] He lost only one match in his high school tennis career for the Cougars.[3] [7] He graduated in 1999.[3] He was a three-time New York State high school tennis champion and won a gold medal for the Long Island team at the Junior Maccabi Games.[8] On the academic side, he was a member of the National Honor Society.[9]

Lipsky married Marie in July 2010. He currently resides in Huntington Beach, California.

Career

Juniors

Lipsky won the 1995 United States Tennis Association (USTA) Boys’ 14s Clay Court Championships in singles.[9] At the age of 16, he was ranked # 1 in the U.S. in singles (defeating Andy Roddick for the 1995 U.S. Junior Open Championship).[9] He was also ranked # 1 in singles in the 1997 USTA Boys’ 16s.[9] He won the singles championship at the 1997 USTA National Boys’ 16s Clay Court Championships.[9]

Lipsky was also ranked # 1 in doubles for three straight years, in 1995–97, among the more than 10,000 boys in the USTA's boy's division.[10] [11] He and Jeremy Wurtzman played doubles together and won three USTA National Clay Court Championships; the 1996 and 1997 USTA National Boys’ 16s Championships, and the 1999 USTA National Boys’ 18s Clay Court Championships.[9] [10]

College (1999–2003)

Lipsky attended Stanford University, graduating with a 3.0 GPA and a degree in American Studies.[7] [9] He won All-American honors three times between 1999 and 2003, was a member of the NCAA team champions in 2000, and reached the NCAA doubles finals in 2002 and semi-finals in 2001 and 2003.[12] He first teamed up with David Martin in doubles in college. They finished their college career ranked as the # 2 team in the nation, and they extended their partnership into their pro careers.[3] [9] [10]

He also occasionally played first singles at Stanford.[3] [9] [10] In November 2001, Lipsky won the Northern California Regional Singles Championship.[13]

2003–06

Lipsky and Martin won the doubles title at the Laguna Niguel, California Futures tournament in September 2003, as well as a Futures tournament in Mexico in October 2003.[14]

In 2004, he won the first pro singles title of his career at the USTA Futures event in Yuba City, California, without dropping a set.[9] [15] In doubles, he and Martin won a number of doubles titles: the USTA Futures events in Costa Mesa, California (without dropping a set), Vero Beach, Florida (without dropping a set), and Key Biscayne, Florida (without dropping a set), the Japan F3 Futures event in Tokyo, Japan (without dropping a set), the Japan F1 Futures event in Kofu, Japan, and the Mexico F1 Futures in Chetumal, Mexico (without dropping a set), as well as a doubles titles in Harlingen, Texas (without dropping a set).[9] [16] [17] He also won a doubles title with Lesley Joseph at the USTA Futures event in Auburn, California.[9]

In 2005, he and Martin won doubles titles at USTA Futures events in Costa Mesa, California, McAllen, Texas, and Harlingen, Texas (without dropping a set).[9] Lipsky also won doubles titles at the Togliatti Challenger in Russia (with Mark Nielsen; without dropping a set), the Little Rock, Arkansas Futures (with Tres Davis), the New Zealand F1 Futures in Hamilton, New Zealand (with Alexander Hartman), and the Great Britain F2 Futures event in Devon, Great Britain (with Brian Wilson; without dropping a set).[9] In singles, he lost in the finals of the November Waikoloa, Hawaii, tournament to Wayne Odesnik.[18]

In 2006, he played singles and doubles for the New York Buzz in World Team Tennis.[19] In February, he lost in the finals of the New Zealand F1 tournament to Konstantinos Economidis of Greece.[20] In doubles, in May he and Todd Widom won a tournament in Busan, Korea, in September he and Chris Drake won a tournament in Lubbock, Texas, and he and Martin won tournaments in Nashville, Tennessee, in Binghamton, New York, in Yuba City, California, and in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.[21]

2007–08

Lipsky and Martin qualified for the main draw at the 2007 Wimbledon tournament, where they lost in the third round. They then made the final of a tournament in Los Angeles, California, which was Lipsky's first ATP final. He broke into the top 100 in the world in doubles for the first time, ranking # 92 in February 2007.

Lipsky and Martin captured their first ATP title in February 2008 indoor on hard courts at the SAP Open in San Jose. They defeated the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan, 7–6 (4), 7–5, at HP Pavilion in a finals that matched former Stanford stars.[22] [23] [24] They also won the Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger. Lipsky broke into the top 50 in the world in doubles for the first time, ranking # 46 in February 2008. In May 2008, they won the 2005 Costa Mesa Pro Futures Classic in Costa Mesa, California.[9] In singles, in June 2008 Lipsky defeated world # 94 Jérémy Chardy of France 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, in Halle, Germany.[25]

2009–10

In January 2009 he and Martin won a tournament in Carson, California.[26] In April, May, and June 2009, Lipsky and American Eric Butorac won the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, the Estoril Open in Portugal, and a tournament in Nottingham, Great Britain.[26] Then, playing with Rik de Voest of South Africa, Lipsky won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger in Binghamton, New York.

In February 2010, he and Martin won a tournament in Dallas, and in October they won a tournament in Rennes, France.[26]

In Atlanta in July 2010, he and American Rajeev Ram won their first doubles title together, defeating Rohan Bopanna and Kristof Vliegen for the outdoor hard court Atlanta Tennis Championships.[22] The just-married Lipsky had arrived in Atlanta directly after his wedding, and said of his new wife: "She's pretty understanding. She wasn’t thrilled that I came out this week, but my ranking wasn’t as high as I needed it to be.... She allowed me to come."[27] In the semifinals, Lipsky and Ram had defeated John Isner and James Blake, 7–6 (5), 7–6 (5).[28] In November, they won a tournament in Eckental, Germany.[26]

2011; Grand Slam title

Lipsky started 2011 strong. He won a tournament in Singapore with Martin, and partnering with Rajeev Ram in February took the indoor hard court San Jose Open (over Christopher Kas from Germany and Alexander Peya from Austria) and the outdoor hard court Delray Beach titles (over Alejandro Falla from Colombia and Xavier Malisse from Belgium).[22] [29] [30] In March, he and Ram won the Challenger of Dallas.[29] He won a tournament in Athens, Greece, in April with Colin Fleming.[29]

Lipsky then won his first ATP World Tour 500 title, teaming with Santiago González of Mexico in April. They won the outdoor clay Barcelona Open, defeating the world # 1 Bryan brothers in the finals as they broke their 10-match winning streak, 5–7, 6–2, 12–10. They also defeated top doubles teams Jürgen Melzer (# 8)/Nenad Zimonjić (# 4), 6–3, 6–2, and Max Mirnyi (# 6)/Daniel Nestor (# 3), 7–6 (4), 6–4.[31]

He then played in the 2011 French Open in June 2011. Lipsky and his partner Casey Dellacqua of Australia caused a major upset in the mixed doubles, winning the championship and defeating defending champions Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić 7–6, 4–6, 10–7, despite being unseeded.[32] It was Lipsky's first Grand Slam title.[32] They shared $145,000 in prize money.[32] Lipsky said: "You watch these matches on television, and you wish that someday you can be there. To be on this stage playing a Grand Slam final, and to come out with a win, and to say now for the rest of my life that I’m a Grand Slam champion, it's amazing."[8] In men's doubles, he advanced to his first-ever grand slam quarterfinal appearance, with Rajeev Ram.[32]

He reached his career-high ranking in doubles, # 26, on July 4, 2011.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed Doubles: 1 (1–0)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 28 (16 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (15–12)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–8)
Clay (7–2)
Grass (2–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (12–11)
Indoor (4–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Los Angeles Open, USInternationalHard David Martin Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win1–1Pacific Coast Championships, USInternationalHard (i) David Martin Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Loss1–2Bavarian Championships, GermanyInternationalClay David Martin Michael Berrer
Rainer Schüttler
5–7, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss1–3Indianapolis Tennis Championships, USInternationalHard David Martin Ashley Fisher
Tripp Phillips
6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss1–4Thailand Open, ThailandInternationalHard (i) David Martin Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss1–5Auckland Open, New Zealand250 SeriesHard Leander Paes Martin Damm
Robert Lindstedt
5–7, 4–6
Win2–5Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClay Eric Butorac Martin Damm
Robert Lindstedt
6–3, 6–2
Win3–5Atlanta Open, US250 SeriesHard Rajeev Ram Rohan Bopanna
Kristof Vliegen
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [12–10]
Loss3–6SA Tennis Open, South Africa250 SeriesHard Rajeev Ram James Cerretani
Adil Shamasdin
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win4–6Pacific Coast Championships, US (2)250 SeriesHard (i) Rajeev Ram Alejandro Falla
Xavier Malisse
6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Win5–6Delray Beach Open, US250 SeriesHard Rajeev Ram Christopher Kas
Alexander Peya
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win6–6Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Santiago González Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
5–7, 6–2, [12–10]
Loss6–7Halle Open, Germany250 SeriesGrass Treat Huey Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Jean-Julien Rojer
3–6, 4–6
Win7–7Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, US250 SeriesGrass Santiago González Colin Fleming
Ross Hutchins
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win8–7Winston-Salem Open, US250 SeriesHard Santiago González Pablo Andújar
Leonardo Mayer
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
Win9–7Portugal Open, Portugal (2)250 SeriesClay Santiago González Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Jean-Julien Rojer
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Win10–7Halle Open, Germany250 SeriesGrass Santiago González Daniele Bracciali
Jonathan Erlich
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win11–7Portugal Open, Portugal (3)250 SeriesClay Santiago González Pablo Cuevas
David Marrero
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Win12–7Düsseldorf Open, Germany250 SeriesClay Santiago González Martin Emmrich
Christopher Kas
7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
Loss12–8Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Santiago González Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss12–9U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US250 SeriesClay Treat Huey Ričardas Berankis
Teymuraz Gabashvili
4–6, 4–6
Win13–9Estoril Open, Portugal (4)250 SeriesClay Treat Huey Marc López
David Marrero
6–1, 6–4
Loss13–10Winston-Salem Open, US250 SeriesHard Eric Butorac Dominic Inglot
Robert Lindstedt
2–6, 4–6
Win14–10Valencia Open, Spain250 SeriesHard (i) Eric Butorac Feliciano López
Max Mirnyi
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss14–11Auckland Open, New Zealand250 SeriesHard Eric Butorac Mate Pavić
Michael Venus
5–7, 4–6
Win15–11Estoril Open, Portugal (5)250 SeriesClay Eric Butorac6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss15–12Auckland Open, New Zealand250 SeriesHard Jonathan Erlich Marcin Matkowski
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–1, 2–6, [3–10]
Win16–12European Open, Belgium250 SeriesHard (i) Divij Sharan Santiago González
Julio Peralta
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]

Doubles performance timeline

Current till 2017 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAA2R1R2R1RQF1R1R1R2R1R0 / 106–10
French OpenAAAAAAA1R2R1R2RQF3R1R2R1R3R2R0 / 1111–11
WimbledonAAAAAAA3R1R2R1R2RQF2R2R2R2R1R0 / 1111–11
US OpenAAAAAAA1R1R1R1R1R3R1Rbgcolor=yellowSF3R1R1R0 / 118–11
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–32–41–42–44–410–41–46–43–44–41–40 / 4336–43
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersAAAAAAAAAAAA1Rbgcolor=yellowSF1RAAA0 / 33–3
Miami OpenAAAAAAAAAAAA2RA1R1R1RA0 / 41–4
Madrid OpenNot HeldAAAAAAAAAAAAA1RAA0 / 10–1
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAbgcolor=yellowSF1RAAA0 / 23–2
Canadian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAA2RAAAAA0 / 11–1
Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAA1RAA2RAbgcolor=yellowSFA1RAA0 / 44–4
Shanghai MastersNot HeldAA1R1R1R2RAAA0 / 41–4
Paris MastersAAAAAAAAAAAA2RQFAAAA0 / 23–2
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–01–23–511–51–40–30–10–00 / 2116–21
Career statistics
style=text-align:leftTitles / Finals0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 11 / 41 / 21 / 13 / 42 / 32 / 22 / 32 / 41 / 21 / 216 / 28
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–10–00–00–00–00–00–014–1722–2218–2215–1829–2535–2729–2624–2632–2524–2318–20260–252
Year-end ranking123211641458415225154101635751592925313240486951%

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. https://smes.myschoolapp.com/app/student#newsdetail/960976/false/0/0
  3. News: Krasula . Deirdre . Kennedy grad wins French Open title . LIHerald.com . June 7, 2011 . July 3, 2011.
  4. News: Alan Fleishman . A Star is Born: Scott Lipsky . Long Island Tennis Magazine . June 3, 2011 . July 6, 2011.
  5. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/960954.html "Roads' Beth David Congregation to honor Jewish, Israeli Sony Ericsson players; A congregation will recognize Jewish and Israeli tennis players in the Sony Ericsson Open
  6. Web site: Lipsky Recalls Days as Eastern Junior . USTA Eastern . June 14, 2011 . July 6, 2011.
  7. Web site: Great Scott!; Getting to know hometown hero Scott Lipsky . Long Island Tennis Magazine . January 1, 2009 . July 3, 2011.
  8. News: McCarton Ackerman . Lipsky Clinches Mixed Doubles Crown at French Open . Bellmore, NY Patch . June 3, 2011 . July 6, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110617101235/http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/lipsky-clinches-mixed-doubles-crown-at-french-open . June 17, 2011 . mdy-all .
  9. News: Scott Lipsky: Circuit Player of the Week . USTA . May 25, 2008 . July 4, 2011.
  10. Book: American Doubles the Trials... the Triumphs... the Domination: What You Didn't Know About U.S. Tennis. Mansion . 2008. 978-1-932421-16-3. Marcia Frost . July 3, 2011.
  11. News: He's Serving Notice / At 16, Merrick's Lipsky is tennis' rising star . https://archive.today/20120716153713/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/17819636.html?dids=17819636:17819636&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+12,+1997&author=By+Nancy+Gill+McShea.+SPECIAL+TO+NEWSDAY.+Nancy+Gill+McShea+is+a+free-lance+writer.&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=He's+Serving+Notice+/+At+16,+Merrick's+Lipsky+is+tennis'+rising+star&pqatl=google . dead . July 16, 2012 . Nancy Gill McShea . Newsday . October 12, 1997. July 3, 2011.
  12. Web site: Tennis Players – Scott Lipsky . ATP World Tour . July 2, 2011.
  13. News: Stanford men, women keep coming up with victories . San Mateo County Times . November 1, 2001 . July 6, 2011.
  14. Web site: Tennis Players – Scott Lipsky . ATP World Tour . July 5, 2011.
  15. Web site: Tennis Players – Scott Lipsky . ATP World Tour . July 5, 2011.
  16. News: Luzzi Wins in Straight Sets . The Miami Herald . February 2, 2004 . July 5, 2011.
  17. Web site: Tennis Players – Scott Lipsky . ATP World Tour . July 5, 2011.
  18. Web site: Tennis Players – Scott Lipsky . ATP World Tour . July 5, 2011.
  19. News: Smith . Kelsie . Lobsters get pinched in opener . The Boston Globe . July 7, 2006 . July 5, 2011.
  20. Web site: Tennis Players – Scott Lipsky . ATP World Tour . July 5, 2011.
  21. Web site: Tennis Players – Scott Lipsky . ATP World Tour . July 5, 2011.
  22. News: Scott Lipsky: Good Things Come in Doubles . Center for Sport and Jewish Life . July 2, 2011.
  23. News: Associated Press . Roddick wins title in San Jose . The Toronto Star. February 24, 2008 . July 6, 2011.
  24. News: Shocker in all-Stanford doubles final at SAP Open; Martin and Lipsky upend top-seeded Bryan brothers in San Jose pro tennis tournament . Palo Alto Online . February 24, 2008 . Keith Peters . July 6, 2011.
  25. Web site: Tennis Players – Scott Lipsky . ATP World Tour . July 6, 2011.
  26. Web site: Tennis Players – Scott Lipsky . ATP World Tour . July 6, 2011.
  27. Web site: Doubles Sunday – Lipsky/Ram Save Match Point To Win Atlanta Doubles Title . https://web.archive.org/web/20100728042613/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/07/29/Doubles-Sunday-Americans-Save-Match-Point.aspx . July 28, 2010. ATP World Tour . July 25, 2010 . September 30, 2015.
  28. News: Long Islander Wins Doubles Title at the Atlanta Tennis Championships . Long Island Tennis Magazine . July 26, 2010 . July 6, 2011.
  29. Web site: Tennis Players – Scott Lipsky . ATP World Tour . July 6, 2011.
  30. News: Americans Lipsky & Ram Win Delray Beach International Doubles Title . Long Island Tennis Magazine . February 28, 2011 . July 6, 2011.
  31. Web site: Tennis – Barcelona 2011 Doubles Sunday . ATP World Tour . April 24, 2011 . July 4, 2011.
  32. News: 2011 French Open: Scott Lipsky, Casey Dellacqua win mixed doubles; Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan lose in doubles semifinals . ESPN . June 2, 2011 . July 4, 2011.