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Katrina Scott
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Scott at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
Born (2004-06-11) June 11, 2004 (age 20)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $421,170
Singles
Career record 80–72 (52.63%)
Career titles 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 149 (October 10, 2022)
Current ranking No. 407 (April 22, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2023)
French Open Q1 (2023)
Wimbledon Q1 (2023)
US Open 2R (2020)
Doubles
Career record 7–17 (29.17%)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 717 (April 1, 2024)
Current ranking No. 734 (April 22, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2022)

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

Career

Junior career

Brought up in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, in 2019 and already 5'11 as a 15 year old, 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.

Senior career

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

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.

Grand Slam singles performance

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

ITF finals

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

Legend
W80 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2022 ITF Daytona Beach, United States W25 Clay United States Reese Brantmeier 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jul 2022 ITF Columbus, United States W25 Hard United States Peyton Stearns 7–5, 6–3
Win 3–0 Jul 2022 ITF Dallas, United States W25 Hard United States Elvina Kalieva 6–1, 6–0
Loss 3–1 Oct 2022 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States W80 Hard Mexico Marcela Zacarías 1–6, 2–6
Win 4–1 Apr 2024 ITF Jackson, United States W35 Clay United States Jamie Loeb 7–6(9), 7–6(6)
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