Scott Carnahan

Scott Carnahan
Country (sports) United States
Born (1953-10-24) October 24, 1953 (age 71)
Singles
Career record6–16
Highest rankingNo. 193 (Dec 12, 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1977)
Wimbledon1R (1977)
Doubles
Career record10–37
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1977)
French Open1R (1980)
Wimbledon2R (1977)
US Open2R (1978)

Scott Carnahan (born October 24, 1953) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]

One of the fastest servers of his era, Carnahan entered in national serving competitions and was once recorded at 137 mph at a Tennis magazine sponsored event in Los Angeles.[2] He played collegiate tennis for UC Irvine, where he was a three-time singles All-American and the 1975 NCAA Division II doubles champion with Bob Wright.[3] On the professional tour, he featured in all four grand slam tournaments during his career and ranked in the world's top 200 for singles.[4]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Result No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Sep 1978 Tinton Falls,
United States 		Hard United States Charles Strode United States Keith Richardson
United States John Sadri 		7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Nov 1978 Kyoto,
Japan 		Clay United States Joel Bailey Australia Ross Case
United States Tony Graham 		3–6, 4–6

References

  1. ^ Rosen, Ron (August 30, 1977). "Radar Needle Hits 135 MPH in Fast-Serve Tennis Serveoff". Washington Post.
  2. ^ Smith, Red (August 26, 1977). "They Only Serve, but Hard". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "UCI inducting four into Hall of Fame". Orange County Register. January 29, 2007.
  4. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Scott Carnahan Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.