Scott Coleman Patridge (born 31 August 1965) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Early life and college

Scott Patridge was born in

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, the second son of Joe and Ginny. He went to Saratoga High School. While at the

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(USD) he played collegiate tennis and formed a strong doubles partnership with David Stewart. The pair won 48 matches from 1986 to 1988, which set a USD record. He turned professional after graduating with a business degree.

Professional tour

In 1991 and 1992 he competed on the ATP Tour as a doubles specialist. His best performance was a semi-final appearance at

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with Canadian

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in 1990. He played in the main draw of all four

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tournaments in 1991, all with different partners. At the

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he and partner

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made the second round. As a singles player he made it to 200 in the world, through his participation in

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tournaments. He won three doubles titles on the Challenger circuit.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patridge, Scott 1965 births Living people American male tennis players San Diego Toreros men's tennis players Tennis players from California Sportspeople from Newport Beach, California