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Scott Lipton

USA Age 66 Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1982–1983

Scott Lipton represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 132. In TennisDB's records, Scott Lipton finished with a career record of 6–13 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

132 (Jan 2, 1984)

Elo peak

1551 (18th percentile)

Career record

6–13 (31.6%)

Career titles

Prize money

$3,040

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Scott Lipton's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Eric Jelen	6-4 3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 27, 1983*	R32	Cologne	ATP 250	Carpet
Mel Purcell #30	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1983*	R16	Vienna Open	ATP 250	Hard
Jeff Borowiak #92	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 1983*	R32	Vienna Open	ATP 250	Hard
Roland Stadler #98	2-6 7-5 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 1983*	R32	Swiss Indoors	ATP 250	Hard
Alberto Tous	7-5 2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 1983*	R64	Barcelona Open	ATP 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Scott Lipton's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Eric Jelen	0	1	1	Oct 27, 1983	H2H
Mel Purcell	0	1	1	Oct 21, 1983	H2H
Jeff Borowiak	1	0	1	Oct 20, 1983	H2H
Roland Stadler	0	1	1	Oct 13, 1983	H2H
Alberto Tous	0	1	1	Oct 5, 1983	H2H

Career Results

Scott Lipton career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1982	22	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1983	23	6	10	16	37.5%	211	211
Career		6	13	19	31.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Scott Lipton career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1982	22	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1983	23	2	3	5	40.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	6	10	16	37.5%
Career	—	2	5	7	28.6%	4	7	11	36.4%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	6	13	19	31.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Scott Lipton career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1982	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1983	23	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	0	0	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	0	0	—	—	5	6	11	45.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 11/19 (57.9%) of Scott Lipton's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Scott Lipton advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1982	22	1461	103.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30.0%	-0.70	0–2	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.26
1983	23	1487	114.4	—	—	—	—	+10	+43	—	43.9%	-0.66	1–5 (17%)	2–0	—	+1.22
Career		1551	110.7	—	—	—	—	+10	+43	—	41.2%	-0.67	1–7 (13%)	2–3 (40%)	93.2	+7.79

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Scott Lipton Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1982	22	R128	0–1 (0%)
1983	23	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)

ATP 250

Scott Lipton ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SWE	BAR	BAS	AUS	NAP	VIE	BOR	COL	DUT	MAU	SOU	W-L Win %
1982	22	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
1983	23	SF	R64	R32	—	R32	R16	R32	R32	R32	—	R32	5–9 (36%)
W-L		3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–11 (31%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

132

Career-high date

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Scott Lipton ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1980	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	335
1983	23	211	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	24	132	—	—	—	—	150	246	297	393	739	726	745
1985	25	738	749	754	749	638	632	660	674	668	663	668	660
1986	26	655	650	656	654	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Scott Lipton's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Pender Murphy	USA	124	1,556	24	8	16	33.3%	1982–1983	Match log
Gustavo Tiberti	ARG	130	1,582	41	13	28	31.7%	1980–1986	Match log
Luca Bottazzi	ITA	133	1,514	19	5	14	26.3%	1981–1987	Match log
John Mattke	USA	125	1,565	14	5	9	35.7%	1982–1985	Match log
Chris Dunk	USA	129	1,581	50	18	32	36.0%	1977–1986	Match log
Jeff Turpin	USA	138	1,532	21	8	13	38.1%	1979–1985	Match log
Patrice Kuchna	FRA	125	1,578	21	7	14	33.3%	1980–1988	Match log
Scott Mccain	USA	122	1,571	69	22	47	31.9%	1980–1985	Match log
Dave Siegler	USA	137	1,546	40	15	25	37.5%	1979–1983	Match log
Peter Carlsson	SWE	119	1,532	32	10	22	31.3%	1982–1987	Match log
Andy Kohlberg	USA	142	1,517	50	13	37	26.0%	1978–1988	Match log
Christoph Zipf	GER	138	1,618	42	15	27	35.7%	1980–1986	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Scott Lipton?: Scott Lipton is 66 years old, born on September 15, 1959.
Which country does Scott Lipton represent?: Scott Lipton represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Scott Lipton left-handed or right-handed?: Scott Lipton plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Scott Lipton won?: Scott Lipton has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Scott Lipton won?: TennisDB does not group any of Scott Lipton's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Scott Lipton's highest ATP ranking?: Scott Lipton's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 132, first achieved on January 2, 1984.
What is Scott Lipton's career win-loss record?: Scott Lipton has a career ATP singles record of 6 wins and 13 losses (31.6%).
How much career prize money has Scott Lipton earned?: Scott Lipton has earned at least $3,040 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Scott Lipton's career appear in TennisDB?: Scott Lipton appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1982 through 1983.
Who has Scott Lipton faced most often?: Scott Lipton's most frequent opponent is Eric Jelen, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.