Scott Lipsky
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| Country (sports) |
 United States
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|---|---|
| Residence | Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |
| Born |
August 14, 1981 Hempstead, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $1,436,951 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 315 (March 20, 2006) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 222–212 |
| Career titles | 15 |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (June 17, 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 39 (February 1, 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2012) |
| French Open | QF (2011) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2012) |
| US Open | SF (2014) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2014) |
| French Open | W (2011) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2016) |
| US Open | 2R (2010, 2012) |
| Last updated on: February 1, 2016. | |
Scott Lipsky (born August 14, 1981, in Merrick, New York) is a professional tennis player from the United States. He is 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. He won his first Grand Slam title in 2011, winning the mixed doubles title at the French Open. He reached his career high in doubles, no. 21, in 2013.
Lipsky's mother, Gail, is a psychologist. His father, Marc, died suddenly in 2001 during his freshman year in college. His grandfather, Jack Sherry, was no. 2 in the world in table tennis. Lipsky is Jewish.
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. He also trained in Glen Cove, New York, at Robbie Wagner's Tournament Training Center. As a teenager, he played for a couple hours almost every day.
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