Scott Melville is a former professional tennis

Tennis

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 player from the United States.

Melville enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 7 times. Partnering Rick Leach

Rick Leach

----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...

 in doubles, Melville finished runner-up at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships

1995 Wimbledon Championships

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. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 17 in 1996.

Melville resided in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

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 when on the tour.

Doubles titles (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1990	New Haven, U.S.	Hard	Jeff Brown Jeff Brown (tennis) Jeff Brown is the current head men’s tennis coach at Louisiana State University. Brown succeeded Jerry Simmons in 1998 and has recorded an overall record of 159-74 in nine seasons as head coach of the Tigers. His teams have played in 9 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, reaching the semifinals in 1998...	Petr Korda Petr Korda Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.-Career:Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He first...     Goran Ivanišević Goran Ivaniševic Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...	2–6, 7–5, 6–0
2.	1991	Orlando Verizon Tennis Challenge The Verizon Tennis Challenge is a defunct Grand Prix circuit and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1987 to 2001. It was held in Orlando, Florida in the United States from 1987 to 1991 and at the Atlanta Athletic Club in what is now Johns Creek, Georgia in the United States from 1992... , U.S.	Hard	Luke Jensen Luke Jensen Luke Jensen is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He attended University of Southern California from 1986–87 and earned singles All-American honors both years . He is now the head coach of the women's tennis team at Syracuse University...	Nicolas Pereira Nicolas Pereira Nicolás Pereira is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who became International Tennis Federation Junior World Champion in 1988 after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open....     Pete Sampras Pete Sampras Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....	6–7, 7–6, 6–3
3.	1992	Nice ATP Nice The ATP Nice Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series and, formerly, Grand Prix tennis circuit affiliated men's tennis tournament... , France	Clay	Patrick Galbraith Patrick Galbraith Patrick Galbraith is a former professional tennis player from the United States.A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 and 1996...	Pieter Aldrich Pieter Aldrich Pieter Aldrich is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 2 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Aldrich reached the World No...     Danie Visser Danie Visser Danie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol...	6–1, 3–6, 6–4
4.	1993	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Shelby Cannon Shelby Cannon Shelby Cannon , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Cannon enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 6 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	Sergio Casal Sergio Casal Sergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....     Emilio Sánchez Emilio Sánchez Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...	7–6, 6–1
5.	1994	Hamburg Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... , Germany	Clay	Piet Norval Piet Norval Pieter Norval is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he partnered Wayne Ferreira...	Henrik Holm Henrik Holm Henrik Holm is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander won five doubles titles during his career. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 5 July 1993, when he became the number 17 of the world.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:*...     Anders Järryd Anders Järryd Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...	6–3, 6–4
6.	1994	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Piet Norval Piet Norval Pieter Norval is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he partnered Wayne Ferreira...	Jacco Eltingh Jacco Eltingh Jacco Folkert Eltingh is a former professional male tennis player and former World No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.He is best remembered for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis...     Paul Haarhuis Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:...	7–6, 7–5
7.	1995	New Haven, U.S.	Hard	Rick Leach Rick Leach ----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...	Leander Paes Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...     Nicolas Pereira Nicolas Pereira Nicolás Pereira is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who became International Tennis Federation Junior World Champion in 1988 after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open....	7–6, 6–4
8.	1996	Jakarta ATP Jakarta The Jakarta Open was a men's tennis tournament played in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event was held from 1993–1996 and was played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...	Hard	Rick Leach	Kent Kinnear Kent Kinnear Kent Kinnear , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Kinnear enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 4 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 15 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...     Dave Randall Dave Randall Dave Randall , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Randall enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 39 in 1994.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
9.	1997	St. Poelten Hypo Group Tennis International The Hypo Group Tennis International was an annual tennis tournament held in Pörtschach, Austria. The event was part of the ATP Tour's ATP International Series. The tournament had been held since 1981, on clay courts.-List of singles winners:... , Austria	Clay	Kelly Jones	Luke Jensen Luke Jensen Luke Jensen is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He attended University of Southern California from 1986–87 and earned singles All-American honors both years . He is now the head coach of the women's tennis team at Syracuse University...     Murphy Jensen Murphy Jensen Murphy Jensen is an American professional tennis player from Ludington, Michigan, and currently the coach of the Washington Kastles of World TeamTennis. His elder brother is former professional tennis player Luke Jensen...	6–2, 7–6

Runner-ups (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1991	New Haven, U.S.	Hard	Jeff Brown Jeff Brown (tennis) Jeff Brown is the current head men’s tennis coach at Louisiana State University. Brown succeeded Jerry Simmons in 1998 and has recorded an overall record of 159-74 in nine seasons as head coach of the Tigers. His teams have played in 9 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, reaching the semifinals in 1998...	Petr Korda Petr Korda Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.-Career:Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He first...     Wally Masur Wally Masur Wally Masur is a tennis coach, television commentator, and former professional tennis player from Sydney, Australia....	5–7, 3–6
2.	1993	Doha, Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...	Hard	Shelby Cannon Shelby Cannon Shelby Cannon , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Cannon enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 6 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	Boris Becker Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...     Patrik Kühnen Patrik Kühnen Patrik Kühnen is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1985. He won three doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 15, 1989, when he became the number 43 of the world. He was part of the German Davis Cup teams that...	2–6, 4–6
3.	1993	Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... , U.S.	Hard	Luke Jensen Luke Jensen Luke Jensen is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He attended University of Southern California from 1986–87 and earned singles All-American honors both years . He is now the head coach of the women's tennis team at Syracuse University...	Guy Forget Guy Forget Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...     Henri Leconte Henri Leconte Henri Leconte is a former French professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991.-Biography and career:...	4–6, 5–7
4.	1993	Nice ATP Nice The ATP Nice Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series and, formerly, Grand Prix tennis circuit affiliated men's tennis tournament... , France	Clay	Shelby Cannon	David Macpherson David Macpherson (tennis) ----David Macpherson is a former professional male tennis player on the ATP tour.A product of player and coach, Tony Roche's junior tennis academy, he played lefthanded and turned professional in 1985. As a junior player Macpherson was one of Australia's top prospects in his peer group, reaching...     Laurie Warder Laurie Warder Laurie Warder is a former professional male tennis player from Australia.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...	4–3, RET.
5.	1993	Madrid Madrid Tennis Grand Prix The Madrid Tennis Grand Prix is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit initially and later, the ATP World Series of the ATP Tour. The tournament was established in 1972 and was played every year until... , Spain	Clay	Luke Jensen	Tomás Carbonell Tomas Carbonell Tomás Carbonell Lladó is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Carbonell won 2 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. He twice reached the semifinals of the French Open in doubles, in 1999 with Pablo Albano, and in 2000 with Martín García. Carbonell reached his...     Carlos Costa	6–7, 2–6
6.	1995	Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... , London	Grass	Rick Leach Rick Leach ----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...	Todd Woodbridge Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman...     Mark Woodforde Mark Woodforde Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge....	5–7, 6–7, 6–7
7.	1995	Long Island Pilot Pen Tennis This article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here.... , U.S.	Hard	Rick Leach	Cyril Suk Cyril Suk Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk has won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career....     Daniel Vacek Daniel Vacek Daniel Vacek is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia and the Czechia who turned professional in 1990.Vacek represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round...	7–5, 6–7, 6–7

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	Career SR	Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...	A	A	A	A	1R	QF	1R	QF	QF	2R	A	A	0 / 6	10–6
French Open	A	A	A	2R	A	1R	1R	3R	A	1R	A	A	0 / 5	3–5
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	1R	F	A	1R	A	A	0 / 5	6–5
U.S. Open	A	A	3R	1R	A	1R	1R	QF	A	A	A	A	0 / 5	5–5
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 21	N/A
Annual Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–3	0–1	4–4	0–4	13–4	3–1	1–3	0–0	0–0	N/A	24–21
Masters Series
Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....	NME		A	1R	A	F	QF	1R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 5	6–5
Miami Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...	NME		A	1R	1R	2R	2R	3R	3R	2R	A	A	0 / 7	4–7
Monte Carlo	NME		A	A	2R	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	1–3
Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...	NME		A	A	1R	A	2R	QF	A	1R	A	A	0 / 4	3–4
Hamburg Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship...	NME		A	A	QF	1R	W	2R	A	A	A	A	1 / 4	8–3
Canada Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...	NME		A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	1–3
Cincinnati Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...	NME		A	1R	A	2R	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 4	1–4
Stuttgart (Stockholm) Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters...	NME		2R	A	A	QF	2R	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 4	3–4
Paris Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...	NME		A	2R	A	1R	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 4	1–4
Masters Series SR	N/A		0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 7	1 / 9	0 / 9	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 0	1 / 38	N/A
Annual Win-Loss	N/A		1–1	1–4	3–4	8–7	9–8	5–9	1–2	0–2	0–0	0–0	N/A	28–37
Year End Ranking	618	773	58	66	146	19	38	21	105	150	1384	1357	N/A

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