Scott Lipsky
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Scott Lipsky is a professional tennis player from the United States. He is primarily a doubles specialist.
As a junior, Lipsky was ranked # 1 in the U.S. in singles
in 1995, and # 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 # 2 doubles team in the nation.
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, # 26, on July 4, 2011.
He began hitting tennis balls against the back of his house at age five. He then 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 trained a couple of hours a day, for five to six days a week.
Lipsky attended Birch Elementary School in Merrick, New York
, and Merrick Avenue Middle School. He went to high school at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, New York, where his tennis coach was Alan Fleishman. He lost only one match in his high school tennis career for the Cougars. He graduated in 1999. He was a three-time New York State high school tennis champion, and won a gold medal
for the Long Island team at the Junior Maccabi
Games. On the academic side, he was a member of the National Honor Society
.
Lipsky married Marie in July 2010. He currently resides in Huntington Beach
, California, as does his doubles partner David Martin
.
(USTA) Boys’ 14s Clay Court Championships in singles. At the age of 16, he was ranked # 1 in the U.S. in singles (defeating Andy Roddick
for the 1995 U.S. Junior Open Championship). He was also ranked # 1 in singles in the 1997 USTA Boys’ 16s. He won the singles championship at the 1997 USTA National Boys’ 16s Clay Court Championships.
Lipsky was also ranked # 1 in doubles for three straight years, in 1995–97, among the more than 10,000 boys in the USTA's boy's division. He and Jeremy Wurtzman played doubles together and won three USTA National Clay Court Championships; the 1996 and 1997 USTA National Boys’ 16s Championships, and the 1999 USTA National Boys’ 18s Clay Court Championships.
, graduating with a 3.0 GPA and a degree in American Studies
. He won All American honors three times between 1999 and 2003, was a member of the NCAA team champions in 2000, and reached the NCAA doubles finals in 2002 and semi-finals in 2001 and 2003. He first teamed up with David Martin in doubles in college. They finished their college career ranked as the # 2 team in the nation, and they extended their partnership into their pro careers.
He also occasionally played first singles at Stanford. In November 2001, Lipsky won the Northern California
Regional Singles Championship.
His Stanford coach, Dick Gould
, described him as a versatile player with an “incredible top-spin forehand
”, a strong kick serve, and “great hands at the net” who plays best on hard-court surfaces.
Futures
tournament in September 2003, as well as a Futures tournament in Mexico in October 2003.
In 2004, he won the first pro singles title of his career at the USTA Futures event in Yuba City, California
, without dropping a set. In doubles, he and Martin won a number of doubles titles: the USTA Futures events in Costa Mesa, California
(without dropping a set), Vero Beach, Florida
(without dropping a set), and Key Biscayne, Florida
(without dropping a set), the Japan F3 Futures event in Tokyo, Japan (without dropping a set), the Japan F1 Futures event in Kofu, Japan, and the Mexico F1 Futures in Chetumal, Mexico (without dropping a set), as well as a doubles titles in Harlingen, Texas
(without dropping a set). He also won a doubles title with Lesley Joseph at the USTA Futures event in Auburn, California
.
In 2005, he and Martin won doubles titles at USTA Futures events in Costa Mesa, California, McAllen, Texas
, and Harlingen, Texas (without dropping a set). Lipsky also won doubles titles at the Togliatti
Challenger in Russia (with Mark Nielsen; without dropping a set), the Little Rock, Arkansas
Futures (with Tres Davis), the New Zealand F1 Futures in Hamilton, New Zealand
(with Alexander Hartman), and the Great Britain F2 Futures event in Devon
, Great Britain (with Brian Wilson; without dropping a set). In singles, he lost in the finals of the November Waikoloa, Hawaii, tournament to Wayne Odesnik
.
In 2006, he played singles and doubles for the New York Buzz
in World Team Tennis
. In February, he lost in the finals of the New Zealand F1 tournament to Konstantinos Economidis
of Greece. In doubles, in May he and Todd Widom
won a tournament in Busan
, Korea, in September he and Chris Drake won a tournament in Lubbock, Texas, and he and Martin won tournaments in Nashville, Tennessee, in Binghamton, New York, in Yuba City, California, and in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
tournament, where they lost in the third round. They then made the final of a tournament in Los Angeles, California, which was Lipsky's first ATP
final. He broke into the top 100 in the world in doubles for the first time, ranking # 92 in February 2007.
Lipsky and Martin captured their first ATP title in February 2008 indoor on hard courts at the SAP Open
in San Jose. They defeated the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan
, 7–6 (4), 7–5, at HP Pavilion
in a finals that matched former Stanford stars. They also won the Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger. Lipsky broke into the top 50 in the world in doubles for the first time, ranking # 46 in February 2008. In May 2008, they won the 2005 Costa Mesa Pro Futures Classic in Costa Mesa, California
, dropping only one set during the week. In singles, in June 2008 Lipsky defeated world # 94 Jeremy Chardy
of France 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, in Halle, Germany
.
won the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger
, the Estoril Open
in Portugal, and a tournament in Nottingham, Great Britain. Then, playing with Rik de Voest
of South Africa, Lipsky won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger
in Binghamton, New York.
In February 2010, he and Martin won a tournament in Dallas, and in October they won a tournament in Rennes
, France.
In Atlanta in July 2010, he and American Rajeev Ram
won their first doubles title together, defeating Rohan Bopanna
and Kristof Vliegen
for the outdoor hard court Atlanta Tennis Championships
. The just-married Lipsky had arrived in Atlanta directly after his wedding, and said of his new wife: “She’s pretty understanding. She wasn’t thrilled that I came out this week, but my ranking wasn’t as high as I needed it to be.... She allowed me to come.” In the semifinals, Lipsky and Ram had defeated John Isner
and James Blake
, 7–6 (5), 7–6 (5). In November, they won a tournament in Eckental
, Germany.
from Germany and Alexander Peya
from Austria) and the outdoor hard court Delray Beach
titles (over Alejandro Falla
from Colombia and Xavier Malisse
from Belgium). In March, he and Ram won the Challenger of Dallas
. He won a tournament in Athens, Greece, in April with Colin Fleming
.
Lipsky then won his first ATP World Tour 500 title, teaming with Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico in April. They won the outdoor clay Barcelona Open
, defeating the world # 1 Bryan brothers in the finals as they broke their 10-match winning streak, 5–7, 6–2, 12–10. They also defeated top doubles teams Jurgen Melzer
(# 8)/Nenad Zimonjic
(# 4), 6–3, 6–2, and Max Mirnyi
(# 6)/Daniel Nestor
(# 3), 7–6 (4), 6–4.
He then played in the 2011 French Open
in June 2011. Lipsky and his partner Casey Dellacqua
of Australia caused a major upset in the mixed doubles, winning the championship and defeating defending champions Katarina Srebotnik
and Nenad Zimonjić
7–6, 4–6, 10–7, despite being unseeded. It was Lipsky's first Grand Slam title. The winners split a check of $145,000. Lipsky said: "You watch these matches on television, and you wish that someday you can be there. To be on this stage playing a Grand Slam final, and to come out with a win, and to say now for the rest of my life that I’m a Grand Slam champion, it’s amazing.” In men's doubles, he advanced to his first-ever grand slam quarterfinal appearance, with Rajeev Ram.
He reached his career-high ranking in doubles, # 26, on July 4, 2011.
As a junior, Lipsky was ranked # 1 in the U.S. in singles
Singles (tennis)
Traditionally, tennis is played between two people in a singles match, or two pairs in a doubles match.-Standard types of match:Singles involves two players competing against each other, usually two men or two women, although games between a man and a woman may be played on an informal...
in 1995, and # 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
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, playing both singles and doubles. His Stanford team won the NCAA team championship in 2000, and he and teammate David Martin
David Martin (tennis)
David Martin is a professional American tennis player.He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.-Tennis career:Before attending Stanford, David was a US...
finished their college career ranked as the # 2 doubles team in the nation.
Lipsky turned professional in 2003. He won his first Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
title in 2011, winning the mixed doubles title at the French Open
2011 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions but lost to Casey Dellacqua and Scott Lipsky in the final -Seeds:# Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić # Vania King / Daniel Nestor ...
. He reached his career high in doubles, # 26, on July 4, 2011.
Personal and early life
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 the back of his house at age five. He then received formal lessons at the Mid-Island Indoor Tennis Courts in Westbury, New York
Westbury, New York
Westbury incorporated in 1932 as a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 15,146 at the 2010 census.The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead....
, and later at the Port Washington Tennis Academy
Port Washington Tennis Academy
The Port Washington Tennis Academy, located in Long Island, New York, is the largest indoor tennis facility on the U.S. East Coast, with 17 indoor courts. Founded in 1966 as a non-profit tennis facility, it has an internationally acclaimed junior tennis development program...
. He also trained in Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 26,964....
, at Robbie Wagner's Tournament Training Center. As a teenager, he trained a couple of hours a day, for five to six days a week.
Lipsky attended Birch Elementary School in Merrick, New York
Merrick, New York
Merrick is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 22,097. The name "Merrick" is taken from Meroke, the name of the Algonquian tribe formerly indigenous to the area...
, and Merrick Avenue Middle School. He went to high school at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, New York, where his tennis coach was Alan Fleishman. He lost only one match in his high school tennis career for the Cougars. He graduated in 1999. He was a three-time New York State high school tennis champion, and won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
for the Long Island team at the Junior Maccabi
Maccabi (sports)
Maccabi may refer to:* The Maccabi World Union, Maccabiah Games or any one of the following sport organizations around the world:...
Games. On the academic side, he was a member of the National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
.
Lipsky married Marie in July 2010. He currently resides in Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...
, California, as does his doubles partner David Martin
David Martin (tennis)
David Martin is a professional American tennis player.He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.-Tennis career:Before attending Stanford, David was a US...
.
Juniors
Lipsky won the 1995 United States Tennis AssociationUnited States Tennis Association
The United States Tennis Association is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels...
(USTA) Boys’ 14s Clay Court Championships in singles. At the age of 16, he was ranked # 1 in the U.S. in singles (defeating Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
for the 1995 U.S. Junior Open Championship). He was also ranked # 1 in singles in the 1997 USTA Boys’ 16s. He won the singles championship at the 1997 USTA National Boys’ 16s Clay Court Championships.
Lipsky was also ranked # 1 in doubles for three straight years, in 1995–97, among the more than 10,000 boys in the USTA's boy's division. He and Jeremy Wurtzman played doubles together and won three USTA National Clay Court Championships; the 1996 and 1997 USTA National Boys’ 16s Championships, and the 1999 USTA National Boys’ 18s Clay Court Championships.
College (1999–2003)
Lipsky attended Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, graduating with a 3.0 GPA and a degree in American Studies
American studies
American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the United States. It traditionally incorporates the study of history, literature, and critical theory, but also includes fields as diverse as law, art, the media, film, religious studies, urban...
. He won All American honors three times between 1999 and 2003, was a member of the NCAA team champions in 2000, and reached the NCAA doubles finals in 2002 and semi-finals in 2001 and 2003. He first teamed up with David Martin in doubles in college. They finished their college career ranked as the # 2 team in the nation, and they extended their partnership into their pro careers.
He also occasionally played first singles at Stanford. In November 2001, Lipsky won the Northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
Regional Singles Championship.
His Stanford coach, Dick Gould
Dick Gould
Dick Gould is an American Tennis Coach. He was the Men's Tennis Coach at Stanford University for 38 years from 1966–2004. His Stanford men's tennis teams won 17 NCAA Men's Tennis Championships, and 50 of his players won All-American honors. He was named the ITA-Wilson "Coach of the Decade" both...
, described him as a versatile player with an “incredible top-spin forehand
Forehand
The forehand in tennis and other racket sports such as table tennis, squash and badminton is a shot made by swinging the racquet across one's body in the direction of where the player wants to place the shot...
”, a strong kick serve, and “great hands at the net” who plays best on hard-court surfaces.
2003–06
Lipsky and Martin won the doubles title at the Laguna Niguel, CaliforniaLaguna Niguel, California
Laguna Niguel is an affluent city located in southern Orange County, California. The name "Laguna Niguel" is derived from the Spanish word "Laguna" which means lagoon, and the word "Nigueli" which was the name of a Juaneño Indian village that was once located on Aliso Creek. The population was...
Futures
ITF Men's Circuit
The ITF Men's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. The ITF Men's Circuit represents the lowest rung of the men's professional tennis ladder...
tournament in September 2003, as well as a Futures tournament in Mexico in October 2003.
In 2004, he won the first pro singles title of his career at the USTA Futures event in Yuba City, California
Yuba City, California
Yuba City is a Northern California city, founded in 1849. It is the county seat of Sutter County, California, United States. The population was 64,925 at the 2010 census....
, without dropping a set. In doubles, he and Martin won a number of doubles titles: the USTA Futures events in Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 109,960 at the 2010 census. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a primarily suburban and "edge" city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light...
(without dropping a set), Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 16,939. It is the county seat of Indian River County...
(without dropping a set), and Key Biscayne, Florida
Key Biscayne, Florida
Key Biscayne is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States on the island of Key Biscayne. The population was 10,507 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 10,324....
(without dropping a set), the Japan F3 Futures event in Tokyo, Japan (without dropping a set), the Japan F1 Futures event in Kofu, Japan, and the Mexico F1 Futures in Chetumal, Mexico (without dropping a set), as well as a doubles titles in Harlingen, Texas
Harlingen, Texas
Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States, about from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than , and is the second largest city in Cameron County and the sixth largest in the Rio Grande Valley...
(without dropping a set). He also won a doubles title with Lesley Joseph at the USTA Futures event in Auburn, California
Auburn, California
Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California. Its population at the 2010 census was 13,330. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history.Auburn is part of the Greater Sacramento area.- History :...
.
In 2005, he and Martin won doubles titles at USTA Futures events in Costa Mesa, California, McAllen, Texas
McAllen, Texas
McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio...
, and Harlingen, Texas (without dropping a set). Lipsky also won doubles titles at the Togliatti
Tolyatti
Tolyatti , also known as Togliatti, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Stavropolsky District, although it is administratively separate from it...
Challenger in Russia (with Mark Nielsen; without dropping a set), the Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
Futures (with Tres Davis), the New Zealand F1 Futures in Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
(with Alexander Hartman), and the Great Britain F2 Futures event in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, Great Britain (with Brian Wilson; without dropping a set). In singles, he lost in the finals of the November Waikoloa, Hawaii, tournament to Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009...
.
In 2006, he played singles and doubles for the New York Buzz
New York Buzz
The New York Buzz was a professional tennis team competing in World Team Tennis. The team was based in Albany, New York, and played home matches at SUNY Albany's SEFCU Arena, previously playing at the Washington Avenue Armory. Earlier, the team played at Schenectady's Central Park. They competed in...
in World Team Tennis
World Team Tennis
World TeamTennis is a coed professional tennis league played with a unique team format in the United States. Each match consists of five sets. Each set features a different configuration . Coaches, before the match, decide the order in which the sets will be played...
. In February, he lost in the finals of the New Zealand F1 tournament to Konstantinos Economidis
Konstantinos Economidis
Konstantinos Economidis is a professional Greek tennis player. In 2007, he qualified for the French Open and defeated Australian Chris Guccione in the first round before losing to Tommy Robredo in the second round. He suffered injury in 2008 and in January 2010 was ranked 653 in the world. He...
of Greece. In doubles, in May he and Todd Widom
Todd Widom
Todd Widom is an American professional tennis player.-Biography:Todd is the son of Eloise of Coral Springs, has one brother Gary, and is married to Beth Eisenberg also of Coral Springs. Right now Todd is coaching multiple Junior Tennis players while simultaneously going to school and working to...
won a tournament in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, Korea, in September he and Chris Drake won a tournament in Lubbock, Texas, and he and Martin won tournaments in Nashville, Tennessee, in Binghamton, New York, in Yuba City, California, and in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
2007–08
Lipsky and Martin qualified for the main draw at the 2007 Wimbledon2007 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles
Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra won their first Grand Slam as a team, however this was Llondra's third who had won the Australian Open twice previously with Fabrice Santoro in 2003 and 2004.-Seeds:...
tournament, where they lost in the third round. They then made the final of a tournament in Los Angeles, California, which was Lipsky's first ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
final. He broke into the top 100 in the world in doubles for the first time, ranking # 92 in February 2007.
Lipsky and Martin captured their first ATP title in February 2008 indoor on hard courts at the SAP Open
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...
in San Jose. They defeated the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan
Bob and Mike Bryan
Twin brothers Robert Charles Bryan and Michael Carl Bryan are American professional tennis double players. They have been the World No. 1 doubles player for over 270 weeks and have finished the ATP year-end number 1 doubles team a record 7 times...
, 7–6 (4), 7–5, at HP Pavilion
HP Pavilion
The HP Pavilion at San Jose, formerly known as Compaq Center at San Jose and San Jose Arena is an indoor arena, located at 525 West Santa Clara Street, in San Jose, California....
in a finals that matched former Stanford stars. They also won the Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger. Lipsky broke into the top 50 in the world in doubles for the first time, ranking # 46 in February 2008. In May 2008, they won the 2005 Costa Mesa Pro Futures Classic in Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 109,960 at the 2010 census. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a primarily suburban and "edge" city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light...
, dropping only one set during the week. In singles, in June 2008 Lipsky defeated world # 94 Jeremy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
of France 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, in Halle, Germany
Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia
Halle is a town in the German Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the district of Gütersloh....
.
2009–10
In January 2009 he and Martin won a tournament in Carson, California. In April, May, and June 2009, Lipsky and American Eric ButoracEric Butorac
Eric "Booty" Butorac is an American tennis player. He is a doubles specialist, and has achieved some success in partnership with Britain's Jamie Murray, a fellow left-hander known as "Stretch". He was nicknamed 'Booty' by partner Murray...
won the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger
2009 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Doubles
Rajeev Ram and Bobby Reynolds were the defending champions. They chose to not play this year.Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky won in the final 6–1, 6–4, against Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski.-Seeds:# Eric Butorac / Scott Lipsky ...
, the Estoril Open
Estoril Open
The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
in Portugal, and a tournament in Nottingham, Great Britain. Then, playing with Rik de Voest
Rik de Voest
Rik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006....
of South Africa, Lipsky won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger
2009 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Doubles
Carsten Ball and Travis Rettenmaier were the defending champions, however only Ball tried to defend his title.He partnered with Kaes Van't Hof, but they lost to Rik de Voest and Scott Lipsky 6–7, 4–6 in the final.-Seeds:...
in Binghamton, New York.
In February 2010, he and Martin won a tournament in Dallas, and in October they won a tournament in Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
, France.
In Atlanta in July 2010, he and American Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram is an American professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. Rajeev is a tall, lanky player with a serve-and-volley style who is known best as a doubles specialist. He has advanced as far as the quarter-finals in doubles at three Grand Slams, most recently with Scott Lipsky at the 2011...
won their first doubles title together, defeating Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002...
and Kristof Vliegen
Kristof Vliegen
Kristof Vliegen is a former Belgian tennis player. He plays right-handed and he turned professional in 2001.He was a semi-finalist in Chennai in 2006 and in May of the same year, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first ever all-Belgian men's singles final against...
for the outdoor hard court Atlanta Tennis Championships
2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships – Doubles
Dmitry Tursunov and Ernests Gulbis were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram won in the final 6–3, 6–7, [12–10], against Rohan Bopanna and Kristof Vliegen.-Seeds:# Colin Fleming / Ken Skupski ...
. The just-married Lipsky had arrived in Atlanta directly after his wedding, and said of his new wife: “She’s pretty understanding. She wasn’t thrilled that I came out this week, but my ranking wasn’t as high as I needed it to be.... She allowed me to come.” In the semifinals, Lipsky and Ram had defeated John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
and James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
, 7–6 (5), 7–6 (5). In November, they won a tournament in Eckental
Eckental
Eckental is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km east of Erlangen, and 16 km northeast of Nuremberg....
, Germany.
2011; Grand Slam title
Lipsky started 2011 strong. He won a tournament in Singapore with Martin, and partnering with Rajeev Ram in February took the indoor hard court San Jose Open (over Christopher KasChristopher Kas
Christopher Kas is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 224, which he reached on 4 November 2002. His career high in doubles is No. 23 set at 3 November 2008.-Doubles: 15 :...
from Germany and Alexander Peya
Alexander Peya
Alexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of No. 92 on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was No. 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup...
from Austria) and the outdoor hard court Delray Beach
2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram won this tournament after defeating Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] in the final.-Seeds:...
titles (over Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla Ramirez is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb and measures 6'1" . At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in...
from Colombia and Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....
from Belgium). In March, he and Ram won the Challenger of Dallas
2011 Challenger of Dallas – Doubles
The 2011 Challenger of Dallas was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was a Challenger of Dallas competition that forms part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
. He won a tournament in Athens, Greece, in April with Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming is a British professional tennis player who lives in Linlithgow.He was selected for 2009 Great Britain Davis Cup team....
.
Lipsky then won his first ATP World Tour 500 title, teaming with Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico in April. They won the outdoor clay Barcelona Open
Barcelona Open
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, defeating the world # 1 Bryan brothers in the finals as they broke their 10-match winning streak, 5–7, 6–2, 12–10. They also defeated top doubles teams Jurgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
(# 8)/Nenad Zimonjic
Nenad Zimonjic
Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:...
(# 4), 6–3, 6–2, and Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a...
(# 6)/Daniel Nestor
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
(# 3), 7–6 (4), 6–4.
He then played in the 2011 French Open
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
in June 2011. Lipsky and his partner Casey Dellacqua
Casey Dellacqua
Casey Dellacqua is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. She was previously coached by former Australian player Nicole Pratt, before the two decided to part ways prior to the 2009 Australian Open...
of Australia caused a major upset in the mixed doubles, winning the championship and defeating defending champions Katarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...
and Nenad Zimonjić
Nenad Zimonjic
Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:...
7–6, 4–6, 10–7, despite being unseeded. It was Lipsky's first Grand Slam title. The winners split a check of $145,000. Lipsky said: "You watch these matches on television, and you wish that someday you can be there. To be on this stage playing a Grand Slam final, and to come out with a win, and to say now for the rest of my life that I’m a Grand Slam champion, it’s amazing.” In men's doubles, he advanced to his first-ever grand slam quarterfinal appearance, with Rajeev Ram.
He reached his career-high ranking in doubles, # 26, on July 4, 2011.
Doubles titles
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 (1) |
| ATP Tour / ATP World Tour 250 (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the Final | Score in the Final |
| 1. | February 18, 2008 |  San JoseSAP Open The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour... , United States |
Hard (I) | David Martin David Martin (tennis) David Martin is a professional American tennis player.He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.-Tennis career:Before attending Stanford, David was a US... |
Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998... Mike BryanMike Bryan Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No... |
7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
| 2. | May 3, 2009 |  EstorilEstoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,... , Portugal |
Clay | Eric Butorac Eric Butorac Eric "Booty" Butorac is an American tennis player. He is a doubles specialist, and has achieved some success in partnership with Britain's Jamie Murray, a fellow left-hander known as "Stretch". He was nicknamed 'Booty' by partner Murray... |
 Martin DammMartin Damm Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997...  Robert LindstedtRobert Lindstedt Robert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 3. | July 19, 2010 | Atlanta Atlanta Tennis Championships The Atlanta Tennis Championships is an annual men's tennis tournament that is now played at the Atlanta Athletic Club in the Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek, Georgia as part of the ATP Tour.... , United States |
Hard | Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram is an American professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. Rajeev is a tall, lanky player with a serve-and-volley style who is known best as a doubles specialist. He has advanced as far as the quarter-finals in doubles at three Grand Slams, most recently with Scott Lipsky at the 2011... |
 Rohan BopannaRohan Bopanna Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002...  Kristof VliegenKristof Vliegen Kristof Vliegen is a former Belgian tennis player. He plays right-handed and he turned professional in 2001.He was a semi-finalist in Chennai in 2006 and in May of the same year, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first ever all-Belgian men's singles final against... |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [12–10] |
| 4. | February 4, 2011 | Delray Beach 2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram won this tournament after defeating Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] in the final.-Seeds:... , United States |
Hard | Rajeev Ram |
 Christopher KasChristopher Kas Christopher Kas is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 224, which he reached on 4 November 2002. His career high in doubles is No. 23 set at 3 November 2008.-Doubles: 15 :...  Alexander PeyaAlexander Peya Alexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of No. 92 on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was No. 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup... |
4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| 5. | February 13, 2011 | San Jose, United States |
Hard (I) | Rajeev Ram |
 Alejandro FallaAlejandro Falla Alejandro Falla Ramirez is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb and measures 6'1" . At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in... Xavier MalisseXavier Malisse Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man".... |
6–4, 4–6, [10–8] |
| 6. | April 24, 2011 |  Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |  Santiago González |
Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998... Mike BryanMike Bryan Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No... |
5–7, 6–2, [12–10] |
Mixed Doubles: 1 (1–0)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 2011 2011 French Open – Mixed Doubles Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions but lost to Casey Dellacqua and Scott Lipsky in the final -Seeds:# Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić # Vania King / Daniel Nestor ... |
French Open | Clay |  Casey DellacquaCasey Dellacqua Casey Dellacqua is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. She was previously coached by former Australian player Nicole Pratt, before the two decided to part ways prior to the 2009 Australian Open... |
 Katarina SrebotnikKatarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...  Nenad ZimonjićNenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:... |
7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7] |