- Scott Draper
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Scott Draper
nickname =
country = AUS
residence =Gold Coast, Australia
datebirth = birth date and age|1974|6|5
placebirth =Brisbane, Australia
height = height|m=1.77
weight = convert|77|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 1993
retired =
plays = Left-handed
careerprizemoney = $1,594,598
singlesrecord = 107–129
singlestitles = 1
highestsinglesranking = 42 (May 10 ,1999 )
AustralianOpenresult = 3r (1997)
FrenchOpenresult = 4r (1995–96)
Wimbledonresult = 2r (1998, 2002–03)
USOpenresult = 4r (1997)
doublesrecord = 26–47
doublestitles = 0
highestdoublesranking = 132 (February 12 ,1996 )
updated = 2007Scott Dennis Draper (born
5 June ,1974 inQueensland, Australia ) is anAustralian tennis player andgolf er. Scott is married to Jessica and they welcomed their first child, a son Jayden Scott Draper on May 3 2007. Scott's first wife, Kellie, died in 1999 fromcystic fibrosis after only 18 months of marriage. Fact|date=April 2008Tennis career
He became a tennis professional in 1993, reaching a career high rank of 42 in the ATP Singles during October 1998. Prior to this, he was ranked No. 5 in the junior double rankings (1992), after winning the Wimbledon Junior Doubles title. He played doubles with his brother, Mark Draper, reaching a high rank of 132.
In 2005, he won the
Australian Open Mixed Doubles title with fellow AustralianSamantha Stosur , defeatingKevin Ullyett andLiezel Huber in the final.He was Lleyton Hewitt's coach during the Australian Open.
Golf career
Draper also plays golf professionally, putting him in that rarest category of athlete who has managed to play more than one professional sport. On
February 11 ,2007 , Scott won theNew South Wales PGA Championship on theVon Nida Tour , giving him his first professional golf title [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21209007-2865,00.html] .It Takes Two
Now Scott is set to team up with
Ricki-Lee Coulter on the television showIt Takes Two . Scott is currently third favourite to win with bookies placing him at 6.50.Fact|date=July 2008External links
* [http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=pgatourplayerprofiledisplay&pid=436 PGA Tour of Australasia profile]
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