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- Birth nameEugene Lytton Scott
- Gene Scott was born on December 28, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Polly Eastman. He died on March 20, 2006 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
- SpousePolly Eastman(December 5, 1992 - March 20, 2006) (his death, 2 children)
- Was the founder, publisher, editor and a columnist of Tennis Week Magazine
- Was the grandson of Dr. Eugene C. Sullivan, an inventor of Pyrex and the chairman and president of Corning Glass Works.
- He was a television commentator for the 1973 exhibition match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, known as the Battle of the Sexes.
- He reached the quarterfinals of the 1964 French championships and the semifinals of the 1967 United States championships. He was a member of the United States Davis Cup team in 1963 and 1965, and was ranked No. 11 in the world in 1965 and ranked in the United States top 10 five times. He won five consecutive United States Open championships (1973 to 1977) in court tennis, an antecedent of tennis.
- Elected to the Court Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.
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