Scott Duncan (tennis)

Scott Duncan
Country (sports)United Kingdom
Born (1994-08-21) 21 August 1994
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$55,848
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1,274 (19 August 2019)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles3 Challenger, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 167 (26 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 199 (2 December 2024)
Last updated on: 2 December 2024.

Scott Duncan (born 21 August 1994) is a British tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 167, achieved on 26 August 2024.[1]

Career

He won his first ATP Challenger title in doubles at the 2023 Maspalomas Challenger, partnering Marcus Willis.[2] Duncan and Willis also combined to win the doubles title at the 2024 Glasgow Challenger.[3] Teaming up with James MacKinlay, he won his third Challenger doubles title at the 2025 Lexus Nottingham Challenger II.[4]

Personal life

Duncan is a graduate of the University of Stirling.[5]

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Doubles: 24 (13–11)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (10–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–8)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2017 Colombo,
Sri Lanka
Futures Clay France Nicolas Rosenzweig United States Nicholas Bybel
Lebanon Giovani Samaha
1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2018 Djerba,
Tunisia
Futures Hard United Kingdom Jonathan Binding France Sébastien Boltz
France Matteo Martineau
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2018 Kiryat Shmona,
Israel
Futures Hard United States Conor Berg Italy Francesco Ferrari
Italy Francesco Vilardo
1–6, 2–6
Win 1–3 Aug 2018 Minsk,
Belarus
Futures Hard United States Conor Berg Czech Republic Marek Gengel
Czech Republic David Poljak
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win 2–3 Sep 2018 Nottingham,
Great Britain
Futures Hard United Kingdom Jonathan Binding Estonia Daniil Glinka
Estonia Karl Kiur Saar
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 2–4 Apr 2019 Sunderland,
Great Britain
Futures Hard (i) Republic of Ireland Peter Bothwell United States Hunter Johnson
United States Yates Johnson
4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Nov 2021 Opava,
Czech Republic M15
World Tour Carpet (i) Czech Republic Dominik Kellovský Poland Michał Dembek
Czech Republic Petr Nouza
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 2–6 Feb 2022 Torelló,
Spain M15
World Tour Hard Czech Republic Dominik Kellovský France Théo Arribagé
France Luca Sanchez
5–7, 7–5, [8–10]
Win 3–6 Sep 2022 Madrid,
Spain M25
World Tour Clay United Kingdom Marcus Willis Morocco Lamine Ouahab
Algeria Mohamed Nazim Makhlouf
6–1, 6–3
Win 4–6 Oct 2022 Sarreguemines,
France M25
World Tour Carpet (i) United Kingdom Marcus Willis France Grégoire Jacq
France Arthur Bouquier
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 5–6 Nov 2022 Villers-lès-Nancy,
France M15
World Tour Hard (i) United Kingdom Marcus Willis France Grégoire Jacq
France Arthur Bouquier
6–1, 2–0 ret.
Loss 5–7 Dec 2022 Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt M15
World Tour Hard Canada Kelsey Stevenson Semen Voronin
Petr Bar Biryukov
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [7–10]
Win 6–7 Dec 2022 Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt M15
World Tour Hard Canada Kelsey Stevenson Yan Bondarevskiy
Alexandr Binda
6–4, 6–4
Win 7–7 Jan 2023 Sheffield,
Great Britain M25
World Tour Hard (i) United Kingdom Marcus Willis France Corentin Denolly
Sweden Simon Freund
6–3, 6–4
Win 8–7 Feb 2023 Bath,
Great Britain M25
World Tour Hard (i) United Kingdom Marcus Willis United Kingdom Ben Jones
United Kingdom Daniel Little
6–3, 6–4
Loss 8–8 Mar 2023 Montreal,
Canada M25
World Tour Hard (i) United Kingdom Marcus Willis Canada Juan Carlos Aguilar
United Kingdom Joe Tyler
4–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win 9–8 May 2023 Nottingham,
Great Britain M25
World Tour Hard United Kingdom Marcus Willis United Kingdom Giles Hussey
United Kingdom Ben Jones
6–3, 6–2
Win 10–8 Dec 2023 Maspalomas,
Spain
Challenger Clay United Kingdom Marcus Willis France Théo Arribagé
France Sadio Doumbia
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 11–8 Feb 2024 Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Marcus Willis United Kingdom Kyle Edmund
United Kingdom Henry Searle
6–3, 6–2
Win 12–8 Jul 2025 Nottingham,
United Kingdom
Challenger Grass United Kingdom James MacKinlay United Kingdom Charles Broom
United Kingdom Mark Whitehouse
7–5, 4–6, [20–18]
Loss 12–9 Nov 2025 Monastir,
Tunisia M25
World Tour Hard United Kingdom James MacKinlay Belgium Buvaysar Gadamauri
United States Mwendwa Mbithi
6–7(4–7), 6–2, [8–10]
Loss 12–10 Feb 2026 Metepec,
Mexico
Challenger Hard United Kingdom Ben Jones United States Pranav Kumar
United States Karl Poling
2–6, 3–6
Win 13–10 Mar 2026 Heraklion,
Greece M25
World Tour Hard United Kingdom Hamish Stewart United States Alex Jones
United States Miles Jones
6–4, 6–2
Loss 13–11 Jul 2026 Bonn,
Germany
Challenger Clay Sweden Adam Heinonen India Vijay Sundar Prashanth
India Ramkumar Ramanathan
6–7(4–7), 3–6

References

  1. ↑ "Scott Duncan – Overview". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ "Scott Duncan & Marcus Willis win their first ATP Challenger title; Heather Watson finishes runner-up in Andorra". LTA. 4 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Duncan and Chidekh champions in Glasgow, Collins reaches back-to-back finals, Scots impress on pro tour". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Duncan, MacKinlay & Rankin among Scots celebrating titles around the world". Lawn Tennis Association. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tennis nomad Scott Duncan happy to be back home for Glasgow Challenger". The Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2025.