Katrina Scott is an American professional tennis player who first came into the spotlight in 2019 when she had reached the quarter-final of the year’s Junior US Open, having entered the tournament as a wildcard. She had grabbed further eyeballs in August 2020 when she had made her senior Grand Slam debut at the US Open, again as a wildcard, at the age of just 16. She had even won her first-round match at the tournament, in straight sets, against the 131st-ranked Natalia Vikhlyantseva, while her own women’s singles world ranking had stood at a distant 637. Representing the United States, in September 2019, she had won the Junior Federation Cup, which was the country’s 3rd successive triumph at the team tournament.
Born Name
Katrina Scott
Nick Name
Katrina
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
Woodland Hills, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States
Residence
Woodland Hills, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Katrina, as of September 2020, was a high school student. She began getting homeschooled after finishing middle school as her tennis commitments began to increase manifold.
Occupation
Professional Tennis Player
Family
- Father – David Scott
- Mother – Lena Scott
Manager
She is represented by Meilen Tu, Manager, Topnotch Management, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Plays
Right-Handed (Two-Handed Backhand)
Turned Pro
2019
Build
Athletic
Height
5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm
Weight
64 kg or 141 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Multiracial (White and Black)
She is of Iranian descent on her mother’s side and African-American descent on her father’s side.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Toned physique
- Shoulder-length, frizzy hair
- Affable smile
- Freckled face
Brand Endorsements
Katrina has been sponsored by –
- Adidas
- Wilson Sporting Goods
Katrina Scott Facts
- Katrina’s mother, Lena, was a ballet dancer in Iran and had moved to the United States aged 17 to seek better medical facilities for her mother who was suffering from breast cancer.
- Lena had enrolled Katrina for ballet lessons when the latter was just 18 months old. When Katrina did not show an inclination towards the dance form, her mother had encouraged her to try figure skating, at the age of 3.
- She quickly developed an interest in the sport and would train several hours a day even at such a tender age. However, one day when Katrina’s mother could not pick her up from figure skating practice, she car-pooled with a friend who had to attend tennis lessons. Katrina tried her hand at tennis as well and immediately realized that she would pursue the sport. Her father started taking her interest in tennis seriously when she started performing creditably in tournaments for girls aged 12 or below.
- Even though she made her senior Grand Slam debut at the 2020 US Open, her path to the tournament wasn’t straightforward. She was given a wildcard entry 18 days after the original list of wildcards was released. This had happened because several players had withdrawn from the tournament due to safety concerns related to the coronavirus outbreak, in general, and its impact on the United States, in particular.
Owing to her Iranian heritage via her mother, she grew up bilingual. Besides English, she is fluent in Farsi, a Western Iranian language.
Featured Image by Katrina Scott / Instagram
Facts of Katrina Scott
- full nameKatrina Scott
- Date of Birth June 11, 2004
- Age 20 years 2 months
- Horoscope Gemini
- Lucky Number 5
- Lucky Stone Agate
- Lucky Color Yellow
- Best Match for Marriage Leo, Aquarius, Libra
- weight64 kg
- height5 ft 11