[3] He graduated with a BA in history from Yale University in 1960, where he was a member of Skull and Bones[4] and lettered in tennis, ice hockey, soccer, and lacrosse.

[5] In 1963, he won the singles title at the Eastern Grass Court Championships in South Orange after a straight-sets victory in the final against compatriot Marty Riessen.

In 1967 Scott won the Eastern Indoor Championships at Waldwick, N.J. defeating Frank Froehling in the final in three straight sets.

At the 1967 U.S. National Championships Scott defeated Tom Gorman, Ron Holmberg in a close five sets, and Owen Davidson in the quarterfinal.

Scott grew up in St. James, New York and played varsity hockey, track, soccer, and tennis at St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts.

With some assistance from the Kremlin, when Boris Yeltsin became president of Russia, Scott came up with Bayer as his first title sponsor and the tournament, played inside the vast Olympic Arena, immediately drew some of the largest crowds on the ATP tour.

Scott died of amyloidosis at the age of 68[3] and was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) in 2008 in the "contributor" category.