[1] Brought up in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, in 2019 and already 5'11 as a 15 year old,[2] Scott reached the quarterfinals as a wildcard at the junior 2019 US Open, losing in three sets to Oksana Selekhmeteva, and, as a qualifier, the round of 16 of Wimbledon where she lost in three sets to Emma Navarro.

In September 2019, Scott with Robin Montgomery and Connie Ma won the Junior Federation Cup, United States' third consecutive win.

Scott and Montgomery following in the immediate footsteps of the likes of Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff who were part of triumphant teams in the previous years.

[3] Scott made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2020 US Open as a wildcard.

[6] She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2021 Miami Open, but lost in straight sets to Sorana Cîrstea in the first round.