{{Short description|American tennis player and screenwriter}} {{for|the American diplomat|Adam M. Scheinman}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Adam Scheinman | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{Flagu|United States}} | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 743 (Jan 3, 1983) | Wimbledonresult = Q1 (1982) | USOpenresult = | doublesrecord = 2–14 | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 337 (Jan 2, 1984) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1982) }} '''Adam Scheinman''' is an American screenwriter and former professional tennis player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the 13 participants of the 'Little Big League' oral history |url=https://www.foxsports.com/north/gallery/little-big-league-oral-history-participants-timothy-busfield-luke-edwards-kevin-elster-tony-todd-john-minch-101420 |website=Fox Sports |date=October 14, 2020}}</ref>
Scheinman studied at the University of Virginia, where he was a member of the varsity tennis team, before competing on the professional tour during the 1980s. He featured in the men's doubles main draw of the 1982 Wimbledon Championships. As a screenwriter his credits include the film ''Mickey Blue Eyes'', starring Hugh Grant.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cavalier comedian Scheinman keeps UVa men's tennis team loose |url=https://dailyprogress.com/sports/cavalierinsider/cavalier-comedian-scheinman-keeps-uva-mens-tennis-team-loose/article_32bce4e4-bda0-11e2-8afe-001a4bcf6878.html |work=The Daily Progress |date=May 14, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> His brother Andrew, who was also a tennis player, is a film and television producer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Good Field, No Hit |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-06-30-9406300295-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |date=June 30, 1994 |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{ATP|s134}} * {{ITF profile|adam-scheinman/800178043/usa}} *{{IMDb name|0770649}}
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