Byron Talbot
Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Born |
Johannesburg, South Africa | 15 September 1964
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $861,245 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–5 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 229 (3 April 1989) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1989) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 183–237 |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 20 (29 July 1966) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1995) |
French Open | QF (1996) |
Wimbledon | SF (1993) |
US Open | 2R (1995, 1996) |
Byron Talbot (born 15 September 1964, in Johannesburg, South Africa), is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won seven doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional six times. He achieved a career-high doubles world ranking of Number 20 in 1996.
Byron played collegiate tennis at the University of Tennessee. He is currently a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch in Dallas, Texas.[1]
Doubles titles (7)
Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Championship Series (2) |
ATP Tour (5) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1989 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Brad Pearce | Scott Davis Broderick Dyke |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1992 | Hong Kong | Hard | Byron Black | Brad Gilbert Jim Grabb |
2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1992 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Glenn Layendecker | Javier Sánchez Marc Rosset |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 1992 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Brad Pearce | Guy Forget Henri Leconte |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1994 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Shelby Cannon | Olivier Delaître Stephane Simian |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1995 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | Libor Pimek | Bill Behrens Matt Lucena |
5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Libor Pimek | Jiří Novák David Rikl |
7–5, 1–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1996 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Libor Pimek | Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann |
7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1996 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Libor Pimek | Byron Black Grant Connell |
2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 1996 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Libor Pimek | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 1996 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Libor Pimek | David Adams Menno Oosting |
7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Libor Pimek | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 1998 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | Justin Gimelstob | Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
References
External links
- Byron Talbot at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Byron Talbot at the International Tennis Federation
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