Wikipedia / Byron Talbot
Wikipedia / Byron Talbot
Byron Talbot (born 15 September 1964) 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 as a runner-up 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 working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch in Dallas, Texas.
Career finals
Doubles (7 wins, 6 losses)
Legend | |||||||
Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |||||||
Tennis Masters Cup (0) | |||||||
ATP Masters Series (0) | |||||||
ATP Championship Series (2) | |||||||
ATP Tour (5) | |||||||
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 | |||
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1992 | Hard | 2–6, 1–6 | |||
Win | 1–2 | Jul 1992 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Win | 2–2 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | |||
Loss | 2–3 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |||
Loss | 2–4 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | |||
Win | 3–4 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | 7–5, 1–6, 7–6 | |||
Win | 4–4 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Libor Pimek | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 4–5 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Libor Pimek | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 5–5 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Libor Pimek | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
Win | 6–5 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Libor Pimek | 7–6, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 6–6 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Libor Pimek | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Win | 7–6 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
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