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 Talbot
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1964-09-15) 15 September 1964
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1988
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$861,245
Singles
Career record1–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 229 (3 April 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1989)
Doubles
Career record183–237
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 20 (29 July 1966)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1995)
French OpenQF (1996)
WimbledonSF (1993)
US Open2R (1995, 1996)

Byron played collegiate tennis at the University of Tennessee.[1] He is 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 1. 1989 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Brad Pearce Scott Davis
Broderick Dyke
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 1992 Hong Kong Hard Byron Black Brad Gilbert
Jim Grabb
2–6, 1–6
Win 1. 1992 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Glenn Layendecker Javier Sánchez
Marc Rosset
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2. 1992 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Brad Pearce Guy Forget
Henri Leconte
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3. 1994 Doha, Qatar Hard Shelby Cannon Olivier Delaître
Stephane Simian
3–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 1995 St. Poelten, Austria Clay Libor Pimek Bill Behrens
Matt Lucena
5–7, 4–6
Win 3. 1995 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Libor Pimek Jiří Novák
David Rikl
7–5, 1–6, 7–6
Win 4. 1996 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Libor Pimek Wayne Arthurs
Andrew Kratzmann
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 5. 1996 Rome, Italy Clay Libor Pimek Byron Black
Grant Connell
2–6, 3–6
Win 5. 1996 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Libor Pimek Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Win 6. 1996 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Libor Pimek David Adams
Menno Oosting
7–6, 6–3
Loss 6. 1997 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Libor Pimek Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 4–6
Win 7. 1998 Nottingham, U.K. Grass Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau
Daniel Nestor
7–5, 6–7, 6–4
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References

  1. "Catching up with Byron Talbot". UTSports.com. 2 July 2015.


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