Byron Talbot
South African tennis player
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::summary South African tennis player ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Byron Talbot |
| country | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| height | |
| turnedpro | 1988 |
| plays | Right-handed |
| careerprizemoney | $861,245 |
| singlestitles | 0 |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 229 (3 April 1989) |
| AustralianOpenresult | 1R (1989) |
| doublestitles | 7 |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 20 (29 July 1966) |
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult | 3R (1995) |
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult | QF (1996) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult | SF (1993) |
| USOpenDoublesresult | 2R (1995, 1996) |
| :: |
|name= Byron Talbot |image= |country= |residence= |birth_date= |birth_place= Johannesburg, South Africa |height= |turnedpro= 1988 |retired= |plays= Right-handed |careerprizemoney= $861,245 |singlesrecord= |singlestitles= 0 |highestsinglesranking= No. 229 (3 April 1989) |AustralianOpenresult= 1R (1989) |FrenchOpenresult= |Wimbledonresult= |USOpenresult= |doublesrecord= |doublestitles= 7 |highestdoublesranking= No. 20 (29 July 1966) |AustralianOpenDoublesresult= 3R (1995) |FrenchOpenDoublesresult= QF (1996) |WimbledonDoublesresult= SF (1993) |USOpenDoublesresult= 2R (1995, 1996) 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)
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| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Championship Series (2) |
| ATP Tour (5) |
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1989 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | USA Brad Pearce | USA Scott Davis | |
| AUS Broderick Dyke | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1992 | Hong Kong | Hard | ZIM Byron Black | USA Brad Gilbert | |
| USA Jim Grabb | 2–6, 1–6 | ||||||
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 1992 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | USA Glenn Layendecker | ESP Javier Sánchez | |
| SUI Marc Rosset | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1992 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | USA Brad Pearce | FRA Guy Forget | |
| FRA Henri Leconte | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | ||||||
| Loss | 2–3 | Jan 1994 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | USA Shelby Cannon | FRA Olivier Delaître | |
| FRA Stephane Simian | 3–6, 3–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 2–4 | Jun 1995 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | BEL Libor Pimek | USA Bill Behrens | |
| USA Matt Lucena | 5–7, 4–6 | ||||||
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | BEL Libor Pimek | CZE Jiří Novák | |
| CZE David Rikl | 7–5, 1–6, 7–6 | ||||||
| Win | 4–4 | Mar 1996 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | BEL Libor Pimek | AUS Wayne Arthurs | |
| AUS Andrew Kratzmann | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 | ||||||
| Loss | 4–5 | May 1996 | Rome, Italy | Clay | BEL Libor Pimek | ZIM Byron Black | |
| CAN Grant Connell | 2–6, 3–6 | ||||||
| Win | 5–5 | Jul 1996 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | BEL Libor Pimek | ESP Tomás Carbonell | |
| ESP Francisco Roig | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 6–5 | Jul 1996 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | BEL Libor Pimek | RSA David Adams | |
| NED Menno Oosting | 7–6, 6–3 | ||||||
| Loss | 6–6 | Mar 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | BEL Libor Pimek | NED Jacco Eltingh | |
| NED Paul Haarhuis | 6–7, 4–6 | ||||||
| Win | 7–6 | Jun 1998 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | USA Justin Gimelstob | CAN Sébastien Lareau | |
| CAN Daniel Nestor | 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 | ||||||
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References
References
- (2 July 2015). "Catching up with Byron Talbot".
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