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.

Key Information

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1964-09-15) 15 September 1964 (age 61) Johannesburg, South Africa
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)
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Byron played collegiate tennis at the University of Tennessee.^[1] He is currently working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch in Dallas, Texas.

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)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1989	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Brad Pearce	Scott Davis Broderick Dyke	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Apr 1992	Hong Kong	Hard	Byron Black	Brad Gilbert Jim Grabb	2–6, 1–6
Win	1–2	Jul 1992	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Glenn Layendecker	Javier Sánchez Marc Rosset	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	2–2	Oct 1992	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Brad Pearce	Guy Forget Henri Leconte	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	2–3	Jan 1994	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Shelby Cannon	Olivier Delaître Stephane Simian	3–6, 3–6
Loss	2–4	Jun 1995	St. Poelten, Austria	Clay	Libor Pimek	Bill Behrens Matt Lucena	5–7, 4–6
Win	3–4	Jul 1995	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Libor Pimek	Jiří Novák David Rikl	7–5, 1–6, 7–6
Win	4–4	Mar 1996	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet	Libor Pimek	Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	4–5	May 1996	Rome, Italy	Clay	Libor Pimek	Byron Black Grant Connell	2–6, 3–6
Win	5–5	Jul 1996	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Libor Pimek	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Win	6–5	Jul 1996	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Libor Pimek	David Adams Menno Oosting	7–6, 6–3
Loss	6–6	Mar 1997	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Libor Pimek	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6–7, 4–6
Win	7–6	Jun 1998	Nottingham, U.K.	Grass	Justin Gimelstob	Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor	7–5, 6–7, 6–4