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Born | Worcester, Massachusetts | December 5, 1956
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Turned pro | 1977 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $668,104 |
Singles | |
Career record | 74–120 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 67 (December 26, 1979) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1980) |
French Open | 4R (1980) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1981) |
US Open | 2R (1979) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 297–180 |
Career titles | 19 |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (May 16, 1983) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1982) |
French Open | W (1982) |
Wimbledon | SF (1982, 1984) |
US Open | SF (1981) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | F (1982, 1983) |
Ferdi Taygan (born December 5, 1956) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He is of Turkish descent.
Taygan enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 20 times. Partnering Sherwood Stewart, Taygan won the 1982 French Open doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 8.
Career finals
Doubles (19 wins, 20 losses)
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1979 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | 1980 | Washington, D.C.-2, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1980 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | 1980 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | 1980 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 3. | 1980 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 4. | 1980 | Bangkok, Thailand | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 5. | 1981 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 6. | 1981 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 1981 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1981 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 6. | 1981 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 7. | 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 8. | 1981 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | 1981 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1981 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | 1981 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 9. | 1981 | Wembley, UK | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 10. | 1982 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 10. | 1982 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | 1982 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 12. | 1982 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 1982 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3, 1–1, RET. |
Win | 14. | 1982 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 15. | 1982 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 16. | 1982 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 17. | 1982 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 11. | 1982 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 12. | 1982 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 13. | 1982 | Masters, New York City | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 14. | 1983 | Lisbon, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 15. | 1983 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 16. | 1983 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Win | 18. | 1983 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 17. | 1984 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 18. | 1984 | Madrid, Spain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 19. | 1984 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 20. | 1984 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 19. | 1984 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Personal life
Ferdi Taygan was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to a Turkish father and a mother of Belarusian descent. His father Beyazıt immigrated to the United States to study civil engineering.[1]
Taygan married Kay Conaway of Birmingham, Alabama in 1983. They have two daughters: Nuray, born November 18, 1984, and Shenal, born August 6, 1988.
References
- ^ (in Turkish) Adı Ferdi Taygan Türkçesi: YOK! Archived February 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Ferdi Taygan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Ferdi Taygan at the International Tennis Federation
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