South African tennis player
Byron Talbot| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
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| Born | (1964-09-15) 15 September 1964 (age 60)
Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1988 |
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| Plays | Right-handed |
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| Prize money | $861,245 |
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| Career record | 1–5 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 229 (3 April 1989) |
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| Australian Open | 1R (1989) |
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| Career record | 183–237 |
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| Career titles | 7 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 20 (29 July 1966) |
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| Australian Open | 3R (1995) |
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| French Open | QF (1996) |
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| Wimbledon | SF (1993) |
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| US Open | 2R (1995, 1996) |
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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.[1] He is currently working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch in Dallas, Texas.
Career finals
Doubles (7 wins, 6 losses)
| Legend
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0)
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0)
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| ATP Masters Series (0)
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| ATP Championship Series (2)
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| ATP Tour (5)
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| Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Jul 1989
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Schenectady, U.S.
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Hard
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 Brad Pearce
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Scott Davis
 Broderick Dyke
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6–2, 4–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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0–2
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Apr 1992
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Hong Kong
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Hard
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 Byron Black
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Brad Gilbert
Jim Grabb
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2–6, 1–6
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| Win
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1–2
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Jul 1992
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Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany
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Clay
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Glenn Layendecker
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 Javier Sánchez
 Marc Rosset
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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| Win
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2–2
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Oct 1992
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Toulouse, France
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Hard (i)
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Brad Pearce
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 Guy Forget
Henri Leconte
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3
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| Loss
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2–3
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Jan 1994
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Doha, Qatar
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Hard
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Shelby Cannon
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Olivier Delaître
Stephane Simian
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3–6, 3–6
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| Loss
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2–4
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Jun 1995
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St. Poelten, Austria
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Clay
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 Libor Pimek
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Bill Behrens
Matt Lucena
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5–7, 4–6
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| Win
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3–4
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Jul 1995
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Clay
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Libor Pimek
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 Jiří Novák
David Rikl
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7–5, 1–6, 7–6
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| Win
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4–4
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Mar 1996
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Carpet
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Libor Pimek
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Wayne Arthurs
Andrew Kratzmann
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7–6, 3–6, 6–3
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| Loss
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4–5
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May 1996
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Rome, Italy
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Clay
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Libor Pimek
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Byron Black
 Grant Connell
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2–6, 3–6
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| Win
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5–5
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Jul 1996
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Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany
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Clay
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Libor Pimek
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Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
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6–2, 5–7, 6–4
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| Win
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6–5
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Jul 1996
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Libor Pimek
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David Adams
 Menno Oosting
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7–6, 6–3
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| Loss
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6–6
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Mar 1997
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Carpet
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Libor Pimek
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Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
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6–7, 4–6
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| Win
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7–6
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Jun 1998
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Nottingham, U.K.
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Grass
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Justin Gimelstob
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Sébastien Lareau
Daniel Nestor
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7–5, 6–7, 6–4
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