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Roy Taylor
Full name	A. Roy Taylor
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	1883; Australia
Died	27 October 1934 (aged 51); Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Turned pro	1903 (amateur tour)
Retired	1920
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1913, 1920)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1913, 1920)
Wimbledon	1R (1925)

Roy Taylor (1883–1934) was an Australian tennis player and also represented Australia at lacrosse. He was a stockbroker by profession. He won the South Australian State singles championship in 1912, 1913 and 1919.^[1] Taylor made his debut at the Australasian Championships in 1910 (losing in round one to Harry Parker). In the 1913 semi finals, the big serving Taylor led Harry Parker 5-1 in the third set (sets were 1-1) when he sprained his ankle. Although Taylor managed the cling on to take the third set, he lost the next two easily.^[2] In 1914 Taylor lost in the quarter-finals to Rupert Wertheim.^[3] In 1919 Taylor led Gerald Patterson two sets to 0 in round two before having to retire. In 1920 Taylor lost in the semis to Pat O'Hara Wood.^[4] Taylor died suddenly while sitting at home with his family in 1934 aged 51.^[1]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: (2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1913	Australasian Championships	Grass	Harry Parker	Alf Hedeman Ernie Parker	6–8, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	1920	Australasian Championships	Grass	Horace Rice	Pat O'Hara Wood Ronald Thomas	1–6, 0–6, 5–7

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Death of Mr. A. R. Taylor". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 29 October 1934. p. 16. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ Grand Slam Australia by Johnson, Joseph (1985). ISBN 0-9590084-0-3
^ "Australasian Open 1914". tennis.co.nf.
^ "Australasian Open 1920". tennis.co.nf.