| Intro | South African tennis player | ||||
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Athlete Tennis player |
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| From | South Africa | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 15 September 1964, Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||
| Age: | 55 years | ||||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||||
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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. He is a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch in Dallas, Texas.
Career finals
Doubles (7 wins, 6 losses)
| 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 | 1. | 1989 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Brad Pearce |
Scott Davis Broderick Dyke |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1992 | Hong Kong | Hard | Byron Black |
Brad Gilbert Jim Grabb |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1992 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Glenn Layendecker |
Javier Sánchez Marc Rosset |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 1992 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Brad Pearce |
Guy Forget Henri Leconte |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | 1994 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Shelby Cannon |
Olivier Delaître Stephane Simian |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 1995 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | Libor Pimek |
Bill Behrens Matt Lucena |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Libor Pimek |
Jiří Novák David Rikl |
7–5, 1–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 4. | 1996 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Libor Pimek |
Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann |
7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | 1996 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Libor Pimek |
Byron Black Grant Connell |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5. | 1996 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Libor Pimek |
Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | 1996 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Libor Pimek |
David Adams Menno Oosting |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Libor Pimek |
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | 1998 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | Justin Gimelstob |
Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |