Country (sports) | United States |
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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. 4 (June 7, 1982) |
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 with Sherwood Stewart, Taygan won the 1982 French Open doubles title. He achieved a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 4. Taygan was also ranked the No. 1 team in the world with Sherwood Stewart and was the No. 2 doubles player in the Volvo Grand Prix final rankings in 1982.