Ferdi_Taygan

Ferdi Taygan
Country (sports)	United States
Born	December 5, 1956 (age 67); Worcester, Massachusetts
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

American tennis player

Ferdi Taygan (born December 5, 1956) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He is of Turkish descent.

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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.

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Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	1979	Bologna, Italy	Carpet (i)	Fritz Buehning	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	1–6, 1–6
Win	1.	1980	Washington, D.C.-2, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Brian Teacher	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss	2.	1980	Stowe, U.S.	Hard	Ilie Năstase	Robert Lutz Bernard Mitton	4–6, 3–6
Win	2.	1980	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet (i)	Fritz Buehning	John Sadri Tim Wilkison	6–1, 6–2
Win	3.	1980	Hong Kong	Hard	Peter Fleming	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	7–5, 6–2
Loss	3.	1980	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	John Austin	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	4–6, 0–6
Win	4.	1980	Bangkok, Thailand	Carpet (i)	Brian Teacher	Tom Okker Dick Stockton	7–6, 7–6
Win	5.	1981	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Tim Wilkison	Tony Graham Bill Scanlon	7–5, 6–1
Win	6.	1981	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Fritz Buehning	Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer	7–6, 1–6, 6–4
Loss	4.	1981	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	John McEnroe	Tom Gullikson Butch Walts	4–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	1981	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Clay	Pavel Složil	Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky	7–5, 6–7, 6–7
Loss	6.	1981	North Conway, U.S.	Clay	Pavel Složil	Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara	7–6, 5–7, 4–6
Win	7.	1981	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Raúl Ramírez	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win	8.	1981	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	John McEnroe	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	7–6, 6–3
Loss	7.	1981	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	7–6, 6–7, 1–6
Loss	8.	1981	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Paul Kronk Peter McNamara	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	9.	1981	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	7–6, 4–6, 0–6
Win	9.	1981	Wembley, UK	Carpet (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	7–5, 6–7, 6–4
Win	10.	1982	Mexico City WCT, Mexico	Carpet (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy	6–4, 7–5
Loss	10.	1982	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–7, 4–6
Win	11.	1982	Los Angeles, United States	Hard	Sherwood Stewart	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Win	12.	1982	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Sherwood Stewart	Carlos Kirmayr Van Winitsky	7–6, 6–4
Win	13.	1982	French Open, Paris	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux	7–5, 6–3, 1–1, RET.
Win	14.	1982	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Sandy Mayer	Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt	6–2, 6–3
Win	15.	1982	North Conway, U.S.	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Pablo Arraya Eric Fromm	6–2, 7–6
Win	16.	1982	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Robbie Venter Blaine Willenborg	6–4, 7–5
Win	17.	1982	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Loss	11.	1982	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Mark Dickson Jan Gunnarsson	6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss	12.	1982	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Peter McNamara	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	3–6, 1–6
Loss	13.	1982	Masters, New York City	Carpet (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	5–7, 3–6
Loss	14.	1983	Lisbon, Portugal	Clay	Pavel Složil	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	5–7, 4–6
Loss	15.	1983	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Sandy Mayer	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	1–6, 2–6
Loss	16.	1983	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Clay	Paul McNamee	Mark Dickson Cássio Motta	2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win	18.	1983	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Sandy Mayer	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6–3, 6–4
Loss	17.	1984	La Quinta, U.S.	Hard	Scott Davis	Bernard Mitton Butch Walts	7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	18.	1984	Madrid, Spain	Carpet (i)	Fritz Buehning	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	3–6, 3–6
Loss	19.	1984	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Fritz Buehning	Kevin Curren Wojtek Fibak	4–6, 4–6
Loss	20.	1984	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Fritz Buehning	Sandy Mayer Andreas Maurer	6–7, 4–6
Win	19.	1984	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Clay	Pavel Složil	Drew Gitlin Blaine Willenborg	7–6, 6–1

Ferdi_Taygan

Ferdi Taygan

Career finals

Doubles (19 wins, 20 losses)

Personal life

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