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 currently working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch in Dallas, Texas.
Career finals Doubles: 13 (7 wins / 6 losses) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Championship Series (2) ATP Tour (5) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1989 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Brad Pearce Scott Davis Broderick Dyke 6–2, 4–6, 4–6Loss 0–2 Apr 1992 Hong Kong Hard Byron Black Brad Gilbert Jim Grabb 2–6, 1–6Win 1–2 Jul 1992Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Glenn Layendecker Javier Sánchez Marc Rosset 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 2–2 Oct 1992 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Brad Pearce Guy Forget Henri Leconte 6–1, 3–6, 6–3Loss 2–3 Jan 1994 Doha, Qatar Hard Shelby Cannon Olivier Delaître Stephane Simian 3–6, 3–6Loss 2–4 Jun 1995 St. Poelten, Austria Clay Libor Pimek Bill Behrens Matt Lucena 5–7, 4–6Win 3–4 Jul 1995 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Libor Pimek Jiří Novák David Rikl 7–5, 1–6, 7–6Win 4–4 Mar 1996 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Libor Pimek Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann 7–6, 3–6, 6–3Loss 4–5 May 1996Rome, Italy Clay Libor Pimek Byron Black Grant Connell 2–6, 3–6Win 5–5 Jul 1996Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Libor Pimek Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig 6–2, 5–7, 6–4Win 6–5 Jul 1996 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Libor Pimek David Adams Menno Oosting 7–6, 6–3Loss 6–6 Mar 1997 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Libor Pimek Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–7, 4–6Win 7–6 Jun 1998 Nottingham, U.K. Grass Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor 7–5, 6–7, 6–4
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