Ferdi Taygan

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

Ferdi Taygan
Country (sports) United States
Born (1956-12-05) December 5, 1956
Worcester, Massachusetts
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro1977
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$668,104
Singles
Career record74–120
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 67 (December 26, 1979)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1980)
French Open4R (1980)
Wimbledon2R (1981)
US Open2R (1979)
Doubles
Career record297–180
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 8 (May 16, 1983)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1982)
French OpenW (1982)
WimbledonSF (1982, 1984)
US OpenSF (1981)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US OpenF (1982, 1983)

Taygan enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 19 times. Partnering Sherwood Stewart, Taygan won the 1982 French Open doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 8.

Career finals

Doubles (19 wins, 18 losses)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1979 Bologna, Italy Carpet Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 1–6, 1–6
Win 1. 1980 Washington, D.C.-2, U.S. Carpet 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 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 John Austin Bruce Manson
Brian Teacher		 4–6, 0–6
Win 4. 1980 Bangkok, Thailand Carpet 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
* * 1981 Los Angeles, U.S.[lower-alpha 1] Hard Ferdi Taygan Tom Gullikson
Butch Walts		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4. 1981 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Pavel Složil Raúl Ramírez
Van Winitsky		 7–5, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 5. 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 6. 1981 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Sherwood Stewart Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 7–6, 6–7, 1–6
Loss 7. 1981 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Sherwood Stewart Paul Kronk
Peter McNamara		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 1981 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sherwood Stewart Kevin Curren
Steve Denton		 7–6, 4–6, 0–6
Win 9. 1981 Wembley, UK Carpet Sherwood Stewart Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 7–5, 6–7, 6–4
Win 10. 1982 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Carpet Sherwood Stewart Tomáš Šmíd
Balázs Taróczy		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 9. 1982 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet 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 10. 1982 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sherwood Stewart Mark Dickson
Jan Gunnarsson		 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 11. 1982 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Peter McNamara Carlos Kirmayr
Cássio Motta		 3–6, 1–6
Loss 12. 1983 Lisbon, Portugal Clay Pavel Složil Carlos Kirmayr
Cássio Motta		 5–7, 4–6
Loss 13. 1983 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Sandy Mayer Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 1–6, 2–6
Loss 14. 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 15. 1984 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Scott Davis Bernard Mitton
Butch Walts		 7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 16. 1984 Madrid, Spain Carpet Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 17. 1984 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Fritz Buehning Kevin Curren
Wojtek Fibak		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 18. 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

Personal life

Ferdi Taygan was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to a Turkish father and a mother of Belarusian descent. His father Beyazıt immigrated to the United States to study civil engineering.[2]

Taygan married Kay Conaway of Birmingham, Alabama in 1983. They have two daughters: Nuray, born November 18, 1984 and Shenal, born August 6, 1988.

References
  1. ATP sources wrongly list Walts and Gullikson as champions. McEnroe and Taygan actually won the title.[1]

References
  1. "world of tennis '82". archive.org. world of tennis 1982. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. (in Turkish) Adı Ferdi Taygan Türkçesi: YOK! Archived February 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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