Byron Talbot
{{short description|South African tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use South African English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name= Byron Talbot
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|country= {{RSA}}
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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=y|1964|9|15}}
|birth_place= Johannesburg, South Africa
|height= {{height|m=1.83}}
|turnedpro= 1988
|retired=
|plays= Right-handed
|careerprizemoney= $861,245
|singlesrecord=
|singlestitles= 0
|highestsinglesranking= No. 229 (3 April 1989)
|AustralianOpenresult= 1R (1989)
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|doublesrecord=
|doublestitles= 7
|highestdoublesranking= No. 20 (29 July 1966)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult= 3R (1995)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult= QF (1996)
|WimbledonDoublesresult= SF (1993)
|USOpenDoublesresult= 2R (1995, 1996)
}}
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.{{cite web |title=Catching up with Byron Talbot |url=https://utsports.com/news/2015/7/2/Catching_up_with_Byron_Talbot.aspx |website=UTSports.com |date=2 July 2015}} He is currently working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch in Dallas, Texas.
Career finals
=Doubles (7 wins, 6 losses)=
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! Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0) |
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
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| ATP Masters Series (0) |
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| ATP Championship Series (2) |
| ATP Tour (5) |
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:150px"|Opponents !style="width:130px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Jul 1989 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Pearce | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Davis | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–2 | Apr 1992 | Hard | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Byron Black | {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Gilbert | 2–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1–2 | Jul 1992 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Glenn Layendecker | {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Sánchez | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–2 | Oct 1992 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Pearce | {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Forget | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–3 | Jan 1994 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Shelby Cannon | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Delaître | 3–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–4 | Jun 1995 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Behrens | 5–7, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–4 | Jul 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Novák | 7–5, 1–6, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–4 | Mar 1996 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek | {{flagicon|AUS}} Wayne Arthurs | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4–5 | May 1996 | Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Byron Black | 2–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5–5 | Jul 1996 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek | {{flagicon|ESP}} Tomás Carbonell | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6–5 | Jul 1996 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek | {{flagicon|RSA}} David Adams | 7–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6–6 | Mar 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek | {{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh | 6–7, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7–6 | Jun 1998 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Gimelstob | {{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau | 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |
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