- Source: Ferdi Taygan
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.
Career finals
= Doubles (19 wins, 20 losses)
=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.
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
External links
Ferdi Taygan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Ferdi Taygan at the International Tennis Federation
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Jepang Terbuka (tenis)
- Ferdi Taygan
- Ferdi
- Murphy Jensen
- 1982 Volvo Masters – Doubles
- 1983 Lisbon Open – Doubles
- 1982 Stockholm Open – Doubles
- 1981 Player's Canadian Open – Men's doubles
- ATP Finals
- 1984 Sovran Bank Classic – Doubles
- 1981 Stockholm Open – Doubles
