Ferdi Taygan

Ferdi Taygan is a former professional tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player from the United States.

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

Sherwood Stewart

Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...

, Taygan won the 1982 French Open

1982 French Open

The 1982 French Open was a tennis tournament played on Clay courts in Paris, France. It was held from May 24 to June 6, 1982.-Men's singles: Mats Wilander def. Guillermo Vilas, 1–6, 7–6, 6–0, 6–4.*It was Wilander's 1st career title.-Women's singles:...

 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 1.

Doubles titles (19)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1980	Washington, D.C. ATP Washington Indoor The Washington Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Washington D.C.. The event was played as part of the WCT Tour from 1972–1976 and the Grand Prix circuit from 1977-1980. It was played on indoor carpet.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:... -2, U.S.	Carpet	Brian Teacher Brian Teacher Brian David Teacher is a 6' 3" right handed American former professional male tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking World No. 7 in 1981....	Kevin Curren Kevin Curren ----Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:...     Steve Denton Steve Denton Steve Denton is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University....	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
2.	1980	Melbourne Indoor Melbourne Indoor The Melbourne Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Melbourne, Australia from 1980-1985. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:... , Australia	Carpet	Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning is a former American tennis player from Short Hills, New Jersey.Buehning attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school...	John Sadri John Sadri John Sadri is a former tennis player from the United States.Sadri won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 29, 1980, when he became the World No...     Tim Wilkison Tim Wilkison Tim Wilkison is a former professional male tennis player from the United States.Wilkison was the #1 ranked junior in the United States and went on to play professional tennis for over 25 years. He won 6 singles titles and 9 doubles championships...	6–1, 6–2
3.	1980	Hong Kong	Hard	Peter Fleming	Bruce Manson Bruce Manson Bruce Manson , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Manson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 8 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 17 in 1981...     Brian Teacher Brian Teacher Brian David Teacher is a 6' 3" right handed American former professional male tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking World No. 7 in 1981....	7–5, 6–2
4.	1980	Bangkok Bangkok Tennis Classic The Bangkok Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played in Bangkok, Thailand from 1980-1982. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet.-Men's singles:-Doubles:-References:***... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...	Carpet	Brian Teacher	Tom Okker Tom Okker Thomas S. Okker is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969. He also was ranked World # 1 in doubles in 1969.-Tennis career:Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through...     Dick Stockton Dick Stockton (tennis) Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....	7–6, 7–6
5.	1981	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Tim Wilkison Tim Wilkison Tim Wilkison is a former professional male tennis player from the United States.Wilkison was the #1 ranked junior in the United States and went on to play professional tennis for over 25 years. He won 6 singles titles and 9 doubles championships...	Tony Graham Tony Graham (tennis) Tony Graham , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 138 in 1982 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 204 in 1983.-Runner-ups :-Titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...     Bill Scanlon Bill Scanlon Bill Scanlon is a former tennis player from the United States, who won nine singles and two doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on January 9, 1984, when he reached number 9...	7–5, 6–1
6.	1981	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Fritz Buehning	Gene Mayer Gene Mayer Gene Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States who won fourteen singles titles during his career.Mayer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played tennis at Wayne Valley High School, where he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team...     Sandy Mayer Sandy Mayer Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973....	7–6, 1–6, 6–4
7.	1981	Montreal Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... , Canada	Hard	Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...	Peter Fleming    John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
8.	1981	Cincinnati Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... , U.S.	Hard	John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	Robert Lutz    Stan Smith Stan Smith Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...	7–6, 6–3
9.	1981	Wembley Wembley Championship The Wembley Championship was a tennis event held from 1934–1990 with some periods of inactivity in between and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 until the advent of the open era... , UK	Carpet	Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...	Peter Fleming    John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	7–5, 6–7, 6–4
10.	1982	Mexico City WCT Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico	Carpet	Sherwood Stewart	Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on...     Balázs Taróczy Balazs Taroczy Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career. The right-hander achieved his highest ranking during the ATP Tour on February 8, 1982, when he became World Number 13. He's a six times Hungarain champion...	6–4, 7–5
11.	1982	Los Angeles, United States	Hard	Sherwood Stewart	Bruce Manson Bruce Manson Bruce Manson , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Manson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 8 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 17 in 1981...     Brian Teacher Brian Teacher Brian David Teacher is a 6' 3" right handed American former professional male tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking World No. 7 in 1981....	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
12.	1982	Las Vegas Alan King Tennis Classic The Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1972-1985 and was part of the WCT Tour from 1972 until 1977 then it became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1978 until 1985, and one of the major ranking tournaments of both tour's it was part of... , United States	Hard	Sherwood Stewart	Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player.Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix doubles titles, but none for singles. He did win a number of Challenger tournaments in singles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36.-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-External links:*...     Van Winitsky Van Winitsky Van Winitsky , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Winitsky enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 11 times. Partnering Fritz Buehning in doubles, Winitsky finished...	7–6, 6–4
13.	1982	French Open, Paris	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister Bohner , is a former Chilean tennis player of German ancestry, who won four singles and 23 doubles titles during his professional career. He is the brother of Heinz and Fritz Gildemeister, who are also tennis players...     Belus Prajoux Belus Prajoux Belus Prajoux Nadjar is a retired professional tennis player from Chile.Prajoux won six doubles titles on the ATP Tour during his career. He was a member of the Chile Davis Cup team, and played on the team that reached the final of the 1976 Davis Cup...	7–5, 6–3, 1–1, RET.
14.	1982	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Sandy Mayer Sandy Mayer Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973....	Heinz Günthardt Heinz Günthardt Heinz Peter Günthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980....     Markus Günthardt Markus Günthardt Markus Günthardt is a former Swiss tennis player. Günthardt won three doubles titles during his professional career...	6–2, 6–3
15.	1982	North Conway, U.S.	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Pablo Arraya Pablo Arraya Pablo Guillermo Arraya , is a former tennis player from Peru.Arraya was born in Córdoba, Argentina, and turned professional in 1980. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Argentina's Javier Frana. The right-hander won...     Eric Fromm Eric Fromm Eric Fromm is a former tennis player from the United States. Perhaps Fromm's best result was reaching the fourth round of the French Open in 1983 in singles, where he lost comprehensively to Jimmy Connors....	6–2, 7–6
16.	1982	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Robbie Venter    Blaine Willenborg Blaine Willenborg Blaine Willenborg , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Willenborg enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 13...	6–4, 7–5
17.	1982	Tokyo Outdoor Japan Open Tennis Championships The Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships is a tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The championship includes both men's and women's, as well as singles and doubles competitions... , Japan	Clay	Sherwood Stewart	Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States.In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year...     Tom Gullikson Tom Gullikson Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:...	6–1, 3–6, 7–6
18.	1983	Montreal Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... , Canada	Hard	Sandy Mayer	Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States.In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year...     Tom Gullikson Tom Gullikson Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:...	6–3, 6–4
19.	1984	Washington, D.C. Legg Mason Tennis Classic The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship... , U.S.	Clay	Pavel Složil Pavel Složil Pavel Složil is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia....	Drew Gitlin Drew Gitlin Drew Gitlin , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Gitlin reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 88 in January, 1983. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and reached a high doubles ranking of World No...     Blaine Willenborg Blaine Willenborg Blaine Willenborg , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Willenborg enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 13...	7–6, 6–1

Runner-ups (19)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1979	Bologna ATP Bologna Indoor The Bologna Indoor is a defunct WCT and Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1981. It was held in Bologna in Italy and played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Italy	Carpet	Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning is a former American tennis player from Short Hills, New Jersey.Buehning attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school...	Peter Fleming    John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	1–6, 1–6
2.	1980	Stowe ATP Stowe The Stowe Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1983. It was held in Stowe, Vermont in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , U.S.	Hard	Ilie Năstase Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...	Robert Lutz    Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton, born 9 November 1954 is a professional male tennis player in both singles and doubles from the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Vryburg, South Africa....	4–6, 3–6
3.	1980	Taipei ATP Taipei The Taipei Grand Prix, ATP Taipei in its final year, was a men's tennis tournament played in Taipei, Taiwan. The event was held from 1977–1984 and was part of the Grand Prix Tennis Circuit It emerged for one last time in 1992. The event was played on indoor carpet.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...	Carpet	John Austin John Austin (tennis) John Austin is an American former professional tennis player born in Long Beach, California. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with his sister, Tracy Austin, in 1980....	Bruce Manson Bruce Manson Bruce Manson , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Manson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 8 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 17 in 1981...     Brian Teacher Brian Teacher Brian David Teacher is a 6' 3" right handed American former professional male tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking World No. 7 in 1981....	4–6, 0–6
4.	1981	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	Tom Gullikson Tom Gullikson Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:...     Butch Walts Butch Walts Butch Walts , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career Walts won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1979 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	4–6, 4–6
5.	1981	Washington, D.C. Legg Mason Tennis Classic The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship... , U.S.	Clay	Pavel Složil Pavel Složil Pavel Složil is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia....	Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...     Van Winitsky Van Winitsky Van Winitsky , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Winitsky enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 11 times. Partnering Fritz Buehning in doubles, Winitsky finished...	7–5, 6–7, 6–7
6.	1981	North Conway, U.S.	Clay	Pavel Složil	Heinz Günthardt Heinz Günthardt Heinz Peter Günthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980....     Peter McNamara Peter McNamara Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...	5–7, 4–6
7.	1981	Sydney Indoor ATP Sydney Indoor The Australian Indoor Tennis Championship, or Sydney Indoor for short, was a professional men's tennis tournament was played in Sydney, Australia. The event was played under various names as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1973 through 1989 and as part of the ATP Tour from 1990 through... , Australia	Hard (i)	Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...	Peter Fleming    John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	7–6, 6–7, 1–6
8.	1981	Melbourne Indoor Melbourne Indoor The Melbourne Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Melbourne, Australia from 1980-1985. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:... , Australia	Carpet	Sherwood Stewart	Paul Kronk Paul Kronk Paul Kronk is a former tennis player from AustraliaKrok won seven doubles titles during his professional career...     Peter McNamara Peter McNamara Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
9.	1981	Stockholm Stockholm Open The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm.... , Sweden	Hard (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Kevin Curren Kevin Curren ----Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:...     Steve Denton Steve Denton Steve Denton is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University....	7–6, 4–6, 0–6
10.	1982	Philadelphia U.S. Pro Indoor The U.S. Pro Indoor is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts... , U.S.	Carpet	Sherwood Stewart	Peter Fleming    John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	6–7, 4–6
11.	1982	Stockholm Stockholm Open The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm.... , Sweden	Hard (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Mark Dickson Mark Dickson (tennis) Mark Dickson is a former professional tennis player.Playing college tennis at Clemson University, Dickson was selected as the 1982 ITCA Senior Player of the Year. Additionally, he was named All-American in singles in 1980, 1981 and 1982. In 1981 he was also named All-American in doubles.As a tour...     Jan Gunnarsson Jan Gunnarsson Jan Gunnarsson is a former tennis player from Sweden, who won one singles in Vienna 1985 and nine doubles titles on the world tour during his professional career...	6–7, 7–6, 4–6
12.	1982	São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	Clay	Peter McNamara Peter McNamara Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...	Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player.Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix doubles titles, but none for singles. He did win a number of Challenger tournaments in singles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36.-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-External links:*...     Cassio Motta Cassio Motta Cassio Motta is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.- Runner-ups :- Doubles :- Singles :- Doubles :- External links :*...	3–6, 1–6
13.	1983	Libson, Portugal	Clay	Pavel Složil	Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player.Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix doubles titles, but none for singles. He did win a number of Challenger tournaments in singles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36.-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-External links:*...     Cassio Motta Cassio Motta Cassio Motta is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.- Runner-ups :- Doubles :- Singles :- Doubles :- External links :*...	5–7, 4–6
14.	1983	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Sandy Mayer Sandy Mayer Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973....	Peter Fleming    John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	1–6, 2–6
15.	1983	Washington, D.C. Legg Mason Tennis Classic The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship... , U.S.	Clay	Paul McNamee Paul McNamee Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:...	Mark Dickson Mark Dickson (tennis) Mark Dickson is a former professional tennis player.Playing college tennis at Clemson University, Dickson was selected as the 1982 ITCA Senior Player of the Year. Additionally, he was named All-American in singles in 1980, 1981 and 1982. In 1981 he was also named All-American in doubles.As a tour...     Cassio Motta Cassio Motta Cassio Motta is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.- Runner-ups :- Doubles :- Singles :- Doubles :- External links :*...	2–6, 6–1, 4–6
16.	1984	La Quinta Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... , U.S.	Hard	Scott Davis	Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton, born 9 November 1954 is a professional male tennis player in both singles and doubles from the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Vryburg, South Africa....     Butch Walts Butch Walts Butch Walts , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career Walts won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1979 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	7–5, 3–6, 2–6
17.	1984	Madrid Madrid Tennis Grand Prix The Madrid Tennis Grand Prix is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit initially and later, the ATP World Series of the ATP Tour. The tournament was established in 1972 and was played every year until... , Spain	Carpet	Fritz Buehning	Peter Fleming    John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	3–6, 3–6
18.	1984	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Fritz Buehning	Kevin Curren Kevin Curren ----Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:...     Wojtek Fibak	4–6, 4–6
19.	1984	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Fritz Buehning	Sandy Mayer Sandy Mayer Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973....     Andreas Maurer Andreas Maurer Andreas Maurer is a former tennis player from West Germany.Maurer won one singles title and two doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 5 May 1986, when he became the number 24 of the world.-External links:*...	6–7, 4–6

Personal

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

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