Ferdi Taygan (born December 5, 1956) is a former professional
tennis
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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 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)
Personal life
Ferdi Taygan was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to a Turkish father and a mother of
Belarus
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ian descent. His father Beyazıt immigrated to the United States to study civil engineering.
Adı Ferdi Taygan Türkçesi: YOK!
Taygan married Kay Conaway of Birmingham, Alabama
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in 1983. They have two daughters: Nuray, born November 18, 1984, and Shenal, born August 6, 1988.
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Living people
1956 births
American male tennis players
French Open champions
Sportspeople from Worcester, Massachusetts
Tennis players from Boston
UCLA Bruins men's tennis players
American people of Turkish descent
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles