Howard Taylor (November 23, 1865 – November 26, 1920) was a

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player from the United States. Taylor performed well at the U.S. National Championships, reaching the Challenge Round in 1884 (beating Joseph Clark, Percy Knapp and William Thorne before losing to

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). Taylor reached the all comers final in

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(beating

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and Clark before losing to Robert Livingston Beeckman). He reached the all comers final in 1887 (beating

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before losing to Henry Slocum). Slocum beat him in the all comers final again in

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. Taylor also won the doubles title in 1889 alongside Slocum, finishing runner-up in 1886 and 1887. Taylor attended

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, where he was an

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singles and doubles champion in 1883. His occupation was a lawyer.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

References

External links

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19th-century American people 19th-century male tennis players American male tennis players Harvard Crimson men's tennis players Place of birth missing United States National champions (tennis) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles 1865 births 1920 deaths Tennis people from New York (state) {{US-tennisbio-stub