| Byron Talbot | |
| Birth Date: | 1964 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Turnedpro: | 1988 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $861,245 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 229 (3 April 1989) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (1989) |
| 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.[1] He is currently working as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch in Dallas, Texas.
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) | |
| ATP Masters Series (0) | |
| ATP Championship Series (2) | |
| ATP Tour (5) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1989 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard |  Brad Pearce | Scott Davis  Broderick Dyke | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1992 | Hong Kong | Hard | Byron Black | Brad Gilbert Jim Grabb | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 1992 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Glenn Layendecker |  Javier Sánchez Marc Rosset | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1992 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Brad Pearce |  Guy Forget Henri Leconte | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jan 1994 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Shelby Cannon | Olivier Delaître Stephane Simian | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jun 1995 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay |  Libor Pimek | Bill Behrens Matt Lucena | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Libor Pimek |  Jiří Novák David Rikl | 7–5, 1–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Mar 1996 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Libor Pimek | Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | May 1996 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Libor Pimek | Byron Black  Grant Connell | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 5–5 | Jul 1996 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Libor Pimek | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| Win | 6–5 | Jul 1996 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Libor Pimek | David Adams Menno Oosting | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 6–6 | Mar 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Libor Pimek | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 7–6 | Jun 1998 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | Justin Gimelstob | Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor | 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 |