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) ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 1979 Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming John McEnroe 1–6, 1–6Win 1. 1980 Washington, D.C.-2, U.S. Carpet (i) Brian Teacher Kevin Curren Steve Denton 4–6, 6–3, 7–6Loss 2. 1980 Stowe, U.S. Hard Ilie Năstase Robert Lutz Bernard Mitton 4–6, 3–6Win 2. 1980 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Carpet (i) Fritz Buehning John Sadri Tim Wilkison 6–1, 6–2Win 3. 1980 Hong Kong Hard Peter Fleming Bruce Manson Brian Teacher 7–5, 6–2Loss 3. 1980 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) John Austin Bruce Manson Brian Teacher 4–6, 0–6Win 4. 1980 Bangkok, Thailand Carpet (i) Brian Teacher Tom Okker Dick Stockton 7–6, 7–6Win 5. 1981 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Tim Wilkison Tony Graham Bill Scanlon 7–5, 6–1Win 6. 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Fritz Buehning Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer 7–6, 1–6, 6–4Loss 4.1981Los Angeles, U.S.Hard John McEnroe Tom Gullikson Butch Walts 4–6, 4–6Loss 5. 1981 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Pavel Složil Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky 7–5, 6–7, 6–7Loss 6. 1981 North Conway, U.S. Clay Pavel Složil Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara 7–6, 5–7, 4–6Win 7. 1981 Montreal, Canada Hard Raúl Ramírez Peter Fleming John McEnroe 2–6, 7–6, 6–4Win 8. 1981 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard John McEnroe Robert Lutz Stan Smith 7–6, 6–3Loss 7. 1981 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Sherwood Stewart Peter Fleming John McEnroe 7–6, 6–7, 1–6Loss 8. 1981 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Sherwood Stewart Paul Kronk Peter McNamara 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Loss 9. 1981 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sherwood Stewart Kevin Curren Steve Denton 7–6, 4–6, 0–6Win 9. 1981 Wembley, UK Carpet (i) Sherwood Stewart Peter Fleming John McEnroe 7–5, 6–7, 6–4Win 10. 1982 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Carpet (i) Sherwood Stewart Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy 6–4, 7–5Loss 10. 1982 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Sherwood Stewart Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–7, 4–6Win 11. 1982 Los Angeles, United States Hard Sherwood Stewart Bruce Manson Brian Teacher 6–1, 6–7, 6–3Win 12. 1982 Las Vegas, United States Hard Sherwood Stewart Carlos Kirmayr Van Winitsky 7–6, 6–4Win 13. 1982French Open, Paris Clay Sherwood Stewart Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux 7–5, 6–3, 1–1, RET.Win 14. 1982 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sandy Mayer Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt 6–2, 6–3Win 15. 1982 North Conway, U.S. Clay Sherwood Stewart Pablo Arraya Eric Fromm 6–2, 7–6Win 16. 1982 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Sherwood Stewart Robbie Venter Blaine Willenborg 6–4, 7–5Win 17. 1982 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay Sherwood Stewart Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 6–1, 3–6, 7–6Loss 11. 1982 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sherwood Stewart Mark Dickson Jan Gunnarsson 6–7, 7–6, 4–6Loss 12. 1982 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Peter McNamara Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 3–6, 1–6Loss 13. 1982Masters, New York City Carpet (i) Sherwood Stewart Peter Fleming John McEnroe 5–7, 3–6Loss 14. 1983 Lisbon, Portugal Clay Pavel Složil Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta 5–7, 4–6Loss 15. 1983 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Sandy Mayer Peter Fleming John McEnroe 1–6, 2–6Loss 16. 1983 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Paul McNamee Mark Dickson Cássio Motta 2–6, 6–1, 4–6Win 18. 1983 Montreal, Canada Hard Sandy Mayer Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 6–3, 6–4Loss 17. 1984 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Scott Davis Bernard Mitton Butch Walts 7–5, 3–6, 2–6Loss 18. 1984 Madrid, Spain Carpet (i) Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming John McEnroe 3–6, 3–6Loss 19. 1984 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Fritz Buehning Kevin Curren Wojtek Fibak 4–6, 4–6Loss 20. 1984 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Fritz Buehning Sandy Mayer Andreas Maurer 6–7, 4–6Win 19. 1984 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Pavel Složil Drew Gitlin Blaine Willenborg 7–6, 6–1

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.