Roger Taylor (tennis)

British tennis player (born 1941)

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Roger Taylor
MBE

Roger Taylor at the 1969 Dutch Open

Country (sports)|  United Kingdom
Residence| Wimbledon, London, England
Born|  (1941-10-14) 14 October 1941 (age 83)
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Height| 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro| 1967 (amateur from 1958)
Retired| 1982
Plays| Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record| 776–489[1]
Career titles| 31[1]
Highest ranking| No. 8 (1970, Lance Tingay)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open| SF (1970)
French Open| QF (1973)
Wimbledon| SF (1967, 1970, 1973)
US Open| QF (1964)
Other tournaments
WCT Finals| QF (1973)
Doubles
Career record| 189–140
Career titles| 10
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open| QF (1962)
French Open| 3R (1963)
Wimbledon| QF (1968, 1969, 1973)
US Open| W (1971, 1972)

Roger Taylor MBE (born 14 October 1941) is a British former tennis player. Born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He achieved success at several Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1973, the semi-finals of Wimbledon during the same year and winning back to back US Open men's doubles titles in 1971 and 1972. He also enjoyed particular success in 1970, again reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon, where he achieved a big upset win over defending champion Rod Laver en route, and the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Taylor also reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 1967. His career-high ranking was world No. 7 in 1967,[3] though Taylor was also ranked world No. 8 in 1970 before the ATP rankings began.[2]

He was active from 1958 to 1982 and won 31 career singles titles, [1] of those toward the end of his career included 6 Grand Prix tour singles titles and 10 doubles titles.[4]

He was also ranked British No 1 1973 and 1974. Additionally, Taylor scored 29 wins and 11 losses at the Great Britain Davis Cup team. He is a member of the AELTC.

## Tennis career

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He played his first singles tournament at the South of France Championships in 1958.[1] He won his first singles title in 1959 at the Lee-on-Solent Open.[1] Taylor was the sole British member of the so-called Handsome Eight signed by Lamar Hunt to compete in his newly created World Championship Tennis tour in 1968. He was shown how to play tennis by his mother, Lilian, and he used to play in the various parks across Sheffield, such as Weston Park. He often practised by hitting a tennis ball against a wall.

Taylor endeared himself to millions of viewers during his 1973 Wimbledon quarterfinal match against the 17-year-old Wimbledon debutant Björn Borg. Having already been declared the match winner by the umpire following his match-point serve which was disputed by Borg, Taylor voluntarily offered to replay the point. The linesman then questioned by the umpire as to whether he wished to reconsider his decision, changed his "in" call to "out" and the umpire requested that the point be replayed as a "let". Taylor subsequently went on to win the match, but lost to eventual champion Jan Kodeš in the semifinals. He won his final singles title at the Fairfield Open Indoors in March 1975.[1]

He played his final singles tournament at the Caribbean Championships in 1982.[1] He retired from professional tennis in 1983 and following his retirement he operated tennis holidays. He was Great Britain's Davis Cup captain from February 2000 until January 2004. Taylor also captained the British ladies Wightman Cup team; steering them to their last victory in the competition in 1978. He was awarded an MBE in the 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours.

He is currently active on the ITF Seniors Tour and has a singles ranking of 54 as at 2020 in the over 75's category. He won the 70+ title at Woking's Veterans Open Tournament in 2012. In 2019, he teamed up with Australia's Gordon Waygood to win the Men's 75 Doubles title at the British Open Seniors Clay Court Championships.

## Grand Slam finals

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### Doubles (2 titles)

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Result  | Year  | Championship  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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Win  | 1971 | US Open | Grass  |  John Newcombe |  Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen | 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Win  | 1972 | US Open | Grass  |  Cliff Drysdale |  Owen Davidson
John Newcombe | 6–4, 7–6, 6–3

## Career titles

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### Singles (6)

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(incomplete roll)

No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

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1\.  | 1963  | Surrey Grass Court Championships | Grass  |  Jaidip Mukerjea | 10–8, 9–11, 10–8
2\.  | 1967  | Surrey Grass Court Championships  | Grass  |  Bobby Wilson | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
3\.  | Apr 1971  | Palermo | Clay  |  Pierre Barthès | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
4\.  | Feb 1973  | Copenhagen Open | Hard  |  Marty Riessen | 6–2, 6–3, 7–6
5\.  | Feb 1975  | Roanoke International Tennis Tournament | Indoor  |  Vitas Gerulaitis | 7–6, 7–6
6\.  | Mar 1975  | Fairfield | Carpet (i)  |  Sandy Mayer | 7–5, 5–7, 7–6

### Doubles (8)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Surface  | Partnering  | Opponent  | Score

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1\.  | Jan 1969  | Hobart | Grass  |  Mal Anderson |  Tony Roche
Fred Stolle | 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6, 6–4
2\.  | Feb 1969  | Auckland | Grass  |  Ray Moore |  Mal Anderson
Toomas Leius | 13–15, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6
3\.  | Aug 1969  | Hilversum | Unknown  |  Tom Okker |  Jan Kodeš
Jan Kukal | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
4\.  | Jul 1971  | Newport | Grass  |  Ken Rosewall |  John Clifton
John Paish | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
5\.  | Sep 1971  | US Open | Grass  |  John Newcombe |  Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen | 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6
6\.  | Sep 1972  | US Open | Grass  |  Cliff Drysdale |  Owen Davidson
John Newcombe | 6–4, 7–6, 6–3
7\.  | Apr 1973  | Vancouver | Unknown  |  Pierre Barthès |  Tom Gorman
Erik van Dillen | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6
8\.  | Jul 1977  | Kitzbühel | Clay  |  Buster Mottram |  Colin Dowdeswell
Chris Kachel | 7–6, 6–4

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "Players:Taylor, Roger". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
2. ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 428.
3. ^ "The Baltimore Sun, 12 September 1967". newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Roger Taylor". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 30 June 2009.

## External links

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* Roger Taylor at the Association of Tennis Professionals
* Roger Taylor at the International Tennis Federation
* Roger Taylor at the Davis Cup

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US Open men's doubles champions

Amateur Era|

* 1881: Clarence Clark / Frederick Winslow Taylor
* 1882: Richard Sears / James Dwight
* 1883: Richard Sears / James Dwight
* 1884: Richard Sears / James Dwight
* 1885: Richard Sears / Joseph Clark
* 1886: Richard Sears / James Dwight
* 1887: Richard Sears / James Dwight
* 1888: Oliver Campbell / Valentine Hall
* 1889: Henry Slocum / Howard Taylor
* 1890: Valentine Hall / Clarence Hobart
* 1891: Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington
* 1892: Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington
* 1893: Clarence Hobart / Fred Hovey
* 1894: Clarence Hobart / Fred Hovey
* 1895: Malcolm Chace / Robert Wrenn
* 1896: Carr Neel / Sam Neel
* 1897: Leo Ware / George Sheldon
* 1898: Leo Ware / George Sheldon
* 1899: Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis
* 1900: Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis
* 1901: Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis
* 1902: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
* 1903: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
* 1904: Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright
* 1905: Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright
* 1906: Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright
* 1907: Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett
* 1908: Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett
* 1909: Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett
* 1910: Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett
* 1911: Raymond Little / Gus Touchard
* 1912: Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy
* 1913: Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy
* 1914: Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy
* 1915: Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston
* 1916: Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston
* 1917: Fred Alexander / Harold Throckmorton
* 1918: Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden
* 1919: Norman Brookes / Gerald Patterson
* 1920: Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston
* 1921: Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden
* 1922: Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden
* 1923: Brian Norton / Bill Tilden
* 1924: Howard Kinsey / Robert Kinsey
* 1925: Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams
* 1926: Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams
* 1927: Frank Hunter / Bill Tilden
* 1928: George Lott / John F. Hennessey
* 1929: George Lott / John Doeg
* 1930: George Lott / John Doeg
* 1931: Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
* 1932: Ellsworth Vines / Keith Gledhill
* 1933: George Lott / Lester Stoefen
* 1934: George Lott / Lester Stoefen
* 1935: Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
* 1936: Don Budge / Gene Mako
* 1937: Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
* 1938: Don Budge / Gene Mako
* 1939: John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
* 1940: Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder
* 1941: Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder
* 1942: Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
* 1943: Jack Kramer / Frank Parker
* 1944: Robert Falkenburg / Don McNeill
* 1945: Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
* 1946: Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
* 1947: Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder
* 1948: Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
* 1949: John Bromwich / Bill Sidwell
* 1950: John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
* 1951: Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
* 1952: Mervyn Rose / Vic Seixas
* 1953: Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose
* 1954: Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
* 1955: Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
* 1956: Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
* 1957: Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser
* 1958: Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson
* 1959: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
* 1960: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
* 1961: Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
* 1962: Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
* 1963: Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
* 1964: Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
* 1965: Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle
* 1966: Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle
* 1967: John Newcombe / Tony Roche

Open Era|

* 1968: Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
* 1969: Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle
* 1970: Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić
* 1971: John Newcombe / Roger Taylor
* 1972: Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor
* 1973: Owen Davidson / John Newcombe
* 1974: Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
* 1975: Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase
* 1976: Tom Okker / Marty Riessen
* 1977: Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
* 1978: Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
* 1979: Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
* 1980: Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
* 1981: Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
* 1982: Kevin Curren / Steve Denton
* 1983: Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
* 1984: John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd
* 1985: Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
* 1986: Andrés Gómez / Slobodan Živojinović
* 1987: Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
* 1988: Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
* 1989: John McEnroe / Mark Woodforde
* 1990: Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser
* 1991: John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd
* 1992: Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg
* 1993: Ken Flach / Rick Leach
* 1994: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
* 1995: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
* 1996: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
* 1997: Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek
* 1998: Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk
* 1999: Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien
* 2000: Lleyton Hewitt / Max Mirnyi
* 2001: Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett
* 2002: Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi
* 2003: Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge
* 2004: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor
* 2005: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
* 2006: Martin Damm / Leander Paes
* 2007: Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle
* 2008: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
* 2009: Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes
* 2010: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
* 2011: Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner
* 2012: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
* 2013: Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek
* 2014: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
* 2015: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
* 2016: Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares
* 2017: Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău
* 2018: Mike Bryan / Jack Sock
* 2019: Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
* 2020: Mate Pavić / Bruno Soares
* 2021: Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury
* 2022: Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury
* 2023: Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury
* 2024: Max Purcell / Jordan Thompson

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