Howard Taylor
Howard Augustus Taylor
USA
Born: Nov 23, 1865, New York City, New York, USA
Died: Nov 26, 1920 (aged 55)
Plays: Left-handed
Turned Pro: 1879
Grand Slam Singles
1
Title
US 1
28
Matches
21
Wins
75%
Win Rate
ATP Ranking
-
Peak
-
Current
0
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Biography
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 Richard Sears). Taylor reached the all comers final in 1886 (beating James Dwight and Clark before losing to Robert Livingston Beeckman). He reached the all comers final in 1887 (beating Oliver Campbell before losing to Henry Slocum). Slocum beat him in the all comers final again in 1888. Taylor also won the doubles title in 1889 alongside Slocum, finishing runner-up in 1886 and 1887.
Taylor attended Harvard University, where he was an NCAA singles and doubles champion in 1883. His occupation was a lawyer.
Taylor attended Harvard University, where he was an NCAA singles and doubles champion in 1883. His occupation was a lawyer.
Grand Slam Tracker
| AO | RG | W | US | Total | |
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| Career | |||||
| Age at 1st GS | PRO | ||||
| Age at Last GS | PRO | ||||
| Appearances | - | - | - | 7 | 7 |
| Match Stats | |||||
| Matches | - | - | - | 28 | 28 |
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| Highest Seed | PRO | ||||
| Win/Loss | - | - | - | 21-7 | 21-7 |
| Sets Played | - | - | - | 80 | 80 |
| Results | |||||
| Finals | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Titles | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Runner-Up | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
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| Retirements | PRO | ||||
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| Wins over #1 Seed | PRO | ||||
| vs L/R Hand | PRO | ||||