Howard Taylor (tennis)

Howard Taylor

Full name	Howard Augustus Taylor
Country (sports)	United States
Turned pro	1879 (amateur tour)
Retired	1890
Singles
Career record	{{#property:P564}}
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	1R (1879)
US Open	F (1884Ch, 1886, 1887, 1888)
Doubles
Career record	{{#property:P555}}
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	W (1889)

Howard A. Taylor was a tennis player from the United States.

Taylor performed well at the U.S. National Championships, reaching the Challenge Round in 1884 and the All-Comers final in 1886, 1887 and 1888. He also won the doubles title in 1889 alongside Henry Slocum, finishing runner-up in 1886 and 1887.

Taylor attended Harvard University, where he was an NCAA singles and doubles champion in 1883.

Grand Slam record

U.S. National championships

• Singles finalist: 1884, 1888
• Doubles champion: 1889
• Doubles finalist: 1886, 1887

Grand Slam titles

Doubles

Titles (1)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
1889	U.S. Championships	Henry Slocum	Valentine Hall Oliver Campbell	14–12, 10–8, 6–4

External links

• Howard Taylor on the website of The New York Times