Ferdi Taygan
| Country (sports) |
 United States
|
|---|---|
| Born |
December 5, 1956 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Turned pro | 1977 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $668,104 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 74–120 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 67 (December 26, 1979) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1980) |
| French Open | 4R (1980) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1981) |
| US Open | 2R (1979) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 297–180 |
| Career titles | 19 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (May 16, 1983) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1982) |
| French Open | W (1982) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1982, 1984) |
| US Open | SF (1981) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| US Open | F (1982, 1983) |
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 19 times. Partnering Sherwood Stewart, Taygan won the 1982 French Open doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 8.
Ferdi Taygan is born in Massachusetts to a Turkish father and a mother of Belarus descent. His father, Beyazıt, immigrated to the USA to study civil engineering. He majored in finances.
Taygan married Kay Conaway of Birmingham, Alabama in 1983. They have two daughters: Nuray Taygan, born November 18, 1984 and Shenal Taygan, born August 6, 1988.
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