Howard Taylor (tennis)

Howard Taylor
Full name	Howard Augustus Taylor
Country (sports)	United States
Born	November 23, 1865; New York City, United States
Died	November 26, 1920 (aged 55); New York City, United States
Turned pro	1879 (amateur tour)
Retired	1890
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	1R (1879)
US Open	F (1884Ch, 1886, 1887, 1888)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	W (1889)
Signature

Howard Augustus Taylor (November 23, 1865 – November 26, 1920) was a tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Howard Taylor was born in New York City on November 23, 1865.^[1]

He reached the Challenge Round at the U.S. National Championships 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).^[2] 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.^[3] His occupation was a lawyer.^[1]^[4]

He died at his home in New York City on November 26, 1920.^[4]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1884	U.S. Championships	Grass	Richard Sears	0–6, 6–1, 0–6, 2–6

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1886	U.S. Championships	Grass	Godfrey Brinley	James Dwight Richard Sears	5–7, 8–6, 5–7, 4–6
Loss	1887	U.S. Championships	Grass	Henry Slocum	James Dwight Richard Sears	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Win	1889	U.S. Championships	Grass	Henry Slocum	Valentine Hall Oliver Campbell	14–12, 10–8, 6–4

^ ^a ^b Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Report (Report VII) of the Secretary of the Class of 1886 of Harvard College. The University Press. 1911. pp. 224–225. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. pp. 63–64. OCLC 172306.
^ "The Ivy League". www.ivyleaguesports.com. Council of Ivy League Presidents and The Ivy League. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Howard Taylor Dead". The Evening Star. New York. November 27, 1920. p. 7. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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