Nicholas Taylor (born November 12, 1979) is an American wheelchair tennis player. Nick started playing tennis at the age of 14. He has played 5 times in the Australian Open and 7 times in the US Open (tennis). He has a total of 11 grand slam quad doubles titles, all of them won with partner David Wagner. Taylor and Wagner are the most successful partnership to ever play at the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters. They have won the title 11 times .

Tennis career

In July 2000, Nick Taylor and Kevin Whalen won the quads doubles title at the 2000 British Open wheelchair tennis tournament, in Nottingham, Great Britain. A few months later, in October 2000, Taylor also won his first major tournament in singles, at the US Open wheelchair tennis super series event.

Nicholas Taylor (tennis)

In early 2004, Taylor and Wagner started playing doubles together, and soon became the most dominant doubles team in the history of wheelchair tennis. Together they have won 4 Paralympic medals, 11 Doubles Masters titles, 7 US Open grand slam titles and 4 Australian Open grand slam titles.

Nicholas Taylor (tennis)

Taylor is known for his spectacular kick-serve technique.

Nicholas Taylor (tennis)

Personal

Taylor was born with arthrogryposis. He has a master's degree in sports management from the Wichita State University. He is also an assistant coach for the men's tennis program at Wichita State University.

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1979 births

Living people

American male tennis players

Wheelchair tennis players

Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for the United States

Paralympic gold medalists for the United States

Paralympic silver medalists for the United States

Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

US Open (tennis) champions

Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis

Tennis people from Kansas

ITF number 1 ranked wheelchair tennis players

21st-century American sportsmen