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Derek Talbot

England · Mixed doubles, men's singles and men's doubles · 1969 to 1980

Born 23 March 1947

47
matches
72%
won
4
senior titles
9
finals
World ranking

Not on a world ranking list we hold: the full lists are kept from September 2026 and the weekly top lists from 2013, so a player outside them has none.

Our ratingHow it works
1,653Mixed doubles
last rated 1980

Highest 1,662. Men's singles: 1,578. Men's doubles: 1,531.

Form
7/10won of the last
10 matches
  1. L
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. W
  6. W
  7. W
  8. L
  9. W
  10. W

Latest: lost to Christian Hadinata / Imelda Wiguna, World Championships 1980, round of 16. Newest on the left.

Season by season

Matches played and won, year by year.

  • Played
  • Won
  • A title that year
'69
'71
2
'73
1
'75
1
'77
'79
'80
Show the numbers
YearPlayedWonTitles
1980420
1978330
1977650
1976541
19741191
1973210
1972972
1970630
1969100
Titles

4 senior titles.

Every final won, newest first. Each opens that edition's draw.

  1. 1976 European Championships Mixed doubles, with Gillian Gilks beat Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen 6–15 15–12 17–15
  2. 1974 European Championships Mixed doubles, with Gillian Gilks beat Elliot Stuart / Susan Whetnall 5–15 15–3 15–3
  3. 1972 Olympic Games Mixed doubles, with Gillian Gilks beat Svend Pri / Ulla Strand 15–6 18–16
  4. European Championships Mixed doubles, with Gillian Gilks beat Wolfgang Bochow / Marieluise Wackerow 15–6 15–4
Recent matches

The last 20 matches.

Scores read from Derek Talbot's side.

World Championships 1980Mixed doubles, with Karen Chapman Round of 16 Christian Hadinata / Imelda Wiguna 5–15 8–15 Lost
Round of 32 Paul Kong / Audrey Swaby 15–3 15–2 Won
Round of 64 Shoichi Toganoo / Etsuko Toganoo 15–10 11–15 15–9 Won
European Championships 1980Mixed doubles, with Karen Chapman Semi-final Lars Wengberg / Anette Börjesson 15–9 9–15 12–15 Lost
Commonwealth Games 1978Mixed doubles, with Barbara Sutton Quarter-final Peter Cooper / Joan Jones 15–13 17–16 Won
Commonwealth Games 1978Men's doubles, with Kevin Jolly Quarter-final Keith Priestman / Greg Carter 15–9 5–15 15–12 Won
Commonwealth Games 1978Men's singles Round of 16 Bill Thompson 15–5 15–2 Won
World Championships 1977Mixed doubles, with Gillian Gilks Final Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen 12–15 17–18 Lost
Semi-final Billy Gilliland / Joanna Flockhart 18–17 15–6 Won
Round of 16 Roland Maywald / Brigitte Steden 18–14 15–9 Won
Round of 32 Gert Hansen / Inge Borgstrøm 15–4 15–5 Won
Round of 64 Kevin Little / Sherri Boyse 15–8 15–2 Won
All England Open 1977Men's singles Round of 32 Konstantin Vavilov 15–11 15–1 Won
European Championships 1976Mixed doubles, with Gillian Gilks Final Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen 6–15 15–12 17–15 Won
European Championships 1976Men's doubles, with Eddy Sutton Final Mike Tredgett / Ray Stevens 15–13 12–15 6–15 Lost
European Championships 1976Mixed doubles, with Gillian Gilks Semi-final Rob Ridder / Marjan Ridder 15–7 15–12 Won
European Championships 1976Men's doubles, with Eddy Sutton Semi-final Bengt Fröman / Thomas Kihlström 15–13 15–9 Won
All England Open 1976Men's singles Round of 32 Kevin Jolly 15–6 15–8 Won
European Championships 1974Mixed doubles, with Gillian Gilks Final Elliot Stuart / Susan Whetnall 5–15 15–3 15–3 Won
Semi-final Mike Tredgett / Barbara Sutton 15–0 15–11 Won
Partners and rivals

Who with, and who against.

Head to head counts every draw match between them, in any event.

Partners

Rivals