Career
He was ranked in the United States. Top 10 13 times between 1941 and 1954, and was ranked World Number. 3 in 1949 by John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph. He also was a Davis Cup player and one of the most successful Davis Cup captains in United States. history.
Talbert was a Type 1 diabetic, one of the few known to be in sports at a highly competitive level, and for many years was held up as an example of how this disease could be surmounted.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Talbert still holds records at the Cincinnati Masters in his hometown. His records are for most doubles titles (six), most total finals appearances (14), and most singles finals appearances (seven).
Talbert was enshrined into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1967 and was in the first class, along with his former protégé Tony Trabert, enshrined into the Cincinnati Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002. Barry MacKay, another protégé, was inducted into the same Hall of Fame in 2003.
After his playing career, he wrote tennis books, including the best seller The Game of Doubles in Tennis with Bruce Old in 1977, served as a tennis commentator for National Broadcasting Company Sports, and was Tournament Director of the United States Open.
Singles Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runners-up).