[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).

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.