Personal Life
Dent is the son of former ATP player and 1974 Australian Open finalist Phil Dent. Taylor's mother, Betty Ann Grubb Stuart, who has remarried, reached the U.S. Open doubles final in 1977 with Renée Richards. Grubb was a former top-10 singles player in the United States.
Dent's stepbrother, Brett Hansen-Dent, played on ATP circuit for a short time after playing on the tennis team of the University of Southern California and reaching singles final of the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship.
His godfather is the former top ten player, John Alexander of Australia, who was Phil Dent's doubles partner when that duo won the 1975 Australian Open doubles title.
Dent's first cousin, Misty May-Treanor, was the top pro volleyball players in the world, and she and her teammates won the gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Dent appeared in an American TV commercial for the insurance company Genworth Financial as the opponent of a boy playing the role of Jaden Agassi, the young son of Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf.
Dent attended Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, Calif., and he was on the interscholastic tennis team there. Dent also attended the Monte Vista High School, in Northern California. From high school, Dent moved on to the University of Southern California, where he was also on the men's tennis team.
On December 8, 2006, Dent married WTA Tour player, Jennifer Hopkins. Their wedding party included Maria Sharapova, Nick Bollettieri, Jan-Michael Gambill, Tommy Haas, and Mashona Washington. Jenny gave birth to a baby boy on January 26, 2010, named Declan.
Taylor has been a commentator on The Tennis Channel for the US Open in 2006, 2007, and 2011.
Dent has a tattoo of the American flag and of the Australian flag on his right shoulder.
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