Roscoe Tanner

Roscoe Tanner

Roscoe Tanner at Wimbledon

Nation:

United States

Birthday:

October 15, 1951

Size:

183 cm

Weight:

77 kg

Playing hand:

Left, one-handed backhand

Prize money:

$ 1,696,198

singles

Career record:

585: 287

Career title:

16

Highest ranking:

4 (July 30 1979)

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 1

Australian Open	S (1977)
French Open	AF (1978)
Wimbledon	F (1979)
US Open	HF (1974, 1979)

Double

Career record:

272: 182

Career title:

13

Highest ranking:

14 (23 August 1977)

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 0

Australian Open	VF (1977)
French Open	2R (1974)
Wimbledon	VF (1977)
US Open	AF (1976, 1978)

Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Roscoe Tanner (born October 15, 1951 in Chattanooga ) is a retired American tennis player .

His greatest success as a tennis player was winning the Australian Open in 1977 . As a serve and volley player , the grass courts suited him, and so he made it to the 1979 final of Wimbledon , in which he brought Björn Borg to the brink of defeat.

He won a total of 16 tennis tournaments and in 1981 with the American team the Davis Cup . In 1984 he resigned from tennis. Like some previous tennis pros, he was unable to cope with life after his career ended and he had ongoing financial problems. In 2003, he was sentenced to 10 years probation by a Florida court for committed check fraud. He was also on trial for serious theft and forgery of documents. He had also failed to meet his maintenance obligation towards his daughter. In 2006 he was sentenced to two years in prison for violating probation requirements.

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personal data
SURNAME	Tanner, Roscoe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chattanooga , Tennessee, United States