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Roscoe Tanner (born October 15, 1951) is a former professional
American male tennis player and World No. 4 in 1979.
He was born in Chattanooga and with Sandy Mayer helped to lead
Stanford University's rise to the number 1 spot in collegiate tennis in 1973.
Tanner played number one singles, with Mayer playing number two.
The team also featured Rick Fisher, Stanley Pasarell, Jim Delaney,
James "Chico" Hagey, Gery Groslimond, Pat DuPre, and Paul Sidone. Tanner is best
remembered for his devastating left-handed serve, his victory at the 1977
Australian Open (January) and 5-set loss to Björn Borg in the 1979 Wimbledon
finals.
Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, Tanner, Mayer and DuPre were all brothers
in the Zeta Psi fraternity.
In 2005 he co-wrote his autobiography, "Double Fault: My Rise And Fall, And My Road
Back".
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (1)
Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1977 Australian Open (January) Guillermo Vilas 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
Runner-ups (1)
Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1979 Wimbledon Björn Borg 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6
Singles titles (16)
1974 - Christchurch, Denver WCT
1975 - Chicago, Las Vegas
1976 - Cincinnati, Columbus, San Francisco, Tokyo Outdoor
1977 - Australian Open (Grass), Sydney
1978 - New Orleans, Palm Springs
1979 - Rancho Mirage, Washington Indoor
1980 - Manchester
1981 - Philadelphia
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