Roscoe Tanner

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Roscoe Tanner : biography

October 15, 1951 –

Roscoe Tanner (born October 15, 1951) is a former American professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No. 4 on July 30, 1979.

Tanner was famous for his big left-handed serve, which was clocked at 153 mph at Palm Springs in 1978 during the final against Raúl Ramírez.]

, November 29, 2004.]Retrieved April 15, 2009.], June 20, 1999] Retrieved 12/9/09. He is also known for winning the men’s singles title at the first of two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Tanner won the tournament held in January, Vitas Gerulaitis won the December tournament. Tanner also reached the Wimbledon final in 1979, losing the final to Björn Borg in five sets.