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Roscoe Tanner Biography

Roscoe Tanner is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on October 15, 1951 in South Carolina, United States. American tennis player who is best known for his powerful left-handed serve.

In several close matches, he faced off against He faced off against Bjorn Borg in several close matches..

Leonard Roscoe Tanner III hailed from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, graduated from Baylor School in Chattanooga, and with teammate Sandy Mayer helped to lead Stanford University’s rise to national prominence in collegiate tennis. Tanner played number one singles, with Mayer playing number two. In 1972, Tanner and Mayer won the NCAA doubles championship, and the Stanford team finished second in the NCAA tournament, behind Trinity (TX). The team also featured Chico Hagey, Rick Fisher, Jim Delaney, Gery Groslimond, Chip Fisher, Paul Sidone, and Tim Noonan.

The Australian Open was played twice in 1977, in January and December.

He had five daughters.

NameRoscoe Tanner
First NameRoscoe
Last NameTanner
OccupationTennis Player
BirthdayOctober 15
Birth Year1951
Place of Birth
Home TownSouth Carolina
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignLibra
Full/Birth Name
ParentsLeonard Tanner, Anne Tanner
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Tamara Tanner, Omega Anne Romano, Anne Monique, Lauren Elizabeth

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Tanner’s strong left-handed serve was thrown very low and struck with a lunge involving the whole body, earning him the nickname “The Rocket”. His booming 153 mph serve was the fastest ever recorded in tournament competition from February 1978 until Andy Roddick posted a 155 mph serve in a Davis Cup semifinal in September 2004 against Vladimir Voltchkov.

Roscoe Tanner Net Worth

Roscoe Tanner is one of the richest Tennis Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roscoe Tanner's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a teammate of Sandy Mayer, and helped Stanford become number one in tennis.

In 1977, he won the first of two Australian Opens.

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

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeTennis Player
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

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. 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 reached the Wimbledon final in 1979, losing to Björn Borg in five sets.

He won the Davis Cup in 1981 playing with John McEnroe, Eliot Teltscher and Peter Fleming on a team captained by Arthur Ashe that defeated Argentina in the final, played at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Roscoe Tanner height 6 ft 0 in Roscoe weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height6 ft 0 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
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Tanner defeated Guillermo Vilas in three straight sets in the 1977 Australian Open (January) final, to win his first and only grand slam title. Tanner lost a five set match to Björn Borg in the 1979 Wimbledon final, which was the first Wimbledon final to be broadcast live in the United States as part of NBC’s Breakfast at Wimbledon. Tanner avenged this loss to Borg by beating him in four sets in the US Open quarterfinals two months later, a match where Tanner’s 140 mph serve brought the net down during the fourth set. Tanner lost to Vitas Gerulaitis in the semifinals. Tanner described his 1979 US Open win over Borg and loss to Gerulaitis in his autobiography as “the highest of my highs and the lowest of my lows on a tennis court within two days of each other”.

Tanner was in the news in the 2000s for legal problems that included stretches of imprisonment, arrests for missing child support payments, allegations of financial misdeeds, and bankruptcy.

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Tanner has an extensive record of conflicts with the law. He was first arrested in 1997 for failure to pay child support. He was arrested again in June 2003 on a fugitive warrant on charges related to passing a bad check and to further nonpayment of child support. He pleaded guilty and received an initial sentence of probation. Tanner violated his probation and served one year in prison in Florida, but was then jailed for Contempt of Court in California.

Facts & Trivia

Roscoe Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Roscoe Tanner celebrates birthday on October 15 of every year.

In 2008, Tanner was again arrested for writing a bad check in Knoxville, Tennessee, but it was settled out of court. After being evicted from his home, Tanner was arrested in January 2012 for writing another bad check. In March 2013, Tanner was arrested in Florida for writing a bad check and Grand Theft, and in 2014 he served 10 days for driving with a suspended license. In 2015, Tanner was arrested for Failure to Appear in court on a previous warrant.

What is Roscoe Tanner doing now?

Tanner, 60, is now teaching tennis and living in Vero Beach, Fla., with his third wife, Margaret, and their 6-year-old daughter, Lacey.

How much is Roscoe Tanner worth?

Those close to him say her death weighed heavily on Roscoe. Then, in a bitter divorce case, Nancy was awarded their Montecito home, a lump sum of $500,000 and monthly payments of $10,000 in child support and alimony. A year later, according to Tanner’s book, his net worth was approximately only $100,000.

What racket did Roscoe Tanner use?

Roscoe Tanner, departing from wood, using the aluminum PDP Open racket was close to 140 mph.

How old is Roscoe Tanner the tennis player?

70 years (October 15, 1951)

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Net Worth:$30 Million
Profession:Tennis player, Athlete, Coach
Nationality:United States of America
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