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Leonard Roscoe Tanner (born October 15, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 on July 30, 1979.
Oct 15, 2017 · Roscoe Tanner's road to perdition. He won the 1977 Australian Open and lost the 1979 Wimbledon final to Borg. Confidence helped him to clinch 15 titles and later brought him to jail.
Feb 13, 2012 · Roscoe Tanner, a top tennis player in the 1970s who has had a long list of legal battles involving financial misconduct, said before an arrest last month that he was trying to turn his...
Oct 11, 2023 · The story of Australian Open Champion Roscoe Tanner. To call Roscoe Tanner’s life a turmoil would be an understatement by most standards. Since his career as a professional tennis player...
Apr 8, 2015 · There first was the good Roscoe Tanner, a playboy with a charming smile, a figure of American college tennis before turning pro in 1972 at 21 years old, as a political science graduate. On the ATP Tour, he defeated all the champions of his era: Borg (the opponent of his finest games), Vilas, Connors, Ashe, McEnroe, Lendl, Stan Smith...
Mar 2, 2023 · Roscoe Tanner is someone who has been in-and-out of jail ever since he retired. The former American player opened up on his dramatic past.
Oct 15, 2021 · Roscoe Tanner fired his serves at well over 200 km / h over the net when many of his opponents started the rallies with a "throw-in". Tanner's record was measured at 150 mph. The left-hander celebrates his 70th birthday this Friday and looks back on an eventful life - including a few crashes.
