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Roscoe Tanner

ロスコー・タナー　/　ろすこー・たなー

American tennis player

October 15, 1951 (age 74)　・　Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Tennessee
tennis player

My Take

Roscoe Tanner is, to me, the embodiment of the big-serve era. A Chattanooga kid polished at Stanford, he climbed to world No. 4 in 1979 and collected sixteen titles, but it is that ferocious left-handed serve that defines him in my mind. There is something clean and thrilling about a player who can end a point in a single explosive motion. He belongs to a generation that gets overlooked today, yet staying near the top of the rankings on the strength of one devastating weapon takes real nerve and discipline. I think Tanner deserves to be remembered as one of the great servers of his time.

Overview

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. Tanner won 16 titles throughout his career.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Roscoe Tanner
Name (Japanese): ロスコー・タナー
Reading: ろすこー・たなー
Born: October 15, 1951 (age 74)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rabbit
Origin: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Stanford University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC

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