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Roscoe Tanner

Roscoe Tanner, Tennessee, 1990

Roscoe Tanner, Tennessee, Inducted in 1990Roscoe Tanner

  • Ranked #1 in the nation in the Boy’s 18-and-under and led the Baylor School team to two straight High School National Championships and was considered the best junior player ever from the South
  • Three time All-American at Stanford, runner up in the NCAA Singles Championships twice and won the NCAA Doubles champion once
  • Turned pro in 1972 and over the course of his 10 year career won 15 ATP championships and was runner up in over 20 other tournaments
  • Grand Slam record stands at 90-32, including the singles championship at the 1977 Australian Open, a finalist at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships where he lost a classic 5-set match to Bjorn Borg and a quarterfinalist or semifinalist at 9 other Grand Slam events
  • Represented the United States on the Davis Cup team 5 times, including the 1981 championship team
  • 1981 WCT Tour Champion whose fastest serve was clocked at 153 MPH
  • Inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1992, the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994

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