Leonard Roscoe Tanner (born October 15, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No....
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latter of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977 (December; Roscoe Tanner won earlier in January). He won two Italian Opens (1977, 1979), and...
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(1919–1931) Roscoe Shelton (1931–2002), American electric blues and R&B singer Roscoe Tanner (born 1951), American tennis player Roscoe Thompson (1922–1988)...
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Roscoe Tanner defeated Guillermo Vilas in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the January 1977 Australian Open. Mark Edmondson...
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Borg came from behind to overcome an even bigger server, Roscoe Tanner. Borg was upset by Tanner at the US Open, in a four-set quarterfinal played under...
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WCT Finals. In 1976 Connors lost in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon to Roscoe Tanner. At the US Open, Connors captured the title once again (defeating Björn...
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Three-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title...
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Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (/ˈɑːrbʌkəl/; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started...
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professional football player for the Washington Redskins of the NFL Roscoe Tanner, former professional tennis player Rick Wiles, Christian broadcaster...
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Mark Edmondson (1/1) AUS John Newcombe 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 1977 USA Roscoe Tanner (1/1) ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 1977 USA Vitas Gerulaitis...
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Australian Open 1995 Won tournament on the first attempt Jimmy Connors Roscoe Tanner Vitas Gerulaitis Johan Kriek 2003 71.6% (121–48) games winning percentage...
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of the men's singles tennis tournament at the 1977 Australian Open. Roscoe Tanner was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Chris Lewis...
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Amritraj Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–2 1977 Syd Ball Kim Warwick Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner 7–6, 6–3 1978 Mark Edmondson John Marks Hank Pfister Brad Rowe 5–7,...
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28, 1974. Sixth-seeded Roscoe Tanner won the singles competition. Roscoe Tanner defeated Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–4 It was Tanner's first singles title of his...
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Dibbs – Portland 6–4 7–6 1980: Eddie Dibbs – San Diego 6-4 6-3 1980: Roscoe Tanner – Napa Valley (Harvest Cup) 6–4 6–2 1981: Ilie Năstase – San Diego 1981:...
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Jimmy Connors 1975: John Newcombe 1976: Mark Edmondson 1977 (Jan): Roscoe Tanner 1977 (Dec): Vitas Gerulaitis 1978: Guillermo Vilas 1979: Guillermo Vilas...
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August 6, 1978. First-seeded Roscoe Tanner won the singles title. Roscoe Tanner defeated Victor Amaya 6–3, 7–5 It was Tanner's 2nd singles title of the year...
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Springfield Leader and Press. October 12, 1970. p. 15. "Arthur Ashe tops Tanner". The Post Crescent. June 15, 1975. p. 40. Tennis portal Ashe, Arthur; Clifford...
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Jimmy Connors (semifinals) 04. Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round) 05. Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals) 06. Gene Mayer (quarterfinals) 07. Peter Fleming...
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Connors (1/3) Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4 ↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓ 1977 Brian Gottfried (1/1) Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 1978 Roscoe Tanner (1/2) Raúl Ramírez...
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Borg won the doubles title, defeating fourth-seeded Arthur Ashe and Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2. Guillermo Vilas / Tito Vázquez...
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(1/1) Adriano Panatta (1/1) Björn Borg (3/11) Jimmy Connors (4/8) 1977♦ Roscoe Tanner (1/1) (Jan) Guillermo Vilas (1/4) Björn Borg (4/11) Guillermo Vilas...
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Orantes. His singles record includes wins over Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Roscoe Tanner, Manuel Orantes, Andrés Gimeno, Adriano Panatta and Niki Pilić. He played...
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6–4 Win 43–15 1972 *Pacific Southwest Championships, Los Angeles Hard Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4 Win 44–15 1972 *Paris Open, Paris Hard (i) Andrés Gimeno 6–2...
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and Marty Riessen won the title, defeating unseeded Arthur Ashe and Roscoe Tanner in the final, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2. Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (champions) Mark...
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list is not historically complete. For instance, not listed here, Roscoe Tanner's serve was clocked at 153 mph at Palm Springs in 1978 during the final...
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(semifinalist) John McEnroe (champion) Vitas Gerulaitis (finalist) Roscoe Tanner (semifinalist) Guillermo Vilas (fourth round) Harold Solomon (fourth...
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Jimmy Connors 1975: John Newcombe 1976: Mark Edmondson 1977 (Jan): Roscoe Tanner 1977 (Dec): Vitas Gerulaitis 1978: Guillermo Vilas 1979: Guillermo Vilas...
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quarterfinals. Third-seeded Stan Smith won the title by defeating 13th-seeded Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–4, 6–4. 01. Ilie Năstase (third round) 02. Arthur...
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baseball coach Roscoe Tanner (born 1951), American tennis player Troy Tanner (born 1963), American volleyball player Stephen J. Tanner, Canadian police...
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