Profession:Tennis Player

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Biography: Famous for his big left-handed serve and for winning the men's singles title at the first of two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977.

Born:October 15,1951
Birthplace: Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA
Age:73 years old

Generation:Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac:Rabbit
Star Sign:Libra

• 1977-01-09 Australian Open Men's Tennis: American Roscoe Tanner wins his first and only Grand Slam event; beatsGuillermo Vilas of Argentina 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
• 1979-07-07 Wimbledon Men's Tennis:Björn Borg beats American Roscoe Tanner 6-7, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 for his 4th consecutive Wimbledon title
• 1979-09-05 American Roscoe Tanner fires 11 aces, breaks the net with his bullet serve and upsets top-seedBjörn Borg 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the US Open Tennis quarterfinals

• Ken Rosewall
• Martina Navratilova
• Mikael Pernfors
• Monica Seles
• Omar Camporese
• Venus Williams