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Roscoe Tanner

USA Born Oct 15, 1951 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1969–1985

Roscoe Tanner represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 4. TennisDB's records show a 592–293 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1969 through 1985 and 17 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank

4 (Jul 30, 1979)

Elo peak

2162 (97th percentile)

Singles record

592–293 (66.9%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,696,198

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Roscoe Tanner's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Zoltan Kuharszky #77	5-7 7-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1985*	R64	Memphis	ATP 250	Carpet
Amos Mansdorf #273	4-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 1984*	R32	Tel Aviv	ATP 250	Hard
Matt Doyle	2-6 2-6 4-6	L	—	Match data	Aug 30, 1984*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Jimmy Connors #3	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1984*	R64	Cincinnati Open	ATP 500	Hard
Tim Gullikson	7-5 2-6 1-6	L	—	Match data	Aug 16, 1984*	R32	Columbus	ATP 250	Hard

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Roscoe Tanner's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jimmy Connors	4	17	21	Aug 22, 1984	H2H
Bjorn Borg	4	12	16	Sep 12, 1981	H2H
Brian Teacher	11	3	14	Mar 29, 1984	H2H
Dick Stockton	9	4	13	Sep 23, 1982	H2H
Raul Ramirez	4	9	13	Feb 20, 1982	H2H

Singles Titles (17)

Roscoe Tanner singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1974	22	2	—	—	—	2	—	Christchurch, Denver Wct
1975	23	3	—	—	—	3	—	Chicago, Kingston, Las Vegas
1976	24	4	—	—	—	4	—	Cincinnati Open, Columbus, San Francisco, Japan Open
1977	25	2	1	—	—	1	—	Sydney International, Australian Open
1978	26	2	—	—	—	2	—	New Orleans, Indian Wells Open
1979	27	2	—	—	—	2	—	Indian Wells Open, Washington Indoor
1980	28	1	—	—	—	1	—	Eastbourne Open
1981	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	Philadelphia
Total		17	1	—	—	16	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Roscoe Tanner career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1969	17	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1970	18	0	8	8	0.0%	—	—
1971	19	16	10	26	61.5%	—	—
1972	20	29	14	43	67.4%	—	—
1973	21	45	30	75	60.0%	22	24
1974	22	65	27	92	70.7%	26	14
1975	23	65	23	88	73.9%	14	9
1976	24	70	28	98	71.4%	13	11
1977	25	52	30	82	63.4%	10	13
1978	26	57	22	79	72.2%	15	11
1979	27	61	19	80	76.3%	11	5
1980	28	42	16	58	72.4%	5	13
1981	29	51	22	73	69.9%	14	12
1982	30	20	17	37	54.1%	11	43
1983	31	16	13	29	55.2%	43	36
1984	32	3	11	14	21.4%	37	249
1985	33	0	1	1	0.0%	250	794
Career		592	293	885	66.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Roscoe Tanner career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1969	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1970	18	0	4	4	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	8	8	0.0%
1971	19	10	5	15	66.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	16	10	26	61.5%
1972	20	9	3	12	75.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	9	3	12	75.0%	6	3	9	66.7%	29	14	43	67.4%
1973	21	12	8	20	60.0%	15	9	24	62.5%	3	4	7	42.9%	15	9	24	62.5%	45	30	75	60.0%
1974	22	30	11	41	73.2%	8	7	15	53.3%	17	3	20	85.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	65	27	92	70.7%
1975	23	27	7	34	79.4%	16	8	24	66.7%	9	2	11	81.8%	13	6	19	68.4%	65	23	88	73.9%
1976	24	22	10	32	68.8%	22	6	28	78.6%	10	3	13	76.9%	16	9	25	64.0%	70	28	98	71.4%
1977	25	8	6	14	57.1%	16	9	25	64.0%	22	6	28	78.6%	6	9	15	40.0%	52	30	82	63.4%
1978	26	19	8	27	70.4%	6	3	9	66.7%	7	2	9	77.8%	25	9	34	73.5%	57	22	79	72.2%
1979	27	21	5	26	80.8%	5	2	7	71.4%	10	2	12	83.3%	25	10	35	71.4%	61	19	80	76.2%
1980	28	14	6	20	70.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	12	2	14	85.7%	16	7	23	69.6%	42	16	58	72.4%
1981	29	19	8	27	70.4%	1	1	2	50.0%	10	5	15	66.7%	21	8	29	72.4%	51	22	73	69.9%
1982	30	10	8	18	55.6%	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%	6	7	13	46.2%	20	17	37	54.1%
1983	31	7	5	12	58.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	3	9	66.7%	3	4	7	42.9%	16	13	29	55.2%
1984	32	1	8	9	11.1%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	3	11	14	21.4%
1985	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	209	102	311	67.2%	99	58	157	63.1%	121	42	163	74.2%	163	91	254	64.2%	592	293	885	66.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Roscoe Tanner career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	21	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	5	5	10	50.0%
1974	22	2	3	5	40.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	6	1	7	85.7%	3	1	4	75.0%	15	7	22	68.2%
1975	23	2	1	3	66.7%	2	3	5	40.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	4	1	5	80.0%	15	7	22	68.2%
1976	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	4	1	5	80.0%
1977	25	3	9	12	25.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	20	11	31	64.5%	0	0	—	—	28	21	49	57.1%
1978	26	6	8	14	42.9%	4	4	8	50.0%	23	4	27	85.2%	0	0	—	—	33	16	49	67.3%
1979	27	7	8	15	46.7%	10	5	15	66.7%	21	3	24	87.5%	0	0	—	—	38	16	54	70.4%
1980	28	1	5	6	16.7%	7	3	10	70.0%	16	5	21	76.2%	0	0	—	—	24	13	37	64.9%
1981	29	2	6	8	25.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	20	9	29	69.0%	0	0	—	—	29	18	47	61.7%
1982	30	0	4	4	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	11	2	13	84.6%	0	0	—	—	12	11	23	52.2%
1983	31	2	3	5	40.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	6	3	9	66.7%	0	0	—	—	9	13	22	40.9%
1984	32	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	3	8	11	27.3%
1985	33	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		25	48	73	34.2%	42	37	79	53.2%	135	46	181	74.6%	13	6	19	68.4%	215	137	352	61.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 352/885 (39.8%) of Roscoe Tanner's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Roscoe Tanner advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1969	17	1479	102.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.6%	-1.14	0–1	—	—	-0.17
1970	18	1422	112.1	—	—	—	—	+98	—	—	10.5%	-1.68	0–1	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.35
1971	19	1708	127.3	—	—	—	—	-4	-120	-175	56.9%	+0.31	6–2 (75%)	5–4 (56%)	109.3	-0.19
1972	20	1910	135.7	—	—	—	—	-21	-290	-167	59.5%	+0.43	11–3 (79%)	14–8 (64%)	112.5	-0.28
1973	21	1837	144.4	—	—	—	—	+54	-88	-105	56.7%	+0.51	11–10 (52%)	15–15 (50%)	101.4	-3.38
1974	22	1963	153.9	—	—	—	—	-10	-225	+137	65.9%	+1.12	16–13 (55%)	15–17 (47%)	97.4	-2.27
1975	23	1972	153.2	—	—	—	—	+62	-153	+164	67.7%	+1.19	19–14 (58%)	17–14 (55%)	98.4	-0.74
1976	24	2018	159.3	—	—	—	—	+24	-49	+104	66.7%	+1.29	18–11 (62%)	18–20 (47%)	96.6	-2.11
1977	25	1889	153.2	—	—	—	—	0	+24	+207	62.7%	+0.94	13–18 (42%)	11–12 (48%)	88.2	-0.49
1978	26	1941	160.3	—	—	—	—	+36	-25	+162	67.2%	+1.20	10–8 (56%)	23–10 (70%)	104.9	-1.59
1979	27	2032	164.1	—	—	—	—	+33	-91	+131	71.3%	+1.27	13–8 (62%)	22–14 (61%)	102.5	-3.91
1980	28	1997	154.8	—	—	—	—	+23	—	+198	70.9%	+1.29	6–10 (38%)	17–5 (77%)	96.9	-1.79
1981	29	1926	156.1	—	—	—	—	+117	—	+82	66.0%	+1.02	14–9 (61%)	19–13 (59%)	99.1	-0.51
1982	30	1786	138.8	—	—	—	—	+4	—	+208	51.5%	-0.01	9–6 (60%)	10–12 (45%)	96.5	-2.07
1983	31	1874	146.4	—	—	—	—	-44	—	+125	53.4%	+0.14	7–5 (58%)	11–7 (61%)	105.3	-4.29
1984	32	1681	120.1	—	—	—	—	-28	—	—	25.8%	-1.52	2–2 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.69
1985	33	1662	99.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	1–0	—	+0.08
Career		2162	157.4	—	—	—	—	+30	-98	+112	63.2%	+0.88	155–122 (56%)	200–155 (56%)	99.9	-2.83

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Roscoe Tanner Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1969	17	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1970	18	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1971	19	—	—	—	R32	2–1 (67%)
1972	20	—	—	R32	QF	6–2 (75%)
1973	21	—	—	—	R32	2–1 (67%)
1974	22	—	R128	R16	SF	8–3 (73%)
1975	23	—	R32	SF	R32	9–3 (75%)
1976	24	—	—	SF	R16	8–2 (80%)
1977	25	W	—	R128	R16	9–2 (82%)
1978	26	—	R16	R16	R16	9–3 (75%)
1979	27	—	—	F	SF	11–2 (85%)
1980	28	—	—	QF	QF	8–2 (80%)
1981	29	R32	—	R64	QF	6–3 (67%)
1982	30	—	—	R16	R64	4–2 (67%)
1983	31	R32	—	QF	R32	8–3 (73%)
1984	32	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		9–2 (82%)	5–3 (62%)	36–11 (77%)	40–16 (71%)	90–32 (74%)

ATP 500

Roscoe Tanner ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	ITA	CAN	W-L Win %
1970	18	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1971	19	R32	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1972	20	—	—	R16	2–1 (67%)
1974	22	—	R16	—	2–1 (67%)
1976	24	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1978	26	—	R16	—	2–1 (67%)
1979	27	F	—	R64	5–2 (71%)
1980	28	QF	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1981	29	R16	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1982	30	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1983	31	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1984	32	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		11–8 (58%)	5–3 (62%)	2–2 (50%)	18–13 (58%)

ATP 250

Roscoe Tanner ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ATL	BAR	CIN	DAL	GST	HAL	HKG	HOU	AUS	MAD	MC	NAP	PAR	QUE	ITA	ROT	SPB	STO	STU	TKY	WAS	ALA	ALB	BAL	BER	BIR	BIR	MIA	BOL	BOS	BRI	CAR	CAR	CHA	CHA	CHI	CHI	CHI	CHR	CLE	CLE	COL	COL	COP	DEN	DEN	DES	FOR	FOR	FRA	HAR	HAR	JAK	JOH	KIN	LA	LA	LA	LAK	LAS	LIV	LON	LON	LOS	LOS	LOU	EAS	MAN	MAU	MEM	MEM	MER	MIL	MON	NAP	NEW	NEW	NOR	EAS	ORL	PAL	IW	PER	PHI	PHI	PRA	IW	RIC	SAC	SAL	SAN	SAN	SAN	SAO	SOU	SOU	ST.	STO	SYD	SYD	TAI	TAM	TAN	TEL	U.S	VAN	WEM	WOR	W-L Win %
1969	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–6 (0%)
1971	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	13–8 (62%)
1972	20	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21–11 (66%)
1973	21	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	QF	QF	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	42–28 (60%)
1974	22	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	SF	—	QF	R16	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	F	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	54–22 (71%)
1975	23	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	F	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	SF	—	—	W	—	R64	—	—	F	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	SF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	56–20 (74%)
1976	24	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	F	SF	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	W	—	—	—	QF	F	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	60–23 (72%)
1977	25	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	F	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R64	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	F	42–23 (65%)
1978	26	—	SF	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	F	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	46–18 (72%)
1979	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	W	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	W	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44–13 (77%)
1980	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	W	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31–13 (70%)
1981	29	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	42–16 (72%)
1982	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	F	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	16–14 (53%)
1983	31	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	8–9 (47%)
1984	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	3–9 (25%)
1985	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	10–3 (77%)	2–3 (40%)	2–1 (67%)	3–5 (38%)	7–3 (70%)	5–3 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	6–5 (55%)	4–2 (67%)	16–7 (70%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	6–4 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	11–4 (73%)	18–9 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	5–1 (83%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	7–2 (78%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	4–1 (80%)	3–1 (75%)	7–1 (88%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	13–5 (72%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	9–2 (82%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	3–2 (60%)	6–2 (75%)	7–3 (70%)	1–1 (50%)	17–8 (68%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	33–13 (72%)	7–5 (58%)	5–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	7–3 (70%)	17–8 (68%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	4–1 (80%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	11–2 (85%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	13–5 (72%)	2–1 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	13–2 (87%)	3–1 (75%)	11–2 (85%)	6–4 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	6–1 (86%)	9–5 (64%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	19–9 (68%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	13–6 (68%)	4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	6–3 (67%)	12–2 (86%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–5 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	7–5 (58%)	1–1 (50%)	478–235 (67%)

ATP Finals

Roscoe Tanner ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	FIN	W-L Win %
1976	24	RR	1–2 (33%)
1977	25	RR	0–3 (0%)
1979	27	RR	1–2 (33%)
1981	29	RR	1–2 (33%)
W-L		3–9 (25%)	3–9 (25%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jul 30, 1979

First Top 100

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 50

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 20

Jul 29, 1974

First Top 10

Dec 15, 1975

Ranking History Matrix

Roscoe Tanner ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	23	21	23	24
1974	22	—	—	26	23	21	25	17	21	15	—	14	14
1975	23	14	—	13	14	14	11	—	—	—	—	—	9
1976	24	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	11
1977	25	7	8	8	9	9	8	13	11	12	11	15	13
1978	26	25	10	10	10	11	11	10	11	10	12	11	11
1979	27	11	10	10	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	5	5
1980	28	4	6	8	9	8	8	11	15	15	14	13	13
1981	29	14	10	9	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	11	12
1982	30	11	16	17	18	24	25	24	24	30	38	44	43
1983	31	46	—	—	—	—	—	58	47	36	42	38	36
1984	32	41	38	43	43	45	40	86	114	205	208	194	249
1985	33	257	358	373	389	392	390	551	714	806	796	805	794
1986	34	789	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Roscoe Tanner's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Raul Ramirez	MEX	#4	2,150	786	530	256	67.4%	$2,217,971	20	0	1970–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Gene Mayer	USA	#4	2,208	466	309	157	66.3%	$1,382,422	14	0	1973–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Eddie Dibbs	USA	#5	2,169	867	605	262	69.8%	$2,016,426	22	0	1970–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Brian Gottfried	USA	#3	2,250	1,011	690	321	68.2%	$2,782,514	25	0	1970–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Harold Solomon	USA	#5	2,163	894	566	328	63.3%	$1,802,769	22	0	1969–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Vitas Gerulaitis	USA	#3	2,232	762	528	234	69.3%	$2,778,748	26	1	1971–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Jose Luis Clerc	ARG	#4	2,219	493	355	138	72.0%	$1,987,036	25	0	1977–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Andres Gomez	ECU	#4	2,094	763	502	261	65.8%	$4,385,130	21	1	1979–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Jan Kodes	CZE	#5	2,121	744	469	275	63.0%	$693,197	10	3	1968–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Jose Higueras	ESP	#6	2,101	644	424	220	65.8%	$1,406,355	16	0	1968–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Tom Okker	NED	#3	2,195	946	668	278	70.6%	$1,257,200	34	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Brad Gilbert	USA	#4	2,056	782	506	276	64.7%	$5,507,973	20	0	1981–1995	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Roscoe Tanner born?: Roscoe Tanner was born on October 15, 1951.
Which country did Roscoe Tanner represent?: Roscoe Tanner represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Roscoe Tanner?: Roscoe Tanner is 183 cm / 6'0".
Is Roscoe Tanner left-handed or right-handed?: Roscoe Tanner plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Roscoe Tanner won?: Roscoe Tanner has won 1 Grand Slam singles title. The most recent was Australian Open in 1977.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Roscoe Tanner won?: TennisDB does not group any of Roscoe Tanner's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Roscoe Tanner won?: TennisDB records 17 ATP singles titles for Roscoe Tanner across all categories. The most recent was Philadelphia in 1981.
What is Roscoe Tanner's highest ATP ranking?: Roscoe Tanner's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on July 30, 1979.
What is Roscoe Tanner's career win-loss record?: Roscoe Tanner has 592 wins and 293 losses (66.9%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1969 through 1985.
How much career prize money has Roscoe Tanner earned?: Roscoe Tanner has earned at least $1,696,198 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Roscoe Tanner's career appear in TennisDB?: Roscoe Tanner appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1969 through 1985.
On which surface does Roscoe Tanner have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Roscoe Tanner's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 74.2% (121–42).
Who has Roscoe Tanner faced most often?: Roscoe Tanner's most frequent opponent is Jimmy Connors, with a head-to-head record of 4–17 across 21 meetings.