About Roger Knapp
Lived 1959 – 2008 (aged 48). Roger Knapp was an American tennis player.
Roger Bill Knapp (September 7, 1959 – March 30, 2008) was a professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography Early life The son of Iowa real estate developer Bill Knapp and Irene Madge "Magoo" née Hill Knapp, he was born in Des Moines in 1959 and attended the local Herbert Hoover High School. His sister Ginny née Knapp Haviland was born in 1950.
Knapp, a left-handed player, made the semi-finals of the Bristol Grand Prix tournament in 1985, during which he upset then world number 27 Henri Leconte.
Coaching From 1986 to 1989, he served as an assistant coach for the USC Trojans tennis team, in a tenure which included a Pac-10 title. He was then head coach at Drake University until 1993. Under Knapp, Drake won successive Missouri Valley Conference titles and in 1992 featured in the NCAA team championships for the first time.
Personal life Knapp settled in Sarasota, Florida and had two daughters.
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Who was Roger Knapp?
American tennis player
When was Roger Knapp born?
Roger Knapp was born on 7 September 1959 in Des Moines.
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Roger Knapp died on 30 March 2008 in Sarasota.
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Roger Knapp was a tennis player.
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Roger Knapp was American.
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