Education
Auburn University.
Auburn University.
In the same year he became Auburn"s first ever All-American and would be selected a further two times. Tarr twice made the second round of the singles draw in a Grand Slam tournament. He defeated Mike De Palmer at the 1983 United States Open and beat Christophe Roger-Vasselin at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships.
He registered upset wins over Tim Mayotte at Queen"s in 1982 and Henri Leconte in the 1985 Madrid Tennis Grand Prix event.
He had more success on the doubles circuit, making the quarter-finals of the 1982 French Open, with Brad Guan. Tarr was also a Grand Prix semi-finalist twice, at South Orange Open in 1982 (partnering John James) and in Madrid three years later (partnering Marcos Hocevar).
Tarr was based in Birmingham, Alabama during his career and became an American citizen on February 28, 1986. He has been the head coach of the UAB Blazers tennis team since 1989.
Doubles: (3).