Philip Tuckniss

Who is Philip Tuckniss?

Philip Tuckniss is a retired tennis player from Rhodesia, who represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he lost in the second round of the men's doubles competition to Sweden's eventual bronze medalists Anders Järryd and Stefan Edberg, while partnering Mark Gurr. He has been happily married since 1997.

Tuckniss now lives in Chattanooga, TN where he works on old homes. When he finished playing tennis professionally, he taught tennis for 15 years, and then slowed down to doing few individual lessons, but has no current students.