Rod Laver
Australian tennis player
Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE (born 9 August 1938, in Rockhampton, Australia) is a former tennis player from Australia and a former world #1 in ATP tennis rankings.
![]() Laver at Amsterdam in 1969 | |
Full name | Rodney George Laver |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
Born | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | 9 August 1938
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 1963 (amateur tour from 1956) |
Retired | 1979 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$1,565,413 |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1981 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 1473–407 (78.35%)[2] |
Career titles | 200 (52 listed by ATP) |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (1961, Lance Tingay)[3] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | W (1960, 1962, 1969) |
French Open | W (1962, 1969) |
Wimbledon | W (1961, 1962, 1968, 1969) |
US Open | W (1962, 1969) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | RR – 2nd (1970) |
WCT Finals | F (1971, 1972) |
Professional majors | |
US Pro | W (1964, 1966, 1967) |
Wembley Pro | W (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967) |
French Pro | W (1967) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 235–77 (75.32%)[a] |
Career titles | 28[a] |
Highest ranking | No. 11 (per ATP) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1959, 1960, 1961, 1969) |
French Open | W (1961) |
Wimbledon | W (1970) |
US Open | F (1960, 1970, 1973) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1959) |
French Open | W (1961) |
Wimbledon | W (1959, 1960) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973) |
References
change- ↑ "Rod Laver". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ Garcia, Gabriel. "Rod Laver: Career match record-pre open era and open era". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.
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