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Rod Laver. For the American musical group, see Rod Laver (band). Rodney George Laver AC MBE (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was ranked the world number 1 professional player indisputably for five years from 1965 to 1969 and by some sources also in 1964 and 1970.
May 3, 2024 · Rod Laver, Australian tennis player, the second male player in the history of the game (after Don Budge in 1938) to win the four major singles championships (Australian, French, British [Wimbledon], and U.S.) in one year (1962) and the first to repeat this Grand Slam (1969).
Jan 28, 2023 · Rod Laver ‘Might Have Hurt Somebody’ With a Modern Racket. At 84 years old, the man with his name on the stadium sits courtside at the Australian Open. He likes what he sees. Share full article.
Aug 9, 2023 · Rod Laver turns 85 with the tours in Canada, and his namesake event heading there soon. Fifty years after a grand Davis Cup moment, the Aussie’s appreciation of team play continues.
Rod Laver won a record 200 tournaments, held the No. 1 world ranking from 1964-70 and his total prize winnings in a 23-year career was half of what the USTA awards the men’s and women’s US Open champions.
DAVIS CUP - 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973; record: 16-4 in singles, 4-0 in doubles. SINGLES RECORD IN THE MAJORS - Australian (21-6), French (25-6), Wimbledon (50-7), US. (44-10). Official tennis bio information on Rod Laver including personal and professional info.
Dubbed 'Rocket' Rod Laver by then Davis Cup captain Harry Hopman, Laver was the second man to complete the Grand Slam in 1962 after American Don Budge first won all four majors in a season. In 1969, Rocket became the only person to win the Grand Slam twice.
Dubbed “Rocket” by legendary Davis Cup captain Harry Hopman, Rod Laver was the second man to complete the Grand Slam in 1962, after American Don Budge in 1938. In 1969, Laver became the only player to win the Grand Slam twice.
Sep 18, 2018 · Playing left-handed with a single-handed backhand, he won 11 Grand Slam crowns with 200 career titles and was world No 1. He was a true legend! Would Laver have been great in any era? "I think he...
Jan 6, 2018 · Rod Laver remembers his first Australian title in 1960 as "a bit of a struggle". In the pre-tiebreak era, he had to battle his way through an 11-9 set against Warren Jacques in round two, an 8-6 set against Ken Fletcher in the quarterfinal and a 9-7 set against Roy Emerson in the semifinal.
