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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. He was also ranked as the number 1 amateur in 1961 and 1962.
Jun 28, 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).
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.
Rod Laver was so scrawny and sickly as a child in the Australian bush that no one could guess he would become a left-handed whirlwind who would conquer the tennis world and be known as possibly the greatest player ever.
Rod Laver is a retired Australian tennis professional who is widely considered one of the two greatest players of all time, along with Roger Federer.
Mar 1, 2018 · Laver could adjust his game on the fly and turn seemingly lost causes into five-set victories. It’s one of the tragedies of tennis history that Laver spent his mid-20s prime far from the sport...
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.
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.
Sep 18, 2018 · A look at the impact Rod Laver had on the sport. The Laver Cup was created to honour the greatest player of the 20th century, Rod Laver. The Australian was known for his speed and...
Mar 22, 2024 · Rod Laver. Rod Laver won Wimbledon 4 times. Getty Images. In 1962 he won the Grand Slam – four majors in one year – plus the Italian and German titles. Australia won the Davis Cup on Laver’s home courts in Brisbane defeating Mexico 5-0. He won both his singles matches and the doubles with Roy Emerson.
