Rod Laver
AC , MBE

Laver at Amsterdam in 1969
Full name	Rodney George Laver
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Carlsbad, California , U.S.
Born	( 1938-08-09 ) 9 August 1938 (age 85) Rockhampton , Queensland , Australia
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 )

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.

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