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Rod Laver

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Rodney George Laver is an Australian former professional tennis player, born in 1938, who was ranked the world's indisputable number one professional player from 1965 to 1969 and won 200 singles titles across his amateur and professional careers, the most of any tennis player. He is the only player in tennis history, male or female, to win the calendar year Grand Slam twice, in 1962 as an amateur and in 1969 during the Open Era, the only man to have done so since, and he also completed the Pro Slam of all three professional majors in 1967. He contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia, and both the Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open and the Laver Cup tournament are named in his honor.

Facts
Birth Year
1938 1
Birth Date
1938-08-09 1
Nationality
Australian 1
Career Highlight
Won the calendar year Grand Slam in singles twice, in 1962 and 1969 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
FAQs

How did Rod Laver get the nickname Rocket?

Harry Hopman gave it to him.

Laver left school as a teenager to pursue a tennis career. In Queensland he was coached by Charlie Hollis and later by Harry Hopman, the Australian Davis Cup team captain, who gave him the nickname Rocket.
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Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
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1. Wikipedia: Rod Laver
  • First sentence
    Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
  • Lead section, Grand Slam
    He won the Grand Slam (winning all four majors in a calendar year) in singles twice, in 1962 and 1969.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
  • Plays: Tennis, lead paragraph, plays
    Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
  • Competed In: Australian Open, lead paragraph, competed-in
    The Rod Laver Arena (the main show court of the Australian Open) and the Laver Cup tennis tournament is named after him.
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