Rod Laver
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Professional men players Birth years 1930- 1939
Rod Laver ( Rodney Laver, Rodney George Laver )
* 9. August 1938 in Rockhampton, Australia
†
Australia
* 9. August 1938 in Rockhampton, Australia
†
Australia
Grand Slam results:
1956 in men's singles he reached the first round at Australian Open
1956 in men's singles he reached the first round at French Open
1956 in men's singles he reached the first round at Wimbledon
1956 in men's singles he reached the first round at US Open
1957 in men's singles he reached the first round at Australian Open
1958 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the Australian Open
1958 in men's singles he reached the second round at French Open
1958 in men's singles he reached the third round at Wimbledon
1958 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open
1959 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the Australian Open
1959 he won in men's doubles with Bob Mark the Australian Open against Don Candy + Bob Howe 9:7 6:4 6:2
1959 in men's singles he reached the third round at French Open
1959 he reached the final in men's singles at Wimbledon against Alex Olmedo 4:6 3:6 4:6
1959 he won in mixed doubles with Darlene Hard at Wimbledon against Neale Fraser + Maria Bueno 6:4 6:3
1959 in men's singles he reached the quarter-finals at US Open
1960 he won in men's singles at the Australian Open against Neale Fraser 5:7 3:6 6:3 8:6 8:6
1960 he won in men's doubles with Bob Mark at the Australian Open against Roy Emerson + Neale Fraser 1:6 6:2 6:4 6:4
1960 in men's singles he reached the third round at French Open
1960 he reached the final in men's singles at Wimbledon against Neale Fraser 4:6 6:3
7:9 5:7
1960 he won in mixed doubles with Darlene Hard at Wimbledon against Bob Howe + Maria Bueno 13:11 3:6 8:6
1960 he reached the final in men's singles at the US Open against Neale Fraser 4:6 4:6 7:9
1961 he reached the final in men's singles at the Australian Open against Roy Emerson 6:1 3:6 5:7 4:6
1961 he won in men's doubles with Bob Mark at the Australian Open against Roy Emerson + Marty Mulligan 6:3 7:5 3:6 9:11 6:2
1961 in men's singles he reached the semi-finals at French Open
1961 he won in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the French Open against Bob Howe + Bob Mark 3:6 6:1 6:1 6:4
1961 he won in mixed doubles with Darlene Hard the French Open against Vera Sukova + Jiri Javorsky 6:0 2:6 6:3
1961 he won in men's singles at Wimbledon against Chuck McKinley 6:3 6:1 6:4
1961 he reached the final in men's singles at the US Open Roy Emerson 5:7 3:6 2:6
1962 he won in men's singles at the Australian Open against Roy Emmerson 8:6 0:6 6:4 6:4
1962 he won in men's singles at the French Open against Roy Emmerson 3:6 2:6 6:3 9:7 6:2
1962 he won in men's singles at Wimbledon against Marty Mulligan 6:2 6:2 6:1
1962 he won in men's singles at the US Open against Roy Emmerson 6:2 6:4 5:7 6:4
1968 he reached the final in men's singles at the French Open against Ken Rosewall 3:6 1:6 6:2 2:6
1968 he reached the final in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the French Open against Ken Rosewall + Fred Stolle 3:6 4:6 3:6
1968 he won in men's singles at Wimbledon against Toni Roche 6:3 6:4 6:2
1968 he reached the round of sixteen in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at Wimbledon
1968 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open
1968 he reached the second round in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the US Open
1969 he won in men's singles the Australian Open against Andres Gimeno 6:3 6:4 7:5
1969 he won in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the Australian Open against Ken Rosewall + Fred Stolle 6:4 6:4
1969 he won in men's singles at the French Open against Ken Rosewall 6:4 6:3 6:4
In 1969 he reached the French Open men’s doubles final with Roy Emerson against John Newcombe + Tony Roche 6:4 1:6 6:3 4:6 4:6
1969 he won in men's singles at Wimbledon against John Newcombe 6:4 5:7 6:4 6:4
1969 he reached the final in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at Wimbledon
1969 he won in men's singles at the US Open against Toni Roche 7:9,6:1,6:3,6:2
1969 he reached the final in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the US Open
1970 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at Wimbledon
1970 he reached the quarter-finals in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at Wimbledon
1970 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open
1970 he reached the final in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the US Open against Pierre Barthes + Niki Pilic 3:6 6:7 6:4 6:7
1971 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the Australian Open
1971 he reached the quarter-finals in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the Australian Open
1971 in men's singles he reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon
1971 he won in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at Wimbledon against Arthur Ashe + Dennis Ralston 4:6 9:7 6:8 6:4 6:4
1972 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open
1972 he reached the round of sixteen in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the US Open
1973 in men's singles he reached the third round at US Open
1973 he reached the final in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the US Open against Owen Davidson + John Newcombe 5:7 6:2 5:7 5:7
1975 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open
1975 in men's doubles he reached with Björn Borg the round of sixteen at the US Open
1977 in men's singles he reached the second round at Wimbledon
1977 he reached the first round in men's doubles with John Newcombe at Wimbledon
In 1962 and 1969 he won the Grand Slam in men’s singles. He was the first tennis player to win the Grand Slam twice
Prize money US $ 1.565.413.-
1956 in men's singles he reached the first round at Australian Open
1956 in men's singles he reached the first round at French Open
1956 in men's singles he reached the first round at Wimbledon
1956 in men's singles he reached the first round at US Open
1957 in men's singles he reached the first round at Australian Open
1958 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the Australian Open
1958 in men's singles he reached the second round at French Open
1958 in men's singles he reached the third round at Wimbledon
1958 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open
1959 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the Australian Open
1959 he won in men's doubles with Bob Mark the Australian Open against Don Candy + Bob Howe 9:7 6:4 6:2
1959 in men's singles he reached the third round at French Open
1959 he reached the final in men's singles at Wimbledon against Alex Olmedo 4:6 3:6 4:6
1959 he won in mixed doubles with Darlene Hard at Wimbledon against Neale Fraser + Maria Bueno 6:4 6:3
1959 in men's singles he reached the quarter-finals at US Open
1960 he won in men's singles at the Australian Open against Neale Fraser 5:7 3:6 6:3 8:6 8:6
1960 he won in men's doubles with Bob Mark at the Australian Open against Roy Emerson + Neale Fraser 1:6 6:2 6:4 6:4
1960 in men's singles he reached the third round at French Open
1960 he reached the final in men's singles at Wimbledon against Neale Fraser 4:6 6:3
7:9 5:7
1960 he won in mixed doubles with Darlene Hard at Wimbledon against Bob Howe + Maria Bueno 13:11 3:6 8:6
1960 he reached the final in men's singles at the US Open against Neale Fraser 4:6 4:6 7:9
1961 he reached the final in men's singles at the Australian Open against Roy Emerson 6:1 3:6 5:7 4:6
1961 he won in men's doubles with Bob Mark at the Australian Open against Roy Emerson + Marty Mulligan 6:3 7:5 3:6 9:11 6:2
1961 in men's singles he reached the semi-finals at French Open
1961 he won in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the French Open against Bob Howe + Bob Mark 3:6 6:1 6:1 6:4
1961 he won in mixed doubles with Darlene Hard the French Open against Vera Sukova + Jiri Javorsky 6:0 2:6 6:3
1961 he won in men's singles at Wimbledon against Chuck McKinley 6:3 6:1 6:4
1961 he reached the final in men's singles at the US Open Roy Emerson 5:7 3:6 2:6
1962 he won in men's singles at the Australian Open against Roy Emmerson 8:6 0:6 6:4 6:4
1962 he won in men's singles at the French Open against Roy Emmerson 3:6 2:6 6:3 9:7 6:2
1962 he won in men's singles at Wimbledon against Marty Mulligan 6:2 6:2 6:1
1962 he won in men's singles at the US Open against Roy Emmerson 6:2 6:4 5:7 6:4
1968 he reached the final in men's singles at the French Open against Ken Rosewall 3:6 1:6 6:2 2:6
1968 he reached the final in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the French Open against Ken Rosewall + Fred Stolle 3:6 4:6 3:6
1968 he won in men's singles at Wimbledon against Toni Roche 6:3 6:4 6:2
1968 he reached the round of sixteen in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at Wimbledon
1968 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open
1968 he reached the second round in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the US Open
1969 he won in men's singles the Australian Open against Andres Gimeno 6:3 6:4 7:5
1969 he won in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the Australian Open against Ken Rosewall + Fred Stolle 6:4 6:4
1969 he won in men's singles at the French Open against Ken Rosewall 6:4 6:3 6:4
In 1969 he reached the French Open men’s doubles final with Roy Emerson against John Newcombe + Tony Roche 6:4 1:6 6:3 4:6 4:6
1969 he won in men's singles at Wimbledon against John Newcombe 6:4 5:7 6:4 6:4
1969 he reached the final in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at Wimbledon
1969 he won in men's singles at the US Open against Toni Roche 7:9,6:1,6:3,6:2
1969 he reached the final in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the US Open
1970 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at Wimbledon
1970 he reached the quarter-finals in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at Wimbledon
1970 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open
1970 he reached the final in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the US Open against Pierre Barthes + Niki Pilic 3:6 6:7 6:4 6:7
1971 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the Australian Open
1971 he reached the quarter-finals in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the Australian Open
1971 in men's singles he reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon
1971 he won in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at Wimbledon against Arthur Ashe + Dennis Ralston 4:6 9:7 6:8 6:4 6:4
1972 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open
1972 he reached the round of sixteen in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the US Open
1973 in men's singles he reached the third round at US Open
1973 he reached the final in men's doubles with Roy Emerson at the US Open against Owen Davidson + John Newcombe 5:7 6:2 5:7 5:7
1975 he reached the round of sixteen in men's singles at the US Open
1975 in men's doubles he reached with Björn Borg the round of sixteen at the US Open
1977 in men's singles he reached the second round at Wimbledon
1977 he reached the first round in men's doubles with John Newcombe at Wimbledon
In 1962 and 1969 he won the Grand Slam in men’s singles. He was the first tennis player to win the Grand Slam twice
Prize money US $ 1.565.413.-
Published by tennis-aaron on 9 January 2016 at 09:07.