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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.

  2. Aug 26, 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).

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  3. Rod Laver is a British juggler and entertainer who has performed in cabaret, variety and TV shows around the world. He has won medals, awards and set a world record, and is also a teacher and artistic director of cabaret.

  4. 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.

  5. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesRod Laver - Wikiwand

    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.

  6. 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.

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  8. Mar 19, 2018 · Rod Laver is among the greatest tennis players the world has ever seen, and the inspiration behind the Laver Cup. He grew up playing on a court rolled on his family’s cattle farm in outback Queensland, as a small boy building his game around his gifts of speed and power and honing them with relentless determination and passion.

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