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Rod Laver

1938 - Today

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Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Laver was ranked as 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. Laver won 200 singles titles across his amateur and professional careers, the most won by any tennis player. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rod Laver is the 5th most popular tennis player (down from 3rd in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Australia (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Tennis Player.

Rod Laver is most famous for being one of the only two people to have won the Grand Slam twice. He was also the first person to win all four Grand Slams in a row.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Rod Laver ranks 5 out of 1,569. Before him are Björn Borg, Novak Djokovic, Suzanne Lenglen, and René Lacoste. After him are Martina Navratilova, Ilie Năstase, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, and Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Rod Laver ranks 37. Before him are Jim Simons, Heinz Fischer, Frederick Forsyth, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Kurt Wüthrich, and Natalie Wood. After him are Bounnhang Vorachith, Liv Ullmann, Abulfaz Elchibey, Fuad Masum, Oliver Reed, and Marina Vlady.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Rod Laver ranks 13 out of 1,143. Before him are Geoffrey Rush (1951), Tamam Shud case (1903), Sia (1975), John Cornforth (1917), Elizabeth Blackburn (1948), and Cate Blanchett (1969). After him are Rupert Murdoch (1931), Truganini (1812), George Lazenby (1939), Jack Brabham (1926), Errol Flynn (1909), and Scott Morrison (1968).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Australia

Among tennis players born in Australia, Rod Laver ranks 1. After him are Margaret Court (1942), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1951), Roy Emerson (1936), Fred Stolle (1938), Neale Fraser (1933), Ken Rosewall (1934), John Newcombe (1944), Kerry Melville (1947), Pat Rafter (1972), Jack Crawford (1908), and Judy Tegart-Dalton (1937).

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