Rod Laver
Awards And Accomplishments
Davis Cup: 1959-62, 1973; 16-4 in singles and 4-0 in doubles. | |
Retired in 1978, Laver won 47 titles and was runner-up 21 times in his 23-year career both in amateur and pro tennis, and was in the World Top Ten for 13 years between 1959 and 1975, ranked number 1 in 1961, 1962, 1968, and 1969. | |
1959 | Australian doubles; Wimbledon mixed doubles |
1960 | Australian singles; Australian doubles; Wimbledon mixed doubles |
1961 | Wimbledon singles; Australian doubles; French doubles; French mixed doubles |
1962 | Australian singles; French singles; Wimbledon singles; U.S. singles |
1968 | Wimbledon singles |
1969 | Australian Open singles; French Open singles; Wimbledon singles; U.S. Open singles; Australian Open doubles |
1971 | Wimbledon doubles |
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