Rod Laver

Rodney George "Rod" Laver (born August 9 1938, in Rockhampton, Australia) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. He is the only player in tennis history to have won all four of tennis' Grand Slam singles titles in the same year on two separate occasions ? first as an amateur in 1962, and then again as a professional in 1969. For this achievement, Laver is considered by many tennis fans to be the greatest individual player of all time.

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (11)

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1960 Australian Championships Neale Fraser 5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 8-6

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1961 Wimbledon Charles McKinley 6-3, 6-1, 6-4

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1962 Australian Championships Roy Emerson 8-6, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4

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1962 French Championships Roy Emerson 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-2

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1962 Wimbledon Martin Mulligan 6-2, 6-2, 6-1

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1962 US Championships Roy Emerson 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

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1968 Wimbledon Tony Roche 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

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1969 Australian Open Andres Gimeno 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

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1969 French Open Ken Rosewall 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

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1969 Wimbledon John Newcombe 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4

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1969 US Open Tony Roche 7-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

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Runner-ups (6)

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1959 Wimbledon Alex Olmedo 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

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1960 Wimbledon Neale Fraser 6-4, 3-6, 9-7, 7-5

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1960 US Championships Neale Fraser 6-4, 6-4, 9-7

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1961 Australian Championships Roy Emerson 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

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1961 US Championships Roy Emerson 7-5, 6-3, 6-2

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Open Era

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1968 French Open Ken Rosewall 6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2

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