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Rod Laver

Rod Laver

ATP AUS DOB: Aug 9, 1938 (age 87) Hand: Left-handed Height: 173 cm (5'8")

Last ranked

#662
0 pts · Dec 26, 1979

Career high

#3
first reached Aug 12, 1974

Overall record

580-147
79.8% win rate · 727 matches

Record by surface

SurfaceWinsLossesMatchesWin %
Hard 166 38 204 81.4%
Clay 124 41 165 75.2%
Grass 90 16 106 84.9%
Carpet 184 48 232 79.3%

Titles (72)

YearTourTournamentSurfaceLevel
1975 ATP Orlando WCT Hard ATP 500/250
1975 ATP Caracas WCT Hard ATP 500/250
1975 ATP Sao Paulo WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1975 ATP La Costa WCT Hard ATP 500/250
1975 ATP San Juan Clay ATP 500/250
1974 ATP Bretton Woods Clay ATP 500/250
1974 ATP Las Vegas Hard ATP 500/250
1974 ATP Houston Clay ATP 500/250
1974 ATP Tokyo WCT — ATP 500/250
1974 ATP Palm Desert WCT Hard ATP 500/250
1974 ATP Philadelphia WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1973 ATP Sydney Indoor Hard ATP 500/250
1973 ATP Hong Kong Hard ATP 500/250
1973 ATP World Invitational Classic Carpet ATP 500/250
1973 ATP Hilton Head Clay ATP 500/250
1973 ATP Toronto WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1973 ATP Richmond WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1973 ATP Miami WCT Hard ATP 500/250
1972 ATP Denver WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1972 ATP Houston WCT Clay ATP 500/250
1972 ATP Toronto WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1972 ATP Philadelphia WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1972 ATP Richmond WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1971 ATP Bologna WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1971 ATP Berkeley Hard ATP 500/250
1971 ATP Hilton Head Clay ATP 500/250
1971 ATP Fort Worth WCT Hard ATP 500/250
1971 ATP Rome Clay Masters 1000
1971 ATP London Hard ATP 500/250
1971 ATP Champions Classic Carpet ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Wembley Carpet ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Vancouver Carpet ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Los Angeles Hard ATP 500/250
1970 ATP South Orange Hard ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Fort Worth Hard ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Montreal / Toronto Clay Masters 1000
1970 ATP Louisville Hard ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Champions Classic Carpet ATP 500/250
1970 ATP London / Queen's Club Grass ATP 500/250
1970 ATP St. Louis WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Johannesburg Hard ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Sydney Grass ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Philadelphia WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Wembley Carpet ATP 500/250
1969 ATP US Open Grass Grand Slam
1969 ATP Baltimore Grass ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Fort Worth Hard ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Binghamton Hard ATP 500/250
1969 ATP St. Louis Hard ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Boston Carpet ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Wimbledon Grass Grand Slam
1969 ATP Roland Garros Clay Grand Slam
1969 ATP London 2 Hard ATP 500/250
1969 ATP New York 2 Carpet ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Anaheim Carpet ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Johannesburg Hard ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Los Angeles 1 Carpet ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Philadelphia WCT Carpet ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Australian Open Grass Grand Slam
1968 ATP Nashville Carpet ATP 500/250
1968 ATP La Paz NTL Clay ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Sao Paulo NTL 2 Clay ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Corpus Christi NTL Hard ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Los Angeles Hard ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Paris 2 Clay ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Wimbledon Grass Grand Slam
1968 ATP Boston 1 Grass ATP 500/250
1968 ATP New York NTL Carpet ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Wembley NTL 2 Hard ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Wembley NTL 1 Hard ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Buenos Aires NTL Clay ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Sao Paulo NTL 1 Clay ATP 500/250

Last 20 matches

DateTournamentRoundSurfaceResultOpponentScore
1979-04-23 Las Vegas Round of 32 Hard L John Alexander 6-7 6-3 6-1
1978-03-20 Las Vegas Round of 16 Carpet L Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-2
1978-01-30 Richmond WCT Quarterfinal Carpet L Eddie Dibbs 6-1 7-6
1978-01-30 Richmond WCT Round of 16 Carpet W Mark Cox 6-4 5-7 6-4
1978-01-30 Richmond WCT Round of 32 Carpet W Jan Kodes 6-1 6-3
1978-01-29 Sarasota Quarterfinal Carpet L Pat Dupre 6-0 6-4
1978-01-29 Sarasota Round of 16 Carpet W Charlie Pasarell 6-2 7-6
1978-01-29 Sarasota Round of 32 Carpet W Howard Schoenfield 6-0 3-6 6-4
1977-11-14 WCT Challenge Cup Round Robin Carpet L Roscoe Tanner 6-3 6-1
1977-11-14 WCT Challenge Cup Round Robin Carpet W Vitas Gerulaitis 2-6 6-5 6-5
1977-11-14 WCT Challenge Cup Round Robin Carpet L Ilie Nastase 6-5 6-4
1977-06-20 Wimbledon Round of 64 Grass L Dick Stockton 3-6 9-7 6-4 7-5
1977-06-20 Wimbledon Round of 128 Grass W Sean Sorensen 6-0 6-2 6-2
1977-06-13 Queen's Club Round of 64 Grass L Jorge Andrew 6-3 6-4
1977-04-25 Las Vegas Round of 32 Hard W Mark Cox 6-2 6-3
1977-04-25 Las Vegas Round of 16 Hard L Colin Dibley 6-4 3-6 6-2
1977-02-28 Monterrey WCT Round of 16 Carpet L Eddie Dibbs 2-6 6-3 6-2
1977-02-21 Palm Springs Round of 32 Hard L Brian Gottfried 4-6 6-2 6-2
1977-02-21 Palm Springs Round of 64 Hard W Haroon Rahim 6-3 6-2
1977-02-16 Toronto Indoor WCT Quarterfinal Carpet L Jimmy Connors 6-0 6-1

Most-played opponents

OpponentWinsLossesTotalH2H
Roy Emerson 26 6 32 view H2H
Ken Rosewall 24 7 31 view H2H
Tom Okker 22 3 25 view H2H
Fred Stolle 20 4 24 view H2H
Arthur Ashe 19 3 22 view H2H
Andres Gimeno 15 6 21 view H2H
Tony Roche 11 9 20 view H2H
John Newcombe 15 4 19 view H2H
Stan Smith 10 7 17 view H2H
Cliff Drysdale 13 4 17 view H2H