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Player

Rod Laver

AUSBorn: August 9, 1938left-handed

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580–14779.8% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 662December 26, 1979
Best rankingNo. 3August 12, 1974
Record580–14779.8% wins
Titles7299 finals · 5 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height173 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsleft-handed

The year in motion

Season 2026

ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Rod Laver has not played a match in the 2026 season.

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Starting pointRod Laver
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Career path

Ranking progression

31 months represented
First archived ranking
August 27, 1973
Career peak
No. 3
August 12, 1974
Archived observations
40
40 documented weeks
  1. Top 1024documented weeks
  2. Top 2024documented weeks
  3. Top 5025documented weeks
  4. Top 10034documented weeks
Monthly ranking progressionThe higher the line, the better the player's ranking.No. 3No. 333No. 662197319751979

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Seasons

12 most recent
19790–10% · 0 titles19784–357.1% · 0 titles19775–935.7% · 0 titles19769–1145% · 0 titles197552–1380% · 5 titles197445–1081.8% · 6 titles197371–1681.6% · 7 titles197250–1675.8% · 5 titles197185–2081% · 7 titles197089–1585.6% · 13 titles196997–1487.4% · 16 titles196873–1979.3% · 13 titles

Recent finals

72 career titles
FWorld Invitational Classic 1975ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Ilie NastaseWOrlando WCT 1975ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Vitas GerulaitisWCaracas 1975ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Raul RamirezWSao Paulo WCT 1975ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Charlie PasarellWLacosta WCT 1975ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Allan StoneWSan Juan 1975ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Arthur AsheWBretton Woods 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Harold SolomonWLas Vegas 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Marty RiessenWHouston 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Bjorn BorgWTokyo 1974ATP/WTA main tour Juan GisbertWPalm Desert WCT 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Roscoe TannerWPhiladelphia WCT 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Arthur Ashe
65ATP/WTA main tour5Grand Slam2Masters 1000
189best-of-five matches
29reached a fifth set
6comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface

Carpet185–47232 matches · 79.7% winsHard167–40207 matches · 80.7% winsClay122–40162 matches · 75.3% winsGrass90–16106 matches · 84.9% winsUnknown16–420 matches · 80% wins

Frequent opponents

Roy EmersonAUS32 matches26–6Ken RosewallAUS31 matches24–7Tom OkkerNED25 matches22–3Fred StolleAUS24 matches20–4Arthur AsheUSA22 matches19–3Andres GimenoESP21 matches15–6Tony RocheAUS20 matches11–9John NewcombeAUS19 matches15–4Cliff DrysdaleRSA17 matches13–4Marty RiessenUSA17 matches10–7Stan SmithUSA17 matches10–7Dennis RalstonUSA15 matches13–2
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Matches

727 found

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