Rod Laver career statistics


This is a list of the main career statistics of Australian former tennis player Rod Laver whose playing career ran from 1956 until 1977. He played as an amateur from 1956 until the end of 1962 when he joined Jack Kramer's professional circuit. As a professional he was banned from playing the Grand Slam tournaments as well as other tournaments organized by the national associations of the International Lawn Tennis Federation. In 1968, with the advent of the Open Era, the distinction between amateurs and professionals disappeared and Laver was again able to compete in most Grand Slam events until the end of his career in 1977. During his career he won eleven Grand Slam tournaments, eight Pro Slam tournaments and five Davis Cup titles.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 5 finals (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1959Australian ChampionshipsGrass|1928

Pro Slam finals

Performance timeline

Laver joined Professional tennis in 1963 and was unable to compete in the Grand Slams until the start of the Open Era at the 1968 French Open.

Season-ending championships

Masters Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

Tokyo 1970
Standings
PlayerRR W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings

WCT (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1971DallasCarpet |

Singles titles (200)

Amateur career (53 titles)

No.Week ofTournament Name and LocationSurfaceOpponentScore
1.2 Mar 1957Queensland Bay, RedcliffeGrass

Professional career: before the Open Era (72 titles)

Era totalCareer Start dateTournament Name and LocationSurfaceOpponentScore
1.54.5 Aug 1963Kitzbühel Professional Championships, AustriaClay

Professional career: Open Era (75 titles)

Era totalCareer Start dateTournament Name and LocationSurfaceOpponentScore
1.126.29 Apr 1968NTL Professional Championships, LondonHard

Singles runner-ups during the Open Era (27)

As listed on the website of the Association of Tennis Professionals.
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1968Bournemouth, EnglandClay

Doubles finals during the Open Era

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–11968French Open, ParisClay

Davis Cup

Laver won 16 out of 20 Davis Cup singles matches and all four of his doubles. Laver was a member of the victorious Australian Davis Cup teams in 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1973.