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 (ILTF). 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

Singles: 17 finals (11 titles, 6 runner-ups) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1959WimbledonGrass Alex Olmedo4–6, 3–6, 4–6Win 1960Australian ChampionshipsGrass Neale Fraser5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6Loss 1960WimbledonGrass Neale Fraser4–6, 6–3, 7–9, 5–7Loss 1960U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Neale Fraser4–6, 4–6, 7–9Loss 1961Australian ChampionshipsGrass Roy Emerson6–1, 3–6, 5–7, 4–6Win 1961WimbledonGrass Chuck McKinley6–3, 6–1, 6–4Loss 1961U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Roy Emerson5–7, 3–6, 2–6Win 1962Australian Championships (2)Grass Roy Emerson8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4Win 1962French ChampionshipsClay Roy Emerson3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2Win 1962Wimbledon (2)Grass Marty Mulligan6–2, 6–2, 6–1Win 1962U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Roy Emerson6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4↓  Open Era  ↓Loss 1968French OpenClay Ken Rosewall3–6, 1–6, 6–2, 2–6Win 1968Wimbledon (3)Grass Tony Roche6–3, 6–4, 6–2Win 1969Australian Open (3)Grass Andrés Gimeno6–3, 6–4, 7–5Win 1969French Open (2)Clay Ken Rosewall6–4, 6–3, 6–4Win 1969Wimbledon (4)Grass John Newcombe6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4Win 1969US Open (2)Grass Tony Roche7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 12 finals (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1959 Australian Championships Grass Bob Mark Don Candy Bob Howe 9–7, 6–4, 6–2Loss 1959 Wimbledon Grass Bob Mark Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 6–8, 3–6, 16–14, 7–9Win 1960 Australian Championships Grass Bob Mark Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4Loss 1960 US National Championships Grass Bob Mark Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 7–9, 2–6, 4–6Win 1961 Australian Championships Grass Bob Mark Roy Emerson Martin Mulligan 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11, 6–2Win 1961 French Championships Clay Roy Emerson Bob Howe Bob Mark 3–6, 6–1, 6–4↓  Open Era  ↓Loss 1968 French Open Clay Roy Emerson Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle 3–6, 4–6, 3–6Win 1969 Australian Open Grass Roy Emerson Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle 6–4, 6–4Loss 1969 French Open Clay Roy Emerson John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6Loss 1970 US Open Grass Roy Emerson Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7 Win 1971 Wimbledon Grass Roy Emerson Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4Loss 1973 US Open Grass Ken Rosewall Owen Davidson John Newcombe 5–7, 6–2, 5–7, 5–7

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

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1959 Australian Championships Grass Renée Schuurman Sandra Reynolds Bob Mark 6–4, 11–13, 1–6Loss 1959 French Championships Clay Renée Schuurman Yola Ramírez Billy Knight 4–6, 4–6Win 1959 Wimbledon Grass Darlene Hard Neale Fraser Maria Bueno 4–6, 3–6Win 1960 Wimbledon Grass Darlene Hard Robert Howe Maria Bueno 13–11, 3–6, 8–6Win 1961 French Championships Clay Darlene Hard Věra Suková Jiří Javorský 0–6, 6–2, 3–6

Pro Slam finals Before the Open Era.

Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1963French ChampionshipWood (i) Ken Rosewall8–6, 4–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6Loss 1963U.S. ChampionshipGrass Ken Rosewall4–6, 2–6, 2–6Loss 1964French ChampionshipWood (i) Ken Rosewall3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6Win 1964Wembley ChampionshipWood (i) Ken Rosewall7–5, 4–6, 5–7, 8–6, 8–6Win 1964U.S. ChampionshipGrass Pancho Gonzales4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4Loss 1965French ChampionshipWood (i) Ken Rosewall3–6, 2–6, 4–6Win 1965Wembley ProWood (i) Andrés Gimeno6–2, 6–3, 6–4Loss 1965U.S. ChampionshipGrass Ken Rosewall4–6, 3–6, 3–6Loss 1966French ChampionshipWood (i) Ken Rosewall3–6, 2–6, 12–14Win 1966Wembley ChampionshipWood (i) Ken Rosewall6–2, 6–2, 6–3Win 1966U.S. ChampionshipGrass Ken Rosewall6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–3Win 1967French ChampionshipWood (i) Andrés Gimeno6–4, 8–6, 4–6, 6–2Win 1967Wembley ChampionshipWood (i) Ken Rosewall2–6, 6–1, 1–6, 8–6, 6–2Win 1967U.S. ChampionshipGrass Andrés Gimeno4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5

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. TournamentAmateur careerProfessional careerOpen careerTitles / playedCareer W–LCareer win% '56 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69 '70 '71 '72 '73 '74 '75 '76 '77Grand Slam Tournaments11 / 40141–2982.94Australian Open1R1R2R3RWFWAAAAAAWA3RAAAAAA3 / 922–678.57French Open1RA2R3R3RSFWAAAAAFWAAAAAAAA2 / 825–680.65Wimbledon1RA3RFFWWAAAAAWW4RQFAAAAA2R4 / 1150–787.72US Open1RA4RQFFFWAAAAA4RW4RA4R3RA4RAA2 / 1244–1081.48Pro Slam Tournaments8 / 1538–784.44U.S. ProAAAAAAAFWFWWnot a Major3 / 514–287.50French ProAAAAAAAFFFFWnot a Major1 / 512–475.00Wembley ProAAAAAAAQFWWWWnot a Major4 / 512–192.31Total:19 / 55179–3683.26 Other eventsWimbledon Pronot heldWnot held1 / 13–0100

Season-ending championships

Masters Grand Prix (1 runner-up) Tokyo 1970

Standings Player RR W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings Stan Smith Rod Laver Ken Rosewall Arthur Ashe Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš

WCT (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1971DallasCarpet (i) Ken Rosewall4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 6–7Loss 1972DallasCarpet (i) Ken Rosewall6–4, 0–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–7

Career finals Singles (200 titles)

Overview

Amateur (53)Professional (72)Open Era (75) Total1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 0 2 3 1 9 16 22 6 11 17 16 19 3 10 18 15 8 5 7 6 5 1 200

Amateur (53 titles)

No.DateTournament Name and LocationSurfaceOpponentScore1.Mar 1957Queensland Bay, RedcliffeGrass Barry Green6–1, 6–42.Apr 1957Queensland Central, RockhamptonGrass Ken Fletcher7–5, 6–33.Mar 1958Queensland Bay, RedcliffeGrass G. Gaydon4–6, 6–4, 6–35.May 1958Maroochy Championships, NambourClay Mal Anderson6–3, 6–26.Oct 1958South Coast Championships, SouthportGrass Neil Gibson7–9, 6–3, 6–47.Mar 1959Queensland Central, RockhamptonGrass Frank Gorman6–1, 6–28.Jan 1960Australian Championships, BrisbaneGrass Neale Fraser5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–69.Apr 1960Queensland Championships, WynnumGrass Neil Gibson6–3, 6–010.Apr 1960Maroochy Championships NambourClay Ken Fletcher3–6, 7–5, 6–311.May 1960Vaud International Championships, Lausanne SwitzerlandClay Ronald Barnes6–4, 6–2, 6–412.Jul 1960Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships, Haverford, USGrass Ronald Holmberg9–7, 8–6, 6–313.Aug 1960 Meadow Club Invitational, Southampton, USGrass Ronald Holmberg (2)12–10, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–314.Aug 1960Eastern Grass Court Championships, South Orange, USGrass Donald Dell6–1, 10–8, 6–415.Aug 1960Newport Casino Invitational, Rhode Island, USGrass Butch Buchholz6–1, 6–8, 6–1, 6–216.Oct 1960Queensland Hard Court Championships, Kingaroy, AustraliaClay Neil Gibson2–6, 6–4, 6–217.Jan 1961South Australian Championships, Adelaide, AustraliaGrass Mike Sangster11–9, 3–6, 4–6, 14–12, 6–318.Feb 1961New Zealand Championships, AucklandGrass Roy Emerson (2)4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 7–519.Feb 1961St. Andrew International Invitation, Kingston, JamaicaGrass Roy Emerson (3)4–6, 6–3, 6–420.Feb 1961Altamira Invitational, Caracas, VenezuelaHard Luis Ayala4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 8–621.Apr 1961River Oaks Championships, Houston, Texas, USClay Roy Emerson (4)7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–322.Jun 1961Wimbledon, LondonGrass Chuck McKinley6–3, 6–1, 6–423.Jul 1961Centennial Cup, Deauville, FranceClay Jaroslav Drobný6–2, 6–424.Jul 1961Colonel Kuntz Cup, Deauville, FranceClay Michel Leclercq6–2, 6–325.Jul 1961Bad Neuenahr International, Bad Neuenahr, GermanyClay Luis Ayala (2)6–4, 4–6, 6–326.Aug 1961German Championships, Hamburg, GermanyClay Luis Ayala (3)6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 6–1, 6–227.Aug 1961Austrian Championships, PörtschachClay Roy Emerson (5)2–6, 6–3, 7–528.Oct 1961New South Wales Metropolitan, Sydney, AustralieGrass Bob Hewitt1–6, 6–2, 6–329.Oct 1961Queensland Hard Court Championships, Gladstone, Australia (2)Clay Roy Emerson (6)7–5, 6–330.Oct 1961Queensland Championships, Brisbane, AustraliaGrass Roy Emerson (7)4–6, 4–6, 6–0, 8–6, 6–331.Dec 1961Victorian Championships, MelbourneGrass Roy Emerson (8)4–6, 8–6, 9–7, 6–332.Dec 1961New South Wales Championships, SydneyGrass Roy Emerson (9)8–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–433.Dec 1961Manly Seaside Championships, SydneyGrass Bob Hewitt (2)6–3, 6–334.Jan 1962Australian Championships, Sydney (2)Grass Roy Emerson (10)8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–435.Jan 1962Tasmanian Championships, Hobart, AustraliaGrass Neale Fraser (3)7–5, 0–6, 0–6, 6–1, 6–236.Mar 1962Altamira Invitational, Caracas, Venezuela (2)Hard Roy Emerson (11)9–7, 6–2, 6–037.Apr 1962River Oaks Championships, Houston, Texas, US (2)Clay Roy Emerson (12)6–1, 7–5, 7–538.Apr 1962Rothmans Connaught Hard Court Championships, Chingford, UKClay Martin Mulligan4–6, 6–4, 6–439.Apr 1962British Hard Court Championships, Bournemouth, UKClay Ian Crookenden6–3, 6–3, 6–340.Apr 1962Sicilian International Championships, Palermo, ItalyClay Neale Fraser (4)6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–141.May 1962Italian Championships, RomeClay Roy Emerson (13)6–2, 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–142.May 1962Swiss International Championships, LuganoClay Ramanathan Krishnan6–4, 6–243.May 1962French Championships, ParisClay Roy Emerson (14)3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–244.Jun 1962International Hard Court Championships, Oslo, NorwayClay Jan-Erik Lundqvist6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–345.Jun 1962London Grass Court Championships, LondonGrass Roy Emerson (15)6–4, 7–546.Jun 1962Wimbledon Championships, London (2)Grass Martin Mulligan6–2, 6–2, 6–147.Jul 1962Irish Championships, DublinGrass Robert WilsonWalkover48.Jul 1962Gstaad International, SwitzerlandClay Neale Fraser (5)6–4, 6–4, 8–649.Jul 1962Dutch Championships, Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Ramanathan Krishnan (2)4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–550.Jul 1962German Championships, Hamburg, Germany (2)Clay Manuel Santana8–6, 7–5, 6–451.Aug 1962U.S. Championships, New York CityGrass Roy Emerson (16)6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–452.Oct 1962Queensland Hard Court Championships, Warwick, Australia (3)Clay Ken Fletcher8–6, 6–353.Oct 1962Australian Hard Court Championships, SydneyClay Fred Stolle6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6, 8–653.Dec 1962Victorian Championships, Melbourne (2)Grass Neale Fraser (6)3–6, 9–7, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0

Professional: before the Open Era (72 titles)