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Rod Laver in May 1969 at the Amsterdam Pro tournament

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[a] 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[edit]

Singles: 17 finals (11 titles, 6 runner-ups)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1959 Wimbledon Grass United States Alex Olmedo 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1960 Australian Championships Grass Australia Neale Fraser 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6
Loss 1960 Wimbledon Grass Australia Neale Fraser 4–6, 6–3, 7–9, 5–7
Loss 1960 U.S. Championships Grass Australia Neale Fraser 4–6, 4–6, 7–9
Loss 1961 Australian Championships Grass Australia Roy Emerson 6–1, 3–6, 5–7, 4–6
Win 1961 Wimbledon Grass United States Chuck McKinley 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1961 U.S. Championships Grass Australia Roy Emerson 5–7, 3–6, 2–6
Win 1962 Australian Championships (2) Grass Australia Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 1962 French Championships Clay Australia Roy Emerson 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
Win 1962 Wimbledon (2) Grass Australia Marty Mulligan 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Win 1962 U.S. Championships Grass Australia Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
↓ Open Era ↓
Loss 1968 French Open Clay Australia Ken Rosewall 3–6, 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 1968 Wimbledon (3) Grass Australia Tony Roche 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Win 1969 Australian Open (3) Grass Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Win 1969 French Open (2) Clay Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1969 Wimbledon (4) Grass Australia John Newcombe 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 1969 US Open (2) Grass Australia Tony Roche 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2

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

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1959 Australian Championships Grass Australia Bob Mark Australia Don Candy
Australia Bob Howe		 9–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1959 Wimbledon Grass Australia Bob Mark Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Neale Fraser		 6–8, 3–6, 16–14, 7–9
Win 1960 Australian Championships Grass Australia Bob Mark Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Neale Fraser		 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1960 US National Championships Grass Australia Bob Mark Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Neale Fraser		 7–9, 2–6, 4–6
Win 1961 Australian Championships Grass Australia Bob Mark Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Martin Mulligan		 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11, 6–2
Win 1961 French Championships Clay Australia Roy Emerson Australia Bob Howe
Australia Bob Mark		 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
↓ Open Era ↓
Loss 1968 French Open Clay Australia Roy Emerson Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle		 3–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1969 Australian Open Grass Australia Roy Emerson Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1969 French Open Clay Australia Roy Emerson Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche		 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1970 US Open Grass Australia Roy Emerson France Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić		 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win 1971 Wimbledon Grass Australia Roy Emerson United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston		 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1973 US Open Grass Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe		 5–7, 6–2, 5–7, 5–7

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

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1959 Australian Championships Grass South Africa Renée Schuurman South Africa Sandra Reynolds
Australia Bob Mark		 6–4, 11–13, 1–6
Loss 1959 French Championships Clay South Africa Renée Schuurman Mexico Yola Ramírez
United Kingdom Billy Knight		 4–6, 4–6
Win 1959 Wimbledon Grass United States Darlene Hard Australia Neale Fraser
Brazil Maria Bueno		 4–6, 3–6
Win 1960 Wimbledon Grass United States Darlene Hard Australia Robert Howe
Brazil Maria Bueno		 13–11, 3–6, 8–6
Win 1961 French Championships Clay United States Darlene Hard Czechoslovakia Věra Suková
Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský		 0–6, 6–2, 3–6

Pro Slam finals[edit]

  • Before the Open Era.

Singles * : 14 (8 titles, 6 runners-up)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1963 French Championship Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 8–6, 4–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1963 U.S. Championship Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 4–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1964 French Championship Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 1964 Wembley Championship Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 7–5, 4–6, 5–7, 8–6, 8–6
Win 1964 U.S. Championship Grass United States Pancho Gonzales 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 1965 French Championship Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 1965 Wembley Pro Wood (i) Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1965 U.S. Championship Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1966 French Championship Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 3–6, 2–6, 12–14
Win 1966 Wembley Championship Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Win 1966 U.S. Championship Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–3
Win 1967 French Championship Wood (i) Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 8–6, 4–6, 6–2
Win 1967 Wembley Championship Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 2–6, 6–1, 1–6, 8–6, 6–2
Win 1967 U.S. Championship Grass Spain Andrés Gimeno 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5

Performance timeline[edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

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.

Tournament Amateur career Professional career Open career Titles / played Career W–L Career win%
'56 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69 '70 '71 '72 '73 '74 '75 '76 '77
Grand Slam Tournaments 11 / 40 141–29 82.94
Australian Open 1R 1R 2R 3R W F W A A A A A A W A 3R A A A A A A 3 / 9 22–6 78.57
French Open 1R A 2R 3R 3R SF W A A A A A F W A A A A A A A A 2 / 8 25–6 80.65
Wimbledon 1R A 3R F F W W A A A A A W W 4R QF A A A A A 2R 4 / 11 50–7 87.72
US Open 1R A 4R QF F F W A A A A A 4R W 4R A 4R 3R A 4R A A 2 / 12 44–10 81.48
Pro Slam Tournaments 8 / 15 38–7 84.44
U.S. Pro A A A A A A A F W F W W not a Major 3 / 5 14–2 87.50
French Pro A A A A A A A F F F F W not a Major 1 / 5 12–4 75.00
Wembley Pro A A A A A A A QF W W W W not a Major 4 / 5 12–1 92.31
Total: 19 / 55 179–36 83.26
other events
Wimbledon Pro not held W not held 1 / 1 3–0 100

Season-ending championships[edit]

Masters Grand Prix (1 runner-up)[edit]

Tokyo 1970

Standings

Player RR W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
United States Stan Smith
4–1
9–3
71–53
1
Australia Rod Laver
4–1
9–3
69–55
2
Australia Ken Rosewall
3–2
6–4
59–51
3
United States Arthur Ashe
3–2
6–7
58–53
4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
1–4
5–9
55–70
5
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
0–5
2–10
47–67
6

WCT (2 runners-up)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1971 Dallas Carpet (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 1972 Dallas Carpet (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 0–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–7

Singles titles (198)[edit]

Overview[edit]

Amateur (53) Professional (72) Open Era (73) Total
1956 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 7 5 7 6 5 0 198

Amateur career (53 titles)[edit]

No. Week of Tournament Name and Location Surface Opponent Score
1. 2 Mar 1957 Queensland Bay, Redcliffe Grass Australia Barry Green 6–1, 6–4
2. 19 Apr 1957 Queensland Central, Rockhampton Grass Australia Ken Fletcher 7–5, 6–3
3. 1 Mar 1958 Queensland Bay, Redcliffe Grass Australia G. Gaydon 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
5. 4 May 1958 Maroochy Championships, Nambour Grass Australia Mal Anderson 6–3, 6–2
6. 5 Oct 1958 South Coast Championships, Southport Grass Australia Neil Gibson 7–9, 6–3, 6–4
7. 27 Mar 1959 Queensland Central, Rockhampton Grass Australia Frank Gorman 6–1, 6–2
8. 18 Jan 1960 Australian Championships, Brisbane Grass Australia Neale Fraser 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6
9. 2 Apr 1960 Queensland Championships, Wynnum Grass Australia Neil Gibson 6–3, 6–0
10. 30 Apr 1960 Maroochy Championships Nambour Grass Australia Ken Fletcher 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
11. 30 May 1960 Vaud International Championships, Lausanne Switzerland Clay Brazil Ronald Barnes 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
12. 25 Jul 1960 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships, Haverford, U.S. Grass United States Ronald Holmberg 9–7, 8–6, 6–3
13. 1 Aug 1960 Meadow Club Invitational, Southampton, U.S. Grass United States Ronald Holmberg (2) 12–10, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3
14. 8 Aug 1960 Eastern Grass Court Championships, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Grass United States Donald Dell 6–1, 10–8, 6–4
15. 15 Aug 1960 Newport Casino Invitational, Rhode Island, U.S. Grass United States Butch Buchholz 6–1, 6–8, 6–1, 6–2
16. 18 Oct 1960 Queensland Hard Court Championships, Kingaroy, Australia Clay Australia Neil Gibson 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
17. 9 Jan 1961 South Australian Championships, Adelaide, Australia Grass United Kingdom Mike Sangster 11–9, 3–6, 4–6, 14–12, 6–3
18. 6 Feb 1961 New Zealand Championships, Auckland Grass Australia Roy Emerson (2) 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
19. 20 Feb 1961 St. Andrew International Invitation, Kingston, Jamaica Grass Australia Roy Emerson (3) 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
20. 27 Feb 1961 Altamira Invitational, Caracas, Venezuela Hard Chile Luis Ayala 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6
21. 10 Apr 1961 River Oaks Championships, Houston, Texas, U.S. Clay Australia Roy Emerson (4) 7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
22. 26 Jun 1961 Wimbledon, London Grass United States Chuck McKinley 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
23. 25 Jul 1961 Centennial Cup, Deauville, France Clay Czech Republic Jaroslav Drobný 6–2, 6–4
24. 25 Jul 1961 Colonel Kuntz Cup, Deauville, France Clay France Michel Leclercq 6–2, 6–3
25. 31 Jul 1961 Bad Neuenahr International, Bad Neuenahr, West Germany Clay Chile Luis Ayala (2) 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
26. 7 Aug 1961 German Championships, Hamburg, West Germany Clay Chile Luis Ayala (3) 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
27. 21 Aug 1961 Austrian Championships, Pörtschach, Austria Clay Australia Roy Emerson (5) 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
28. 9 Oct 1961 New South Wales Metropolitan, Sydney Grass South Africa Bob Hewitt 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
29. 23 Oct 1961 Queensland Hard Court Championships, Gladstone, Australia (2) Clay Australia Roy Emerson (6) 7–5, 6–3
30. 30 Oct 1961 Queensland Championships, Brisbane, Australia Grass Australia Roy Emerson (7) 4–6, 4–6, 6–0, 8–6, 6–3
31. 4 Dec 1961 Victorian Championships, Melbourne Grass Australia Roy Emerson (8) 4–6, 8–6, 9–7, 6–3
32. 18 Dec 1961 New South Wales Championships, Sydney Grass Australia Roy Emerson (9) 8–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
33. 25 Dec 1961 Manly Seaside Championships, Sydney Grass South Africa Bob Hewitt (2) 6–3, 6–3
34. 1 Jan 1962 Australian Championships, Sydney (2) Grass Australia Roy Emerson (10) 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
35. 22 Jan 1962 Tasmanian Championships, Hobart, Australia Grass Australia Neale Fraser (3) 7–5, 0–6, 0–6, 6–1, 6–2
36. 19 Mar 1962 Altamira Invitational, Caracas, Venezuela (2) Hard Australia Roy Emerson (11) 9–7, 6–2, 6–0
37. 9 Apr 1962 River Oaks Championships, Houston, Texas, U.S. (2) Clay Australia Roy Emerson (12) 6–1, 7–5, 7–5
38. 16 Apr 1962 Rothmans Connaught Hard Court Championships, Chingford, England Clay Australia Martin Mulligan 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
39. 23 Apr 1962 British Hard Court Championships, Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay New Zealand Ian Crookenden 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
40. 30 Apr 1962 Sicilian International Championships, Palermo, Italy Clay Australia Neale Fraser (4) 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
41. 7 May 1962 Italian Championships, Rome Clay Australia Roy Emerson (13) 6–2, 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
42. 14 May 1962 Swiss International Championships, Lugano Clay India Ramanathan Krishnan 6–4, 6–2
43. 21 May 1962 French Championships, Paris Clay Australia Roy Emerson (14) 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
44. 4 Jun 1962 International Hard Court Championships, Oslo, Norway Clay Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
45. 18 Jun 1962 London Grass Court Championships, London Grass Australia Roy Emerson (15) 6–4, 7–5
46. 25 Jun 1962 Wimbledon Championships, London (2) Grass Australia Martin Mulligan 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
47. 9 Jul 1962 Irish Championships, Dublin Grass United Kingdom Robert Wilson Walkover
48. 16 Jul 1962 Gstaad International, Gstaad Clay Australia Neale Fraser (5) 6–4, 6–4, 8–6
49. 23 Jul 1962 Dutch Championships, Hilversum, Netherlands Clay India Ramanathan Krishnan (2) 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
50. 30 Jul 1962 German Championships, Hamburg, West Germany (2) Clay Spain Manuel Santana 8–6, 7–5, 6–4
51. 27 Aug 1962 U.S. Championships, New York City Grass Australia Roy Emerson (16) 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
52. 8 Oct 1962 Queensland Hard Court Championships, Warwick, Australia (3) Clay Australia Ken Fletcher 8–6, 6–3
53. 15 Oct 1962 Australian Hard Court Championships, Sydney Clay Australia Fred Stolle 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6
53. 17 Dec 1962 Victorian Championships, Melbourne (2) Grass Australia Neale Fraser (6) 3–6, 9–7, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0

Professional career: before the Open Era (72 titles)[edit]

No.
(pro era) 		No.
(total) 		Start date Tournament Name and Location Surface Opponent Score
1. 54. 5 Aug 1963 Kitzbühel Professional Championships, Austria Clay Australia Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
2. 55. 12 Aug 1963 Cannes Professional Championships, France Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
3. 56. 19 Aug 1963 Dutch Professional Championships, Noordwijk-on-Sea, Netherlands Clay United States Butch Buchholz 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
4. 57. 14 Oct 1963 Johannesburg Professional Championships, South Africa Hard United Kingdom Michael Davies 4–6, 8–6, 6–2
5. 58. 5 Oct 1963 Salisbury Rhodesian Professional Championships Hard United States Alex Olmedo 6–3, 10–8
6. 59. 21 Oct 1963 Western Cape Province Professional Championships, Cape Town, South Africa Hard United States Alex Olmedo 6–0, 6–4
7. 60. 3–5 Jan 1964 Western Australian Professional Championships (4-man round robin), Perth Grass Australia Ken Rosewall (2nd) 6–2, 6–1
8. 61. 15 Jun 1964 Monterey Professional Championships, California, U.S. ? United States Alex Olmedo 10–8, 6–1
9. 62. 6 Jul 1964 U.S. Professional Championships, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S. Grass United States Pancho Gonzales 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
10. 63. 3 Aug 1964 Biarritz Professional Championships (4-man), France ? Australia Lew Hoad 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
11. 64. 24 Aug 1964 Geneva Professional Championships, Switzerland Clay (?) United States Pancho Gonzales 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
12. 65. 14 Sep 1964 London Professional Championships, Wembley Arena, London Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 7–5, 5–7, 4–6, 8–6, 8–6
13. 66. 10 Oct 1964 Rhodesian Professional Championships, Salisbury ? United States Butch Buchholz 6–3, 4–6, 10–8
14. 67. 14 Oct 1964 Johannesburg Professional Championships, South Africa (2) Hard Australia Lew Hoad 10–8, 6–3
15. 68. 28 Oct 1964 Eastern Cape Province Professional Championships, Port Elizabeth, South Africa ? Australia Frank Sedgman 8–6 (pro set)
16. 69. 9 Nov 1964 Egyptian Professional Championships (4-man), Cairo, Egypt Clay Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–3
17. 70. 18 Nov 1964 Marseille Professional Championships (4-man), France ? United States Butch Buchholz 6–2, 6–4
18. 71. 25 Jan 1965 South Australian Professional Championships, Adelaide, Australia Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–4
19. 72. 1 Feb 1965 Western Australian Professional Championships, Perth (2) Grass United States Pancho Gonzales 7–5, 11–9
20. 73. 8 Feb 1965 Victorian Professional Championships, Melbourne Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
21. 74. 15 Feb 1965 Tasmanian Professional Championships (4-man), Hobart, Australia Grass Australia Lew Hoad 3–6, 8–6, 7–5
22. 75. 19 Apr 1965 Oklahoma City Professional Championships (4-man), Oklahoma, U.S. ? United States Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 6–4
23. 76. 26 Apr 1965 U.S. Professional ? Championships, New York City ? United States Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 6–2
24. 77. 17 May 1965 Los Angeles Professional Championships (round robin), U.S. ? United States Pancho Gonzales 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
25. 78. 24 May 1965 Peacock Gap Professional Championships, San Rafael, California, U.S. ? United States Pancho Gonzales 6–1, 6–4
26. 79. 14 Jun 1965 Tahoe Racquet Club Professional Championships, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, U.S. ? United States Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
27. 80. 5 Jul 1965 Newport Professional Championships (round robin), Rhode Island, U.S. Grass Australia Ken Rosewall (2nd) N/A
28. 81. 26–27 Jul 1965 Belfast Professional Championships (4-man), United Kingdom ? Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–4
29. 82. 23 Aug 1965 Cannes Professional Championships, France (2) Wood (i) ? Spain Andrés Gimeno 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
30. 83. 13 Sep 1965 London Professional Championships, Wembley Arena, London (2) Wood (i) Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
31. 84. 11 Oct 1965 Nairobi Professional Championships, Kenya ? Australia Ken Rosewall 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
32. 85. 15 Oct 1965 Rhodesian Professional Championships, Salisbury (2) ? Australia Ken Rosewall 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
33. 86. 26 Oct 1965 Durban Natal Professional Championships, South Africa ? Australia Ken Rosewall 6–2, 8–6
34. 87. 1 Nov 1965 Western Cape Province Professional Championships, Cape Town, South Africa (2) ? Australia Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
35. 88. 19 Jan 1966[b] Queensland Professional Championships, Brisbane, Australia Grass Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–4
36. 89. 22 Jan 1966[b] Victorian Professional Championships, Melbourne (2) Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–0
37. 90. 24 Jan 1966 Western Australian Professional Championships, Perth (3) Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 6–2, 10–8
38. 91. 4 Apr 1966[b] Nancy Professional Championships (4-man), France ? Spain Andrés Gimeno 7–5, 6–3
39. 92. 10 Apr 1966[b] Cannes Professional Championships (4-man), France (3) Wood (i) ? Spain Andrés Gimeno 7–5, 6–3
40. 93. 6 Jun 1966 Forest Hills Professional Championships (round robin), New York City Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 31–29
41. 94. 11 Jul 1966 U.S. Professional Championships, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S. (2) Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–3
42. 95. ?? Jul 1966 Binghamton Professional Championships (round robin), New York, U.S. ? Ecuador Pancho Segura 31–18, 31–18
43. 96. 15 Aug 1966 Oporto Professional Championships, Portugal ? France Pierre Barthès 6–4, 8–6
44. 97. 12 Sep 1966 London Professional Championships, Wembley Arena, London (3) Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
45. 98. 3 Oct 1966 Milan Professional Championships (4-man), Italy ? Spain Andrés Gimeno 4–6, 6–1, 9–7
46. 99. 10 Oct 1966 South African Professional Championships, Johannesburg (3) Hard Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–2
47. 100. 17 Oct 1966 Western Cape Province Professional Championships, Cape Town, South Africa (3) ? Australia Ken Rosewall 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
48. 101. 28 Oct 1966[b] Natal Professional Championships, Durban, South Africa Hard Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–1 6–3
49. 102. 10 Nov 1966[b] Abidjan Professional Championships (4-man), Ivory Coast ? Spain Andrés Gimeno 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
50. 103. 14 Nov 1966[b] Dakar Professional Championships (4-man), Senegal ? Spain Andrés Gimeno 2–6, 6–1, 9–7
51. 104. 1 Mar 1967 New York Pro Championships,[1] New York City (2) Wood (i) United States Pancho Gonzales 7–5, 14–16, 7–5, 6–2
52. 105. 6 Mar 1967 San Juan Pro Championships, Puerto Rico ? Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
53. 106. 13 Mar 1967 Orlando Professional Championships, Florida, U.S. ? United States Pancho Gonzales 6–4, 2–6, 6–0
54. 107. 20 Mar 1967 Planters Pro Challenge Cup, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Hard Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–3
55. 108. 27 Mar 1967 Boston Garden Pro Championships, Boston, U.S. Uniturf (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–0
56. 109. 30 Mar 1967 Montreal Canadian Professional Championships, Canada ? United States Dennis Ralston 17–15 6–0
57. 110. 3 Apr 1967 Paris Pro Championships, France ? Australia Ken Rosewall 6–0, 10–8, 10–8
58. 111. 18 Apr 1967 Marseille Professional Championships (4-man), France (2) ? United States Dennis Ralston 6–4, 6–3
59. 112. 8 May 1967 Pacific Professional Championships, San Diego, California, U.S. ? United States Dennis Ralston 6–4, 12–10
60. 113. 5 Jun 1967 Madison Square Garden Professional Championships, New York City, U.S. ? Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4
61. 114. 26 Jun 1967 World Professional Championships, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. (2) ? Australia Ken Rosewall 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
62. 115. 10 Jul 1967 U.S. Professional Championships, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S. (3) Grass Spain Andrés Gimeno 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
63. 116. 17 Jul 1967 Newport Professional Championships (round robin), Rhode Island, U.S. (2) Grass Spain Andrés Gimeno (2nd) N/A
64. 117. 24 Jul 1967 Binghamton Pro Championships, Binghamton, U.S. (2) ? Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–1, 6–3
65. 118. 7 Aug 1967 Colonial Professional Championships, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. ? United States Dennis Ralston 8–6, 6–0
66. 119. 21 Aug 1967 Wimbledon World Professional Championships, London Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–2, 12–10
67. 120. 18 Sep 1967 Johannesburg Professional Championships, South Africa (4) Hard Australia Ken Rosewall 6–1, 8–6
68. 121. 9 Oct 1967 French Professional Championships, Paris ? Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 8–6, 4–6, 6–2
69. 122. 23 Oct 1967 London Professional Championships, Wembley Arena, London (4) Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 2–6, 6–1, 1–6, 8–6, 6-2
70. 123 18–20 Mar 1968 *NTL Sao Paulo Pro Championships, Brazil ? United States Pancho Gonzales 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
71. 124. 23–25Mar 1968 NTL Buenos Aires Pro Championships, Argentina ? United States Pancho Gonzales 7–5, 5–7, 6–4
72. 125. 15 Apr 1968 *BBC2 World Pro Invitation Championships (4-man), London Carpet Australia Ken Rosewall 6–3, 10–8
  • * 3 titles listed by the ATP website

Professional career: Open Era (73 titles)[edit]

No.
(open era) 		No.
(total) 		Start date Tournament Name and Location Surface Opponent Score
1. 126. 29 Apr 1968 NTL Professional Championships, London Hard (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 6–0, 6–1, 6–0
2. 127. 13 May 1968 Madison Square Garden Professional Championships, New York City (2) Carpet (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–4
3. 128. 10 Jun 1968 [c] U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. (4) Grass Australia John Newcombe 6–4, 6–4, 9–7
4. 129. 24 Jun 1968 Wimbledon, London (3) Grass Australia Tony Roche 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
5. 130. 8 Jul 1968 French Professional Championships, Paris (2) Clay Australia John Newcombe 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
6. 131. 16 Sep 1968 Pacific Southwest Open, Los Angeles Hard Australia Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–0, 6–0
7. 132. 6 Oct 1968[3] NTL South Texas, Corpus Christi, U.S. Hard Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–2, 6–4
8. 133. ?? Nov 1968 São Paulo, Brazil (4-man round robin) Clay (i) Round-robin[d] won RR 3–0
9. 134. ?? Nov 1968 La Paz, Bolivia (4-man round robin) Clay Round-robin[d] won RR 3–0
10. 135. 10 Dec 1968[4] Dixie Tennis Classic, Vanderbilt University, Nashville (4-man) Wood (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–3
11. 136. 20 Jan 1969 Australian Open, Brisbane (3) Grass Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
12. 137. 3 Feb 1969 U.S. Professional Indoor, Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Australia Tony Roche 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
13. 138. 10 Feb 1969 Orlando Professional Championships, Florida, U.S.[e] (2) Clay Australia Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–2
14. 139. 3 Mar 1969 Los Angeles Professional Championships, U.S. (2) Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen 6–4, 10–8
15. 140. 31 Mar 1969 South African Open, Johannesburg Hard Netherlands Tom Okker 6–3, 10–8, 6–3
16. 141. 21 Apr 1969 Anaheim Professional Championships, California, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Ronald Holmberg 31–16, 31–28
17. 142. 12 May 1969 Madison Square Garden Invitational, New York City (3) Carpet (i) Australia Roy Emerson 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
18. 143. 19 May 1969 BBC2 World Professional Championship, Wembley Arena, London Carpet Australia Ken Rosewall 8–6, 6–0
19. 144. 26 May 1969 French Open, Paris (2) Clay Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
20. 145. 23 Jun 1969 Wimbledon, London (4) Grass Australia John Newcombe 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
21. 146. 7 Jul 1969 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. (5) Hard Australia John Newcombe 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
22. 147. ?? Aug 1969 Saint Louis Professional Championships, Missouri, U.S. ? Australia Fred Stolle 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
23. 148. 11 Aug 1969 Fort Worth Professional Championships, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. (2) Hard Australia Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–2
24. 149. ?? Aug 1969 Binghamton Professional Championships, New York, U.S. (3) ? United States Pancho Gonzales 6–1, 6–2
25. 150. 18 Aug 1969 Baltimore Professional Championships, Maryland, U.S. (3) Carpet (i) United States Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 8–6
26. 151. 25 Aug 1969 US Open, New York City (2) Grass Australia Tony Roche 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
27. 152. 17 Nov 1969 British Covered Court Championships, London (2) Carpet (i) Australia Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
28. 153. 1 Dec 1969 Madrid Professional Championships, Spain[e] ? United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6–3, 6–2
29. 154. 2 Feb 1970 U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, U.S. (2) Carpet Australia Tony Roche 6–3, 8–6, 6–2
30. 155. 16 Mar 1970 Dunlop Slazenger International WCT, Sydney Grass Australia Ken Rosewall 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
31. 156. 30 Mar 1970 South African Open, Johannesburg (2) Hard South Africa Frew McMillan 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
32. 157. 25 May 1970 Rawlings Classic WCT, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. (2) Carpet Australia Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–4
33. 158. 15 Jun 1970 Rothman's Open, Queen's Club, London (2) Grass Australia John Newcombe 6–4, 6–3
34. 159. 16 Jul 1970[b] Tennis Champions Classic, New York[b] ? Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
35. 160. 29 Jul 1970 First National Classic, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Clay Australia John Newcombe 6–3, 6–3
36. 161. 10 Aug 1970 Bretton Woods (4-man), U.S.[e] Clay Australia Roy Emerson 6–3, 6–3
37. 162. 10 Aug 1970 Rothman's Canadian Open, Toronto Clay United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
38. 163. 17 Aug 1970 National Invitation Tournament WCT, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. (3) Hard Australia Roy Emerson 6–3, 7–5
39. 164. 24 Aug 1970 Marlboro Open, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. (2) Grass Australia Bob Carmichael 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
40. 165. 21 Sep 1970 Pacific Southwest Open, Los Angeles, U.S. (2) Hard Australia John Newcombe 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
41. 166. 28 Sep 1970 Rothman's International WCT, Vancouver, Canada Carpet Australia Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
42. 167. 16 Oct 1970 Berlin, Bonn, West Germany (4-man round robin)[e] Carpet Netherlands Tom Okker (2nd) N/A
43. 168. 16 Nov 1970 Wembley Championships, London, U.K. (5) Carpet United States Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
44. 169. 22 Feb 1971 Rothman's International, London Hard (i) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
45. 170. 19 Mar 1971[b] Tennis Champions Classic, New York[b] (2) ? Netherlands Tom Okker 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
46. 171. 3 May 1971 Italian Open WCT, Rome (2) Clay Czech Republic Jan Kodeš 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
47. 172. 16 Aug 1971 Colonial Championships WCT, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. (4) Hard United States Marty Riessen 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
48. 173. 23 Aug 1971 CBS Classic (4-man), Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S. Clay Australia John Newcombe 6–2, 7–5
49. 174. 27 Sep 1971 Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open, Berkeley, California, U.S. Hard Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4, 7–6
50. 175. 7 Nov 1971 Rothman's Open WCT, Bologna, Italy Carpet United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
51. 176. 2 Feb 1972 Richmond WCT, Richmond, U.S. Carpet South Africa Cliff Drysdale 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
52. 177. 7 Feb 1972 U.S. Pro Indoor, Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Australia Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
53. 178. 14 Feb 1972 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–1
54. 179. 3 Apr 1972 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay Australia Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–4
55. 180. 24 Apr 1972 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet United States Marty Riessen 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
56. 181. 15 Jan 1973 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard United States Dick Stockton 7–6, 6–3, 7–5
57. 182. 30 Jan 1973 Richmond WCT, Richmond, U.S. Carpet Australia Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–3
58. 183. 11 Feb 1973 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet Australia Roy Emerson 6–3, 6–4
59. 184. 12 Mar 1973 Hilton Head CBS Classic, U.S. Clay United States Stan Smith 6–2, 6–4
60. 185. ?? Sep 1973 Hilton Head World Invitational Tennis Classic (4-man), U.S. Hard United States Stan Smith 7–6, 7–5
61. 186. 29 Oct 1973 Hong Kong Hard United States Charlie Pasarell 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
62. 187. 4 Nov 1973 Australian Indoor Championships, Sydney, Australia Hard (i) Australia John Newcombe 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
63. 188. 21 Jan 1974 U.S. Pro Indoor, Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet United States Arthur Ashe 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
64. 189. 25 Mar 1974 Palm Desert WCT, U.S. Hard United States Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2
65. 190. 8 Apr 1974 Tokyo WCT, Japan Hard Spain Juan Gisbert 5–7, 6–2, 6–0
66. 191. 15 Apr 1974 Houston, U.S. Clay Sweden Björn Borg 7–6, 6–2
67. 192. 13 May 1974 Las Vegas WCT, U.S. Hard United States Marty Riessen 6–2, 6–2
68. 193. 11 Aug 1974 Bretton Woods, U.S. Clay United States Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–3
69. 194. 13 Jan 1975 San Juan CBS Classic, Porto Rico Hard United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 7–5
70. 195. 17 Feb 1975 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Australia Allan Stone 6–2, 6–2
71. 196. 10 Mar 1975 São Paulo WCT, Brazil Carpet United States Charlie Pasarell 6–4, 6–4
72. 197. 17 Mar 1975 Caracas WCT, Venezuela Hard Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–2
73. 198. 24 Mar 1975 Orlando WCT, U.S. Hard United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–4

Notes and sources for this section

This list of 198 singles titles from 1956 through 1976 may be incomplete.

  • Association of Tennis Professionals website
  • Collins, Bud; Laver, Rodney George (1973). The Education of a Tennis Player. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-21533-7.
  • International Tennis Federation (1970). BP Yearbook of World Tennis 1970. London. Edited by Barrett, John.
  • International Tennis Federation (1971). World of Tennis '71. London. Edited by Barrett, John.
  • International Tennis Federation (1972). World of Tennis '72. London. Edited by Barrett, John.
  • International Tennis Federation (1973). World of Tennis '73. London. Edited by Barrett, John.
  • International Tennis Federation (1974). World of Tennis '74. London. Edited by Barrett, John.
  • International Tennis Federation (1975). World of Tennis '75. London. Edited by Barrett, John.
  • International Tennis Federation (1976). World of Tennis '76. London. Edited by Barrett, John.
  • Laver, Betty (2001). Rod Laver: The Red-headed Rocket from Rockhampton. Gladstone, Qld: Betty Laver. ISBN 0-9579932-0-X.
  • McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. London.
  • Sutter, Michel (1992). Vainqueurs-Winners 1946–1991. Paris. (forewords by Arthur Ashe and Mark Miles).

Singles runner-ups during the Open Era (27)[edit]

As listed on the website of the Association of Tennis Professionals.

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1968 Bournemouth, England Clay Australia Ken Rosewall 6–3, 2–6, 0–6, 3–6
2. 1968 French Open, Paris Clay Australia Ken Rosewall 3–6, 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
3. 1968 Los Angeles NTL, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Pancho Gonzales 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
4. 1968 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Australia Roy Emerson 7–9, 4–6, 4–6
5. 1969 Sydney, Australia Grass Australia Tony Roche 4–6, 6–4, 7–9, 10–12
6. 1969 Auckland, New Zealand Grass Australia Tony Roche 1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
7. 1969 Hollywood, U.S. Clay Australia Tony Roche 3–6, 7–9, 4–6
8. 1969 Oakland, U.S. Carpet (i) Australia Tony Roche 6–4, 4–6, 9–11
9. 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Andrés Gimeno 8–10, 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
10. 1970 Los Angeles NTL, U.S. United States Dennis Ralston 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
11. 1970 Las Vegas WCT, U.S. Hard United States Pancho Gonzales 1–6, 5–7, 7–5, 3–6
12. 1970 Bristol, U.K. Grass Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 3–6, 6–1, 3–6
13. 1970 Dublin, Ireland Grass Australia Tony Roche 3–6, 1–6
14. 1970 Boston, U.S. Hard Australia Tony Roche 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6
15. 1970 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Manuel Santana 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
16. 1970 Masters, Tokyo Carpet United States Stan Smith 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
17. 1971 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet Australia John Newcombe 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7), 4–6
18. 1971 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard South Africa Cliff Drysdale 2–6, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
19. 1971 Quebec WCT, Canada Hard Netherlands Tom Okker 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 1–6
20. 1971 Wembley, United Kingdom Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
21. 1971 Dallas, U.S. Carpet Australia Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 6–7
22. 1972 Quebec WCT, Canada hard United States Marty Riessen 5–7, 2–6, 5–7
23. 1972 Dallas WCT, U.S. Carpet Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 0–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–7
24. 1973 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Clay United States Stan Smith 3–6, 4–6
25. 1973 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet United States Stan Smith 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
26. 1973 Brussels WCT, Belgium Carpet United States Stan Smith 2–6, 4–6, 1–6
27. 1973 Hilton Head, U.S. Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–7, 4–6

Doubles finals during the Open Era[edit]

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1968 French Open, Paris Clay Australia Roy Emerson Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle 		3–6, 2–6, 8–10
Win 1–1 1968 Bournemouth, England Grass Australia Roy Emerson Spain Andrés Gimeno
United States Pancho Gonzales 		8–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–1 1969 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Australia Roy Emerson Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–2 1969 French Open, Paris Clay Australia Roy Emerson Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche 		6–3, 7–5, 7–9, 1–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 1969 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Australia Roy Emerson Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Fred Stolle 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–3 1970 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet Australia Roy Emerson Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Newcombe 		4–6, 2–6
Win 4–3 1970 Boston, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson United Arab Republic Ismail El Shafei
Denmark Torben Ulrich 		6–1, 7–6
Loss 4–4 1970 Louisville, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche 		6–8, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 4–5 1970 South Orange, U.S. Hard Spain Andrés Gimeno Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol 		6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 4–6 1970 US Open, New York City Grass Australia Roy Emerson France Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 		7–5, 4–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 4–7 1971 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche 		6–7, 6–7
Loss 4–8 1971 Cologne WCT, West Germany Carpet Australia Roy Emerson Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen 		7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–8 1971 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Roy Emerson United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston 		4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
Win 6–8 1971 Quebec WCT, Canada Carpet (i) Australia Roy Emerson Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen 		7–6, 6–3
Win 7–8 1971 Boston WCT, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen 		6–4, 6–4
Win 8–8 1971 Berkeley, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle 		6–3, 6–3
Win 9–8 1971 Vancouver WCT, Canada Outdoor Australia Roy Emerson Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent 		6–3, 7–6
Win 10–8 1972 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay Australia Roy Emerson Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle 		6–4, 7–6
Win 11–8 1972 Las Vegas WCT, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche 		7–6, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 11–9 1972 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet Australia Roy Emerson Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels 		6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 11–10 1972 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 11–11 1972 Chicago WCT, U.S. Carpet Australia Roy Emerson Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen 		3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 11–12 1973 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet Australia Roy Emerson United States Brian Gottfried
United States Dick Stockton 		6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 11–13 1973 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet Australia Roy Emerson Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent 		6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 11–14 1972 US Open, New York City Grass Australia Roy Emerson Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe 		6–7, 7–6, 2–6, 6–7
Win 12–14 1973 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson Australia Terry Addison
Australia Colin Dibley 		6–4, 6–4
Win 13–14 1973 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone 		6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win 14–14 1973 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Australia Roy Emerson Australia Terry Addison
Australia Colin Dibley 		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 15–14 1973 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Clay Australia Roy Emerson South Africa Robert Maud
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 		7–6, 6–3
Win 16–14 1973 Gothenburg WCT, Sweden Carpet Australia Roy Emerson Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone 		6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win 17–14 1973 Bretton Woods, U.S. Clay Australia Fred Stolle Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan 		7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Win 18–14 1973 Montreal, Canada Hard Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe 		7–5, 7–6
Win 19–14 1973 Tehran, Iran Clay Australia John Newcombe Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters 		7–6, 6–2
Win 20–14 1973 Hong Kong Hard Australia Colin Dibley United States Paul Gerken
United States Brian Gottfried 		6–3, 5–7, 17–15
Win 21–14 1973 Sydney ?, Australia Hard (i) Australia John Newcombe Australia Mal Anderson
Australia Ken Rosewall 		7–6, 6–2
Win 22–14 1974 Houston, U.S. Clay Australia Colin Dibley United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner 		4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 23–14 1974 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Hard Australia Roy Emerson South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia John Newcombe 		6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 24–14 1974 Bretton Woods, U.S. Clay United States Jeff Borowiak France Georges Goven
France François Jauffret 		6–3, 6–2
Win 25–14 1975 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet Australia Roy Emerson Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Allan Stone 		6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Win 26–14 1976 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Dennis Ralston South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan 		7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
Win 27–14 1976 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet South Africa Frew McMillan United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker 		6–1, 6–7, 7–6
Win 28–14 1976 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay Australia Ken Rosewall United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Allan Stone 		6–4, 6–2

Davis Cup[edit]

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.

Zone Round Date Opponents Tie score Location Surface Match Opponent W–L Rubber score
1959 Davis Cup
NCA SF 18–20 Jul 1959  Mexico
4–1
 Mexico City Clay Singles 2 Mario Llamas L 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Singles 4 Tony Palafox W 6–3, 6–8, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
NCA F 24–26 Jul 1959  Canada
5–0
 Montreal Grass Singles 2 Robert Bedard W 8–6, 6–3, 6–4
Singles 5 François Godbout W 7–9, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
AIZ F 31 Jul–2 Aug 1959  Cuba
5–0
 Montreal Grass Doubles (Emerson) Orlando Garrido
Reynaldo Garrido 		W 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
IZ SF 7–10 Jul 1959  Italy
4–1
 Philadelphia Grass Singles 1 Nicola Pietrangeli W 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Singles 4 Orlando Sirola W 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3
IZ F 14–16 Aug 1959  India
4–1
 Boston Grass Singles 1 Ramanathan Krishnan L 1–6, 4–6, 10–8, 4–6
Singles 4 Premjit Lall W 6–2, 10–8, 6–4
CR F 28–31 Aug 1959  United States
3–2
 New York City Grass Singles 1 Barry MacKay L 5–7, 4–6, 1–6
Singles 4 Alex Olmedo L 7–9, 6–4, 8–10, 10–12
1960 Davis Cup
CR F 26–28 Dec 1960  Italy
4–1
 Sydney Grass Singles 2 Nicola Pietrangeli W 8–6, 6–4, 6–3
Singles 4 Orlando Sirola W 9–7, 6–2, 6–3
1961 Davis Cup
CR F 26–28 Dec 1961  Italy
5–0
 Melbourne Grass Singles 2 Orlando Sirola W 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Singles 4 Nicola Pietrangeli W 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 8–6
1962 Davis Cup
CR F 26–28 Dec 1962  Mexico
5–0
 Brisbane Grass Singles 1 Rafael Osuna W 6–2, 6–1, 7–5
Doubles (Emerson) Rafael Osuna
Tony Palafox 		W 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
Singles 5 Tony Palafox W 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 8–6
1973 Davis Cup
IZ SF 16–18 Nov 1973  Czechoslovakia
4–1
 Melbourne Grass Singles 1 Jan Kodeš W 6–3, 7–5, 7–5
Doubles (Rosewall) Jan Kodeš
Vladimir Zednik 		W 6–4, 14–12, 7–9, 8–6
Singles 4 Jiří Hřebec W 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 8–6
CR F 30 Nov–2 Dec 1973  United States
5–0
 Cleveland Carpet (i) Singles 2 Tom Gorman W 8–10, 8–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles (Newcombe) Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen 		W 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Singles 5 Stan Smith W 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Power struggles between the ILTF and the commercial promoters National Tennis League (NTL) and World Championship Tennis (WCT) resulted in Laver missing a number of Grand Slam tournaments during the early 1970s.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Final.
  3. ^ The final was postponed due to rain and as the players had to leave for England to play tournaments, including Wimbledon, it was rescheduled and played on 10 September.[2]
  4. ^ a b Andrés Gimeno, Fred Stolle, Roy Emerson finished tied for second
  5. ^ a b c d Not listed by the ATP.

References[edit]

  1. ^ McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: , Short Run Book Company. p. 245. ASIN B001EOVE56.
  2. ^ McKelvie, Roy (1986). The Queen's Club Story, 1886-1986. London: Stanley Paul. p. 148. ISBN 0091660602.
  3. ^ "Corpus Christi Caller, Oct 3, 1968". Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Memorial Gym Hosted 1968 Pro Tennis". Retrieved 13 July 2015.

External links[edit]

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