Rodney George Laver AC MBE (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was ranked the world number 1 professional player indisputably for five years from 1965 to 1969 and by some sources also in 1964 and 1970. He was also ranked as the number 1 amateur in 1961 and 1962. Laver won 198 singles titles which is the most won by a player in history. More about Rod Laver
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Laver won 11 Grand Slam singles titles and 8 Pro Majors titles. He completed the Grand Slam (winning all four slams in a calendar year) in singles twice in 1962 and 1969; the latter remains the only time a man has done so in the Open Era. He also completed the Pro Slam (winning all three pro majors in one year) in 1967. Laver won titles on all court surfaces of his time: grass, clay, hard, carpet, wood and he contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when the Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the four majors. The Rod Laver Arena and the Laver Cup tournament are named after him.In total, we tracked 203 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Rod Laver (2020 Topps Transcendent Tennis Auto ROD LAVER Gold Framed 1/1 PLATINUM AUTOGRAPH) was sold in August 2021 for £1804.79 while the cheapest item (Tennis Immortal ROD LAVER Signed 5x7 Photo WIMBLEDON Forest Hills IN PERSON) found a new owner for £0.82 in August 2022. The month with the most items sold (10) was June 2021 with an average selling price of £15.11 for an autographed item of Rod Laver. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2015 with £52.69 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.35 was April 2022. In average, an autographed item from Rod Laver is worth £14.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Rod Laver were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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ROD LAVER An Autobiography SIGNED HARDBACK Allen & Unwin 2014 - N10 | £31.00 | ||
Rod Laver Authentic Signed 8x10 Black & White Photo Autographed BAS #BH049721 | £23.55 | ||
Rod Laver autographed signed 8x10 photo Beckett BAS COA Tennis APT HOF Wimbledon | £35.62 | ||
ROD LAVER HAND SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO AUTOGRAPHED TENNIS LEGEND RARE COA | £27.68 | ||
Rod Laver Signed 8x10 Photo Autographed BAS COA Tennis Great Australia 77 | £28.34 | ||
Rod Laver Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo Tennis Professional Player Auto | £2.62 | ||
Rod Laver Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo Tennis Professional Player Auto | £2.42 | ||
ROD LAVER SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO TENNIS WIMBLEDON LEGEND RARE BECKETT BAS | £51.40 | ||
Rod Laver Signed Official Wilson US Open Tennis Ball HOF Grand Slam | £39.31 | ||
Tennis Legend ROD LAVER Signed Book AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY Paperback | £5.13 |
Cult hero Rohan Bopanna,43, breaks two world records as he wins the Australian O (01/27/24): Ebden described his partner as a 'champion and a warrior' after they beat Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6 (7-0) 7-5 in a Saturday night final at Rod Laver Arena.
Why local hope Matthew Ebden is hoping history doesn't repeat itself ahead of me (01/27/24): Aussie veteran Matthew Ebden is determined history won't repeat itself when he walks onto Rod Laver Arena with Rohan Bopanna for the men's doubles final on Saturday night from 8.45pm.
See the incredible prices tennis fans have to pay to see the Australian Open men (01/19/24): Come next weekend, the action at Rod Laver Arena will be the hottest ticket not just in Melbourne, but anywhere in the country. However, seats are so expensive only a few Aussies can afford them.
Alex de Minaur bags ANOTHER major scalp as Katie Boulter's boyfriend beats Carlo (01/10/24): A near-capacity crowd almost raised the roof at Rod Laver Arena while celebrating de Minaur's electrifying exhibition win over the world No.2 and reigning Wimbledon champion on Wednesday.
Footage of Australian Open ball kids drying the court by hand leaves fans stunne (01/24/23): Footage of ball kids at the Australian Open drying the court by hand after the heavens opened on Rod Laver Arena left scores of tennis fans stunned on Tuesday afternoon in Melbourne.
See the WORST out call at the Australian Open - after serve that was in by miles (01/2023): A shocking call on the first point of a mixed doubles quarter-final left many tennis fans - and the four players - completely baffled at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.
Ashleigh Barty becomes the first Australian woman to win the Aussie Open since 1 (01/2022): Ash Barty, the player who once traded tennis for cricket, gave Australia the homegrown champion it craves when she brought the Rod Laver Arena to its feet.
Australian Open: Serena Williams breaks down in TEARS after losing in the semi-f (02/2021): MIKE DICKSON: Williams had slightly lingered on the Rod Laver Arena and touched her chest after a 6-3 6-4 defeat to Naomi Osaka. She then became emotional when speaking to the media afterwards.
Kontaveit's coach Sears jokes about advice from son-in-law Murray at the Austral (01/2020): MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Four years on from his terrifying collapse on the Rod Laver Arena Nigel Sears will be back in the Australian Open for a big match.