Rod Laver

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:ATPsinglesRecord 392–99
gptkbp:AustralianOpenDoublesWinner 3
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_Australia
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:backhand one-handed
gptkbp:birthDate 1938-08-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Rockhampton,_Queensland,_Australia
gptkbp:calendarYearGrandSlam 1962
1969
gptkbp:category Australian male tennis players
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles
International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
gptkbp:children 1
gptkbp:coach gptkb:Charlie_Hollis
gptkbp:DavisCupWinner 5
gptkbp:FrenchOpenTitles 2
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Rodney_George_Laver
gptkbp:grandSlamTitles 11
gptkbp:height 173 cm
gptkbp:highestRankingYear 1961
1962
1968
1969
1970
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rod Laver
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:International_Tennis_Hall_of_Fame
1981
gptkbp:knownFor dominance in both amateur and professional eras
winning two calendar-year Grand Slams
gptkbp:mixedDoublesTitles 6
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Rod_Laver_Arena
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Rocket
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Ken_Rosewall
gptkb:Roy_Emerson
gptkb:John_Newcombe
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:tennis_player
gptkbp:playsFor left-handed
gptkbp:rank No. 1
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Carlsbad,_California,_USA
gptkbp:retired 1979
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Bensen
gptkbp:turnedPro 1962
gptkbp:USOpenTitles 2
gptkbp:WimbledonTitles 4
gptkbp:WTA_doubles_titles 28
72
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wimbledon_Championships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4