Definitions for rod laver
rod laver

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1. Laver, Rod Laver, Rodney George Lavernoun

   Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938)

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1. rod laver

   Rod Laver is a former professional tennis player from Australia who is widely regarded as one of the greatest in tennis history. He was born on August 9, 1938. He is the only player to have won all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same year twice, first in 1962 as an amateur and again in 1969 as a professional. Laver also won 11 Grand Slam singles titles over the course of his career. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1981. In Australia, the main venue for the Australian Open, the Rod Laver Arena, was named in his honor.

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1. Rod Laver

   Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for most singles titles won in the history of tennis, with 200 career titles. He was ranked World No. 1 for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970 and also in 1961 and 1962. He is the only tennis player, male or female to have twice won the Grand Slam – first as an amateur in 1962 and second as a professional in 1969. He is the only male player and was the first player, male or female, to have won the Grand Slam during the open era. Laver won a total of nineteen major tournaments, including eleven Grand Slam tournament titles and eight Pro Slam titles. In 1967, Laver also won the Professional Grand Slam. In addition he won nine Championship Series titles the precursors to the current Masters 1000. Laver won and excelled on all the surfaces of his time, and was ranked as the best professional player in the world during the five-year period he was excluded from the Grand Slam tournaments. Rod Laver is the second and last male player to win each major title twice in his career. Only Roy Emerson and Margaret Court had won all four Grand Slam tournaments twice before Laver in the history of tennis. Laver is regarded as one of the greatest tennis players yet seen. In addition to these singles slams, mentioned previously, Laver also won 6 men's doubles slams and 3 mixed doubles slams.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rod laver in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rod laver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of rod laver in a Sentence

1. Novak Djokovic:

   I've had a love affair with Rod Laver Arena for many years and I hope it can last a long time.

2. Tommy Paul:

   This is my first time on this court [ Rod Laver Arena ], my first in the quarterfinals of a slam, it is also Ben Shelton’s first time leaving the States, so I think Ben Shelton’s had a pretty good tournament as well.

3. Laura Robson:

   I think everyone would be a bit frustrated with that level of heckling, and in a stadium like Rod Laver, you can hear everything when you’re on the court.

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