Rod Laver
The Australian’s career lasted 17 years, amounting to almost 2 million dollars won with 200 career titles. He has 11 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 3 Australian, 2 French, 2 US Open, 4 Wimbledon, attached to his name. Laver was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1981. Additionally, Laver was ranked number one in the world for seven straight years from 1964 to 1970 – that is an amazing achievement! Laver also has more career titles than anyone in the history of the game. This man is one incredible athlete.
Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
Why yes, this is the former world top-ranking amateur and pro tennis player from Australia. Rosewall won a staggering record 23 tennis Majors including 8 Grand Slam singles titles and before the Open Era a record 15 Pro Slam titles and a record 35 Major finals overall. He also won the Pro Grand Slam in 1963 wand 9 slams in doubles with a career double grand slam. He is considered to be one of the top male tennis players of all time. With his backhand,he was one of the two best male players for about nine years and was the World No. 1 player for a number of years in the early 1960s. Oh yeah, at the 1971 Australian Open he became the first ever male player during the open era to win a Grand Slam tournament without dropping a set.
Ken Rosewall
