Editing Rod Laver (section)

=== All-time tournament records ===
* Records in '''bold''' indicate peerless achievements.
* Combined tours: [[National Tennis League|NTL]], [[World Championship Tennis|WCT]] and [[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]]
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| '''Championship''' || width=450 | '''Record accomplished''' || '''Player tied''' || '''Reference'''
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| [[Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era|Pro Major tournaments]] || Won the Professional Grand Slam (1967) || [[Ken Rosewall]] || <ref name="NYT2009" /><ref name="Biteback Publishing">{{cite book |last1=Bercow |first1=John |title=Tennis Maestros: The Twenty Greatest Male Tennis Players of All Time |date=2014 |publisher=Biteback Publishing |location=London, England |isbn=978-1-84954-765-9 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tTSzAwAAQBAJ&q=The+French+pro+tennis+championships+men%27s+event+only&pg=PT100 |language=en |chapter=Chapter 9: Rod Laver |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030225844/https://books.google.com/books?id=tTSzAwAAQBAJ&q=The+French+pro+tennis+championships+men%27s+event+only&pg=PT100#v=snippet&q=The%20French%20pro%20tennis%20championships%20men's%20event%20only&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="1" | [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournaments]] || Won the Grand Slam twice (1962, 1969) || '''Stands alone''' || <ref>{{cite web |last=Wells |first=Kathryn |title=Tennis – 'the golden age' of the 1960s–70s and beyond |url=http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/tennis-golden-age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212071228/http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/tennis-golden-age |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 February 2014 |work=20 June 2013 |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sclink |first1=Leo |title=Rod Laver's priceless Grand Slam |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rod-lavers-priceless-grand-slam/story-fn794248-1226248836465 |work=Herald Sun |location=Australia |date=20 January 2012 |access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |All Major tournaments<br />([[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|Slams]] + [[Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era#Professional majors|Pro Majors]])
| Reached 14 consecutive Major finals (1964–68)  || '''Stands alone'''|| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Geist |first1=Robert |title=GOAT With Muscles |url=http://www.woodtennis.com/rosewall/rosewall.txt |website=woodtennis |publisher=Tennis Week 23 July 2009 |access-date=14 December 2017 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806181945/http://www.woodtennis.com/rosewall/rosewall.txt |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Titles on 3 different surfaces || [[Ellsworth Vines]]<br /> [[Don Budge]]<br />[[Ken Rosewall]]<br />[[Jimmy Connors]]<br /> [[Mats Wilander]]<br />[[Andre Agassi]]<br /> [[Roger Federer]]<br /> [[Rafael Nadal]]<br />[[Novak Djokovic]]
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Zikov |first1=Sergey |title=Dispelling the Myths of "Rocket" Rod Laver |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213115-dispelling-the-myths-of-rocket-rod-laver |website=bleacherreport.com |publisher=Bleacher Report, Inc. |date=6 July 2009 |access-date=4 November 2015 |archive-date=5 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105060419/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213115-dispelling-the-myths-of-rocket-rod-laver |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Wembley Professional Championships]] || Won 4 consecutive titles overall (1964–67) || Ken Rosewall || <ref>{{cite magazine |last=Chapman |first=Kim |title=Open Season for a Test Of Time |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1081522/index.htm |date=26 August 1968 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424063822/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1081522/index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| Pro Tournaments || Most singles titles, pro tournaments, 70 (1963–68) || '''Stands alone''' || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Gabriel |title=Record: Most Singles Titles Pro Tournaments |url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=records&id=BREYKXPVLL |website=app.thetennisbase.com |publisher=Tennismem SL |access-date=14 December 2017 |location=Madrid, Spain |archive-date=14 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214130040/https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=records&id=BREYKXPVLL |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="11" | [[All-time tennis records – men's singles|Career all tournaments]] || 198 career titles (1956–76) || '''Stands alone''' || <ref>{{cite web |last=Throsby |first=Margaret |title=The Rod Laver Interview |url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/throsby/rod-laver/5064736 |work=3 November 2013 |date=November 2013 |publisher=ABC Radio Australia |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424061645/http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/throsby/rod-laver/5064736 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 286 career finals. (198 titles, 88 runners-up) (1956–76) || '''Stands alone''' || <ref name="Rod Laver: All Time Records">{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Gabriel |title=Rod Laver: All Time Records |url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player1=LAVER%2C+ROD&sub=11&tipoFiltroRecordPlayer=TB#aSubmenu |website=thetennisbase.com |publisher=Tennismem SL |access-date=14 December 2017 |location=Madrid, Spain |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145050/https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player1=LAVER,+ROD&sub=11&tipoFiltroRecordPlayer=TB#aSubmenu |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 30 finals in a single season (1965) || '''Stands alone''' || <ref name="Rod Laver: All Time Records" />
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| 55 career indoor titles (1963–75)|| '''Stands alone''' || <ref name="Rod Laver: All Time Records" />
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| 81 career indoor finals (1963–75)|| '''Stands alone''' || <ref name="Rod Laver: All Time Records" />
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| 15+ title in 6 seasons (1962, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70) || '''Stands alone''' || <ref name="bercow2015" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bevis |first1=Marianne |title=Great Men of Tennis: Rod Laver the Modest Rocket |url=http://sportsthenandnow.com/2010/02/03/great-men-of-tennis-rod-laver-the-modest-rocket/ |website=sportsthenandnow.com |publisher=Sports Then and Now |date=3 February 2010 |access-date=30 October 2015 |archive-date=31 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131183426/http://sportsthenandnow.com/2010/02/03/great-men-of-tennis-rod-laver-the-modest-rocket/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 7 consecutive 10+ title seasons (1964–70) || '''Stands alone''' || <ref name="bercow2015" /><ref name="Tennis Legend Rod Laver Turns 75">{{cite web |last1=McElhinney |first1=Paul |title=Tennis Legend Rod Laver Turns 75 |url=http://www.stevegtennis.com/tennis-legend-rod-laver-reaches-75/ |website=stevegtennis.com |publisher=Steve G Tennis |date=19 August 2013 |access-date=27 January 2016 |archive-date=2 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202020652/http://www.stevegtennis.com/tennis-legend-rod-laver-reaches-75/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 16 consecutive 5+ title seasons (1960–75) || '''Stands alone''' || <ref name="bercow2015" /><ref name="Player Details: Rod LAVER" /><ref name="Tennis Legend Rod Laver Turns 75" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Zikov |first1=Sergey |title=Dispelling the Myths of "Rocket" Rod Laver |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213115-dispelling-the-myths-of-rocket-rod-laver |website=bleacherreport.com |publisher=Bleacher Report Inc, Turner Sports |access-date=31 October 2015 |archive-date=5 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105060419/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213115-dispelling-the-myths-of-rocket-rod-laver |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 21 consecutive 1+ title seasons (1956–76) || Ken Rosewall ||
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| 147 match wins in a single season (1961) || '''Stands alone''' ||
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| 114 outdoor titles || [[Anthony Wilding]] ||
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'''Notes on sources:''' John Bercow's book ''Tennis Maestros: The Twenty Greatest Male Tennis Players of All Time'' confirms in chapter 9 Rod Laver's titles for the following years 1962 (22), 1965 (17), 1966 (16), 1967 (19), 1970 (15), 1971 (7), 1972 (5), 1973 (7), 1974 (6). The ITF confirms titles in 1975 (5) titles.<ref name="bercow2015" />