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=== Open Era records === {| class=wikitable |- style="background:#efefef;" | '''Championship''' || '''Years '''|| Record accomplished || '''Player tied '''|| '''Reference''' |- | Australian OpenβUS Open || 1969 || [[List of Grand Slam men's singles champions|Grand Slam]]|| '''Stands alone''' || <ref>{{cite web |title=Rod Laver: Inductee |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/rod-laver/ |website=tennisfame.com |publisher=[[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] |access-date=1 November 2015 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222303/https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/rod-laver/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Wimbledon<br />Australian Open<br />French Open<br />US Open || 1968<br />1969<br />1969<br />1969 || Career Grand Slam || [[Andre Agassi]]<br />[[Roger Federer]]<br />[[Rafael Nadal]]<br />[[Novak Djokovic]] || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Craft |first1=Kevin |title=Clay, Grass, Hard Court? For Tennis's Top Players, It Doesn't Matter Anymore |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/clay-grass-hard-court-for-tenniss-top-players-it-doesnt-matter-anymore/257556/ |website=The Atlantic |publisher=The Atlantic Webzine |date=24 May 2012 |access-date=4 November 2015 |archive-date=20 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120101805/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/clay-grass-hard-court-for-tenniss-top-players-it-doesnt-matter-anymore/257556/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Grand Slam tournaments || 1969 || 100% (26β0) match winning percentage in 1 season || [[Jimmy Connors]] || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Sundar |first1=Shyam |title=#360Stats: Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer β 2015 US Open final |url=http://sport360.com/article/tennis/international/42218/360stats-novak-djokovic-vs-roger-federer-2015-us-open-final/ |website=sport360.com |publisher=Sports360 News |date=14 September 2015 |access-date=4 November 2015 |archive-date=1 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164409/http://sport360.com/article/tennis/international/42218/360stats-novak-djokovic-vs-roger-federer-2015-us-open-final/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Grand Slam tournaments || 1969 || All 4 finals in a calendar year || Roger Federer<br />Novak Djokovic || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Newbury |first1=Piers |title=US Open 2015: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in final, Elite company |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/34241632 |work=BBC Sport |date=14 September 2015 |access-date=4 November 2015 |archive-date=27 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027032328/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/34241632 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Combined tours || 1968β70 || 3 consecutive years with 10+ titles || Roger Federer || <ref name="Tennis Legend Rod Laver Turns 75" /> |- | Combined tours || 1969 || 18 titles in 1 season || '''Stands alone''' || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Tignor |first1=Steve |title=1969: Rod Laver Wins His Second Grand Slam |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/02/1969-rocket-launch/53950/ |website=tennis.com |date=5 February 2015 |access-date=27 January 2016 |archive-date=6 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106010706/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/02/1969-rocket-launch/53950/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Grand Prix Tour || 1969β75 || 90% (18β2) career match winning percentage in hard court finals || '''Stands alone''' || |- | Grand Prix Tour || 1968β75 || 38 titles at age 30+ || '''Stands alone''' || <ref>{{cite web |title=Laver backs Hewitt's Aussie open charge |url=http://www.ninemsn.com.au/article/8945826 |website=ninemsn.com.au |publisher=NineMSN |date=8 January 2015 |access-date=4 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105060419/http://www.ninemsn.com.au/article/8945826 |archive-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> |}
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