 | Rod Laver | Vera Zvonareva |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE (born August 9, 1938, in Rockhampton, Australia) is a former tennis player from Australia who arguably was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years. He is the only tennis player to have twice won all four of te | Vera Zvonareva (pronunciation: VEH-ruh zvon-a-RYOH-vuh, Russian: Вера Звонарёва (listen (help·info)), born September 7, 1984, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six an |
| Country | Australia | Russia |
| Residence | Carlsbad, California, U.S. | Moscow, Russia |
| Date of birth | August 9, 1938 (1938-08-09) (age 69) | September 7, 1984 (1984-09-07) (age 23) |
| Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned Pro | 1962 (Started playing in 1956) | September, 2000 |
| Plays | Left-handed | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career Prize Money | US$1,564,213 | $3,223,069 |
| Career record | 392 - 99 (79.8%) in the Open era as recorded by the ATP | 250-134 |
| Career titles | at least 184 including 39 listed by the ATP | 5 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 1 | No. 9 (August 9, 2004) |
| Australian Open | W ('60, '62, '69) | 4r (2004, 2007) |
| French Open | W ('62, '69) | QF (2003) |
| Wimbledon | W ('61, '62, '68, '69) | 4r (2003, 2004) |
| U.S. Open | W ('62, '69) | 4r (2004) |
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