How tall is Rod Laver?

Rod Laver's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 53% of men in Australia.

Where 175 cm sits among men in Australia

Taller than about 53% of men in Australia born in 1938 (average 174.4 cm).

About Rod Laver

Rod Laver is an Australian former professional tennis player, born Rodney George Laver on 9 August 1938 in Rockhampton. He was ranked as the number 1 amateur in 1961 and 1962 and later as the world number 1 professional for five years from 1965 to 1969.

Laver won 200 singles titles across his amateur and professional careers, the most won by any tennis player, along with 11 major singles titles and 8 Pro major titles. He won the Grand Slam in singles in 1962 and 1969, and the latter remains the only time a man has done so in the Open Era. He completed the Pro Slam in 1967 and contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia. He is the only player to have won titles on all court surfaces of his time, and the Rod Laver Arena and the Laver Cup are named after him.

His listed height is 175 cm (5'9").

Frequently asked

How tall is Rod Laver in feet and inches? Rod Laver is 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

Is Rod Laver tall for men in Australia? At 175 cm he is taller than about 53% of men in Australia born in 1938, whose average height is 174.4 cm.

Sources

• Rod Laver on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Rod Laver on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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