(born 1938), Australian tennis player; full name Rodney George Laver. In 1962 he became the second man (after Don Budge in 1938) to win the four major singles championships (British, American, French, and Australian) in one year; in 1969 he was the first to repeat this.
Definition of Laver, Rod in US English:
Laver, Rod
proper nounˈlāvər
(born 1938), Australian tennis player; full name Rodney George Laver. In 1962 he became the second man (after Don Budge in 1938) to win the four major singles championships (British, American, French, and Australian) in one year; in 1969 he was the first to repeat this.