# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rod-laver
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:11:24.168Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rod-laver"
name: "Rod Laver"
slug: "rod-laver"
description: "Rodney George Laver is an Australian former professional tennis player. Laver was ranked as the world number 1 professional player indisputably for five years from 1965 to 1969, and by some sources also in 1964 and 1970. He was also ranked as the number 1 amateur in 1961 and 1962. Laver won 200 singles titles across his amateur and professional careers, the most won by any tennis player."
tagline: "Australian tennis player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rodney_George_Laver.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "AU"
category:
  name: "Tennis Players"
  slug: "tennis-players"
profileType:
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  slug: "tennis-player"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10833314"
birthDate: "1938-08-09"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
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ranks:
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  country:  229
  category: 148
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0491897"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Rod Laver"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill