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Rod Laver is one of the most legendary names in tennis history and also has an arena at the Australian Open named after him, so here is everything that you need to know.

Few would rival Laver on a court at the peak of his career, which started in the amateur era and continued into the open era.

He was an all-conquering force on every surface and Laver achieved the Calendar Grand Slam twice, a feat only Don Budge in had realised before.

Laver kicked off the open era in truly devastating fashion by winning the Australian Open for the Queensland native’s third and final Grand Slam title at home.

The season even saw him get top honors at the French Open, at Wimbledon and at the US Open for the final time.

Still, Laver is the sole player to achieve the Calendar Grand Slam in the open era, with Novak Djokovic coming the closest but not in the same year by winning all four titles consecut