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Vintage Rod Laver Professional WOOD Tennis Racket By CHEMOLD - Perfecto Strings
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: CHEMOLD Model: Rod Laver Professional Model Grip Size: 4 1/2”
Who was Rod Laver? Check out his Grand Slam Record below:- Austrailian Singles Champion 1960,62,69
- Austrailian Doubles Champion 1959-61,69
- Wimbledon Singles Champion 1961,62,68,69
- Wimbledon Doubles Champion 1971
- US Open Singles Champion 1962, 69
- US Open Doubles Champion 1960, 70, 73
- French Open Singles Champion 1962, 69
- French Open Doubles Champion 1961 Need I say more :-) Well, I will!As a child, Rod Laver was so scrawny and sickly in the Australian bush that no one could guess he would become a left-handed whirlwind who would conquer the tennis world and be known as possibly the greatest player ever in the sport of tennis.Few champions have been as devastating and dominant as Laver who was both an amateur and pro during the 1960s. An aggressive net attacker, he was a complete player who shined in backcourt and at the net. His 5 foot 8 1/2 inch 145 pound body seemed to dangle from a massive left arm that belonged to a gorilla and not human. It was this strong lefty that was able to bludgeon the ball and impart ferocious topspin. Although others had used topspin, Laver may have inspired a wave of heavy-hitting topspin practitioners of the 1970s such as Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas. The stroke became basic after Laver. "The year 1969 was Laver's finest, perhaps the best experienced by any player, as he won a open-era record 17 singles tournaments (tied by Guillermo Vilas in 1977) of 32 played on a 106-16 match record. In 1962 he won 19 of 34 on 134-15. In 1971 Laver won $292,717 in tournament prize money (a season record that stood until Arthur Ashe won $338,337 in 1975), the figure enabling him to become the first tennis player to make a million dollars on the court. Until the last days of 1978, when he was playing few tournaments, Laver was still the all-time leading money-winner with $1,564,213. Jimmy Connors then surpassed him."A great player, you'll be proud to display this racket and tell others of the successes of Rod Laver! Better yet, take the racket out and hit with it a few times to remember the way it used to be.
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| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | CHEMOLD |
| Model: | Rod Laver Professional Model | Grip Size: | 4 1/2” |
Who was Rod Laver? Check out his Grand Slam Record below:- Austrailian Singles Champion 1960,62,69
- Austrailian Doubles Champion 1959-61,69
- Wimbledon Singles Champion 1961,62,68,69
- Wimbledon Doubles Champion 1971
- US Open Singles Champion 1962, 69
- US Open Doubles Champion 1960, 70, 73
- French Open Singles Champion 1962, 69
- French Open Doubles Champion 1961 Need I say more :-) Well, I will!As a child, Rod Laver was so scrawny and sickly in the Australian bush that no one could guess he would become a left-handed whirlwind who would conquer the tennis world and be known as possibly the greatest player ever in the sport of tennis.Few champions have been as devastating and dominant as Laver who was both an amateur and pro during the 1960s. An aggressive net attacker, he was a complete player who shined in backcourt and at the net. His 5 foot 8 1/2 inch 145 pound body seemed to dangle from a massive left arm that belonged to a gorilla and not human. It was this strong lefty that was able to bludgeon the ball and impart ferocious topspin. Although others had used topspin, Laver may have inspired a wave of heavy-hitting topspin practitioners of the 1970s such as Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas. The stroke became basic after Laver. "The year 1969 was Laver's finest, perhaps the best experienced by any player, as he won a open-era record 17 singles tournaments (tied by Guillermo Vilas in 1977) of 32 played on a 106-16 match record. In 1962 he won 19 of 34 on 134-15. In 1971 Laver won $292,717 in tournament prize money (a season record that stood until Arthur Ashe won $338,337 in 1975), the figure enabling him to become the first tennis player to make a million dollars on the court. Until the last days of 1978, when he was playing few tournaments, Laver was still the all-time leading money-winner with $1,564,213. Jimmy Connors then surpassed him."A great player, you'll be proud to display this racket and tell others of the successes of Rod Laver! Better yet, take the racket out and hit with it a few times to remember the way it used to be.
- Austrailian Doubles Champion 1959-61,69
- Wimbledon Singles Champion 1961,62,68,69
- Wimbledon Doubles Champion 1971
- US Open Singles Champion 1962, 69
- US Open Doubles Champion 1960, 70, 73
- French Open Singles Champion 1962, 69
- French Open Doubles Champion 1961 Need I say more :-) Well, I will!As a child, Rod Laver was so scrawny and sickly in the Australian bush that no one could guess he would become a left-handed whirlwind who would conquer the tennis world and be known as possibly the greatest player ever in the sport of tennis.Few champions have been as devastating and dominant as Laver who was both an amateur and pro during the 1960s. An aggressive net attacker, he was a complete player who shined in backcourt and at the net. His 5 foot 8 1/2 inch 145 pound body seemed to dangle from a massive left arm that belonged to a gorilla and not human. It was this strong lefty that was able to bludgeon the ball and impart ferocious topspin. Although others had used topspin, Laver may have inspired a wave of heavy-hitting topspin practitioners of the 1970s such as Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas. The stroke became basic after Laver. "The year 1969 was Laver's finest, perhaps the best experienced by any player, as he won a open-era record 17 singles tournaments (tied by Guillermo Vilas in 1977) of 32 played on a 106-16 match record. In 1962 he won 19 of 34 on 134-15. In 1971 Laver won $292,717 in tournament prize money (a season record that stood until Arthur Ashe won $338,337 in 1975), the figure enabling him to become the first tennis player to make a million dollars on the court. Until the last days of 1978, when he was playing few tournaments, Laver was still the all-time leading money-winner with $1,564,213. Jimmy Connors then surpassed him."A great player, you'll be proud to display this racket and tell others of the successes of Rod Laver! Better yet, take the racket out and hit with it a few times to remember the way it used to be.