Rod Laver

Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE holds the record for the most singles titles won in the history of tennis - with more than 200 career titles - and was the second man to win the Grand Slam in 1962. In 1969, he won the Grand Slam again, becoming the only male player to have won the Grand Slam in the open era. Rod remains the only player to have claimed two Grand Slams - once as an amateur and once as a professional. He was ranked World No.1 for seven years in a row and is the last male player to have won every major twice. By the end of the 1960s, he was regarded as the best tennis player in the world. Rod currently lives in Carlsbad, California. Larry Writer is a Sydney-based author and journalist and public speaker. He has written for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Melbourne Age, The Weekend Australian Magazine, Sydney Magazine, Marie Claire, Vogue, The Bulletin, Australian Business and the Australian Financial Review. He is a former editor, senior journalist and London bureau chief with Australian Consolidated Press and Time Inc. Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Many commentators and players regard Federer as the greatest tennis player of all time.