BIG CHEQUE FOR TENNIS CHAMPION.—Rod Laver, of Australia, displays the facsimile of a $160,000 cheque which represents his earnings for winning all his matches in the Tennis Champions Classic recently concluded at Madison Square Garden, New York. Laver thought it was impossible for anyone to go through the 13-match contest unbeaten. However, he proved himself wrong with his final Victory over T. Okker, of the Netherlands, 7-5, 6-2, 6-1.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32567, 29 March 1971, Page 26
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69BIG CHEQUE FOR TENNIS CHAMPION.—Rod Laver, of Australia, displays the facsimile of a $160,000 cheque which represents his earnings for winning all his matches in the Tennis Champions Classic recently concluded at Madison Square Garden, New York. Laver thought it was impossible for anyone to go through the 13-match contest unbeaten. However, he proved himself wrong with his final Victory over T. Okker, of the Netherlands, 7-5, 6-2, 6-1. Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32567, 29 March 1971, Page 26
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