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Mal Anderson def. Kenichi Hirai

6-3 10-12 6-2

Match Information

Date	Aug 4, 1972*
Tournament	Hilversum
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R32
Winner	Mal Anderson
Score	6-3 10-12 6-2
Loser	Kenichi Hirai

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mal Anderson	Kenichi Hirai
Country	AUS	JPN
Birth date	Mar 3, 1935	Mar 19, 1950
Age	37	22
Height	—	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,855	1,469
Career W-L	81–54	7–32
Career earnings	—	$557

Pre-match H2H

Mal Anderson 0 – 0 Kenichi Hirai

Path

Mal Anderson's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Mal Anderson's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 5, 1972	R16	Geza Varga	5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Kenichi Hirai's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 3, 1972	R64	Klaas Visscher	8-6 6-2	W	—	Match data