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Ken Rosewall def. Mal Anderson

7-6 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Jan 9, 1972*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score7-6 6-3 7-5
Loser Mal Anderson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallMal Anderson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 2, 1934Mar 3, 1935
Age3736
Height170—
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1631,886
Career W-L541–19581–54
Career earnings$1,602,700—
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 0 – 0 Mal Anderson

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Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1972SF Allan Stone 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1972QF Dick Crealy 6-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1972R16 Jean Paul Meyer 6-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1972R32 Jun Kuki 6-3 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Mal Anderson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1972SF Alex Metreveli 6-2 7-6 7-6W—Match data
Jan 6, 1972QF John Newcombe 2-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 9-7WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1972R16 Neale Fraser 6-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1972R32 Wanaro N'Godrella 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data