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Mal Anderson def. Ken Rosewall

6-3 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jan 7, 1973*
Tournament	Sydney
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	F
Winner	Mal Anderson
Score	6-3 6-4 6-4
Loser	Ken Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mal Anderson	Ken Rosewall
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Mar 3, 1935	Nov 2, 1934
Age	37	38
Height	—	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,896	2,079
Career W-L	81–54	541–195
Career earnings	—	$1,602,700

Pre-match H2H

Mal Anderson 0 – 1 Ken Rosewall

Path

Mal Anderson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 6, 1973	SF	John Newcombe	5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 6, 1973	QF	Colin Dibley	7-6 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 5, 1973	R16	Phil Dent	2-6 6-3 6-0 4-6 10-8	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 4, 1973	R32	Hans Joachim Ploetz	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Mal Anderson's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ken Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 6, 1973	SF	Geoff Masters	6-7 6-3 6-2 1-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 6, 1973	QF	Szabolcz Baranyi	6-1 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 5, 1973	R16	Teimuraz Kakulia	7-6 6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data
Jan 4, 1973	R32	Kiyoshi Tanabe	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data