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Rod Laver def. Mal Anderson

7-5 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date Jul 12, 1968*
Tournament Paris 2
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score7-5 6-2 6-3
Loser Mal Anderson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverMal Anderson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Mar 3, 1935
Age2933
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9241,530
Career W-L576–14781–54
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 1 0 Mal Anderson

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 11, 1968R16 Michael Davies 7-5 6-4 6-2WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 12, 1968SF Richard Gonzalez 8-6 6-2 6-3WMatch data

Mal Anderson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 11, 1968R16 Earl Butch Buchholz 6-2 6-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch data