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Mal Anderson def. John Newcombe

5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 6, 1973*
Tournament Sydney
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundSF
Winner Mal Anderson
Score5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMal AndersonJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMar 3, 1935May 23, 1944
Age3728
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8562,149
Career W-L81–54556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Mal Anderson 1 2 John Newcombe

Path

Mal Anderson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1973QF Colin Dibley 7-6 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 5, 1973R16 Phil Dent 2-6 6-3 6-0 4-6 10-8WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1973R32 Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Mal Anderson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 7, 1973F Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1973QF John Cooper 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4WMatch data
Jan 5, 1973R16 Karl Meiler 7-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1973R32 Jun Kamiwazumi 6-7 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data