Mal Anderson def. John Newcombe

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

Mal Anderson defeated John Newcombe 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the 1973 Sydney International semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 6, 1973*
Tournament
Sydney International
Edition
1973
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Grass
Round
SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldMal AndersonJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMar 3, 1935May 23, 1944
Age3728
Height—183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8582,152
Current career W-L81–54544–220
Current career earnings—$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Mal Anderson 1 – 2 John Newcombe

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Path

Mal Anderson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Colin Dibley 7-6 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 1973QF
Phil Dent 2-6 6-3 6-0 4-6 10-8WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 1973R16
Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 1973R32

Mal Anderson's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 1973F

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Cooper 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4W—Match dataJan 6, 1973QF
Karl Meiler 7-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 1973R16
Jun Kamiwazumi 6-7 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 1973R32