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Bob Giltinan def. Mal Anderson

6-7 6-2 6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date	Jan 1, 1973*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Bob Giltinan
Score	6-7 6-2 6-2 7-6
Loser	Mal Anderson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Bob Giltinan	Mal Anderson
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Jul 4, 1949	Mar 3, 1935
Age	23	37
Height	—	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,680	1,852
Career W-L	106–117	81–54

Pre-match H2H

Bob Giltinan 0 – 0 Mal Anderson

Path

Bob Giltinan's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1972	R64	Robert Casey	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Bob Giltinan's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 4, 1973	R16	John Cooper	5-7 2-6 6-4 7-6 11-13	L	—	Match data

Mal Anderson's path

No prior matches in this tournament.