Mal Anderson

AUS Died May 11, 2026 (age 91) Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1981

Mal Anderson represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 125. In TennisDB's records, Mal Anderson finished with a career record of 81–54 and 3 singles titles.

Peak ranking

125 (Jun 3, 1974)

Elo peak

1935 (86th percentile)

Career record

81–54 (60.0%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Mal Anderson's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Charlie Fancutt	6-7 6-7	L	—	Match data	Oct 9, 1981*	R16	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Grass
Jim Delaney	6-2 6-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1981*	R32	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Grass
Brad Drewett #70	5-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 1979*	R32	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Grass
Allan Stone	6-2 1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 1978*	R16	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Grass
Wayne Hampson	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 1978*	R32	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Grass

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Mal Anderson's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
John Bartlett	4	0	4	Oct 24, 1973	H2H
John Newcombe	2	2	4	Jan 6, 1973	H2H
Roger Taylor	1	3	4	Sep 2, 1972	H2H
Marty Riessen	0	3	3	Sep 3, 1972	H2H
Andres Gimeno	1	2	3	Aug 31, 1972	H2H

Titles (3)

Mal Anderson titles by season and category
Season	Age	Titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1971	36	1	—	—	—	1	—	Adelaide International
1972	37	1	—	—	—	1	—	Hong Kong
1973	38	1	—	—	—	1	—	Sydney International
Total		3	—	—	—	3	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Mal Anderson career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	33	10	8	18	55.6%	—	—
1969	34	14	11	25	56.0%	—	—
1970	35	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—
1971	36	13	3	16	81.3%	—	—
1972	37	22	8	30	73.3%	—	—
1973	38	11	7	18	61.1%	154	154
1974	39	2	4	6	33.3%	152	181
1975	40	0	1	1	0.0%	188	373
1976	41	2	3	5	40.0%	188	215
1977	42	1	2	3	33.3%	366	366
1978	43	1	1	2	50.0%	294	374
1979	44	0	1	1	0.0%	662	662
1981	46	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
Career		81	54	135	60.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Mal Anderson career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	33	4	3	7	57.1%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	10	8	18	55.6%
1969	34	—	—	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%	11	6	17	64.7%	14	11	25	56.0%
1970	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	8	50.0%	4	4	8	50.0%
1971	36	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	10	2	12	83.3%	13	3	16	81.2%
1972	37	14	3	17	82.4%	0	2	2	0.0%	8	3	11	72.7%	22	8	30	73.3%
1973	38	6	3	9	66.7%	0	3	3	0.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	11	7	18	61.1%
1974	39	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
1975	40	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1976	41	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
1977	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%
1978	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1979	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	28	15	43	65.1%	7	13	20	35.0%	46	26	72	63.9%	81	54	135	60.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Mal Anderson career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	38	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	0	0	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
1974	39	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1976	41	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	44	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	0	0	—	—	3	7	10	30.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 10/135 (7.4%) of Mal Anderson's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Mal Anderson advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	33	1594	114.8	—	—	—	—	-3	-28	-84	48.9%	+0.09	3–3 (50%)	—	—	-1.13
1969	34	1620	120.6	—	—	—	—	—	-83	+42	56.9%	+0.45	1–2 (33%)	—	—	+1.49
1970	35	1672	116.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+40	55.6%	+0.50	1–0	0–1	—	-0.13
1971	36	1800	130.7	—	—	—	—	-115	—	+54	78.0%	+2.10	1–1	5–2 (71%)	—	+2.55
1972	37	1857	134.3	—	—	—	—	-23	—	+88	63.4%	+0.86	6–1 (86%)	8–4 (67%)	107.5	+1.92
1973	38	1827	121.0	—	—	—	—	-39	—	+206	58.5%	+0.41	4–2 (67%)	4–3 (57%)	101.6	+0.58
1974	39	1763	108.5	—	—	—	—	-20	—	—	42.9%	-0.79	0–2	1–1	—	+0.01
1975	40	1754	106.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	-0.32
1976	41	1729	113.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	+218	43.8%	-0.44	—	0–1	—	+0.14
1977	42	1684	99.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	+191	60.0%	+0.20	0–1	—	—	+0.64
1978	43	1678	106.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+0.80	0–1	—	—	+0.26
1979	44	1662	102.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	-0.04
1981	46	1649	101.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	+1.00	1–0	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.40
Career		1935	131.0	—	—	—	—	-32	-57	+77	58.7%	+0.62	17–13 (57%)	18–15 (55%)	101.8	+4.86

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Mal Anderson Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	33	—	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1969	34	R16	R32	—	4–2 (67%)
1970	35	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1971	36	R32	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1972	37	F	—	R64	5–2 (71%)
1973	38	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1976	41	R16	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1977	42	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		9–7 (56%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	13–10 (57%)

ATP 250

Mal Anderson ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	SWE	BRI	GST	HAM	HKG	AUS	MEL	PAR	TKY	AIX	BER	CAN	DUB	DUT	FOR	HOB	LOS	MAN	MER	NEW	POR	SYD	SYD	TEH	U.S	W-L Win %
1968	33	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	BR	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	9–7 (56%)
1969	34	—	R16	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	RR	—	R16	—	—	10–9 (53%)
1970	35	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	4–3 (57%)
1971	36	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	12–2 (86%)
1972	37	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	W	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	SF	—	—	17–6 (74%)
1973	38	—	—	—	—	—	R64	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	R32	W	R64	—	11–6 (65%)
1974	39	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
1975	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1976	41	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1977	42	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1978	43	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1979	44	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	46	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	13–6 (68%)	2–2 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	7–1 (88%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	5–1 (83%)	4–1 (80%)	1–2 (33%)	0–3 (0%)	13–4 (76%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	68–44 (61%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

125

Career-high date

Jun 3, 1974

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Mal Anderson ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	154	154
1974	39	—	—	152	152	155	125	126	125	132	—	128	181
1975	40	188	—	194	206	212	213	—	—	—	—	—	373
1976	41	—	—	—	—	—	188	—	—	—	—	—	215
1977	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	366	—	—	—	—	—
1978	43	287	—	—	—	—	—	290	—	—	—	—	374
1979	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	662

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Mal Anderson's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Mike Belkin	CAN	128	1,770	1	135	77	58	57.0%	1968–1975	Match log
Istvan Gulyas	HUN	128	1,795	2	126	66	60	52.4%	1968–1973	Match log
Herb Fitzgibbon	USA	128	1,683	1	84	46	38	54.8%	1968–1973	Match log
Dennis Ralston	USA	115	1,958	4	291	156	135	53.6%	1968–1980	Match log
Gene Scott	USA	122	1,663	0	94	47	47	50.0%	1968–1975	Match log
Wilhelm Bungert	GER	144	1,795	1	76	49	27	64.5%	1968–1973	Match log
Earl Butch Buchholz	USA	156	1,942	2	179	98	81	54.7%	1968–1978	Match log
Jean Loup Rouyer	FRA	133	1,710	0	139	69	70	49.6%	1968–1974	Match log
Keith Hancock	AUS	126	1,570	0	29	13	16	44.8%	1970–1976	Match log
Manuel Santana	ESP	145	1,993	8	163	113	50	69.3%	1968–1978	Match log
Vladimir Korotkov	RUS	113	1,657	0	44	24	20	54.5%	1968–1974	Match log
Tadeusz Nowicki	POL	119	1,660	0	48	22	26	45.8%	1968–1975	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Mal Anderson represent?: Mal Anderson represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Mal Anderson left-handed or right-handed?: Mal Anderson plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Mal Anderson won?: Mal Anderson has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Mal Anderson won?: TennisDB does not group any of Mal Anderson's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Mal Anderson won?: Mal Anderson has won 3 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Sydney International in 1973.
What is Mal Anderson's highest ATP ranking?: Mal Anderson's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 125, first achieved on June 3, 1974.
What is Mal Anderson's career win-loss record?: Mal Anderson has a career ATP singles record of 81 wins and 54 losses (60.0%).
Which seasons of Mal Anderson's career appear in TennisDB?: Mal Anderson appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1981.
On which surface does Mal Anderson have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Mal Anderson's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 65.1% (28–15).
Who has Mal Anderson faced most often?: Mal Anderson's most frequent opponent is John Bartlett, with a head-to-head record of 4–0 across 4 meetings.