Mal Anderson
all rivalries →| 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 |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC
Mal Anderson vs Earl Butch Buchholz H2H: 1-0
Mal Anderson holds a 1–0 lead over Earl Butch Buchholz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mal Anderson leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mal Anderson won the 1968 Paris 2 round of 16 6-2 6-3 RET.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Anderson | 6-2 6-3 (ret.) | Earl Butch Buchholz | Match data | Jul 11, 1968* | R16 | Paris 2 | ATP 250 | Clay |
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories | Finals | 500 including documented historical predecessor categories | 250 including documented historical predecessor categories | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Anderson | #662 | #125 | 0 | 1,934 | 81 | 54 | 60.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | #555 | #156 | 0 | 1,942 | 98 | 81 | 54.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Career Progression by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
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| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 10–8 | 55.6% | — | 1,593 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 46–34 | 57.5% | — | 1,605 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | 14–11 | 56.0% | — | 1,620 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 41–32 | 56.2% | — | 1,896 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 4–4 | 50.0% | — | 1,671 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 8–7 | 53.3% | — | 1,839 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 13–3 | 81.2% | — | 1,799 | 0 | 1 | 1973 | 0–3 | 0.0% | — | 1,801 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | 22–8 | 73.3% | — | 1,856 | 0 | 2 | 1974 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,780 | 0 | 2 |
| 1973 | 11–7 | 61.1% | #154 | 1,826 | 0 | 3 | 1975 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #172 | 1,809 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #181 | 1,762 | 0 | 3 | 1976 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #360 | 1,797 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #373 | 1,753 | 0 | 3 | 1978 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #555 | 1,778 | 0 | 2 |
| 1976 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #215 | 1,729 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #366 | 1,683 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #374 | 1,678 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,661 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,649 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1968 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 26 | 17 | 43 | 60.5% |
| 1969 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54.2% |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% |
| 1971 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 12 | 83.3% | — | — | — | — | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 82.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | — | — | — | — | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | — | — | — | — | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 1974 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 28 | 15 | 43 | 65.1% | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35.0% | 46 | 26 | 72 | 63.9% | — | — | — | — | Career | 20 | 18 | 38 | 52.6% | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | 21 | 15 | 36 | 58.3% | 47 | 37 | 84 | 56.0% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.
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| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| 1968 | 1594 | 114.8 | — | — | — | — | -3 | -28 | -84 | 48.9% | +0.09 | 3–3 (50%) | — | — | -1.13 | 1968 | 1606 | 112.5 | — | — | — | — | -36 | -88 | +43 | 61.1% | +1.58 | 10–6 (63%) | — | — | +0.84 |
| 1969 | 1620 | 120.6 | — | — | — | — | — | -83 | +42 | 56.9% | +0.45 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | +1.49 | 1969 | 1896 | 128.9 | — | — | — | — | -45 | -181 | -133 | 51.2% | -0.06 | 19–7 (73%) | — | — | -4.30 |
| 1970 | 1672 | 116.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +40 | 55.6% | +0.50 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | -0.13 | 1970 | 1840 | 116.5 | — | — | — | — | -14 | — | — | 55.6% | +0.28 | 4–2 (67%) | 0–1 | — | -0.68 |
| 1971 | 1800 | 130.7 | — | — | — | — | -115 | — | +54 | 78.0% | +2.10 | 1–1 | 5–2 (71%) | — | +2.55 | 1973 | 1802 | 110.2 | — | — | — | — | -76 | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.76 |
| 1972 | 1857 | 134.3 | — | — | — | — | -23 | — | +88 | 63.4% | +0.86 | 6–1 (86%) | 8–4 (67%) | 107.5 | +1.92 | 1974 | 1781 | 102.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | -0.02 |
| 1973 | 1827 | 121.0 | — | — | — | — | -39 | — | +206 | 58.5% | +0.41 | 4–2 (67%) | 4–3 (57%) | 101.6 | +0.58 | 1975 | 1809 | 128.4 | — | — | — | — | -21 | — | — | 53.8% | +0.31 | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | -0.20 |
| 1974 | 1763 | 108.5 | — | — | — | — | -20 | — | — | 42.9% | -0.79 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | +0.01 | 1976 | 1797 | 106.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -1.50 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.13 |
| 1975 | 1754 | 106.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.00 | — | — | — | -0.32 | 1978 | 1778 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | +0.03 |
| 1976 | 1729 | 113.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +218 | 43.8% | -0.44 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1684 | 99.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +191 | 60.0% | +0.20 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1678 | 106.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.0% | +0.80 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1662 | 102.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.00 | — | — | — | -0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 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 | Career | 1943 | 124.4 | — | — | — | — | -37 | -157 | -48 | 53.8% | +0.50 | 35–16 (69%) | 2–3 (40%) | 112.8 | -2.93 |
Career Rivalries
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
Earl Butch Buchholz
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Pilic | 9 | 8 | 17 | Feb 5, 1970 | H2H |
| Tony Roche | 7 | 10 | 17 | Nov 22, 1969 | H2H |
| John Newcombe | 8 | 6 | 14 | Mar 31, 1975 | H2H |
| Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 4 | 10 | Nov 27, 1969 | H2H |
| Pierre Barthes | 6 | 4 | 10 | Nov 12, 1969 | H2H |