H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Mal Anderson vs Rod Laver H2H: 1-2

Rod Laver holds a 2–1 lead over Mal Anderson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Mal Anderson won the 1968 Fort Worth Ntl quarterfinal 2-6 9-7 6-3.

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Mal Anderson
AUS Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mal Anderson 2-6 9-7 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Aug 20, 1968* QF Fort Worth Ntl ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 7-5 6-2 6-3 Mal Anderson Match data Jul 12, 1968* QF Paris 2 ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 10-8 6-4 6-1 Mal Anderson Match data Jun 17, 1968* QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Grass

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
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69

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.

Age Mal Anderson Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
29 — — — — — — — 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 — — — — — — — 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 — — — — — — — 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 — — — — — — — 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1968 10–8 55.6% — 1,593 0 0 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1969 14–11 56.0% — 1,620 0 0 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1970 4–4 50.0% — 1,671 0 0 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 1971 13–3 81.2% — 1,799 0 1 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 1972 22–8 73.3% — 1,856 0 2 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 1973 11–7 61.1% #154 1,826 0 3 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 1974 2–4 33.3% #181 1,762 0 3 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 1975 0–1 0.0% #373 1,753 0 3 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69
41 1976 2–3 40.0% #215 1,729 0 3 — — — — — — —
42 1977 1–2 33.3% #366 1,683 0 3 — — — — — — —
43 1978 1–1 50.0% #374 1,678 0 3 — — — — — — —
44 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,661 0 3 — — — — — — —
46 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,649 0 3 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Mal Anderson Rod Laver
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
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 %
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1968 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1969 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1970 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1971 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 1972 14 3 17 82.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 1973 6 3 9 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 1974 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1976 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1977 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1978 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
44 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1981 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 28 15 43 65.1% 7 13 20 35.0% 46 26 72 63.9% — — — — — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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.

Age Mal Anderson Rod Laver
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
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1968 1594 114.8 — — — — -3 -28 -84 48.9% +0.09 3–3 (50%) — — -1.13 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 1969 1620 120.6 — — — — — -83 +42 56.9% +0.45 1–2 (33%) — — +1.49 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 1970 1672 116.5 — — — — — — +40 55.6% +0.50 1–0 0–1 — -0.13 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 1971 1800 130.7 — — — — -115 — +54 78.0% +2.10 1–1 5–2 (71%) — +2.55 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 1972 1857 134.3 — — — — -23 — +88 63.4% +0.86 6–1 (86%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.92 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — -2.11
38 1973 1827 121.0 — — — — -39 — +206 58.5% +0.41 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.58 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 1974 1763 108.5 — — — — -20 — — 42.9% -0.79 0–2 1–1 — +0.01 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +46 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 1975 1754 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.32 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
41 1976 1729 113.8 — — — — — — +218 43.8% -0.44 — 0–1 — +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1977 1684 99.8 — — — — — — +191 60.0% +0.20 0–1 — — +0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1978 1678 106.6 — — — — — — — 60.0% +0.80 0–1 — — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
44 1979 1662 102.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 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 — 2304 159.0 — — — — +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

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.