Country (sports) Australia French Open 2R (1957) Retired 1977 Name Mal Anderson Highest ranking No. | Career record 86–56 Role Tennis player Turned pro 1958 Australian Open F (1958, 1972) Grand slams won (singles) 1 | |
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Born 3 March 1935 (age 89)
Theodore, Australia ( 1935-03-03 ) Plays Right-handed (1-handed backhand) Similar People Ashley Cooper, Neale Fraser, John Newcombe, Roy Emerson, Lew Hoad | ||
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Malcolm James Anderson MBE(C) (born 3 March 1935) is a former tennis player from Australia who was active from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. He won the singles title at the 1957 U.S. National Championships and achieved his highest ranking of No. 2 in 1957.
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- Frew park jimmy shepherd leads the discussion on mal anderson
- Background
- Playing career
- Honours
- References
Frew park jimmy shepherd leads the discussion on mal anderson
Background
A right-hander, Anderson started playing tennis when he was 8 and became serious about the sport at 16.
Playing career
His two best seasons were 1957 and 1958 when, as an amateur, he twice achieved a ranking of World No. 2.
In 1957, Anderson won the US Championships as an unseeded player. Earlier that year, Anderson had reached the semifinals of the Australian Championships and won the French Championship doubles, partnering with Ashley Cooper, the man he went on to defeat in the final of the 1957 US Championships.
In 1958, Anderson was a finalist at both the Australian Championships and US Championships, losing both times to Cooper. Anderson turned professional in late 1958 and went on to win the Wembley Championship in 1959, with a five-set victory over former three-time US Pro champion, Pancho Segura. Anderson did not appear in another major final until 1972, when at age 36, he was a finalist at the Australian Open, losing to Ken Rosewall. In 1973, he captured the Australian Open doubles title along with John Newcombe.
Anderson played on four Australian Davis Cup teams, in 1957, 1958, 1972 and 1973, the team winning twice (1957 and 1973).
On 3 June 1972, Anderson was named a Member of Order of the British Empire "in recognition of service to lawn tennis".
Honours
Anderson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000. On 23 August 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his achievements in tennis.
In 2001 Anderson was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame. In 2009 he was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.