Anderson, Malcolm

Malcolm Anderson
Born: March 03, 1935
Hometown: Theodore, Queensland, Australia
Citizenship: Australia
Handed: Right
Inducted: 2000

Grand Slam Record
Australian  Singles finalist 1958, 1972
  Doubles 1973
   Doubles finalist 1957
   Mixed 1957 

 French  Doubles 1957
 
 U.S. Singles 1957
   Singles finalist  1958
 
 Wimbledon Singles quarterfinalist 1956, 1958
 
 First unseeded player to win the U.S. Nationals Dick Savitt, Sven Davidson and Ashley Cooper

Tournament Record
Davis Cup Team Member 1954, 1957-1958, 1973 (winning team 1957, 1973) Record 13-6
 
Hong Kong Hard Court Singles 1972
 
Japan Open Doubles Singles 1973
 
Australian Hard Court Championships Singles 1971
 
Tasmanian Championships Singles 1972
 
Pennsylvania Championships (Merion, PA) Singles finalist 1972
up Team Member 1954, 1957-1958, 1973 (winning team 1957, 1973) Record 13-6
 
 Hong Kong Hard Court Singles 1972
 
 Japan Open Doubles Singles 1973
 
 Australian Hard Court Championships Singles 1971
 
 Tasmanian Championships Singles 1972
 
 Pennsylvania Championships (Merion, PA) Singles finalist 1972

Highest Ranking
Highest Ranking  No. 2 in 1957, 1958

Born in Theodore, Queensland, Australia in 1935, Mal Anderson started playing tennis at the age of 8, but did not become serious about the sport until age 16. Anderson was a member of the Australian Davis Cup team in 1954, ’57-’58, and ’73, (winning in 1957 and 1973). Anderson’s peak years were the late 1950′s when in 1957 he became the first unseeded player to win the U.S. National singles championship over countryman Ashley Cooper. Anderson and Cooper partnered at the 1957 French National Championships (renamed in 1968 as the French Open), winning the doubles title. Anderson reached the finals in the Australian National Championship/Open in 1957 and ’58, and the U.S. National Championships/Open final in 1958, but lost all three to Cooper. At age 37, Anderson captured the 1973 Australian Open doubles title with fellow Australian John Newcombe. He reached a career high singles ranking of No. 2 in the world in 1957-58.
 

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