Mal Anderson: key obituary facts
Is Mal Anderson dead? Yes. Mal Anderson died on May 11, 2026, at age 91.
Cause of death: Mal Anderson's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Mal Anderson known for?
He was known as Australian tennis player.
More about Mal Anderson
Born: 3 March 1935.
Place of birth: Theodore.
Place of death: Australia.
Gender: male.
Nationality: Australia.
Awards: Member of the Order of the British Empire, Australian Sports Medal, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.
Career began: 1958.
Career ended: 1977.
Also known as: Malcolm Anderson, Malcolm James Anderson.
Mal Anderson, the Australian tennis player, died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 91.
Born Malcolm James Anderson in Theodore, Queensland, on March 3, 1935, he was active from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Anderson won the singles title at the 1957 U.S.
National Championships and reached a highest amateur ranking of No. 2 that same year. He turned professional after the 1958 season and won the Wembley World Professional Tennis Championships in 1959. A right-hander, he began playing tennis at age eight and became serious about the sport at 16.
Mal Anderson, 91, Australian tennis player. (death announced on this date)