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Rod Laver def. Earl Butch Buchholz

6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date Feb 9, 1969*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-1 7-5
Loser Earl Butch Buchholz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverEarl Butch Buchholz
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938
Age30
Height175188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9711,641
Career W-L576–14798–81
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 3 0 Earl Butch Buchholz

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 8, 1969R32 Pierre Barthes 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 1969QF Charlie Pasarell 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 8, 1969R32 Herb Fitzgibbon 6-4 14-12WH2HMatch data