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Earl Butch Buchholz def. Andres Gimeno

4-6 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 5, 1969*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Earl Butch Buchholz
Score4-6 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-3
Loser Andres Gimeno

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldEarl Butch BuchholzAndres Gimeno
Country USA ESP
Birth dateAug 3, 1937
Age32
Height188185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7961,872
Career W-L98–81246–131
Career earnings$2,500
Pre-match H2H
Earl Butch Buchholz 0 2 Andres Gimeno

Path

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1969R32 Mark Cox 13-11 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Jan Kodes 6-2 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Tony Palafox 6-2 6-4 6-2WMatch data

Earl Butch Buchholz's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1969QF Tony Roche 6-1 9-7 5-7 6-0LH2HMatch data

Andres Gimeno's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1969R32 Jean Loup Rouyer 6-1 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Jim Mcmanus 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Mike Estep 6-3 6-4 7-9 6-1WH2HMatch data