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Earl Butch Buchholz def. John Newcombe

6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 18, 1969*
Tournament Atlanta
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Earl Butch Buchholz
Score6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 6-2
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldEarl Butch BuchholzJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944
Age25
Height188183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8762,001
Career W-L98–81556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Earl Butch Buchholz 6 5 John Newcombe

Path

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1969SF Tony Roche 12-10 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1969QF Marty Riessen 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Earl Butch Buchholz's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1969SF Tom Okker 6-2 4-6 8-6WH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1969QF Roger Taylor 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data