QF US Open 1969

Tony Roche def. Earl Butch Buchholz

6-1 9-7 5-7 6-0

Tony Roche defeated Earl Butch Buchholz 6-1 9-7 5-7 6-0 in the 1969 US Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 7, 1969*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1969
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Tony Roche	Earl Butch Buchholz
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	May 17, 1945	—
Age	24	—
Height	178 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,055	1,825
Current career W-L	360–191	98–81
Current career earnings	$529,199	—

Pre-match H2H

Tony Roche 8 – 6 Earl Butch Buchholz

Path

Tony Roche's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Gonzalez	6-3 10-12 7-5 6-0	W	—	Match data	Sep 5, 1969	R16
Luis Ayala	6-2 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1969	R32
Thomaz Koch	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1969	R64
Bob Lutz	9-11 6-4 6-4 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 1969	R128

Tony Roche's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Newcombe	3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1969	SF

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andres Gimeno	4-6 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1969	R16
Mark Cox	13-11 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1969	R32
Jan Kodes	6-2 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1969	R64
Tony Palafox	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Aug 29, 1969	R128