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Tony Roche def. Earl Butch Buchholz

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

Match Information

Date	Sep 7, 1969*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Tony Roche
Score	6-1 9-7 5-7 6-0
Loser	Earl Butch Buchholz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Tony Roche	Earl Butch Buchholz
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	May 17, 1945	—
Age	24	—
Height	178	188
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,034	1,825
Career W-L	360–191	98–81
Career earnings	$529,199	—

Pre-match H2H

Tony Roche 8 – 6 Earl Butch Buchholz

Path

Tony Roche's path

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

Tony Roche's next match

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

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

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