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Earl Butch Buchholz def. John Newcombe

3-6 6-4 7-5 6-0

Match Information

Date	Aug 10, 1969*
Tournament	Toronto
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Earl Butch Buchholz
Score	3-6 6-4 7-5 6-0
Loser	John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Earl Butch Buchholz	John Newcombe
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	—	May 23, 1944
Age	—	25
Height	188	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,742	2,026
Career W-L	98–81	556–224
Career earnings	—	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Earl Butch Buchholz 5 – 5 John Newcombe

Path

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 10, 1969	QF	Dick Crealy	6-4 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 9, 1969	R16	Ken Binns	6-1 6-4 6-3	W	—	Match data
Aug 7, 1969	R32	Rudy Hernando	1-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 6, 1969	R64	Joe Osadca	6-2 6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data

Earl Butch Buchholz's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 11, 1969	F	Cliff Richey	6-4 5-7 6-4 6-0	L	H2H	Match data

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 10, 1969	QF	Pancho Guzman	9-7 4-6 0-6 6-4 8-6	W	—	Match data
Aug 9, 1969	R16	Tony Pospisil	6-3 6-3 6-0	W	—	Match data
Aug 7, 1969	R32	Donald Fontana	6-1 6-0 6-1	W	—	Match data