SF Canadian Open 1969

Earl Butch Buchholz def. John Newcombe

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

Earl Butch Buchholz defeated John Newcombe 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-0 in the 1969 Canadian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 10, 1969*
Tournament: Canadian Open
Edition: 1969
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Earl Butch Buchholz	John Newcombe
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	—	May 23, 1944
Age	—	25
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,741	2,029
Current career W-L	98–81	544–220
Current career earnings	—	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Earl Butch Buchholz 5 – 5 John Newcombe

Path

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

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

Earl Butch Buchholz's next match

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

John Newcombe's path

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