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Rod Laver def. Earl Butch Buchholz

6-2 8-6

Match Information

Date Jun 21, 1968*
Tournament London
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-2 8-6
Loser Earl Butch Buchholz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverEarl Butch Buchholz
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938
Age29
Height175188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8231,608
Career W-L576–14798–81
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 0 Earl Butch Buchholz

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 20, 1968R32 Alan Fox 6-3 6-4WMatch data
Jun 19, 1968R64 Brian Fairlie 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 22, 1968QF Charlie Pasarell 21-19 6-2WH2HMatch data

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 20, 1968R32 Frank Sedgman 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 19, 1968R64 Peter Curtis 9-11 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data