SF Johannesburg Wct 1968

Earl Butch Buchholz def. John Newcombe

6-4 3-6 12-10

Earl Butch Buchholz defeated John Newcombe 6-4 3-6 12-10 in the 1968 Johannesburg Wct semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 7, 1968*
Tournament: Johannesburg Wct
Edition: 1968
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
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	—	24
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,690	1,823
Current career W-L	98–81	544–220
Current career earnings	—	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Earl Butch Buchholz 4 – 4 John Newcombe

Path

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikola Pilic	9-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 1968	QF

Earl Butch Buchholz's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tony Roche	2-6 7-9	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1968	F

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Taylor	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 1968	QF