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John Newcombe def. Earl Butch Buchholz

8-6 3-6 8-6

Match Information

Date Feb 7, 1970*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score8-6 3-6 8-6
Loser Earl Butch Buchholz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeEarl Butch Buchholz
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944
Age25
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9761,920
Career W-L556–22498–81
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 5 7 Earl Butch Buchholz

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1970R16 Jim Osborne 6-3 6-8 7-5WH2HMatch data
Feb 5, 1970R32 Thomaz Koch 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1970SF Tony Roche 6-0 6-3 6-4LH2HMatch data

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1970R16 Fred Stolle 6-4 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 5, 1970R32 Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 4, 1970R64 Mark Cox 3-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data