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John Newcombe def. Earl Butch Buchholz

11-9 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 17, 1968*
Tournament Boston 1
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score11-9 6-3 6-4
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
Age24
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5331,615
Career W-L556–22498–81
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 2 4 Earl Butch Buchholz

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 16, 1968R16 Richard Gonzalez 6-4 6-3WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 17, 1968SF Tony Roche 6-2 6-3 8-10 11-13 6-4WH2HMatch data

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 16, 1968R16 Michael Davies 6-3 6-2WMatch data