QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 1968

John Newcombe def. Earl Butch Buchholz

11-9 6-3 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Earl Butch Buchholz 11-9 6-3 6-4 in the 1968 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 17, 1968*
Tournament: U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Edition: 1968
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Earl Butch Buchholz
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	—
Age	24	—
Height	183 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,534	1,619
Current career W-L	544–220	98–81
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 2 – 4 Earl Butch Buchholz

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Gonzalez	6-4 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jun 16, 1968	R16

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tony Roche	6-2 6-3 8-10 11-13 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1968	SF

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Davies	6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jun 16, 1968	R16