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Tony Roche def. Earl Butch Buchholz

6-2 9-7

Match Information

Date Oct 8, 1968*
Tournament Johannesburg Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Tony Roche
Score6-2 9-7
Loser Earl Butch Buchholz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldTony RocheEarl Butch Buchholz
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 17, 1945
Age23
Height178188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7281,712
Career W-L360–19198–81
Career earnings$529,199
Pre-match H2H
Tony Roche 3 5 Earl Butch Buchholz

Path

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 1968SF Cliff Drysdale 9-7 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 1968QF Marty Riessen 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Tony Roche's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 1968SF John Newcombe 6-4 3-6 12-10WH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 1968QF Nikola Pilic 9-7 6-4WH2HMatch data