R16 Australian Open 1969

Earl Butch Buchholz def. Marty Riessen

1-6 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4

Earl Butch Buchholz defeated Marty Riessen 1-6 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4 in the 1969 Australian Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 29, 1969*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1969
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Earl Butch Buchholz	Marty Riessen
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	—	Dec 4, 1941
Age	—	27
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,602	1,752
Current career W-L	98–81	531–314
Current career earnings	—	$465

Pre-match H2H

Earl Butch Buchholz 2 – 1 Marty Riessen

Path

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Cooper	6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jan 26, 1969	R32

Earl Butch Buchholz's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andres Gimeno	1-6 2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1969	QF

Marty Riessen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Piero Toci	6-1 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1969	R32