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Cliff Drysdale def. Earl Butch Buchholz

31-28

Match Information

Date Apr 6, 1968*
Tournament Bakersfield Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Cliff Drysdale
Score31-28
Loser Earl Butch Buchholz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleEarl Butch Buchholz
Country RSA USA
Birth dateMay 26, 1941
Age26
Height188188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5851,584
Career W-L402–25398–81
Pre-match H2H
Cliff Drysdale 1 2 Earl Butch Buchholz

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968QF Tony Roche 31-23WH2HMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 7, 1968F John Newcombe 31-12 31-22LH2HMatch data

Earl Butch Buchholz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968QF Roger Taylor 31-27WH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 1968BR Pierre Barthes 31-30 31-16WH2HMatch data