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Earl Butch Buchholz

USA 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1978

Earl Butch Buchholz represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 156. In TennisDB's records, Earl Butch Buchholz finished with a career record of 98–81 and 2 singles titles.

Peak ranking

156 (Apr 14, 1975)

Elo peak

1943 (86th percentile)

Career record

98–81 (54.7%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Earl Butch Buchholz's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Bob Hewitt #48	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 1978*	R32	St. Louis Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
John Alexander	6-7(6) 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 1976*	R16	St. Louis Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Ray Ruffels	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1975*	R32	St. Louis	ATP 250	Clay
Ken Rosewall	5-7 6-4 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 1975*	F	Jackson	ATP 250	Carpet
John Newcombe	7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 31, 1975*	SF	Jackson	ATP 250	Carpet

Rivals all rivalries →

Earl Butch Buchholz's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Nikola Pilic	9	8	17	Feb 5, 1970	H2H
Tony Roche	7	10	17	Nov 22, 1969	H2H
John Newcombe	8	6	14	Mar 31, 1975	H2H
Cliff Drysdale	6	4	10	Nov 27, 1969	H2H
Pierre Barthes	6	4	10	Nov 12, 1969	H2H

Titles (2)

Earl Butch Buchholz titles by season and category
Season	Titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1968	1	—	—	—	1	—	Buffalo Wct
1969	1	—	—	—	1	—	Atlanta
Total	2	—	—	—	2	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Earl Butch Buchholz career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	46	34	80	57.5%	—	—
1969	41	32	73	56.2%	—	—
1970	8	7	15	53.3%	—	—
1973	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1974	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1975	3	2	5	60.0%	156	172
1976	0	1	1	0.0%	326	360
1978	0	1	1	0.0%	429	555
Career	98	81	179	54.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Earl Butch Buchholz career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	7	8	15	46.7%	2	3	5	40.0%	11	6	17	64.7%	26	17	43	60.5%	46	34	80	57.5%
1969	10	7	17	58.8%	8	6	14	57.1%	10	8	18	55.6%	13	11	24	54.2%	41	32	73	56.2%
1970	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	8	7	15	53.3%
1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1974	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	3	2	5	60.0%
1976	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	20	18	38	52.6%	10	11	21	47.6%	21	15	36	58.3%	47	37	84	56.0%	98	81	179	54.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Earl Butch Buchholz career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 2/179 (1.1%) of Earl Butch Buchholz's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Earl Butch Buchholz advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	1606	112.5	—	—	—	—	-36	-88	+43	61.1%	+1.58	10–6 (63%)	—	—	+0.84
1969	1896	128.9	—	—	—	—	-45	-181	-133	51.2%	-0.06	19–7 (73%)	—	—	-4.30
1970	1840	116.5	—	—	—	—	-14	—	—	55.6%	+0.28	4–2 (67%)	0–1	—	-0.68
1973	1802	110.2	—	—	—	—	-76	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.76
1974	1781	102.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.02
1975	1809	128.4	—	—	—	—	-21	—	—	53.8%	+0.31	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	—	-0.20
1976	1797	106.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-1.50	—	0–1	—	-0.13
1978	1778	102.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.03
Career	1943	124.4	—	—	—	—	-37	-157	-48	53.8%	+0.50	35–16 (69%)	2–3 (40%)	112.8	-2.93

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Earl Butch Buchholz Grand Slams results by season
Season	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	—	—	QF	—	4–1 (80%)
1969	QF	R64	R32	QF	9–4 (69%)
W-L	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	6–2 (75%)	4–1 (80%)	13–5 (72%)

ATP 250

Earl Butch Buchholz ATP 250 results by season
Season	ATL	DAL	HOU	MIA	NWP	PAR	QUE	SDG	STO	VIE	WAS	AMS	ANA	BAK	BAL	BUF	CAP	CHI	COR	DEN	DUR	EAS	EVA	FOR	FRE	MIA	JAC	JAP	JOH	KIM	LAS	QUE	LOS	LOS	LOS	MIL	MIN	NAS	NEW	NEW	NEW	ORL	PHI	POR	PRE	SHR	SOU	ST.	ST.	SYD	SYD	CAN	TUC	TUL	U.S	WCT	WEM	WEM	W-L Win %
1968	—	—	W	W	RR	R16	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	BR	QF	W	SF	—	—	—	QF	R16	QF	—	W	—	—	—	F	QF	—	R16	QF	—	R16	—	BR	QF	RR	—	QF	RR	—	QF	BR	F	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	RR	QF	RR	—	R16	42–33 (56%)
1969	W	—	—	—	RR	F	R32	—	R16	RR	—	RR	QF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	BR	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	SF	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	F	BR	—	R16	—	SF	—	32–28 (53%)
1970	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	8–7 (53%)
1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1976	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	3–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	3–0 (100%)	4–6 (40%)	3–2 (60%)	2–1 (67%)	3–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	2–3 (40%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	6–2 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	5–1 (83%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	3–1 (75%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	85–76 (53%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

156

Career-high date

Apr 14, 1975

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Earl Butch Buchholz ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	—	—	—	156	160	163	—	—	—	—	—	172
1976	—	—	—	—	—	326	—	—	—	—	—	360
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	429	—	—	—	—	555

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Earl Butch Buchholz's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Bill Bowrey	AUS	162	1,747	1	236	122	114	51.7%	1968–1975	Match log
Herb Fitzgibbon	USA	128	1,683	1	84	46	38	54.8%	1968–1973	Match log
Istvan Gulyas	HUN	128	1,795	2	126	66	60	52.4%	1968–1973	Match log
Mike Belkin	CAN	128	1,770	1	135	77	58	57.0%	1968–1975	Match log
Wilhelm Bungert	GER	144	1,795	1	76	49	27	64.5%	1968–1973	Match log
Dennis Ralston	USA	115	1,958	4	291	156	135	53.6%	1968–1980	Match log
Bertalan Csoknyai	HUN	147	1,520	0	6	3	3	50.0%	1968–1974	Match log
Mal Anderson	AUS	125	1,934	3	135	81	54	60.0%	1968–1981	Match log
Jean Loup Rouyer	FRA	133	1,710	0	139	69	70	49.6%	1968–1974	Match log
Manuel Santana	ESP	145	1,993	8	163	113	50	69.3%	1968–1978	Match log
Roberto Chavez	MEX	172	1,571	0	24	11	13	45.8%	1968–1978	Match log
Gene Scott	USA	122	1,663	0	94	47	47	50.0%	1968–1975	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Earl Butch Buchholz represent?: Earl Butch Buchholz represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Earl Butch Buchholz?: Earl Butch Buchholz is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is Earl Butch Buchholz left-handed or right-handed?: Earl Butch Buchholz plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Earl Butch Buchholz won?: Earl Butch Buchholz has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Earl Butch Buchholz won?: TennisDB does not group any of Earl Butch Buchholz's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Earl Butch Buchholz won?: Earl Butch Buchholz has won 2 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Atlanta in 1969.
What is Earl Butch Buchholz's highest ATP ranking?: Earl Butch Buchholz's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 156, first achieved on April 14, 1975.
What is Earl Butch Buchholz's career win-loss record?: Earl Butch Buchholz has a career ATP singles record of 98 wins and 81 losses (54.7%).
Which seasons of Earl Butch Buchholz's career appear in TennisDB?: Earl Butch Buchholz appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1978.
On which surface does Earl Butch Buchholz have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Earl Butch Buchholz's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 58.3% (21–15).
Who has Earl Butch Buchholz faced most often?: Earl Butch Buchholz's most frequent opponent is Nikola Pilic, with a head-to-head record of 9–8 across 17 meetings.