Match log updated: 2026-08-25 14:24 UTC
Earl Butch Buchholz — ATP Match Log
80 main-draw matches · 46–34 · 57.5% wins
| Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match Data | Date ↑ | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Pilic | 38-99 | L | H2H | Match data | Jan 20, 1968 | RR | Sydney Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| John Newcombe | 69-83 | L | H2H | Match data | Jan 20, 1968 | RR | Sydney Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 47-99 | L | H2H | Match data | Jan 20, 1968 | RR | Sydney Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Tony Roche | 27-31 23-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 1, 1968 | RR | Wct World Cup | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 31-28 31-24 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 1, 1968 | RR | Wct World Cup | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| John Newcombe | 31-29 31-30 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 1, 1968 | RR | Wct World Cup | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 31-27 31-25 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 1, 1968 | RR | Wct World Cup | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 24-31 31-25 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 13, 1968 | RR | Houston Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| John Newcombe | 31-26 31-19 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 13, 1968 | RR | Houston Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 31-22 31-24 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 13, 1968 | RR | Houston Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roger Taylor | 31-22 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 13, 1968* | QF | Shreveport Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| John Newcombe | 31-29 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 13, 1968* | SF | Shreveport Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| John Newcombe | 31-27 31-26 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 14, 1968* | QF | Miami Open | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 27-31 31-18 5-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 14, 1968* | SF | Miami Open | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 23-31 25-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 14, 1968* | F | Shreveport Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Tony Roche | 31-22 31-26 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1968* | F | Miami Open | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 22-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1968 | RR | New Orleans Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| John Newcombe | 23-31 20-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1968 | RR | New Orleans Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 25-31 27-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1968 | RR | New Orleans Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 31-28 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 19, 1968* | F | Houston Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 28-31 31-23 5-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 20, 1968 | RR | Orlando Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Tony Roche | 27-31 31-22 5-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 20, 1968 | RR | Orlando Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 28-31 20-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 20, 1968 | RR | Orlando Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 31-22 23-31 1-5 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 27, 1968 | RR | Tulsa Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 30-31 31-28 5-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 27, 1968 | RR | Tulsa Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 31-23 31-17 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 27, 1968 | RR | Tulsa Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Tony Roche | 31-30 31-25 | W | H2H | Match data | Mar 27, 1968* | QF | San Diego Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roger Taylor | 31-18 31-19 | W | H2H | Match data | Mar 27, 1968* | SF | San Diego Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 31-21 31-15 | W | H2H | Match data | Mar 28, 1968* | F | San Diego Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 28-31 31-21 3-5 | L | H2H | Match data | Apr 2, 1968* | QF | Los Altos Hills Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roger Taylor | 31-27 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 6, 1968* | QF | Bakersfield Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 28-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Apr 6, 1968* | SF | Bakersfield Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 31-30 31-16 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 7, 1968* | BR | Bakersfield Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 21-20 21-14 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 10, 1968* | QF | Fresno Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 31-25 31-28 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 10, 1968* | SF | Fresno Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Tony Roche | 31-23 31-29 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 11, 1968* | F | Fresno Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 21-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Apr 25, 1968* | QF | Evansville Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roger Taylor | 31-14 | W | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | QF | Minneapolis Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 31-28 27-31 4-5 | L | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | SF | Minneapolis Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 31-22 31-25 | W | H2H | Match data | May 10, 1968* | BR | Minneapolis Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Tony Roche | 31-20 31-18 | W | H2H | Match data | May 15, 1968* | QF | Buffalo Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 25-31 31-23 5-2 | W | H2H | Match data | May 15, 1968* | SF | Buffalo Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 31-26 31-22 | W | H2H | Match data | May 16, 1968* | F | Buffalo Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 5-8 | L | H2H | Match data | Jun 5, 1968* | QF | Baltimore Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Michael Davies | 6-3 6-2 | W | — | Match data | Jun 16, 1968* | R16 | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| John Newcombe | 9-11 3-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Jun 17, 1968* | QF | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Peter Curtis | 9-11 6-3 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 19, 1968* | R64 | Queen's Club Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Frank Sedgman | 6-3 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 20, 1968* | R32 | Queen's Club Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Rod Laver | 2-6 6-8 | L | H2H | Match data | Jun 21, 1968* | R16 | Queen's Club Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Allan Stone | 6-4 6-2 10-12 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 26, 1968* | R128 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Bob Carmichael | 11-13 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 28, 1968* | R64 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Torben Ulrich | 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 30, 1968* | R32 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Bob Hewitt | 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Jul 3, 1968* | R16 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Tony Roche | 6-3 5-7 4-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Jul 5, 1968* | QF | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Mal Anderson | 2-6 3-6 (ret.) | L | H2H | Match data | Jul 11, 1968* | R16 | Paris 2 | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Pierre Barthes | 21-18 21-18 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Roger Taylor | 2-18 21-15 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Marty Riessen | 15-21 21-17 10-21 | L | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Cliff Drysdale | 20-21 12-21 | L | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Barry Mackay | 21-11 21-15 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Nikola Pilic | 21-19 16-21 21-19 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| John Newcombe | 13-21 21-20 20-21 | L | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Ingo Buding | 6-1 6-1 | W | — | Match data | Sep 16, 1968* | R64 | Los Angeles Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Tom Gorman | 10-12 12-10 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Sep 17, 1968* | R32 | Los Angeles Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Richard Gonzalez | 6-8 2-6 | L | — | Match data | Sep 18, 1968* | R16 | Los Angeles Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Cliff Drysdale | 6-3 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 1, 1968* | QF | Pretoria Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Tony Roche | 4-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 1, 1968* | SF | Pretoria Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Marty Riessen | 6-4 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 2, 1968* | BR | Pretoria Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Nikola Pilic | 9-7 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 7, 1968* | QF | Johannesburg Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| John Newcombe | 6-4 3-6 12-10 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 7, 1968* | SF | Johannesburg Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Tony Roche | 2-6 7-9 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 8, 1968* | F | Johannesburg Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Raymond Moore | 3-6 6-2 8-10 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 11, 1968* | QF | Durban Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Nikola Pilic | 5-8 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 13, 1968* | R16 | East London Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Nikola Pilic | 3-7 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 15, 1968* | QF | Port Elizabeth Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Marty Riessen | 6-4 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 16, 1968* | QF | Cape Town Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Tony Roche | 7-9 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 16, 1968* | SF | Cape Town Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Pierre Barthes | 6-8 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 21, 1968* | QF | Kimberley Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Fred Stolle | 8-10 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Nov 19, 1968* | R16 | Wembley 3 | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Rod Laver | 3-6 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data | Dec 3, 1968* | QF | New York 3 | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Rod Laver | 3-6 6-8 | L | H2H | Match data | Dec 12, 1968* | QF | Nashville | ATP 250 | Carpet |
Estimated from the tournament schedule where an exact match date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.