H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Cliff Drysdale vs Earl Butch Buchholz H2H: 4-6

Earl Butch Buchholz holds a 6–4 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Earl Butch Buchholz leads 4–3 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Earl Butch Buchholz won the 1969 Stockholm Open round of 32 7-5 6-2.

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Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
4 – 6
10 main-draw meetings
Earl Butch Buchholz
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Earl Butch Buchholz 7-5 6-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data Nov 27, 1969* R32 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-3 7-5 Cliff Drysdale Match data Oct 1, 1968* QF Pretoria Wct ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 21-20 21-12 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Aug 12, 1968 RR Newport Wct ATP 250 Grass
Cliff Drysdale 8-5 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Jun 5, 1968* QF Baltimore Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 25-31 31-23 5-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data May 15, 1968* SF Buffalo Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-25 31-28 Cliff Drysdale Match data Apr 10, 1968* SF Fresno Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 31-28 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Apr 6, 1968* SF Bakersfield Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 30-31 31-28 5-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Feb 27, 1968 RR Tulsa Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 28-31 31-23 5-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data Feb 20, 1968 RR Orlando Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 99-47 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Jan 20, 1968 RR Sydney Wct ATP 250 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,135 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Earl Butch Buchholz #555 #156 0 1,942 98 81 54.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Cliff Drysdale Earl Butch Buchholz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1 1968 46–34 57.5% — 1,605 0 1
1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1 1969 41–32 56.2% — 1,896 0 2
1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1 1970 8–7 53.3% — 1,839 0 2
1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,801 0 2
1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,780 0 2
1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4 1975 3–2 60.0% #172 1,809 0 2
1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,797 0 2
1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5 1978 0–1 0.0% #555 1,778 0 2
1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5 — — — — — — —
1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5 — — — — — — —
1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6 — — — — — — —
1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6 — — — — — — —
1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Cliff Drysdale Earl Butch Buchholz
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4% 1968 7 8 15 46.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 26 17 43 60.5%
1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1969 10 7 17 58.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 13 11 24 54.2%
1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1970 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3% 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3% Career 20 18 38 52.6% 10 11 21 47.6% 21 15 36 58.3% 47 37 84 56.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Cliff Drysdale Earl Butch Buchholz
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91 1968 1606 112.5 — — — — -36 -88 +43 61.1% +1.58 10–6 (63%) — — +0.84
1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64 1969 1896 128.9 — — — — -45 -181 -133 51.2% -0.06 19–7 (73%) — — -4.30
1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) 102.0 -4.84 1970 1840 116.5 — — — — -14 — — 55.6% +0.28 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -0.68
1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) 104.3 -7.28 1973 1802 110.2 — — — — -76 — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.76
1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) 95.7 -6.24 1974 1781 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) 99.4 -2.42 1975 1809 128.4 — — — — -21 — — 53.8% +0.31 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.20
1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22 1976 1797 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.13
1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) 103.8 +0.26 1978 1778 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) 102.8 -1.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) 107.9 -4.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) 97.4 -2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2135 149.3 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02 Career 1943 124.4 — — — — -37 -157 -48 53.8% +0.50 35–16 (69%) 2–3 (40%) 112.8 -2.93

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.