H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Dick Crealy vs Earl Butch Buchholz H2H: 0-1

Earl Butch Buchholz holds a 1–0 lead over Dick Crealy in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Earl Butch Buchholz leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Earl Butch Buchholz won the 1969 Canadian Open quarterfinal 6-4 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-0.

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Dick Crealy
AUS Age 81 Right-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Earl Butch Buchholz
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-0 Dick Crealy Match data Aug 10, 1969* QF Canadian Open ATP 250 Clay

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
Dick Crealy #509 #33 0 1,903 338 317 51.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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.

Dick Crealy Earl Butch Buchholz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 31–16 66.0% — 1,646 0 0 1968 46–34 57.5% — 1,605 0 1
1969 30–23 56.6% — 1,639 0 0 1969 41–32 56.2% — 1,896 0 2
1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,700 0 1 1970 8–7 53.3% — 1,839 0 2
1971 10–23 30.3% — 1,598 0 1 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,801 0 2
1972 18–14 56.2% — 1,716 0 1 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,780 0 2
1973 31–33 48.4% #51 1,623 0 1 1975 3–2 60.0% #172 1,809 0 2
1974 41–39 51.2% #71 1,719 0 1 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,797 0 2
1975 41–37 52.6% #56 1,738 0 2 1978 0–1 0.0% #555 1,778 0 2
1976 49–35 58.3% #38 1,783 0 2 — — — — — — —
1977 31–30 50.8% #67 1,672 0 2 — — — — — — —
1978 19–33 36.5% #131 1,567 0 2 — — — — — — —
1979 1–10 9.1% #274 1,498 0 2 — — — — — — —
1980 3–2 60.0% #309 1,511 0 2 — — — — — — —
1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,509 0 2 — — — — — — —

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.

Dick Crealy 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 — — — — 15 9 24 62.5% 16 7 23 69.6% — — — — 1968 7 8 15 46.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 26 17 43 60.5%
1969 6 5 11 54.5% 15 8 23 65.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 1969 10 7 17 58.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 13 11 24 54.2%
1970 6 6 12 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 16 8 24 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
1971 2 4 6 33.3% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1972 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 4 5 9 44.4% 6 10 16 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 12 11 23 52.2% 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
1974 7 10 17 41.2% 17 17 34 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1975 5 8 13 38.5% 21 15 36 58.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 9 15 40.0% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 12 4 16 75.0% 30 20 50 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 16 35 54.3% 8 9 17 47.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 2 5 7 28.6% 6 12 18 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 8 10 18 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 53 58 111 47.7% 156 134 290 53.8% 97 76 173 56.1% 32 49 81 39.5% 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.

Dick Crealy 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 1647 121.1 — — — — — -10 +56 61.9% +0.86 8–4 (67%) — — +0.41 1968 1606 112.5 — — — — -36 -88 +43 61.1% +1.58 10–6 (63%) — — +0.84
1969 1640 118.3 — — — — +10 +67 +26 55.6% +0.27 5–8 (38%) — — +1.20 1969 1896 128.9 — — — — -45 -181 -133 51.2% -0.06 19–7 (73%) — — -4.30
1970 1700 134.6 — — — — -75 +134 +67 59.1% +0.64 8–7 (53%) 6–4 (60%) 100.8 +0.35 1970 1840 116.5 — — — — -14 — — 55.6% +0.28 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -0.68
1971 1598 133.0 — — — — -33 +84 +121 29.9% -1.06 5–0 (100%) 2–3 (40%) 106.1 -4.26 1973 1802 110.2 — — — — -76 — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.76
1972 1717 124.1 — — — — -157 +50 +30 55.6% +0.02 2–5 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 99.3 +1.63 1974 1781 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
1973 1624 127.7 — — — — +8 +31 +65 48.6% +0.01 7–8 (47%) 8–10 (44%) 97.6 +0.24 1975 1809 128.4 — — — — -21 — — 53.8% +0.31 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.20
1974 1719 137.0 — — — — -67 -18 +78 51.5% +0.05 14–12 (54%) 14–17 (45%) 101.2 -0.63 1976 1797 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.13
1975 1738 138.0 — — — — -69 +20 +95 50.8% +0.12 16–8 (67%) 15–9 (63%) 110.1 -1.44 1978 1778 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
1976 1783 142.6 — — — — -2 -8 +8 58.4% +0.68 14–16 (47%) 12–17 (41%) 93.6 +2.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1673 127.5 — — — — +57 +18 +45 49.7% -0.07 10–12 (45%) 10–7 (59%) 96.0 +1.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1567 129.0 — — — — +98 +15 +91 40.5% -0.56 11–14 (44%) 3–13 (19%) 89.9 -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1499 117.0 — — — — +99 +43 +128 22.2% -1.18 0–3 (0%) 1–5 (17%) 93.2 -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1512 105.5 — — — — +100 — — 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–1 — +1.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 1510 100.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — 1–1 — +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1904 135.4 — — — — -9 +24 +62 51.7% +0.15 101–98 (51%) 76–88 (46%) 95.7 +0.54 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.