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Earl Butch Buchholz holds a 1–0 lead over Herb Fitzgibbon in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Earl Butch Buchholz leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Earl Butch Buchholz won the 1969 Philadelphia Wct round of 32 6-4 14-12.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 6-4 14-12 | Herb Fitzgibbon | Match data | Feb 8, 1969* | R32 | Philadelphia 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Butch Buchholz | #555 | #156 | 0 | 1,942 | 98 | 81 | 54.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Herb Fitzgibbon | #291 | #128 | 0 | 1,683 | 46 | 38 | 54.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Earl Butch Buchholz | Herb Fitzgibbon | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 46–34 | 57.5% | — | 1,605 | 0 | 1 | 1968 | 29–17 | 63.0% | — | 1,653 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | 41–32 | 56.2% | — | 1,896 | 0 | 2 | 1969 | 4–6 | 40.0% | — | 1,590 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | 8–7 | 53.3% | — | 1,839 | 0 | 2 | 1970 | 1–4 | 20.0% | — | 1,542 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | 0–3 | 0.0% | — | 1,801 | 0 | 2 | 1971 | 6–3 | 66.7% | — | 1,605 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,780 | 0 | 2 | 1972 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,608 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #172 | 1,809 | 0 | 2 | 1973 | 5–5 | 50.0% | #167 | 1,620 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #360 | 1,797 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #555 | 1,778 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
| Earl Butch Buchholz | Herb Fitzgibbon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 26 | 17 | 43 | 60.5% | 1968 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 20 | 8 | 28 | 71.4% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 1969 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54.2% | 1969 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1971 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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% | Career | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 22 | 9 | 31 | 71.0% | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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.
| Earl Butch Buchholz | Herb Fitzgibbon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1606 | 112.5 | — | — | — | — | -36 | -88 | +43 | 61.1% | +1.58 | 10–6 (63%) | — | — | +0.84 | 1968 | 1653 | 120.6 | — | — | — | — | -137 | +75 | -101 | 60.7% | +0.90 | 3–5 (38%) | — | — | +0.26 |
| 1969 | 1896 | 128.9 | — | — | — | — | -45 | -181 | -133 | 51.2% | -0.06 | 19–7 (73%) | — | — | -4.30 | 1969 | 1591 | 106.0 | — | — | — | — | -94 | +151 | — | 48.1% | 0.00 | 1–3 (25%) | — | — | +1.59 |
| 1970 | 1840 | 116.5 | — | — | — | — | -14 | — | — | 55.6% | +0.28 | 4–2 (67%) | 0–1 | — | -0.68 | 1970 | 1543 | 101.7 | — | — | — | — | -46 | — | — | 28.6% | -0.71 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.32 |
| 1973 | 1802 | 110.2 | — | — | — | — | -76 | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.76 | 1971 | 1605 | 105.5 | — | — | — | — | -49 | — | -58 | 56.0% | +0.08 | 3–0 (100%) | 5–3 (63%) | — | +1.07 |
| 1974 | 1781 | 102.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | -0.02 | 1972 | 1608 | 109.0 | — | — | — | — | -59 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.00 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | -0.57 |
| 1975 | 1809 | 128.4 | — | — | — | — | -21 | — | — | 53.8% | +0.31 | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | -0.20 | 1973 | 1621 | 115.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -45 | 42.9% | -0.79 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.33 |
| 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 | Career | 1684 | 117.7 | — | — | — | — | -88 | +82 | -72 | 53.3% | +0.31 | 10–11 (48%) | 8–6 (57%) | 101.1 | +2.82 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| 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 |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Stockton | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jan 8, 1973 | H2H |
| Ingo Buding | 3 | 0 | 3 | Feb 4, 1970 | — |
| Manuel Santana | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jul 30, 1968 | H2H |
| Ray Ruffels | 1 | 2 | 3 | May 9, 1968 | H2H |
| Jean Baptiste Chanfreau | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aug 24, 1973 | H2H |