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Ken Rosewall vs Earl Butch Buchholz H2H: 7-0

Ken Rosewall holds a 7–0 lead over Earl Butch Buchholz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Ken Rosewall leads 4–0 on carpet and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ken Rosewall won the 1975 Jackson final 7-5 4-6 7-6.

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Ken Rosewall
AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
7 – 0
7 main draw meetings
Earl Butch Buchholz
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ken Rosewall 7-5 4-6 7-6 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Apr 1, 1975* F Jackson ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 6-0 6-0 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data May 17, 1970* R16 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-3 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Mar 9, 1970* SF Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 6-3 4-6 7-6 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Feb 25, 1970* SF Corpus Christi ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Sep 14, 1969* F Chicago ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 6-3 3-6 6-4 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Aug 18, 1969* QF Fort Worth ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-2 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Mar 7, 1969* R16 Los Angeles 1 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
Ken Rosewall #255 #2 0 2,233 535 193 73.5% 4 0 0 1 34 39
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.

Ken Rosewall Earl Butch Buchholz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,854 1 4 1968 46–34 57.5% — 1,605 0 1
1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,943 1 7 1969 41–32 56.2% — 1,896 0 2
1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,086 2 13 1970 8–7 53.3% — 1,839 0 2
1971 80–24 76.9% — 2,158 3 21 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,801 0 2
1972 61–15 80.3% — 2,117 4 28 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,780 0 2
1973 65–17 79.3% #6 2,106 4 33 1975 3–2 60.0% #172 1,809 0 2
1974 26–7 78.8% #9 2,114 4 33 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,797 0 2
1975 37–11 77.1% #6 1,998 4 36 1978 0–1 0.0% #555 1,778 0 2
1976 35–18 66.0% #13 1,978 4 38 — — — — — — —
1977 39–20 66.1% #11 1,981 4 39 — — — — — — —
1978 19–19 50.0% #34 1,809 4 39 — — — — — — —
1979 4–5 44.4% #207 1,747 4 39 — — — — — — —
1980 3–3 50.0% #255 1,747 4 39 — — — — — — —

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.

Ken Rosewall 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 17 3 20 85.0% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1968 7 8 15 46.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 26 17 43 60.5%
1969 11 5 16 68.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 19 8 27 70.4% 12 4 16 75.0% 1969 10 7 17 58.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 13 11 24 54.2%
1970 15 8 23 65.2% 11 1 12 91.7% 25 2 27 92.6% 21 10 31 67.7% 1970 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
1971 22 6 28 78.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 24 10 34 70.6% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1972 23 5 28 82.1% 13 1 14 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 19 8 27 70.4% 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 25 8 33 75.8% 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
1974 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1975 9 5 14 64.3% 19 3 22 86.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 12 5 17 70.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 13 5 18 72.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 6 3 9 66.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 156 56 212 73.6% 115 33 148 77.7% 133 38 171 77.8% 131 66 197 66.5% 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 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.

Ken Rosewall 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 1855 127.3 — — — — -37 -15 -122 72.6% +1.53 6–4 (60%) — — +0.08 1968 1606 112.5 — — — — -36 -88 +43 61.1% +1.58 10–6 (63%) — — +0.84
1969 1944 143.7 — — — — +58 -13 -84 64.8% +1.25 11–10 (52%) — — -2.55 1969 1896 128.9 — — — — -45 -181 -133 51.2% -0.06 19–7 (73%) — — -4.30
1970 2087 161.2 — — — — -35 -47 +195 72.2% +1.57 10–6 (63%) 5–3 (63%) — -3.59 1970 1840 116.5 — — — — -14 — — 55.6% +0.28 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -0.68
1971 2159 161.8 — — — — +91 -83 +112 73.0% +1.68 13–5 (72%) 11–9 (55%) — -5.10 1973 1802 110.2 — — — — -76 — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.76
1972 2118 162.7 — — — — +62 +74 +120 74.4% +1.64 14–8 (64%) 14–8 (64%) — -2.93 1974 1781 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
1973 2106 159.5 — — — — +10 +119 +57 74.3% +1.84 13–12 (52%) 11–9 (55%) — -2.08 1975 1809 128.4 — — — — -21 — — 53.8% +0.31 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.20
1974 2114 153.5 — — — — -17 — +148 68.8% +1.19 5–2 (71%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.13 1976 1797 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.13
1975 1998 149.9 — — — — +18 +205 +172 72.2% +1.56 9–3 (75%) 2–7 (22%) — +0.64 1978 1778 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
1976 1978 156.6 — — — — +69 +134 +115 63.2% +0.93 6–5 (55%) 9–0 (100%) — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1982 157.9 — — — — +99 +50 +68 62.2% +0.78 11–10 (52%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1809 142.6 — — — — +145 +61 +178 51.1% +0.18 4–5 (44%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1748 115.3 — — — — +136 — +221 52.4% -0.05 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1748 117.3 — — — — +115 — — 53.3% -0.33 1–2 (33%) — — -0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2234 159.3 — — — — +43 +53 +84 69.0% +1.35 103–75 (58%) 74–52 (59%) 97.4 -2.57 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.