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Marty Riessen vs Earl Butch Buchholz H2H: 3-5 (incl. walkovers)

Marty Riessen vs Earl Butch Buchholz: 2–5 excluding walkovers; 3–5 including 1 walkover. Across 8 main-draw results including walkovers, Marty Riessen leads 2–1 on grass, while Earl Butch Buchholz leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Earl Butch Buchholz won the 1969 Paris semifinal 9-7 6-1 4-6 6-3.

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Marty Riessen
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H including walkovers
3 – 5
8 main-draw results
Earl Butch Buchholz
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Earl Butch Buchholz 9-7 6-1 4-6 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data Nov 12, 1969* SF Paris ATP 250 Carpet
Marty Riessen (w/o) Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Oct 9, 1969* BR Tucson ATP 250 Hard
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 6-2 Marty Riessen Match data Sep 17, 1969* QF Atlanta ATP 250 Hard
Marty Riessen 6-0 6-2 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Aug 20, 1969 RR Newport ATP 250 Grass
Earl Butch Buchholz 1-6 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4 Marty Riessen Match data Jan 29, 1969* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 6-4 Marty Riessen Match data Oct 16, 1968* QF Cape Town Wct ATP 250 Hard
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 6-4 Marty Riessen Match data Oct 2, 1968* BR Pretoria Wct ATP 250 Clay
Marty Riessen 21-15 17-21 21-10 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Aug 12, 1968 RR Newport Wct ATP 250 Grass

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
Marty Riessen #382 #11 0 2,105 531 314 62.8% 0 0 0 0 11 11
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.

Marty Riessen Earl Butch Buchholz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 95–36 72.5% — 1,652 0 2 1968 46–34 57.5% — 1,605 0 1
1969 47–34 58.0% — 1,806 0 3 1969 41–32 56.2% — 1,896 0 2
1970 52–29 64.2% — 1,944 0 5 1970 8–7 53.3% — 1,839 0 2
1971 68–31 68.7% — 1,990 0 6 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,801 0 2
1972 55–28 66.3% — 1,964 0 7 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,780 0 2
1973 46–25 64.8% #13 1,858 0 8 1975 3–2 60.0% #172 1,809 0 2
1974 55–23 70.5% #12 1,959 0 9 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,797 0 2
1975 21–15 58.3% #24 1,895 0 10 1978 0–1 0.0% #555 1,778 0 2
1976 18–23 43.9% #59 1,831 0 10 — — — — — — —
1977 18–19 48.6% #54 1,834 0 10 — — — — — — —
1978 11–11 50.0% #83 1,789 0 10 — — — — — — —
1979 34–23 59.6% #37 1,831 0 11 — — — — — — —
1980 10–13 43.5% #92 1,691 0 11 — — — — — — —
1981 1–4 20.0% #93 1,695 0 11 — — — — — — —

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.

Marty Riessen 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 41 14 55 74.5% 34 14 48 70.8% 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1968 7 8 15 46.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 26 17 43 60.5%
1969 7 7 14 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 12 27 55.6% 1969 10 7 17 58.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 13 11 24 54.2%
1970 16 11 27 59.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 17 7 24 70.8% 12 7 19 63.2% 1970 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
1971 20 10 30 66.7% 24 8 32 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1972 16 8 24 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 14 42 66.7% 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 7 5 12 58.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 27 11 38 71.1% 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
1974 11 7 18 61.1% 20 5 25 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 16 8 24 66.7% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1975 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 4 7 11 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 9 7 16 56.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 23 13 36 63.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 147 92 239 61.5% 128 65 193 66.3% 85 46 131 64.9% 171 111 282 60.6% 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.

Marty Riessen 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 1653 132.0 — — — — +69 +87 +61 68.5% +1.54 20–8 (71%) — — -0.80 1968 1606 112.5 — — — — -36 -88 +43 61.1% +1.58 10–6 (63%) — — +0.84
1969 1807 136.9 — — — — -21 -43 -20 57.3% +0.56 10–14 (42%) — — -3.21 1969 1896 128.9 — — — — -45 -181 -133 51.2% -0.06 19–7 (73%) — — -4.30
1970 1945 146.2 — — — — +35 -163 -65 60.8% +0.91 14–8 (64%) 5–3 (63%) 105.4 -1.75 1970 1840 116.5 — — — — -14 — — 55.6% +0.28 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -0.68
1971 1990 154.3 — — — — -35 -15 +39 59.4% +0.60 26–10 (72%) 18–19 (49%) 107.5 -9.98 1973 1802 110.2 — — — — -76 — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.76
1972 1965 158.1 — — — — +28 +23 +41 61.7% +0.70 17–14 (55%) 16–16 (50%) 98.2 -8.28 1974 1781 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
1973 1858 145.0 — — — — +69 +39 +86 58.6% +0.64 17–6 (74%) 12–13 (48%) 103.6 -1.09 1975 1809 128.4 — — — — -21 — — 53.8% +0.31 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.20
1974 1959 151.5 — — — — +21 +54 -7 67.7% +0.98 11–12 (48%) 15–9 (63%) 98.9 -5.03 1976 1797 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.13
1975 1895 140.7 — — — — +39 +26 +50 61.2% +0.68 4–6 (40%) 4–3 (57%) 94.8 -1.19 1978 1778 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
1976 1832 149.5 — — — — +12 +33 +68 46.7% -0.24 1–8 (11%) 5–2 (71%) 95.1 -5.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1835 151.7 — — — — +43 +2 +6 52.7% +0.16 2–8 (20%) 8–3 (73%) 96.1 -3.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1789 132.2 — — — — +28 — +31 50.0% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 96.8 -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1832 145.5 — — — — +16 +5 +8 57.4% +0.12 10–8 (56%) 16–8 (67%) 104.6 -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1691 124.0 — — — — +33 +84 — 48.1% -0.33 1–4 (20%) 3–3 (50%) 95.2 +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 1695 122.5 — — — — +17 — — 30.0% -0.80 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2106 150.4 — — — — +26 +22 +11 60.0% +0.69 139–112 (55%) 108–87 (55%) 102.2 -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.