H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Nikola Pilic vs Earl Butch Buchholz H2H: 8-9

Earl Butch Buchholz holds a 9–8 lead over Nikola Pilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 17 main-draw meetings, Earl Butch Buchholz leads 6–5 on carpet, while Nikola Pilic leads 3–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Earl Butch Buchholz won the 1970 Philadelphia Wct round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"
H2H
8 – 9
17 main-draw meetings
Earl Butch Buchholz
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-2 6-2 Nikola Pilic Match data Feb 5, 1970* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-4 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Nov 28, 1969* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Earl Butch Buchholz 5-7 6-4 7-5 Nikola Pilic Match data Oct 8, 1969* QF Tucson ATP 250 Hard
Earl Butch Buchholz 8-6 4-6 6-2 Nikola Pilic Match data Sep 12, 1969* R16 Chicago ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 7-3 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Oct 15, 1968* QF Port Elizabeth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Nikola Pilic 8-5 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Oct 13, 1968* R16 East London Wct ATP 250 Hard
Earl Butch Buchholz 9-7 6-4 Nikola Pilic Match data Oct 7, 1968* QF Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 Hard
Earl Butch Buchholz 21-19 16-21 21-19 Nikola Pilic Match data Aug 12, 1968 RR Newport Wct ATP 250 Grass
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-22 31-25 Nikola Pilic Match data May 10, 1968* BR Minneapolis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 21-20 21-14 Nikola Pilic Match data Apr 10, 1968* QF Fresno Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 31-28 21-31 5-3 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Apr 2, 1968* QF Los Altos Hills Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 22-31 31-23 5-1 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Feb 27, 1968 RR Tulsa Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 31-28 31-20 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Feb 20, 1968 RR Orlando Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 31-22 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Feb 16, 1968 RR New Orleans Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-22 31-24 Nikola Pilic Match data Feb 13, 1968 RR Houston Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-28 31-24 Nikola Pilic Match data Feb 1, 1968 RR Wct World Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 99-38 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
Nikola Pilic #284 #12 0 1,950 301 249 54.7% 0 0 0 0 5 5
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.

Nikola Pilic Earl Butch Buchholz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,636 0 0 1968 46–34 57.5% — 1,605 0 1
1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 1 1969 41–32 56.2% — 1,896 0 2
1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,887 0 2 1970 8–7 53.3% — 1,839 0 2
1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,842 0 3 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,801 0 2
1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,891 0 4 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,780 0 2
1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,841 0 4 1975 3–2 60.0% #172 1,809 0 2
1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,904 0 4 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,797 0 2
1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,871 0 5 1978 0–1 0.0% #555 1,777 0 2
1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,751 0 5 — — — — — — —
1977 11–14 44.0% #82 1,697 0 5 — — — — — — —
1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,620 0 5 — — — — — — —

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.

Nikola Pilic 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 7 11 18 38.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 16 20 36 44.4% 1968 7 8 15 46.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 26 17 43 60.5%
1969 6 4 10 60.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1969 10 7 17 58.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 13 11 24 54.2%
1970 5 6 11 45.5% 17 7 24 70.8% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 1970 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
1971 13 7 20 65.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 10 19 47.4% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1972 11 9 20 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6% 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 3 5 8 37.5% 26 13 39 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
1974 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 8 26 69.2% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1975 — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 0 1 1 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1 1 2 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 48 46 94 51.1% 105 86 191 55.0% 64 37 101 63.4% 84 80 164 51.2% 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.

Nikola Pilic 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 1636 111.3 — — — — -151 -16 -31 47.3% -0.36 10–12 (45%) — — -1.40 1968 1606 112.5 — — — — -36 -88 +43 61.1% +1.58 10–6 (63%) — — +0.84
1969 1768 124.1 — — — — -72 -209 -64 53.7% +0.31 8–9 (47%) 1–0 — -0.25 1969 1896 128.9 — — — — -45 -181 -133 51.2% -0.06 19–7 (73%) — — -4.30
1970 1888 148.2 — — — — -193 -47 +36 58.2% +0.88 14–13 (52%) 5–4 (56%) 105.5 -3.73 1970 1840 116.5 — — — — -13 — — 55.6% +0.28 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -0.68
1971 1842 144.2 — — — — -18 -83 +111 58.7% +0.69 8–5 (62%) 12–13 (48%) 102.1 -3.57 1973 1802 110.2 — — — — -75 — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.76
1972 1892 147.9 — — — — -16 -78 +46 53.5% +0.29 7–7 (50%) 16–18 (47%) 98.7 -5.81 1974 1781 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
1973 1841 145.6 — — — — -61 +42 +119 60.6% +0.80 10–8 (56%) 15–13 (54%) 98.0 -3.44 1975 1809 128.4 — — — — -21 — — 53.8% +0.31 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.20
1974 1905 139.1 — — — — -6 — +73 56.0% +0.54 11–3 (79%) 5–8 (38%) 105.7 -1.38 1976 1797 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.13
1975 1872 141.0 — — — — -39 +45 — 57.6% +0.42 7–6 (54%) 4–3 (57%) 99.8 -0.41 1978 1778 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
1976 1752 126.4 — — — — +23 +27 +201 49.3% -0.20 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 95.6 -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1698 136.2 — — — — +16 +18 +285 48.4% +0.05 6–5 (55%) 2–5 (29%) 96.7 -0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1620 117.9 — — — — — +18 — 34.6% -0.54 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.2 +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1950 142.6 — — — — -68 -21 +43 54.6% +0.39 86–74 (54%) 63–73 (46%) 98.1 -3.78 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.