H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Roger Taylor vs Earl Butch Buchholz H2H: 2-5

Earl Butch Buchholz holds a 5–2 lead over Roger Taylor in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Earl Butch Buchholz leads 3–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Roger Taylor won the 1970 Dallas round of 16 6-2 RET.

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Roger Taylor
GBR Age 84 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main-draw meetings
Earl Butch Buchholz
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roger Taylor 6-2 (ret.) Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Apr 25, 1970* R16 Dallas ATP 250 Carpet
Roger Taylor 6-2 6-3 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Aug 20, 1969 RR Newport ATP 250 Grass
Earl Butch Buchholz 2-18 21-15 Roger Taylor Match data Aug 12, 1968 RR Newport Wct ATP 250 Grass
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-14 Roger Taylor Match data May 9, 1968* QF Minneapolis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-27 Roger Taylor Match data Apr 6, 1968* QF Bakersfield Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-18 31-19 Roger Taylor Match data Mar 27, 1968* SF San Diego Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-22 Roger Taylor Match data Feb 13, 1968* QF Shreveport Wct ATP 250 Hard

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
Roger Taylor #372 #11 0 2,003 369 297 55.4% 0 0 0 0 9 9
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.

Roger Taylor Earl Butch Buchholz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 27–51 34.6% — 1,568 0 1 1968 46–34 57.5% — 1,605 0 1
1969 49–31 61.2% — 1,802 0 1 1969 41–32 56.2% — 1,896 0 2
1970 62–37 62.6% — 1,915 0 3 1970 8–7 53.3% — 1,839 0 2
1971 44–37 54.3% — 1,869 0 4 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,801 0 2
1972 42–27 60.9% — 1,896 0 5 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,780 0 2
1973 51–23 68.9% #16 1,885 0 7 1975 3–2 60.0% #172 1,809 0 2
1974 23–18 56.1% #42 1,848 0 7 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,797 0 2
1975 39–23 62.9% #52 1,793 0 9 1978 0–1 0.0% #555 1,778 0 2
1976 13–14 48.1% #80 1,714 0 9 — — — — — — —
1977 12–19 38.7% #99 1,607 0 9 — — — — — — —
1978 6–12 33.3% #162 1,551 0 9 — — — — — — —
1979 1–2 33.3% #400 1,558 0 9 — — — — — — —
1980 0–3 0.0% #372 1,519 0 9 — — — — — — —

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.

Roger Taylor 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 10 17 41.2% 3 7 10 30.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 9 25 34 26.5% 1968 7 8 15 46.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 26 17 43 60.5%
1969 6 7 13 46.2% 15 9 24 62.5% 22 11 33 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1969 10 7 17 58.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 13 11 24 54.2%
1970 18 11 29 62.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 30 16 46 65.2% 7 7 14 50.0% 1970 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
1971 11 10 21 52.4% 17 10 27 63.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 11 17 35.3% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1972 18 8 26 69.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 5 3 8 62.5% 9 6 15 60.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 10 31 67.7% 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
1974 5 5 10 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1975 1 3 4 25.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 27 9 36 75.0% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 0 1 1 0.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 5 5 10 50.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 80 66 146 54.8% 93 75 168 55.4% 93 62 155 60.0% 103 94 197 52.3% 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.

Roger Taylor 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 1568 105.0 — — — — -111 -102 -27 38.5% -1.40 10–12 (45%) — — -1.42 1968 1606 112.5 — — — — -36 -88 +43 61.1% +1.58 10–6 (63%) — — +0.84
1969 1803 133.0 — — — — -157 -89 +35 58.8% +0.65 14–10 (58%) 1–2 (33%) — -3.86 1969 1896 128.9 — — — — -45 -181 -133 51.2% -0.06 19–7 (73%) — — -4.30
1970 1915 147.5 — — — — -38 -125 +31 61.2% +0.62 14–19 (42%) 8–7 (53%) 98.1 -2.32 1970 1840 116.5 — — — — -14 — — 55.6% +0.28 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -0.68
1971 1870 147.1 — — — — -71 +13 +59 55.0% +0.41 12–13 (48%) 11–10 (52%) 100.3 -5.62 1973 1802 110.2 — — — — -76 — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.76
1972 1896 149.0 — — — — -3 +25 — 59.2% +0.21 12–14 (46%) 22–7 (76%) 106.3 -7.13 1974 1781 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
1973 1885 145.5 — — — — -18 +14 +80 62.4% +0.86 18–13 (58%) 9–13 (41%) 94.8 -1.56 1975 1809 128.4 — — — — -21 — — 53.8% +0.31 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.20
1974 1849 144.7 — — — — +14 +76 +70 55.9% +0.16 3–5 (38%) 10–4 (71%) 99.8 -2.98 1976 1797 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.13
1975 1793 134.2 — — — — +73 +43 — 59.3% +0.41 12–8 (60%) 17–7 (71%) 103.0 +2.73 1978 1778 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
1976 1714 126.0 — — — — +87 +47 +124 47.5% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 97.4 -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1608 122.7 — — — — +126 +44 +154 41.1% -0.51 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 95.7 +2.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1552 122.4 — — — — +136 +84 +130 41.3% -0.30 2–8 (20%) 1–5 (17%) 89.1 +0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1558 111.8 — — — — — — +112 33.3% -0.56 1–1 — — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1519 104.0 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.40 0–2 — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2003 142.0 — — — — -21 +1 +46 55.2% +0.22 105–113 (48%) 86–63 (58%) 100.3 -2.94 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.