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

Roscoe Tanner vs Earl Butch Buchholz H2H: 1-0

Roscoe Tanner holds a 1–0 lead over Earl Butch Buchholz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Roscoe Tanner leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Roscoe Tanner won the 1973 Washington Wct round of 32 6-1 7-5.

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Roscoe Tanner
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Earl Butch Buchholz
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roscoe Tanner 6-1 7-5 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Mar 22, 1973* R32 Washington 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
Roscoe Tanner #789 #4 0 2,162 592 294 66.8% 1 0 0 0 16 17
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.

Roscoe Tanner Earl Butch Buchholz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1969 0–2 0.0% — 1,479 0 0 1968 46–34 57.5% — 1,605 0 1
1970 0–9 0.0% — 1,416 0 0 1969 41–32 56.2% — 1,896 0 2
1971 16–10 61.5% — 1,706 0 0 1970 8–7 53.3% — 1,839 0 2
1972 29–14 67.4% — 1,910 0 0 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,801 0 2
1973 45–30 60.0% #24 1,837 0 0 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,780 0 2
1974 65–27 70.7% #14 1,963 0 2 1975 3–2 60.0% #172 1,809 0 2
1975 65–23 73.9% #9 1,972 0 5 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,797 0 2
1976 70–28 71.4% #11 2,018 0 9 1978 0–1 0.0% #555 1,778 0 2
1977 52–30 63.4% #13 1,889 1 11 — — — — — — —
1978 57–22 72.2% #11 1,940 1 13 — — — — — — —
1979 61–19 76.2% #5 2,032 1 15 — — — — — — —
1980 42–16 72.4% #13 1,996 1 16 — — — — — — —
1981 51–22 69.9% #12 1,925 1 17 — — — — — — —
1982 20–17 54.1% #43 1,785 1 17 — — — — — — —
1983 16–13 55.2% #36 1,874 1 17 — — — — — — —
1984 3–11 21.4% #249 1,680 1 17 — — — — — — —
1985 0–1 0.0% #794 1,662 1 17 — — — — — — —

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.

Roscoe Tanner 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 %
1969 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1968 7 8 15 46.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 26 17 43 60.5%
1970 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1969 10 7 17 58.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 13 11 24 54.2%
1971 10 5 15 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
1972 9 3 12 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1973 12 8 20 60.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 15 9 24 62.5% 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 30 11 41 73.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 17 3 20 85.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
1975 27 7 34 79.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 13 6 19 68.4% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 22 10 32 68.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 16 9 25 64.0% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 8 6 14 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 19 8 27 70.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 21 5 26 80.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 10 35 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 16 7 23 69.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 19 8 27 70.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 21 8 29 72.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1 8 9 11.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 209 102 311 67.2% 99 59 158 62.7% 121 42 163 74.2% 163 91 254 64.2% 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.

Roscoe Tanner 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
1969 1479 102.4 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.14 0–1 — — -0.17 1968 1606 112.5 — — — — -36 -88 +43 61.1% +1.58 10–6 (63%) — — +0.84
1970 1417 113.2 — — — — +103 +73 — 13.6% -1.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1969 1896 128.9 — — — — -45 -181 -133 51.2% -0.06 19–7 (73%) — — -4.30
1971 1706 127.5 — — — — -2 -129 -172 56.9% +0.31 6–2 (75%) 5–4 (56%) 109.3 -0.17 1970 1840 116.5 — — — — -14 — — 55.6% +0.28 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -0.68
1972 1910 135.7 — — — — -21 -296 -167 59.5% +0.43 11–3 (79%) 14–8 (64%) 112.5 -0.27 1973 1802 110.2 — — — — -76 — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.76
1973 1838 144.5 — — — — +53 -90 -106 56.7% +0.51 11–10 (52%) 15–15 (50%) 101.4 -3.40 1974 1781 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
1974 1963 154.0 — — — — -10 -226 +137 65.9% +1.12 16–13 (55%) 15–17 (47%) 97.4 -2.27 1975 1809 128.4 — — — — -21 — — 53.8% +0.31 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.20
1975 1972 153.3 — — — — +62 -153 +164 67.7% +1.19 19–14 (58%) 17–14 (55%) 98.4 -0.74 1976 1797 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.13
1976 2018 159.4 — — — — +24 -49 +104 66.7% +1.29 18–11 (62%) 18–20 (47%) 96.6 -2.11 1978 1778 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
1977 1890 153.2 — — — — -1 +22 +206 62.7% +0.94 13–18 (42%) 11–12 (48%) 88.2 -0.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1941 160.3 — — — — +36 -25 +162 67.2% +1.20 10–8 (56%) 23–10 (70%) 104.9 -1.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 2032 164.1 — — — — +32 -91 +131 71.3% +1.27 13–8 (62%) 22–14 (61%) 102.5 -3.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1997 154.8 — — — — +23 — +198 70.9% +1.29 6–10 (38%) 17–5 (77%) 96.9 -1.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 1926 156.1 — — — — +117 — +82 66.0% +1.02 14–9 (61%) 19–13 (59%) 99.1 -0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1786 138.8 — — — — +4 — +208 51.5% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 10–12 (45%) 96.5 -2.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1874 146.4 — — — — -44 — +125 53.4% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 11–7 (61%) 105.3 -4.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1681 120.1 — — — — -28 — — 25.8% -1.52 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1662 99.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2162 157.4 — — — — +30 -96 +112 63.1% +0.88 155–123 (56%) 200–155 (56%) 99.8 -2.84 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.