H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Tony Roche vs Earl Butch Buchholz H2H: 10-7

Tony Roche holds a 10–7 lead over Earl Butch Buchholz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 17 main-draw meetings, Earl Butch Buchholz leads 6–2 on carpet, while Tony Roche leads 4–0 on clay. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1969 Wembley semifinal 6-3 7-9 15-13.

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Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
10 – 7
17 main-draw meetings
Earl Butch Buchholz
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tony Roche 6-3 7-9 15-13 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Nov 22, 1969* SF Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 12-10 6-2 Tony Roche Match data Sep 17, 1969* SF Atlanta ATP 250 Hard
Tony Roche 6-1 9-7 5-7 6-0 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Sep 7, 1969* QF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Tony Roche 7-5 6-4 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Jul 23, 1969* QF Milwaukee ATP 250 Clay
Tony Roche 6-2 8-6 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data May 22, 1969 RR Amsterdam ATP 250 Clay
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-5 6-4 Tony Roche Match data May 1, 1969 RR Japanese Championships ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 6-2 6-1 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Feb 18, 1969* QF Miami Open ATP 250 Clay
Tony Roche 9-7 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Oct 16, 1968* SF Cape Town Wct ATP 250 Hard
Tony Roche 6-2 9-7 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Oct 8, 1968* F Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 Hard
Tony Roche 6-4 6-3 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Oct 1, 1968* SF Pretoria Wct ATP 250 Clay
Tony Roche 3-6 7-5 6-4 6-4 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Jul 5, 1968* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-20 31-18 Tony Roche Match data May 15, 1968* QF Buffalo Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-23 31-29 Tony Roche Match data Apr 11, 1968* F Fresno Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-30 31-25 Tony Roche Match data Mar 27, 1968* QF San Diego Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 27-31 31-22 5-4 Tony Roche Match data Feb 20, 1968 RR Orlando Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz 31-22 31-26 Tony Roche Match data Feb 15, 1968* F Miami Open ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 31-27 31-23 Earl Butch Buchholz Match data Feb 1, 1968 RR Wct World Cup 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
Tony Roche #166 #12 0 2,138 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20
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.

Tony Roche Earl Butch Buchholz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,837 0 4 1968 46–34 57.5% — 1,605 0 1
1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,962 0 11 1969 41–32 56.2% — 1,896 0 2
1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,064 0 15 1970 8–7 53.3% — 1,839 0 2
1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,887 0 15 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,801 0 2
1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,939 0 16 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,780 0 2
1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,888 0 16 1975 3–2 60.0% #172 1,809 0 2
1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,938 0 17 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,797 0 2
1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,975 0 17 1978 0–1 0.0% #555 1,778 0 2
1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,025 0 19 — — — — — — —
1977 21–16 56.8% #15 1,924 0 19 — — — — — — —
1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,848 0 20 — — — — — — —
1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,800 0 20 — — — — — — —
1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,812 0 20 — — — — — — —

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.

Tony Roche 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 16 7 23 69.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 20 20 40 50.0% 1968 7 8 15 46.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 26 17 43 60.5%
1969 14 11 25 56.0% 23 4 27 85.2% 29 4 33 87.9% 20 11 31 64.5% 1969 10 7 17 58.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 13 11 24 54.2%
1970 14 5 19 73.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 25 4 29 86.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1970 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
1971 7 3 10 70.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1973 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1972 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 13 7 20 65.0% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1975 4 4 8 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 75 48 123 61.0% 64 25 89 71.9% 133 39 172 77.3% 88 79 167 52.7% 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.

Tony Roche 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 1838 119.8 — — — — -6 -224 -91 62.4% +0.53 7–9 (44%) — — -1.46 1968 1606 112.5 — — — — -36 -88 +43 61.1% +1.58 10–6 (63%) — — +0.84
1969 1963 145.5 — — — — -69 +94 +182 70.1% +1.32 19–5 (79%) — — -3.25 1969 1896 128.9 — — — — -45 -181 -133 51.2% -0.06 19–7 (73%) — — -4.30
1970 2064 155.4 — — — — -42 -27 +170 70.2% +1.38 14–6 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 105.6 -2.52 1970 1840 116.5 — — — — -14 — — 55.6% +0.28 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -0.68
1971 1887 145.0 — — — — +25 +124 +180 51.2% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 101.5 -2.07 1973 1802 110.2 — — — — -76 — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.76
1972 1940 149.5 — — — — -55 +101 — 55.1% +0.33 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 102.5 -4.39 1974 1781 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
1973 1889 120.6 — — — — -19 — — 52.6% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.53 1975 1809 128.4 — — — — -21 — — 53.8% +0.31 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.20
1974 1938 144.4 — — — — -62 +37 +133 63.0% +1.08 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) 101.3 -0.53 1976 1797 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.13
1975 1976 155.7 — — — — -118 -17 +179 67.9% +1.21 5–5 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 94.4 -2.87 1978 1778 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
1976 2026 153.8 — — — — -147 — +160 63.3% +0.82 3–6 (33%) 10–6 (63%) 98.3 -1.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1924 156.9 — — — — 0 — +133 57.3% +0.38 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 99.9 -3.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1848 140.5 — — — — -18 +18 +151 55.7% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–4 (20%) 98.8 -0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1801 119.1 — — — — — — +161 67.9% +0.64 0–4 (0%) 3–1 (75%) 93.9 +0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1812 125.2 — — — — — — +164 63.6% +0.09 0–1 1–0 — -0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2139 152.2 — — — — -42 +26 +143 64.1% +0.93 83–59 (58%) 51–47 (52%) 101.3 -4.32 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.