Full name | Earl Henry Buchholz, Jr. |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Residence | Westport, Connecticut, US |
Born | St. Louis, MO, US | September 16, 1940
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Turned pro | 1961 (amateur from 1954) |
Retired | 1970 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2005 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 115–90 |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (1960, Lance Tingay)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1969) |
French Open | 2R (1969) |
Wimbledon | QF (1960, 1968) |
US Open | SF (1960) |
Professional majors | |
US Pro | W (1962) |
Wembley Pro | SF (1962, 1963, 1965) |
French Pro | SF (1965, 1966) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 14–15 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1968) |
US Open | QF (1969) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F (1959) |
Earl Henry "Butch" Buchholz, Jr. (born September 16, 1940) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who was one of the game's top players in the late 1950s and early 1960s.