Butch Buchholz

Butch Buchholz
Full nameEarl Henry Buchholz, Jr.
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWestport, Connecticut, US
Born (1940-09-16) September 16, 1940 (age 84)
St. Louis, MO, US
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro1961 (amateur from 1954)
Retired1970
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF2005 (member page)
Singles
Career record115–90
Highest rankingNo. 5 (1960, Lance Tingay)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1969)
French Open2R (1969)
WimbledonQF (1960, 1968)
US OpenSF (1960)
Professional majors
US ProW (1962)
Wembley ProSF (1962, 1963, 1965)
French ProSF (1965, 1966)
Doubles
Career record14–15
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1968)
US OpenQF (1969)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (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.

  1. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.