Cliff Drysdale vs Earl Butch Buchholz Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Cliff Drysdale and Earl Butch Buchholz have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 10 times. Earl Butch Buchholz currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 6–4.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Cliff Drysdale has compiled an overall career record of 406–249 across 655 matches, translating to a win rate of 61.98%. On hard courts his record stands at 101–68 (59.76%), while on clay he holds a 103–45 (69.59%) mark. On grass the numbers read 63–31 (67.02%) , and on carpet 139–105 (56.97%). Throughout his career he has won 8 titles (1 hard, 2 clay, 1 grass, 4 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 6–30 (16.67%).

Earl Butch Buchholz, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 100–83 from 183 matches (54.64% win rate). His hard-court record is 22–21 (51.16%), on clay he stands at 8–7 (53.33%), and on grass he has gone 23–16 (58.97%) , with a carpet record of 47–39 (54.65%). He has accumulated 6 titles in total (1 hard, 5 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 1–2 (33.33%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 2 times, with Earl Butch Buchholz leading 2–0 (100.00%). On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Cliff Drysdale).