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Earl Butch Buchholz vs Nikola Pilic Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Earl Butch Buchholz seasons:19781976197519741973
Nikola Pilic seasons:19781977197619751974
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Earl Butch Buchholz
πŸ‡­πŸ‡· Nikola Pilic
Age: 85y 184d (1940-09-16)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1939-08-27) Age: 86y 204d
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
9 - 8
Wins: 52.9% - 47.1%
Hard 2–3Clay 0–0Grass 1–0
Others 9–8
LWWLW
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz and πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 17 times. Earl Butch Buchholz currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 9–8.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz has compiled an overall career record of 100–83 across 183 matches, translating to a win rate of 54.64%. On hard courts his record stands at 22–21 (51.16%), while on clay he holds a 8–7 (53.33%) mark. On grass the numbers read 23–16 (58.97%) , and on carpet 47–39 (54.65%). Throughout his career he has won 6 titles (1 hard, 5 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 1–2 (33.33%).

πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 310–251 from 561 matches (55.26% win rate). His hard-court record is 46–47 (49.46%), on clay he stands at 107–87 (55.15%), and on grass he has gone 64–39 (62.14%) , with a carpet record of 85–77 (52.47%). He has accumulated 6 titles in total (2 hard, 1 clay, 1 grass, 2 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 2–17 (10.53%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 5 times, with Nikola Pilic leading 3–2 (60.00%). On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Earl Butch Buchholz).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1970-02-02PhiladelphiaCarpetR32-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz (10)-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic6-2 6-23------0/0
1969-11-24StockholmHardR16-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz6-3 6-43------0/0
1969-10-03TucsonHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic5-7 6-4 7-53------0/0
1969-09-08ChicagoCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic8-6 4-6 6-23------0/0
1968-10-10Port Elizabeth WCTHardQF-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz7-31------0/0
1968-10-09East London WCTHardR16-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz8-51------0/0
1968-10-02Johannesburg WCTHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic9-7 6-43------0/0
1968-08-12Newport WCTGrassRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic21-19 16-21 21-193------0/0
1968-05-04Minneapolis WCTCarpet3rd/4th-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic31-22 31-253------0/0
1968-04-05Fresno WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic21-20 21-143------0/0
1968-03-28Los Altos Hills WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz31-28 21-31 5-33------0/0
1968-02-27Tulsa WCTCarpetRR-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz22-31 31-23 5-13------0/0
1968-02-20Orlando WCTCarpetRR-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz31-28 31-203------0/0
1968-02-16New Orleans WCTCarpetRR-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz31-221------0/0
1968-02-13Houston WCTCarpetRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic31-22 31-243------0/0
1968-02-01WCT World CupCarpetRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic31-28 31-243------0/0
1968-01-20Sydney WCTCarpetRR-πŸ‡­πŸ‡·Nikola Pilic-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEarl Butch Buchholz99-381------0/0

Wins

Earl Butch Buchholz
Nikola Pilic
9–8Overall
9–8Others
2–3Hard
1–0Grass
6–5Indoor Hard

Sets Format

69.2%9
30.8%4
Bo3
0.0%0
0.0%0
Bo5
75.0%6
25.0%2
2 Sets
60.0%3
40.0%2
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Earl Butch Buchholz
Nikola Pilic

Deciding

33.3%3
66.7%6
Decider Set
0.0%0
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Earl Butch Buchholz
Nikola Pilic

Sets

57.1%20
42.9%15
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
44.4%4
55.6%5
Hard
66.7%2
33.3%1
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
60.9%14
39.1%9
Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz
Nikola Pilic

Games

48.8%589
51.2%617
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
47.1%48
52.9%54
Hard
49.6%58
50.4%59
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
48.9%483
51.1%504
Carpet
Earl Butch Buchholz
Nikola Pilic

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Earl Butch Buchholz
Nikola Pilic

By Tournament Level

Earl Butch Buchholz
Nikola Pilic

By Round

Earl Butch Buchholz
Nikola Pilic

By Opponent Ranking

Earl Butch BuchholzNikola Pilic
β€”
vs Top 1
0%0-3
100%1-0
vs Top 5
8.3%1-11
33.3%1-2
vs Top 10
10.5%2-17
33.3%1-2
vs Top 20
13.8%4-25
37.5%3-5
vs Top 100
39.8%43-65
β€”
vs +100
85.7%42-7
50%3-3
vs Higher
24.2%16-50
β€”
vs Lower
75.8%69-22

Opponent Breakdown

Earl Butch BuchholzNikola Pilic
55.9%66-52
Vs Younger
52.6%251-226
48.3%29-31
Vs Older
57.6%34-25
54.8%68-56
Vs Right-Handed
56%261-205
50.9%28-27
Vs Left-Handed
46.4%39-45
β€”
Vs 2H Backhand
25%1-3
18.8%3-13
Vs 1H Backhand
39.2%20-31
44.3%39-49
Vs Shorter
β€”
63.6%7-4
Vs Taller
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Pressure Situations