Earl Buchholz

Earl "Butch" Buchholz, Jr. (born September 16, 1940 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is a retired American tennis player .

life and career

Active tennis career

Buchholz won in 1958 at Wimbledon and at the French tennis championships (today French Open ) in Paris and in 1959 at the Australian tennis championships (today Australian Open ) each the title in the junior singles. He reached his highest place in the tennis world rankings in 1960 with fifth place. In total, he was in the top 10 four times and also played for the US Davis Cup team in 1959 and 1960 . In 1962, Buchholz won the United States Pro Championships. He beat three-time winner Pancho Segura in the final .

Others

After finishing his active career, Earl Buchholz became commissioner of the tennis event "World Team Tennis" in 1977 and 1978. This was followed in 1981 and 1982 by the post of Executive Director in the " Association of Tennis Professionals " and from 1981 to 1983 a member of the "Men's Pro Council".

In 1985 Butch Buchholz founded the "Lipton International Players Championships" (now Miami Masters ), which were to establish themselves as the leading tournament for women and men on the ATP and WTA tours .

In 2005, Buchholz was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame for his achievements .

Web links

• ATP profile Butch Buchholz (English)
• ITF profile of Earl Buchholz (English)
• Davis Cup stats by Butch Buchholz (English)
• Earl Buchholz in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (English; with picture)