Cliff Buchholz
American tennis player
Full name | Clifford Buchholz |
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Country (sports) |
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Born | ( 1943-05-28 ) May 28, 1943 (age 80) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R ( 1963 , 1964 ) |
US Open | 4R ( 1963 ) |
Clifford Buchholz (born May 28, 1943) is an American former tennis player.
Raised in St. Louis, Missouri , Buchholz is the younger brother of tennis player Butch Buchholz . [1] In 1961 he was beaten in the final of the U.S. national junior indoor championships by Arthur Ashe , who was also a St. Louis resident at the time. [2] He made the fourth round of the 1963 U.S. National Championships and played collegiate tennis for the Trinity Tigers , where he earned All-American honors in 1965. Having left the tour to attend law school, he made a return in 1974 as a member of World Team Tennis franchise the Denver Racquets and they won the championship that year. [3]
Buchholz later got involved in tournament management and along with his brother Butch founded the Lipton Championships (now Miami Open). [4] He has operated several fitness centers across Colorado. [5]
References
- ↑ "Buchholz Won't Follow In Brother's Footsteps" . Newsday . August 5, 1965.
- ↑ "Ashe Wins Jr. Indoor" . Clarion-Ledger . November 27, 1961.
- ↑ "Denver Racquets up for sale" . Fort Collins Coloradoan . December 10, 1974.
- ↑ "Tennis: Buchholz brothers create a haven after the hurricane: Players" . The Independent . March 12, 1994.
- ↑ MacDougall, Curt (September 4, 2015). "Through love of tennis, Buchholz serves up fitness" . BizWest .