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Originally Posted by BobbyOne
kiki, "Butcholz", recte Butch Buchholz, was more than only a journeyman. He was a first class player. I rank him among the top five for four years (1963 to 1966).
Buchholz almost beat Laver and Fraser in amateur majors and defeated Rosewall at least 12 times.
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He lost his most famous match...that being a mere W qf, to Neale Fraser.
He was used to just fill the pro fields.
Ayala, on the other hand had a RG final, at least.
best pros were Laver,Rosewall, Hoad (when available), Gonzales (idem), Gimeno, Olmedo,Cooper and Anderson.In the 60īs, of course.