Butch Buchholz won the US National Boys' 18 title in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1958.
12 Facts About Butch Buchholz
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Butch Buchholz was ranked by Lance Tingay the world No 5 amateur player in 1960, and was ranked four times in the US Top 10.
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Butch Buchholz played for the United States in the Davis Cup in 1959 and 1960.
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Butch Buchholz reached the semifinals of the US Championships in 1960, losing to Rod Laver in five sets.
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Butch Buchholz won the United States Pro Championship in 1962, by beating Pancho Segura in the finals.
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Butch Buchholz was an original member of Lamar Hunt's Handsome Eight, a group of players signed by in 1968 for the newly formed professional World Championship Tennis group.
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Since retiring as a player, Butch Buchholz has served tennis in many professional and administrative capacities.
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Butch Buchholz has been the Commissioner of World Team Tennis from 1977 to 1978, an Executive Director of the Association of Tennis Professionals from 1981 to 1982, and member of the men's pro council from 1981 to 1983.
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In 1985, Butch Buchholz founded the Lipton International Players Championships, which is a leading event on both the men's and women's tours.
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Butch Buchholz helped create Altenis, a management company which oversees tennis tournaments in Latin America.
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Butch Buchholz helped secure the continuation of the Orange Bowl International Tennis Tournament, a prominent international junior event in Florida.
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In 2005, Butch Buchholz was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island.