Cliff Buchholz
American tennis player
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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]