Clifford Buchholz (born May 28, 1943) is an American former tennis player.

[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).