Butch Walts
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Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona |
Born | Modesto, California |
June 4, 1955
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Turned pro | 1975 |
Retired | 1984 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $454,343 |
Singles | |
Career record | 137–134 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 32 (April 23, 1979) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 1R (1979) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1977) |
US Open | QF (1978) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 172–146 |
Career titles | 15 |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (June 18, 1984) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (1984) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1977) |
US Open | QF (1980) |
Last updated on: December 10, 2012. |
Butch Walts (born June 4, 1955), is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
During his career Walts won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1979 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 23 in 1984.
Singles titles (4)
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1976 | Boca Raton, U.S. | Hard | Cliff Richey | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 1977 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 1979 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | Marty Riessen | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 1979 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | Gianni Ocleppo | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1983 | Ferrara, Italy | Carpet | Thomas Högstedt | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles titles (15)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1976 | Boca Raton, U.S. | Hard | Bruce Manson | Vitas Gerulaitis Clark Graebner |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1976 | Hong Kong | Hard | Hank Pfister | Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 1977 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | Hank Pfister | Jeff Borowiak Andrew Pattison |
6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1978 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | Hank Pfister | Brian Gottfried Geoff Masters |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1978 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | John Alexander | Mike Cahill Marcello Lara |
3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1978 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | Sherwood Stewart | Mark Edmondson John Marks |
6–2, 6–7, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1980 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | Andrew Pattison | Vijay Amritraj Stan Smith |
7–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1980 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Andrew Pattison | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
2–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 1980 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Brian Teacher | Anand Amritraj John Austin |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1980 | Surbiton, England | Grass | Andrew Pattison | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick |
6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 13–15 |
Winner | 6. | 1980 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Andrew Pattison | Fritz Buehning Peter Rennert |
7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 1980 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Tom Gullikson | Anand Amritraj John Austin |
6–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | 1980 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | Balázs Taróczy | Steve Denton Paul McNamee |
2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 9. | 1981 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | Andrew Pattison | Mel Purcell Dick Stockton |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 1981 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | Bernard Mitton | David Carter Paul Kronk |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 1981 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | Brian Teacher | Vitas Gerulaitis John McEnroe |
7–5, 6–7, 7–5 |
Winner | 12. | 1981 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Tom Gullikson | John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 1983 | Ferrara, Italy | Carpet | Bernard Mitton | Stanislav Birner Stefan Simonsson |
7–6, 0–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1983 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Bernard Mitton | Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil |
7–5, 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 14. | 1984 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | Bernard Mitton | Scott Davis Ferdi Taygan |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1984 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Bernard Mitton | Mark Dickson Chip Hooper |
6–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1984 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Bernard Mitton | Pat Cash Paul McNamee |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 15. | 1984 | Honolulu, U.S. | Hard | Gary Donnelly | Mark Dickson Mike Leach |
7–6, 6–4 |
External links
- Butch Walts at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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