Stuttgart 1984ATP · Clay · Third round
7-6 6-1Player
Butch Walts
USABorn: June 4, 1955right-handed
140–13550.9% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 755July 15, 1985
Best rankingNo. 30April 16, 1979
Record140–13550.9% wins
Titles46 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height193 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Butch Walts has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- March 10, 1975
- Career peak
- No. 30 April 16, 1979
- Archived observations
- 243 242 documented weeks
- Top 100documented weeks
- Top 200documented weeks
- Top 5082documented weeks
- Top 100188documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
4 career titlesFFerrara 1983ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Thomas HogstedtWBologna WCT 1979ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Gianni OcleppoWDayton 1979ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Marty RiessenFLittle Rock 1979ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Vitas GerulaitisWSan Jose 1977ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Brian GottfriedWBoca Raton 1976ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Cliff Richey
4ATP/WTA main tour
16best-of-five matches
5reached a fifth set
0comebacks from 0–2
∞searchable situations
Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
John McEnroeUSA8 matches2–6Brian GottfriedUSA6 matches1–5Guillermo VilasARG6 matches4–2Brian TeacherUSA5 matches1–4Bruce MansonUSA5 matches4–1Eliot TeltscherUSA5 matches3–2Gene MayerUSA5 matches1–4Jimmy ConnorsUSA5 matches0–5Stan SmithUSA5 matches0–5Cliff DrysdaleRSA4 matches3–1Kim WarwickAUS4 matches1–3Peter FlemingUSA4 matches3–1
Matches
28 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Munich 1981ATP · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-2Munich 1981ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-4 6-4Munich 1981ATP · Clay · Third round
6-1 6-2Hamburg Masters 1981ATP · Clay · Third round
6-0 6-4Hamburg Masters 1981ATP · Clay · Second round
4-6 6-4 7-6Rome Masters 1980ATP · Clay · Third round
6-4 6-0Rome Masters 1980ATP · Clay · Second round
6-2 6-4Forest Hills WCT 1980ATP · Clay · Third round
6-2 6-1North Conway 1979ATP · Clay · Third round
6-3 3-6 6-1North Conway 1979ATP · Clay · Second round
6-1 6-2Roland Garros 1979ATP · Clay · First round
2-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2Rome Masters 1979ATP · Clay · Second round
6-3 5-7 6-2Hamburg Masters 1979ATP · Clay · Second round
6-3 6-3Manila 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
6-3 6-2Guadalajara 1978ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-1 6-0Guadalajara 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
6-2 6-3Tokyo 1977ATP · Clay · Third round
6-1 6-3US Open 1977ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-2 6-0US Open 1977ATP · Clay · Third round
6-1 6-2US Open 1977ATP · Clay · Second round
6-3 6-3US Open 1977ATP · Clay · First round
7-6 7-6Virginia Beach 1977ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-0 6-7 7-6Miami WCT 1977ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-2 5-7 6-2Miami WCT 1977ATP · Clay · Third round
6-4 6-2US Open 1976ATP · Clay · First round
4-6 7-6 6-4Louisville 1975ATP · Clay · Second round
6-2 6-1North Conway 1975ATP · Clay · Second round
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