Butch Walts
Full name | Kenneth B. Walts |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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 | 14 |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (June 18, 1984) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (1984) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1977) |
US Open | QF (1980) |
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.
Career finals[]
Singles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)[]
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1976 | Boca Raton, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 1977 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 3. | 1979 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 1979 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1. | 1983 | Ferrara, Italy | Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (14 titles, 8 runner-ups)[]
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1976 | Boca Raton, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 1976 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 1977 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1978 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | 1978 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 4. | 1978 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7, 7–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1980 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1980 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5. | 1980 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 5. | 1980 | Surbiton, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 13–15 |
Win | 6. | 1980 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | 1980 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
Win | 8. | 1980 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 9. | 1981 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 10. | 1981 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 11. | 1981 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7, 7–5 |
* | * | 1981 | Los Angeles, U.S.[a] | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 12. | 1983 | Ferrara, Italy | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 0–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | 1983 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 13. | 1984 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | 1984 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss | 8. | 1984 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 14. | 1984 | Honolulu, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "world of tennis '82". archive.org. world of tennis 1982. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- American male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Modesto, California
- Tennis people from California
- USC Trojans men's tennis players
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Tennis players at the 1975 Pan American Games