Stan Smith def. Butch Walts #55

7-6 7-6

Stan Smith defeated Butch Walts 7-6 7-6 in the 1978 Atlanta semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldStan SmithButch Walts
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Jun 4, 1955
Age3123
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)55
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8631,688
Current career W-L652–287140–135
Current career earnings$1,774,811$454,343
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 2 0 Butch Walts #55

Path

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John James 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 1978QF

Stan Smith's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eliot Teltscher #504-6 6-1 2-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1978F

Butch Walts's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bruce Manson 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 1978QF
John Feaver 6-2 6-1WMatch dataAug 25, 1978R16
Ferdi Taygan 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 24, 1978R32