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John McEnroe#3 def. Butch Walts#30

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 21, 1979*
Tournament San Jose
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Butch Walts

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeButch Walts
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jun 4, 1955
Age2023
Height180193
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)330
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2071,880
Career W-L833–189140–135
Career earnings$12,552,132$454,343
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 2 1 Butch Walts

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 1979QF Bill Scanlon 6-7 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1979R16 Terry Moor 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1979R32 John Sadri 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 22, 1979F Peter Fleming 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data

Butch Walts's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 1979QF Bruce Manson 7-6 6-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1979R16 John James 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1979R32 Bruce Kleege 6-7 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data