John McEnroe #3 def. Butch Walts #30

6-4 6-4

John McEnroe defeated Butch Walts 6-4 6-4 in the 1979 San Jose semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeButch Walts
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jun 4, 1955
Age2023
Height180 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)330
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2121,881
Current career W-L835–191140–135
Current career earnings$12,552,132$454,343
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe #3 2 1 Butch Walts #30

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bill Scanlon #726-7 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 1979QF
Terry Moor #696-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1979R16
John Sadri #886-3 7-6WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 1979R32

John McEnroe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Peter Fleming #247-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataApr 22, 1979F

Butch Walts's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bruce Manson #957-6 6-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 1979QF
John James #876-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1979R16
Bruce Kleege 6-7 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 1979R32