Butch Walts def. John Whitlinger

7-5 6-3

Butch Walts defeated John Whitlinger 7-5 6-3 in the 1976 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldButch WaltsJohn Whitlinger
Country USA USA
Birth dateJun 4, 1955Feb 4, 1954
Age2022
Height193 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5511,630
Current career W-L140–13545–77
Current career earnings$454,343
Pre-match H2H

Path

Butch Walts's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Colin Dibley 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 7, 1976QF
Victor Amaya 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 1976R16
Alex Metreveli 6-2 6-1WMatch dataFeb 5, 1976R32

Butch Walts's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Richey 3-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 8, 1976F

John Whitlinger's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jimmy Connors 2-6 (def.)WH2HMatch dataFeb 7, 1976QF
Milan Holecek 7-5 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 1976R16
Ashok Amritraj 6-0 6-2WMatch dataFeb 5, 1976R32