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Brian Gottfried #18 def. Butch Walts #67

7-6 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 5, 1981*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Brian Gottfried
Score7-6 6-4 6-2
Loser Butch Walts

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBrian GottfriedButch Walts
Country USA USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1952Jun 4, 1955
Age2926
Height183193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1867
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9371,731
Career W-L695–322140–135
Career earnings$2,782,514$454,343
Pre-match H2H
Brian Gottfried 3 1 Butch Walts

Path

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1981R128 Vincent Van Patten 6-4 6-4 6-1WMatch data

Brian Gottfried's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1981R32 Tim Mayotte 6-2 6-3 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch data

Butch Walts's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1981R128 Rick Fagel 7-6 6-4 6-7 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch data