John McEnroe #3 def. Butch Walts #55

3-6 7-6 6-4

John McEnroe defeated Butch Walts 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the 1979 San Francisco quarterfinal 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
Age2024
Height180 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)355
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3101,824
Current career W-L835–191140–135
Current career earnings$12,552,132$454,343
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe #3 3 1 Butch Walts #55

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Sadri #716-4 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1979R16
David Schneider #736-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1979R32

John McEnroe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Gullikson 6-2 6-4WMatch dataSep 29, 1979SF

Butch Walts's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gene Mayer #146-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1979R16
Howard Schoenfield 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1979R32
Rick Fisher 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 1979R64