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John McEnroe#3 def. Butch Walts#55

3-6 7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 29, 1979*
Tournament San Francisco
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John McEnroe
Score3-6 7-6 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
Age2024
Height180193
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)355
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3011,822
Career W-L833–189140–135
Career earnings$12,552,132$454,343
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 3 1 Butch Walts

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 28, 1979R16 John Sadri 6-4 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 27, 1979R32 David Schneider 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 29, 1979SF Tim Gullikson 6-2 6-4WMatch data

Butch Walts's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 28, 1979R16 Gene Mayer 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 27, 1979R32 Howard Schoenfield 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 26, 1979R64 Rick Fisher 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data