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Pancho Walthall

USA Age 76 Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1969–1979

Pancho Walthall represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 238. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 8–20 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

238 (Dec 15, 1975)

Elo peak

1506 (4th percentile)

Singles record

8–20 (28.6%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Pancho Walthall's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Tim Wilkison #51	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1979*	R32	Tulsa	ATP 250	Hard
Steve Krulevitz	3-6 6-1 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1978*	R64	Cincinnati Open	ATP 250	Clay
Steve Docherty	4-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	May 5, 1978*	QF	Tulsa	ATP 250	Hard
Russell Simpson	2-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 4, 1978*	R16	Tulsa	ATP 250	Hard
Sashi Menon	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1978*	R32	Tulsa	ATP 250	Hard

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Pancho Walthall's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tim Wilkison	0	1	1	Apr 12, 1979	H2H
Steve Krulevitz	0	1	1	Jul 12, 1978	H2H
Steve Docherty	0	1	1	May 5, 1978	H2H
Russell Simpson	1	0	1	May 4, 1978	H2H
Sashi Menon	1	0	1	May 3, 1978	H2H

Career Results

Pancho Walthall career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1969	19	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1970	20	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1971	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	22	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—
1973	23	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
1974	24	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
1975	25	1	2	3	33.3%	383	238
1978	28	2	2	4	50.0%	278	323
1979	29	0	1	1	0.0%	662	662
Career		8	20	28	28.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Pancho Walthall career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1969	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1970	20	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1971	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	22	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1973	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	2	4	50.0%
1974	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
1975	25	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1978	28	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1979	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	2	4	6	33.3%	2	6	8	25.0%	4	10	14	28.6%	8	20	28	28.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Pancho Walthall career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	23	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1979	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	3	4	25.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 4/28 (14.3%) of Pancho Walthall's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Pancho Walthall advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1969	19	1462	100.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	+18	14.3%	-2.29	0–1	—	—	-0.01
1970	20	1431	98.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.29	—	—	—	0.00
1971	21	1428	101.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.33	—	—	—	-0.16
1972	22	1419	100.3	—	—	—	—	—	+93	—	16.7%	-1.25	1–0	0–5 (0%)	—	-0.12
1973	23	1459	98.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	+10	42.9%	-0.22	1–0	—	—	+0.30
1974	24	1458	100.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	+7	44.4%	+0.22	1–0	0–1	—	+0.56
1975	25	1470	104.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	—	—	—	+0.08
1978	28	1483	103.0	—	—	—	—	+76	—	—	50.0%	+0.20	1–1	0–1	—	+0.76
1979	29	1477	99.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	-0.08
Career		1506	102.0	—	—	—	—	+76	+93	+11	28.6%	-1.07	4–2 (67%)	0–7 (0%)	97.1	+4.75

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Pancho Walthall Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	W	USO	W-L Win %
1970	20	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1971	21	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1972	22	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1973	23	R32	—	2–1 (67%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	0–3 (0%)	2–4 (33%)

ATP 250

Pancho Walthall ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	HOU	NAP	WAS	BEC	BOS	FOR	MAN	MER	SAN	SOU	SOU	TUL	W-L Win %
1969	19	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	0–3 (0%)
1970	20	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1972	22	R32	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1973	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	24	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1975	25	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1978	28	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	2–2 (50%)
1979	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	6–16 (27%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

238

Career-high date

Dec 15, 1975

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Pancho Walthall ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	25	—	—	—	383	247	249	—	—	—	—	—	238
1976	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	310
1977	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	322	—	—	—	—	—
1978	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	278	—	—	—	—	323
1979	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	662

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Pancho Walthall's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Freer	RSA	#237	1,540	32	10	22	31.3%	—	1969–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Tony Parun	NZL	#235	1,500	36	8	28	22.2%	$1,145	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Rafael Ruiz	ESP	#237	1,500	15	4	11	26.7%	—	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
George Taylor	USA	#248	1,506	20	4	16	20.0%	$56	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Thierry Bernasconi	FRA	#235	1,546	37	13	24	35.1%	—	1969–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Jose Guerrero	ESP	#241	1,516	37	12	25	32.4%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Larry Turville	USA	#210	1,500	22	6	16	27.3%	—	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Will Coghlan	AUS	#244	1,526	13	4	9	30.8%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
John Clifton	GBR	#243	1,504	50	15	35	30.0%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Jan Simbera	CZE	#250	1,556	15	5	10	33.3%	—	1973–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Burwash	CAN	#240	1,516	34	8	26	23.5%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Stephen Myers	AUS	#239	1,500	18	4	14	22.2%	—	1972–1980	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Pancho Walthall?: Pancho Walthall is 76 years old, born on January 1, 1950.
Which country does Pancho Walthall represent?: Pancho Walthall represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Pancho Walthall left-handed or right-handed?: Pancho Walthall plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Pancho Walthall won?: Pancho Walthall has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Pancho Walthall won?: TennisDB does not group any of Pancho Walthall's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Pancho Walthall's highest ATP ranking?: Pancho Walthall's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 238, first achieved on December 15, 1975.
What is Pancho Walthall's career win-loss record?: Pancho Walthall has a career ATP singles record of 8 wins and 20 losses (28.6%).
Which seasons of Pancho Walthall's career appear in TennisDB?: Pancho Walthall appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1969 through 1979.
Who has Pancho Walthall faced most often?: Pancho Walthall's most frequent opponent is Tim Wilkison, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.