H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Butch Walts vs Alvin Gardiner H2H: 0-1

Alvin Gardiner holds a 1–0 lead over Butch Walts in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Alvin Gardiner leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Alvin Gardiner won the 1978 Japan Open round of 32 4-6 6-2 6-1.

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Butch Walts

USA Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H

0 – 1

1 main draw meetings

Alvin Gardiner

AUS Age 75 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Alvin Gardiner #84	4-6 6-2 6-1	Butch Walts #99	Match data	Oct 26, 1978*	R32	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player	Current	Peak	Pts	Elo	W	L	Win %	GS	1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	Finals	500 including documented historical predecessor categories	250 including documented historical predecessor categories	Titles
Butch Walts	#755	#30	0	1,915	140	135	50.9%	0	0	0	0	4	4
Alvin Gardiner	#831	#77	0	1,524	43	100	30.1%	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age	Butch Walts							Alvin Gardiner
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1–2	33.3%	—	1,490	0	0
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	7–7	50.0%	—	1,507	0	0
19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	4–8	33.3%	—	1,448	0	0
20	1975	0–3	0.0%	#396	1,482	0	0	1971	6–7	46.2%	—	1,467	0	0
21	1976	16–13	55.2%	#79	1,667	0	1	1972	2–7	22.2%	—	1,375	0	0
22	1977	21–19	52.5%	#50	1,760	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1978	13–20	39.4%	#116	1,661	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1979	40–22	64.5%	#39	1,870	0	4	1975	4–8	33.3%	#150	1,411	0	0
25	1980	22–23	48.9%	#47	1,808	0	4	1976	5–15	25.0%	#159	1,408	0	0
26	1981	15–17	46.9%	#85	1,707	0	4	1977	3–11	21.4%	#167	1,397	0	0
27	1982	3–5	37.5%	#99	1,681	0	4	1978	5–7	41.7%	#90	1,463	0	0
28	1983	9–10	47.4%	#473	1,679	0	4	1979	4–21	16.0%	#234	1,403	0	0
29	1984	1–3	25.0%	#311	1,658	0	4	1980	2–5	28.6%	#309	1,391	0	0
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1981	0–2	0.0%	—	1,374	0	0

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age	Butch Walts																	Alvin Gardiner
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1	1	2	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—
19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—	—	—
20	1975	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1971	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—
21	1976	9	6	15	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	1972	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%	—	—	—	—
22	1977	2	6	8	25.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	8	5	13	61.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1978	9	6	15	60.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	2	11	13	15.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1979	19	11	30	63.3%	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—	—	—	18	6	24	75.0%	1975	3	2	5	60.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—
25	1980	9	6	15	60.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	10	12	22	45.5%	1976	0	4	4	0.0%	5	10	15	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
26	1981	5	5	10	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	1977	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	1	6	7	14.3%	—	—	—	—
27	1982	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	1978	2	2	4	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%
28	1983	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	1979	1	6	7	14.3%	1	6	7	14.3%	1	6	7	14.3%	1	3	4	25.0%
29	1984	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1980	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1981	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	56	50	106	52.8%	13	20	33	39.4%	9	11	20	45.0%	62	54	116	53.4%	—	11	24	35	31.4%	14	33	47	29.8%	15	39	54	27.8%	3	4	7	42.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age	Butch Walts																Alvin Gardiner
Age	Yr	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule	Yr	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1491	100.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	+18	44.4%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+0.04
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1507	106.8	—	—	—	—	—	+5	+22	45.2%	-0.29	—	—	—	+0.68
19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1449	93.8	—	—	—	—	+116	—	+13	33.3%	-0.79	1–0	—	—	+1.64
20	1975	1483	98.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.75	—	—	—	0.00	1971	1468	101.7	—	—	—	—	+39	—	+39	44.1%	-0.44	1–1	4–3 (57%)	—	+1.03
21	1976	1668	134.5	—	—	—	—	+66	—	—	52.9%	-0.10	6–3 (67%)	6–6 (50%)	103.8	+0.37	1972	1375	96.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	+41	21.7%	-1.35	0–2	0–4 (0%)	—	+0.95
22	1977	1760	136.6	—	—	—	—	+14	-163	-178	51.5%	-0.20	7–7 (50%)	10–3 (77%)	107.2	+0.08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1978	1661	120.5	—	—	—	—	+38	-90	—	41.0%	-0.82	4–5 (44%)	6–7 (46%)	100.5	+2.44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1979	1871	154.6	—	—	—	—	+71	-274	—	60.0%	+0.68	15–7 (68%)	14–10 (58%)	108.8	+0.43	1975	1411	110.3	—	—	—	—	+108	+72	—	40.0%	-0.64	0–2	—	—	+1.08
25	1980	1808	150.4	—	—	—	—	+41	-210	-193	49.5%	-0.08	4–7 (36%)	8–8 (50%)	94.4	-4.84	1976	1409	97.3	—	—	—	—	+45	+51	—	26.7%	-1.82	2–1 (67%)	1–0	—	+1.81
26	1981	1708	135.2	—	—	—	—	+45	-82	—	46.3%	-0.18	7–7 (50%)	9–10 (47%)	94.3	+0.04	1977	1397	110.4	—	—	—	—	—	+80	-94	23.5%	-1.56	0–1	0–2	—	+0.63
27	1982	1681	118.9	—	—	—	—	+33	—	—	36.8%	-1.16	1–0	1–0	—	-0.15	1978	1464	110.1	—	—	—	—	+70	+26	—	37.5%	-0.97	5–1 (83%)	3–0 (100%)	—	+0.64
28	1983	1680	127.1	—	—	—	—	+24	—	—	45.7%	-0.04	5–3 (63%)	3–4 (43%)	103.7	+0.79	1979	1403	107.7	—	—	—	—	+67	+28	-112	15.8%	-2.05	1–3 (25%)	0–5 (0%)	94.7	+1.40
29	1984	1659	107.4	—	—	—	—	+24	—	—	33.3%	-1.22	0–1	1–1	—	-0.15	1980	1392	101.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	-66	35.3%	-1.12	1–4 (20%)	0–1	—	+1.02
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1981	1374	98.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.21
Career	—	1915	145.5	—	—	—	—	+47	-172	-183	50.0%	-0.09	49–40 (55%)	58–49 (54%)	105.5	-0.36	—	1524	105.5	—	—	—	—	+71	+45	-15	30.8%	-1.21	11–16 (41%)	8–15 (35%)	94.6	+7.89

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.

Butch Walts's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
John McEnroe	2	6	8	Jun 25, 1980	H2H
Brian Gottfried	1	5	6	Jun 8, 1983	H2H
Guillermo Vilas	4	2	6	Sep 23, 1982	H2H
Brian Teacher	1	4	5	Apr 27, 1983	H2H
Bruce Manson	4	1	5	Jan 23, 1981	H2H

Alvin Gardiner's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Chris Kachel	1	3	4	Jul 12, 1979	H2H
John Alexander	0	3	3	Sep 14, 1979	H2H
Eliot Teltscher	0	3	3	Jul 17, 1979	H2H
Raul Ramirez	0	3	3	Jul 12, 1978	H2H
Kim Warwick	1	2	3	Jan 19, 1972	H2H