H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Butch Walts vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 3-1

Butch Walts holds a 3–1 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Butch Walts leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Butch Walts won the 1979 Maui round of 32 6-4 6-1.

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Butch Walts
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Butch Walts #51 6-4 6-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data Oct 4, 1979* R32 Maui ATP 250 Hard
Butch Walts #38 6-4 7-6 Cliff Drysdale Match data Apr 12, 1979* R32 Tulsa ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale #47 6-4 6-4 Butch Walts Match data Nov 3, 1978* R32 Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Butch Walts 6-1 7-6 Cliff Drysdale Match data Oct 1, 1976* R16 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet

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
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,135 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 1975 0–3 0.0% #396 1,482 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1976 16–13 55.2% #79 1,667 0 1 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —
25 1980 22–23 48.9% #47 1,808 0 4 — — — — — — —
26 1981 15–17 46.9% #85 1,707 0 4 — — — — — — —
27 1982 3–5 37.5% #99 1,681 0 4 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1983 9–10 47.4% #473 1,679 0 4 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1984 1–3 25.0% #311 1,658 0 4 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 — — — — — — — 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 — — — — — — — 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6
39 — — — — — — — 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6

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 Cliff Drysdale
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
20 1975 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1983 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 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% — 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3%

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 Cliff Drysdale
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
20 1975 1483 98.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1668 134.5 — — — — +66 — — 52.9% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1760 136.6 — — — — +14 -163 -178 51.5% -0.20 7–7 (50%) 10–3 (77%) — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1661 120.5 — — — — +38 -90 — 41.0% -0.82 4–5 (44%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 1871 154.6 — — — — +71 -274 — 60.0% +0.68 15–7 (68%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 1808 150.4 — — — — +41 -210 -193 49.5% -0.08 4–7 (36%) 8–8 (50%) — -4.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1981 1708 135.2 — — — — +45 -82 — 46.3% -0.18 7–7 (50%) 9–10 (47%) — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 1681 118.9 — — — — +33 — — 36.8% -1.16 1–0 1–0 — -0.15 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1983 1680 127.1 — — — — +24 — — 45.7% -0.04 5–3 (63%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.79 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1984 1659 107.4 — — — — +24 — — 33.3% -1.22 0–1 1–1 — -0.15 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40
Career — 1915 145.5 — — — — +47 -172 -183 50.0% -0.09 49–40 (55%) 58–49 (54%) 105.5 -0.36 — 2135 149.3 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02

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.