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

Butch Walts vs Cliff Richey H2H: 1-1

Butch Walts and Cliff Richey are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on carpet, while Butch Walts leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1977 Memphis round of 64 7-6 6-4.

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Butch Walts
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Richey #29 7-6 6-4 Butch Walts #75 Match data Mar 2, 1977* R64 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
Butch Walts 3-6 6-4 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 8, 1976* F Miami Open ATP 250 Hard

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 Richey #662 #16 0 2,115 485 222 68.6% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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 Richey
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 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 1977 21–19 52.5% #50 1,760 0 2 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1978 13–20 39.4% #116 1,661 0 2 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 1979 40–22 64.5% #39 1,870 0 4 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 1980 22–23 48.9% #47 1,808 0 4 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 1981 15–17 46.9% #85 1,707 0 4 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1982 3–5 37.5% #99 1,681 0 4 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1983 9–10 47.4% #473 1,679 0 4 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1984 1–3 25.0% #311 1,658 0 4 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 — — — — — — — 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 — — — — — — — 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21

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 Richey
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% 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1977 2 6 8 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1978 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2 11 13 15.4% 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1979 19 11 30 63.3% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 18 6 24 75.0% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1980 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1982 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1983 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 163 65 228 71.5% 161 64 225 71.6% 54 24 78 69.2% 107 69 176 60.8%

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 Richey
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 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 1977 1760 136.6 — — — — +14 -163 -178 51.5% -0.20 7–7 (50%) 10–3 (77%) — +0.08 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1978 1661 120.5 — — — — +38 -90 — 41.0% -0.82 4–5 (44%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.44 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.55
24 1979 1871 154.6 — — — — +71 -274 — 60.0% +0.68 15–7 (68%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.43 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) — +4.89
25 1980 1808 150.4 — — — — +41 -210 -193 49.5% -0.08 4–7 (36%) 8–8 (50%) — -4.84 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) — -3.20
26 1981 1708 135.2 — — — — +45 -82 — 46.3% -0.18 7–7 (50%) 9–10 (47%) — +0.04 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.67
27 1982 1681 118.9 — — — — +33 — — 36.8% -1.16 1–0 1–0 — -0.15 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -3.69
28 1983 1680 127.1 — — — — +24 — — 45.7% -0.04 5–3 (63%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.79 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) — -3.96
29 1984 1659 107.4 — — — — +24 — — 33.3% -1.22 0–1 1–1 — -0.15 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.58
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.06
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.66
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
Career — 1915 145.5 — — — — +47 -172 -183 50.0% -0.09 49–40 (55%) 58–49 (54%) 105.5 -0.36 — 2116 148.8 — — — — +70 +24 -48 64.7% +1.06 121–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.1 -0.52

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.