Butch Walts
all rivalries →| 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 |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC
Butch Walts vs Ken Rosewall H2H: 1-1
Butch Walts and Ken Rosewall are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ken Rosewall leads 1–0 on carpet, while Butch Walts leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ken Rosewall won the 1980 Melbourne Indoor round of 32 6-3 6-2.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Rosewall | 6-3 6-2 | Butch Walts | Match data | Oct 23, 1980* | R32 | Melbourne Indoor | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Butch Walts | 6-2 5-7 6-4 | Ken Rosewall | Match data | Nov 9, 1979* | R16 | Hong Kong 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 |
| Ken Rosewall | #255 | #2 | 0 | 2,233 | 535 | 193 | 73.5% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 39 |
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 | Ken Rosewall | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1983 | 9–10 | 47.4% | #473 | 1,679 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1984 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #311 | 1,658 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 45–12 | 78.9% | — | 1,854 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 49–21 | 70.0% | — | 1,943 | 1 | 7 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 72–21 | 77.4% | — | 2,086 | 2 | 13 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 80–24 | 76.9% | — | 2,158 | 3 | 21 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 61–15 | 80.3% | — | 2,117 | 4 | 28 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 65–17 | 79.3% | #6 | 2,106 | 4 | 33 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 26–7 | 78.8% | #9 | 2,114 | 4 | 33 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 37–11 | 77.1% | #6 | 1,998 | 4 | 36 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 35–18 | 66.0% | #13 | 1,978 | 4 | 38 |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 39–20 | 66.1% | #11 | 1,981 | 4 | 39 |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 19–19 | 50.0% | #34 | 1,809 | 4 | 39 |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 4–5 | 44.4% | #207 | 1,747 | 4 | 39 |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #255 | 1,747 | 4 | 39 |
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 | Ken Rosewall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1983 | 1680 | 127.1 | — | — | — | — | +24 | — | — | 45.7% | -0.04 | 5–3 (63%) | 3–4 (43%) | — | +0.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1984 | 1659 | 107.4 | — | — | — | — | +24 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.22 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | -0.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1855 | 127.3 | — | — | — | — | -37 | -15 | -122 | 72.6% | +1.53 | 6–4 (60%) | — | — | +0.08 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1944 | 143.7 | — | — | — | — | +58 | -13 | -84 | 64.8% | +1.25 | 11–10 (52%) | — | — | -2.55 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 2087 | 161.2 | — | — | — | — | -35 | -47 | +195 | 72.2% | +1.57 | 10–6 (63%) | 5–3 (63%) | — | -3.59 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 2159 | 161.8 | — | — | — | — | +91 | -83 | +112 | 73.0% | +1.68 | 13–5 (72%) | 11–9 (55%) | — | -5.10 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 2118 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +62 | +74 | +120 | 74.4% | +1.64 | 14–8 (64%) | 14–8 (64%) | — | -2.93 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 2106 | 159.5 | — | — | — | — | +10 | +119 | +57 | 74.3% | +1.84 | 13–12 (52%) | 11–9 (55%) | — | -2.08 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 2114 | 153.5 | — | — | — | — | -17 | — | +148 | 68.8% | +1.19 | 5–2 (71%) | 6–5 (55%) | — | -1.13 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1998 | 149.9 | — | — | — | — | +18 | +205 | +172 | 72.2% | +1.56 | 9–3 (75%) | 2–7 (22%) | — | +0.64 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1978 | 156.6 | — | — | — | — | +69 | +134 | +115 | 63.2% | +0.93 | 6–5 (55%) | 9–0 (100%) | — | -0.11 |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1982 | 157.9 | — | — | — | — | +99 | +50 | +68 | 62.2% | +0.78 | 11–10 (52%) | 11–6 (65%) | — | -1.33 |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1809 | 142.6 | — | — | — | — | +145 | +61 | +178 | 51.1% | +0.18 | 4–5 (44%) | 4–4 (50%) | — | -0.68 |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1748 | 115.3 | — | — | — | — | +136 | — | +221 | 52.4% | -0.05 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–1 | — | +0.41 |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 1748 | 117.3 | — | — | — | — | +115 | — | — | 53.3% | -0.33 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | -0.23 |
| Career | — | 1915 | 145.5 | — | — | — | — | +47 | -172 | -183 | 50.0% | -0.09 | 49–40 (55%) | 58–49 (54%) | 105.5 | -0.36 | — | 2234 | 159.3 | — | — | — | — | +43 | +53 | +84 | 69.0% | +1.35 | 103–75 (58%) | 74–52 (59%) | 97.4 | -2.57 |
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.
Ken Rosewall
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Laver | 7 | 24 | 31 | Apr 10, 1976 | H2H |
| Marty Riessen | 17 | 6 | 23 | Jan 10, 1977 | H2H |
| John Newcombe | 12 | 10 | 22 | Oct 19, 1974 | H2H |
| Andres Gimeno | 17 | 4 | 21 | Nov 5, 1971 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 13 | 7 | 20 | Feb 3, 1978 | H2H |