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

Gene Mayer vs Butch Walts H2H: 4-1

Gene Mayer holds a 4–1 lead over Butch Walts in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Gene Mayer leads 2–1 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Gene Mayer won the 1980 Stockholm Open round of 16 6-2 6-1.

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Gene Mayer
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Butch Walts
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gene Mayer #5 6-2 6-1 Butch Walts #45 Match data Nov 8, 1980* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Carpet
Butch Walts #55 6-2 6-3 Gene Mayer #14 Match data Sep 28, 1979* R16 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
Gene Mayer #56 5-0 (ret.) Butch Walts #74 Match data Mar 1, 1979* R32 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
Gene Mayer #65 6-1 6-0 Butch Walts #53 Match data Apr 20, 1978* R16 Guadalajara ATP 250 Clay
Gene Mayer 7-6 6-3 Butch Walts Match data Oct 29, 1976* R16 Perth 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
Gene Mayer #976 #4 6 2,208 309 157 66.3% 0 0 0 0 14 14
Butch Walts #755 #30 0 1,915 140 135 50.9% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Gene Mayer Butch Walts
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1975 6–10 37.5% #144 1,541 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1976 17–16 51.5% #48 1,702 0 0 1975 0–3 0.0% #396 1,482 0 0
21 1977 17–27 38.6% #86 1,692 0 0 1976 16–13 55.2% #79 1,667 0 1
22 1978 25–18 58.1% #64 1,734 0 1 1977 21–19 52.5% #50 1,760 0 2
23 1979 54–25 68.4% #12 1,981 0 2 1978 13–20 39.4% #116 1,661 0 2
24 1980 69–14 83.1% #5 2,154 0 7 1979 40–22 64.5% #39 1,870 0 4
25 1981 37–8 82.2% #7 2,073 0 11 1980 22–23 48.9% #47 1,808 0 4
26 1982 33–11 75.0% #7 2,076 0 12 1981 15–17 46.9% #85 1,707 0 4
27 1983 25–10 71.4% #10 1,967 0 14 1982 3–5 37.5% #99 1,681 0 4
28 1984 24–15 61.5% #18 1,874 0 14 1983 9–10 47.4% #473 1,679 0 4
29 1985 2–1 66.7% #368 1,864 0 14 1984 1–3 25.0% #311 1,658 0 4
30 1986 0–1 0.0% #870 1,842 0 14 — — — — — — —

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 Gene Mayer Butch Walts
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 %
17 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 7 4 11 63.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1975 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 1976 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1978 6 4 10 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1977 2 6 8 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5%
23 1979 26 8 34 76.5% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 9 21 57.1% 1978 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2 11 13 15.4%
24 1980 19 4 23 82.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 34 5 39 87.2% 1979 19 11 30 63.3% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 18 6 24 75.0%
25 1981 18 3 21 85.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 17 3 20 85.0% 1980 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 12 22 45.5%
26 1982 17 6 23 73.9% 5 0 5 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
27 1983 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 1982 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1983 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
29 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1986 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 115 41 156 73.7% 74 48 122 60.7% 15 13 28 53.6% 105 55 160 65.6% — 56 50 106 52.8% 13 20 33 39.4% 9 11 20 45.0% 62 54 116 53.4%

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 Gene Mayer Butch Walts
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 1973 1492 100.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 1541 117.6 — — — — +18 +30 — 38.9% -0.67 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 1703 134.8 — — — — -5 -55 — 50.7% +0.17 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) — +1.87 1975 1483 98.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — 0.00
21 1977 1693 140.3 — — — — -13 -6 -198 41.8% -0.74 5–3 (63%) 5–2 (71%) — -1.29 1976 1668 134.5 — — — — +66 — — 52.9% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.37
22 1978 1734 142.4 — — — — -21 +21 -205 60.8% +1.16 3–8 (27%) 3–6 (33%) — +2.25 1977 1760 136.6 — — — — +14 -163 -178 51.5% -0.20 7–7 (50%) 10–3 (77%) — +0.08
23 1979 1982 164.8 — — — — +59 -89 -319 65.6% +1.04 10–9 (53%) 8–5 (62%) — -4.23 1978 1661 120.5 — — — — +38 -90 — 41.0% -0.82 4–5 (44%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.44
24 1980 2154 169.4 — — — — +68 -228 -359 78.3% +2.22 12–0 (100%) 9–5 (64%) — -2.23 1979 1871 154.6 — — — — +71 -274 — 60.0% +0.68 15–7 (68%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.43
25 1981 2073 158.2 — — — — +97 -180 — 84.9% +2.44 2–4 (33%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.66 1980 1808 150.4 — — — — +41 -210 -193 49.5% -0.08 4–7 (36%) 8–8 (50%) — -4.84
26 1982 2076 160.9 — — — — +32 -135 -210 75.5% +1.96 3–4 (43%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.35 1981 1708 135.2 — — — — +45 -82 — 46.3% -0.18 7–7 (50%) 9–10 (47%) — +0.04
27 1983 1968 152.8 — — — — +26 — — 65.4% +0.98 6–1 (86%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.12 1982 1681 118.9 — — — — +33 — — 36.8% -1.16 1–0 1–0 — -0.15
28 1984 1874 154.0 — — — — +82 +43 — 59.8% +0.67 5–3 (63%) 5–7 (42%) — -1.60 1983 1680 127.1 — — — — +24 — — 45.7% -0.04 5–3 (63%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.79
29 1985 1865 112.4 — — — — +71 — — 62.5% +1.13 1–1 — — +0.53 1984 1659 107.4 — — — — +24 — — 33.3% -1.22 0–1 1–1 — -0.15
30 1986 1842 106.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2209 161.8 — — — — +47 -53 -263 65.3% +1.15 52–40 (57%) 51–44 (54%) 101.0 -1.58 — 1915 145.5 — — — — +47 -172 -183 50.0% -0.09 49–40 (55%) 58–49 (54%) 105.5 -0.36

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.