H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

John Alexander vs Butch Walts H2H: 2-1

John Alexander holds a 2–1 lead over Butch Walts in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Butch Walts leads 1–0 on carpet, while John Alexander leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John Alexander won the 1979 Louisville round of 64 6-3 6-1.

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John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Butch Walts
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Alexander #18 6-3 6-1 Butch Walts #47 Match data Jul 25, 1979* R64 Louisville ATP 250 Hard
John Alexander #20 6-4 6-7 9-7 Butch Walts #48 Match data Dec 9, 1977* R16 Adelaide ATP 250 Grass
Butch Walts #77 7-5 7-6 John Alexander #21 Match data Sep 28, 1977* R64 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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,015 567 419 57.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7
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 John Alexander Butch Walts
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,630 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,636 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,816 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1 1975 0–3 0.0% #396 1,482 0 0
21 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,917 0 1 1976 16–13 55.2% #79 1,667 0 1
22 1974 38–23 62.3% #26 1,849 0 1 1977 21–19 52.5% #50 1,760 0 2
23 1975 61–24 71.8% #8 1,946 0 2 1978 13–20 39.4% #116 1,661 0 2
24 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,841 0 2 1979 40–22 64.5% #39 1,870 0 4
25 1977 48–33 59.3% #21 1,878 0 3 1980 22–23 48.9% #47 1,808 0 4
26 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 3 1981 15–17 46.9% #85 1,707 0 4
27 1979 38–28 57.6% #20 1,798 0 4 1982 3–5 37.5% #99 1,681 0 4
28 1980 10–18 35.7% #100 1,686 0 4 1983 9–10 47.4% #473 1,679 0 4
29 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,744 0 4 1984 1–3 25.0% #311 1,658 0 4
30 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6 — — — — — — —
31 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7 — — — — — — —
32 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7 — — — — — — —
33 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7 — — — — — — —

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 John Alexander 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 %
16 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 22 10 32 68.8% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 4 1 5 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 21 12 33 63.6% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 10 17 41.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 11 10 21 52.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 14 24 41.7% 1975 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1973 8 6 14 57.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 21 10 31 67.7% 1976 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1974 12 5 17 70.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 7 11 36.4% 1977 2 6 8 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5%
23 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 22 10 32 68.8% 1978 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2 11 13 15.4%
24 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1979 19 11 30 63.3% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 18 6 24 75.0%
25 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 6 25 76.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 1980 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 12 22 45.5%
26 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 24 10 34 70.6% 18 6 24 75.0% 6 10 16 37.5% 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
27 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 13 8 21 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8% 1982 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1983 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
29 1981 7 9 16 43.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6% — 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 John Alexander 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
16 1968 1630 115.5 — — — — — +31 -45 58.8% +0.55 5–3 (63%) — — -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 1636 120.9 — — — — -112 +1 +83 58.9% +0.61 5–8 (38%) — — +3.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 1820 138.4 — — — — -87 -42 -115 59.1% +0.62 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 1817 144.4 — — — — -5 +9 -82 55.2% +0.33 7–16 (30%) 18–12 (60%) — -3.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 1856 153.5 — — — — -29 +48 -73 53.7% +0.51 13–16 (45%) 13–24 (35%) — -8.33 1975 1483 98.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — 0.00
21 1973 1917 150.8 — — — — +39 -78 -95 57.3% +0.44 13–12 (52%) 19–14 (58%) — -3.88 1976 1668 134.5 — — — — +66 — — 52.9% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.37
22 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +27 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) — +0.21 1977 1760 136.6 — — — — +14 -163 -178 51.5% -0.20 7–7 (50%) 10–3 (77%) — +0.08
23 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +66 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) — -0.90 1978 1661 120.5 — — — — +38 -90 — 41.0% -0.82 4–5 (44%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.44
24 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) — -2.95 1979 1871 154.6 — — — — +71 -274 — 60.0% +0.68 15–7 (68%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.43
25 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +45 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) — -1.53 1980 1808 150.4 — — — — +41 -210 -193 49.5% -0.08 4–7 (36%) 8–8 (50%) — -4.84
26 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) — +2.66 1981 1708 135.2 — — — — +45 -82 — 46.3% -0.18 7–7 (50%) 9–10 (47%) — +0.04
27 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) — -3.64 1982 1681 118.9 — — — — +33 — — 36.8% -1.16 1–0 1–0 — -0.15
28 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.32 1983 1680 127.1 — — — — +24 — — 45.7% -0.04 5–3 (63%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.79
29 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.63 1984 1659 107.4 — — — — +24 — — 33.3% -1.22 0–1 1–1 — -0.15
30 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) — +0.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) — +1.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2016 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49 — 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.