H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

John McEnroe vs Butch Walts H2H: 6-2

John McEnroe holds a 6–2 lead over Butch Walts in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 3–2 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1980 Wimbledon first round 6-3 6-3 6-0.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main draw meetings
Butch Walts
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 25, 1980* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-3 6-0 Butch Walts #45 Match data
May 8, 1980* Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 R32 Clay John McEnroe #2 6-2 6-1 Butch Walts #48 Match data
Nov 24, 1979* Bologna ATP 250 SF Carpet Butch Walts #46 6-4 6-7 6-3 John McEnroe #3 Match data
Sep 29, 1979* San Francisco ATP 250 QF Carpet John McEnroe #3 3-6 7-6 6-4 Butch Walts #55 Match data
Apr 21, 1979* San Jose ATP 250 SF Carpet John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-4 Butch Walts #30 Match data
Sep 9, 1978* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard John McEnroe #14 6-1 6-2 7-6 Butch Walts #52 Match data
Jan 25, 1978* Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 R64 Carpet John McEnroe #18 6-3 6-2 Butch Walts #40 Match data
Oct 1, 1977* San Francisco ATP 250 QF Carpet Butch Walts #77 6-3 6-7 6-3 John McEnroe #25 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,496 833 189 81.5% 7 3 3 0 63 76
Butch Walts #755 #30 0 1,913 140 135 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 McEnroe Butch Walts
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 — — — — — — —
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 1975 0–3 0.0% #396 1,472 0 0
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1976 16–13 55.2% #79 1,661 0 1
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1977 21–19 52.5% #52 1,755 0 2
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1978 13–20 39.4% #116 1,660 0 2
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1979 40–22 64.5% #39 1,868 0 4
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1980 22–23 48.9% #47 1,805 0 4
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1981 15–17 46.9% #85 1,707 0 4
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1982 3–5 37.5% #99 1,680 0 4
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1983 9–10 47.4% #473 1,679 0 4
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1984 1–3 25.0% #311 1,660 0 4
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 — — — — — — —
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 — — — — — — —
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 — — — — — — —
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 — — — — — — —
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 — — — — — — —