Butch Walts

Butch Walts (born June 4, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Butch Walts
Full nameKenneth B. Walts
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona
Born (1955-06-04) June 4, 1955
Modesto, California
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro1975
Retired1984
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$454,343
Singles
Career record137–134
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 32 (April 23, 1979)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open1R (1979)
Wimbledon2R (1977)
US OpenQF (1978)
Doubles
Career record172–146
Career titles14
Highest rankingNo. 23 (June 18, 1984)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (1984)
Wimbledon2R (1977)
US OpenQF (1980)

During his career, Walts won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1979 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 23 in 1984.

Career finals

Singles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1976 Boca Raton, U.S. Hard Cliff Richey 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 2. 1977 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 3. 1979 Dayton, U.S. Carpet Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–4
Win 4. 1979 Bologna, Italy Carpet Gianni Ocleppo 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1. 1983 Ferrara, Italy Carpet Thomas Högstedt 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (14 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1976 Boca Raton, U.S. Hard Bruce Manson Vitas Gerulaitis
Clark Graebner		 2–6, 4–6
Win 1. 1976 Hong Kong Hard Hank Pfister Anand Amritraj
Ilie Năstase		 6–4, 6–2
Win 2. 1977 Dayton, U.S. Carpet Hank Pfister Jeff Borowiak
Andrew Pattison		 6–4, 7–6
Loss 2. 1978 Dayton, U.S. Carpet Hank Pfister Brian Gottfried
Geoff Masters		 3–6, 4–6
Win 3. 1978 Atlanta, U.S. Hard John Alexander Mike Cahill
Marcello Lara		 3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win 4. 1978 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Sherwood Stewart Mark Edmondson
John Marks		 6–2, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 3. 1980 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet Andrew Pattison Vijay Amritraj
Stan Smith		 7–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 1980 Milan, Italy Carpet Andrew Pattison Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 2–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win 5. 1980 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Brian Teacher Anand Amritraj
John Austin		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5. 1980 Surbiton, England Grass Andrew Pattison Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick		 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 13–15
Win 6. 1980 Newport, U.S. Grass Andrew Pattison Fritz Buehning
Peter Rennert		 7–6, 6–4
Win 7. 1980 Atlanta, U.S. Hard Tom Gullikson Anand Amritraj
John Austin		 6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Win 8. 1980 Bologna, Italy Carpet Balázs Taróczy Steve Denton
Paul McNamee		 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win 9. 1981 Denver, U.S. Carpet Andrew Pattison Mel Purcell
Dick Stockton		 6–3, 6–4
Win 10. 1981 Tampa, U.S. Hard Bernard Mitton David Carter
Paul Kronk		 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 11. 1981 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet Brian Teacher Vitas Gerulaitis
John McEnroe		 7–5, 6–7, 7–5
* * 1981 Los Angeles, U.S.[lower-alpha 1] Hard Tom Gullikson John McEnroe
Ferdi Taygan		 4–6, 4–6
Win 12. 1983 Ferrara, Italy Carpet Bernard Mitton Stanislav Birner
Stefan Simonsson		 7–6, 0–6, 6–3
Loss 6. 1983 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Bernard Mitton Heinz Günthardt
Pavel Složil		 7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win 13. 1984 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Bernard Mitton Scott Davis
Ferdi Taygan		 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 7. 1984 Florence, Italy Clay Bernard Mitton Mark Dickson
Chip Hooper		 6–7, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 8. 1984 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Bernard Mitton Pat Cash
Paul McNamee		 4–6, 3–6
Win 14. 1984 Honolulu, U.S. Hard Gary Donnelly Mark Dickson
Mike Leach		 7–6, 6–4

Notes
  1. ATP sources wrongly list Walts and Gullikson as champions. McEnroe and Taygan actually won the title.[1]

References
  1. "world of tennis '82". archive.org. world of tennis 1982. Retrieved January 16, 2021.


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