Butch Walts

Butch Walts

Full name	Kenneth B. Walts
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Born	Modesto, California, US
Died
Height
Turned pro	1975
Retired	1984
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$454,343
Singles
Career record	137–134
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 30 (April 16, 1979)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1979)
Wimbledon	2R (1977)
US Open	QF (1978)
Doubles
Career record	172–146
Career titles	15
Highest ranking	No. 23 (June 18, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1984)
Wimbledon	2R (1977)
US Open	QF (1980)

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

During his career, Walts won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He reached the quarter finals of the 1978 US Open, beating defending champion Guillermo Vilas before losing to John McEnroe. 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. In 1981 Walts overcame testicular cancer and had surgery and chemotherapy.

Career finals

Singles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W-L	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	1976	Boca Raton, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Cliff Richey	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	2–0	1977	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	3–0	1979	Dayton, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–0	1979	Bologna, Italy	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Gianni Ocleppo	6–3, 6–2
Loss	4–1	1983	Ferrara, Italy	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Thomas Högstedt	4–6, 4–6

Doubles (15 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1976	Boca Raton, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Bruce Manson	Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	1976	Hong Kong	Hard	Template:Flagicon Hank Pfister	Template:Flagicon Anand Amritraj Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–1	1977	Dayton, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Hank Pfister	Template:Flagicon Jeff Borowiak Template:Flagicon Andrew Pattison	6–4, 7–6
Loss	2–2	1978	Dayton, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Hank Pfister	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried Template:Flagicon Geoff Masters	3–6, 4–6
Win	3–2	1978	Atlanta, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Alexander	Template:Flagicon Mike Cahill Template:Flagicon Marcello Lara	3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win	4–2	1978	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart	Template:Flagicon Mark Edmondson Template:Flagicon John Marks	6–2, 6–7, 7–6
Loss	4–3	1980	Frankfurt, West Germany	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pattison	Template:Flagicon Vijay Amritraj Template:Flagicon Stan Smith	7–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss	4–4	1980	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pattison	Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming Template:Flagicon John McEnroe	2–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win	5–4	1980	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Brian Teacher	Template:Flagicon Anand Amritraj Template:Flagicon John Austin	6–2, 6–4
Loss	5–5	1980	Surbiton, U.K.	Grass	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pattison	Template:Flagicon Mark Edmondson Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick	6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 13–15
Win	6–5	1980	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pattison	Template:Flagicon Fritz Buehning Template:Flagicon Peter Rennert	7–6, 6–4
Win	7–5	1980	Atlanta, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tom Gullikson	Template:Flagicon Anand Amritraj Template:Flagicon John Austin	6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Win	8–5	1980	Bologna, Italy	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy	Template:Flagicon Steve Denton Template:Flagicon Paul McNamee	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win	9–5	1981	Denver, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pattison	Template:Flagicon Mel Purcell Template:Flagicon Dick Stockton	6–3, 6–4
Win	10–5	1981	Tampa, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Bernard Mitton	Template:Flagicon David Carter Template:Flagicon Paul Kronk	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win	11–5	1981	Frankfurt, West Germany	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Brian Teacher	Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis Template:Flagicon John McEnroe	7–5, 6–7, 7–5
Win	12–5	1981	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tom Gullikson	Template:Flagicon John McEnroe Template:Flagicon Ferdi Taygan	6–4, 6–4
Win	13–5	1983	Ferrara, Italy	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Bernard Mitton	Template:Flagicon Stanislav Birner Template:Flagicon Stefan Simonsson	7–6, 0–6, 6–3
Loss	13–6	1983	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Bernard Mitton	Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt Template:Flagicon Pavel Složil	7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win	14–6	1984	La Quinta, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Bernard Mitton	Template:Flagicon Scott Davis Template:Flagicon Ferdi Taygan	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	14–7	1984	Florence, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Bernard Mitton	Template:Flagicon Mark Dickson Template:Flagicon Chip Hooper	6–7, 6–4, 5–7
Loss	14–8	1984	London/Queen's Club, U.K.	Grass	Template:Flagicon Bernard Mitton	Template:Flagicon Pat Cash Template:Flagicon Paul McNamee	4–6, 3–6
Win	15–8	1984	Honolulu, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gary Donnelly	Template:Flagicon Mark Dickson Template:Flagicon Mike Leach	7–6, 6–4

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