Butch Walts (born June 4, 1955) is a former professional

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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

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before losing to

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. 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)

Doubles (15 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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