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Jimmy Connors #2 def. Brian Gottfried #12

6-2 1-6 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date Sep 6, 1979*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-2 1-6 6-4 7-5
Loser Brian Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsBrian Gottfried
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jan 27, 1952
Age2727
Height177183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)212
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3011,987
Career W-L1,262–294695–322
Career earnings$8,641,040$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 10 2 Brian Gottfried

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1979R32 Bruce Manson 6-3 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1979R64 Vijay Amritraj 7-6 7-5 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Anand Amritraj 6-2 6-4 6-4WMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1979QF Pat Dupre 6-2 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1979R32 Victor Amaya 6-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1979R64 Marty Riessen 6-3 5-7 7-5 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Van Winitsky 6-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data