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A. Ashe#13 def. B. Gottfried#7

7-5 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 1979*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner A. Ashe
Score7-5 3-6 6-3
Loser B. Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldA. AsheB. Gottfried
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Jan 27, 1952
Age3526
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)137
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9842,016
Career W-L800–258695–322
Career earnings$1,584,909$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
A. Ashe 5 6 B. Gottfried

Path

A. Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1979RR J. Connors (w/o)WH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1979RR H. Solomon 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

A. Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1979F John McEnroe 7-6 3-6 5-7LH2HMatch data

B. Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1979RR R. Ramirez 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1979RR E. Dibbs 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1979RR C. Barazzutti 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data