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John Newcombe #2 def. Brian Gottfried #18

6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date Mar 8, 1974*
Tournament Lacosta Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 7-5
Loser Brian Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBrian Gottfried
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jan 27, 1952
Age2922
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)218
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0661,830
Career W-L556–224695–322
Career earnings$1,062,408$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 0 Brian Gottfried

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 7, 1974R16 Roy Emerson 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 6, 1974R32 Mike Machette 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 8, 1974SF Patricio Cornejo 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 7, 1974R16 Clark Graebner 3-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 6, 1974R32 Barry Phillips Moore 6-4 3-6 6-2WMatch data