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Brian Gottfried #8 def. Arthur Ashe #9

6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date Mar 17, 1979*
Tournament Washington Indoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Brian Gottfried
Score6-1 7-5
Loser Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBrian GottfriedArthur Ashe
Country USA USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1952Jul 10, 1943
Age2735
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)89
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0422,123
Career W-L695–322800–258
Career earnings$2,782,514$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Brian Gottfried 6 8 Arthur Ashe

Path

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 17, 1979QF Victor Amaya 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1979R16 Hank Pfister 6-4 6-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 15, 1979R32 Keith Richardson 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 18, 1979F Roscoe Tanner 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 17, 1979QF Jeff Borowiak 6-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1979R16 Francisco Gonzalez 3-6 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data
Mar 15, 1979R32 Bob Lutz 6-4 0-6 7-5WMatch data