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Rolf Gehring #152 def. Brian Gottfried #5

6-3 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Jun 4, 1978*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Rolf Gehring
Score6-3 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2
Loser Brian Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRolf GehringBrian Gottfried
Country GER USA
Birth dateNov 25, 1955Jan 27, 1952
Age2226
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1525
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,6532,110
Career W-L113–130695–322
Career earnings$355,057$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
Rolf Gehring 0 0 Brian Gottfried

Path

Rolf Gehring's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1978R64 Terry Moor 4-6 3-6 7-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Mike Fishbach 6-3 4-6 2-6 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rolf Gehring's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 7, 1978R16 Dick Stockton 5-7 1-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1978R64 David Carter 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Bill Scanlon 6-2 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data