Brian Gottfried #6 def. John Newcombe #21

6-2 6-3

Brian Gottfried defeated John Newcombe 6-2 6-3 in the 1978 Los Angeles Open round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBrian GottfriedJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJan 27, 1952May 23, 1944
Age2634
Height183 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)621
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0431,859
Current career W-L690–321544–220
Current career earnings$2,782,514$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H

Path

Brian Gottfried's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vijay Amritraj #576-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 1978R32

Brian Gottfried's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Drysdale #446-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 1978QF

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Colin Dibley #636-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 1978R32