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Brian Gottfried #6 def. John Newcombe #21

6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 22, 1978*
Tournament Los Angeles
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Brian Gottfried
Score6-2 6-3
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBrian GottfriedJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJan 27, 1952May 23, 1944
Age2634
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)621
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0441,848
Career W-L695–322556–224
Career earnings$2,782,514$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Brian Gottfried 2 3 John Newcombe

Path

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1978R32 Vijay Amritraj 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 23, 1978QF Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1978R32 Colin Dibley 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data