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Jose Higueras #24 def. Brian Gottfried #5

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date May 27, 1978*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Jose Higueras
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Brian Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJose HiguerasBrian Gottfried
Country ESP USA
Birth dateMar 1, 1953Jan 27, 1952
Age2526
Height178183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)245
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0202,125
Career W-L427–226695–322
Career earnings$1,406,355$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
Jose Higueras 0 2 Brian Gottfried

Path

Jose Higueras's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 25, 1978R32 Patrice Dominguez 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1978R64 Billy Martin 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Jose Higueras's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1978QF John Alexander 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 25, 1978R32 Colin Dibley 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1978R64 Belus Prajoux 6-2 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch data