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Brian Gottfried#6 def. Erik Van Dillen

6-1 6-0

Match Information

Date Sep 2, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Brian Gottfried
Score6-1 6-0
Loser Erik Van Dillen

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBrian GottfriedErik Van Dillen
Country USA USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1952Feb 21, 1951
Age2627
Height183—
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)6—
Ranking points (entering)0—
Elo (entering)2,0121,647
Career W-L695–322—
Career earnings$2,782,514—
Pre-match H2H
Brian Gottfried 2 – 0 Erik Van Dillen

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Path

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Phil Dent 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 Dick Stockton 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Erik Van Dillen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Van Winitsky 6-3 6-7 6-3W—Match data