Harold Solomon def. Brian Gottfried

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

Harold Solomon defeated Brian Gottfried 6-2 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the 1976 South African Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldHarold SolomonBrian Gottfried
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 17, 1952Jan 27, 1952
Age2424
Height168 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0172,149
Current career W-L566–328690–321
Current career earnings$1,802,769$2,782,514

Path

Harold Solomon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stan Smith 6-3 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 28, 1976SF
Willem Prinsloo 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataNov 28, 1976QF
Byron Bertram 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 27, 1976R16
Mike Machette 7-5 3-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataNov 26, 1976R32
Pat Cramer 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 25, 1976R64

Harold Solomon's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Brian Gottfried's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raul Ramirez 4-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 28, 1976SF
Raymond Moore 3-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 28, 1976QF
Rory Chappell 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 27, 1976R16
Deon Joubert 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 26, 1976R32