Brian Gottfried #10 def. Guillermo Vilas #5

2-6 6-1 6-3

Brian Gottfried defeated Guillermo Vilas 2-6 6-1 6-3 in the 1977 Indian Wells Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 27, 1977*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 1977
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: F

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Brian Gottfried	Guillermo Vilas
Country	USA	ARG
Birth date	Jan 27, 1952	Aug 17, 1952
Age	25	24
Height	183 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	5
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,162	2,150
Current career W-L	690–321	890–283
Current career earnings	$2,782,514	$4,923,882

Pre-match H2H

Brian Gottfried #10 3 – 5 Guillermo Vilas #5

Path

Brian Gottfried's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bill Scanlon #41	2-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1977	SF
Charlie Pasarell #49	6-1 6-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1977	QF
Bob Lutz	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 1977	R16
Rod Laver	4-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 1977	R32
Byron Bertram #61	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 23, 1977	R64

Brian Gottfried's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Guillermo Vilas's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Raul Ramirez #4	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1977	SF
Harold Solomon #9	6-4 6-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1977	QF
Billy Martin #62	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 1977	R16
Steve Krulevitz #87	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 1977	R32
Marty Riessen #63	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 23, 1977	R64