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Brian Gottfried#6 def. Roscoe Tanner#11

6-2 6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Sep 7, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Brian Gottfried
Score6-2 6-4 6-1
Loser Roscoe Tanner

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBrian GottfriedRoscoe Tanner
Country USA USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1952Oct 15, 1951
Age2626
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)611
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0261,968
Career W-L695–322595–298
Career earnings$2,782,514$1,696,198
Pre-match H2H
Brian Gottfried 3 3 Roscoe Tanner

Path

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 Dick Stockton 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 Erik Van Dillen 6-1 6-0WMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Phil Dent 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1978QF Jimmy Connors 6-2 7-6 6-1LH2HMatch data

Roscoe Tanner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 Eliot Teltscher 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 Victor Pecci 6-3 4-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 David Schneider 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data