Rod Laver def. Brian Gottfried

4-6 6-4 7-5

Rod Laver defeated Brian Gottfried 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the 1975 Orlando Wct semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverBrian Gottfried
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jan 27, 1952
Age3623
Height175 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2261,982
Current career W-L570–145690–321
Current career earnings$1,565,413$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 29, 1975QF
Brian Fairlie 6-0 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataMar 28, 1975R16
Ray Ruffels 3-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 27, 1975R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 30, 1975F

Brian Gottfried's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raul Ramirez 6-1 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 29, 1975QF
Charlie Pasarell 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 28, 1975R16
Robert Maud 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 27, 1975R32