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Brian Gottfried #11 def. Syd Ball #146

6-1 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 1, 1981*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Brian Gottfried
Score6-1 6-4 6-4
Loser Syd Ball

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBrian GottfriedSyd Ball
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJan 27, 1952Jan 24, 1950
Age2830
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)11146
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0261,561
Career W-L695–322126–181
Career earnings$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
Brian Gottfried 1 0 Syd Ball

Path

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1980R64 Tim Wilkison 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1981R16 Peter Mcnamara 5-7 2-6 4-6LMatch data

Syd Ball's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1980R64 Thierry Tulasne 6-0 3-6 2-6 6-0 7-5WH2HMatch data