QF Roland Garros 1977

Brian Gottfried #5 def. Ilie Nastase #4

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

Brian Gottfried defeated Ilie Nastase 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 in the 1977 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 3, 1977*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1977
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Brian Gottfried	Ilie Nastase
Country	USA	ROU
Birth date	Jan 27, 1952	Jul 19, 1946
Age	25	30
Height	183 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	4
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,200	2,133
Current career W-L	690–321	860–330
Current career earnings	$2,782,514	$2,076,761

Pre-match H2H

Brian Gottfried #5 3 – 4 Ilie Nastase #4

Path

Brian Gottfried's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patrice Dominguez	6-4 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1977	R16
Eric Deblicker	7-5 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1977	R32
Trey Waltke #83	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1977	R64
Ivan Molina #98	6-3 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 1977	R128

Brian Gottfried's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Phil Dent #22	7-5 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1977	SF

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan Kodes #23	6-4 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1977	R16
Karl Meiler #67	7-6 3-6 6-1 6-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1977	R32
Tim Gullikson	6-3 3-6 4-6 6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data	May 27, 1977	R64
Lito Alvarez	7-6 6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data	May 25, 1977	R128