R16 US Open 1976

Bjorn Borg def. Brian Gottfried

6-7 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2

Bjorn Borg defeated Brian Gottfried 6-7 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 in the 1976 US Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgBrian Gottfried
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Jan 27, 1952
Age2024
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3112,014
Current career W-L617–141690–321
Current career earnings$3,655,751$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Lloyd 6-3 6-3WMatch dataSep 7, 1976R32
Jaime Fillol 4-6 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1976R64
Cliff Letcher 6-2 6-2WMatch dataSep 3, 1976R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Manuel Orantes 4-6 6-0 6-2 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 1976QF

Brian Gottfried's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Okker 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1976R32
Alex Metreveli 6-4 7-5WMatch dataSep 5, 1976R64
Jiri Hrebec 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1976R128