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Bjorn Borg#2 def. Brian Gottfried#15

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

Match Information

Date Sep 10, 1976*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-7 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
Loser Brian Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgBrian Gottfried
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Jan 27, 1952
Age2024
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)215
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2912,012
Career W-L608–143695–322
Career earnings$3,655,751$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 3 0 Brian Gottfried

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1976R32 John Lloyd 6-3 6-3WMatch data
Sep 5, 1976R64 Jaime Fillol 4-6 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1976R128 Cliff Letcher 6-2 6-2WMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 12, 1976QF Manuel Orantes 4-6 6-0 6-2 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1976R32 Tom Okker 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1976R64 Alex Metreveli 6-4 7-5WMatch data
Sep 3, 1976R128 Jiri Hrebec 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data