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Frantisek Pala def. Brian Gottfried

10-8 10-8 9-11 8-6

Match Information

Date May 28, 1972*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Frantisek Pala
Score10-8 10-8 9-11 8-6
Loser Brian Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldFrantisek PalaBrian Gottfried
Country CZE USA
Birth dateMar 28, 1944Jan 27, 1952
Age2820
Height183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6981,646
Career W-L62–112695–322
Career earnings$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
Frantisek Pala 0 0 Brian Gottfried

Path

Frantisek Pala's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1972R64 Alejandro Olmedo 6-2 7-5 6-2WMatch data

Frantisek Pala's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1972R16 Stan Smith 6-4 6-0 6-3LMatch data

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1972R64 Patrice Dominguez 6-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1972R128 Jean Paul Meyer 6-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data