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Jimmy Connors #1 def. Brian Gottfried #5

6-4 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 11, 1978*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-4 3-6 6-3
Loser Brian Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsBrian Gottfried
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jan 27, 1952
Age2525
Height177183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)15
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2402,118
Career W-L1,262–294695–322
Career earnings$8,641,040$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 7 2 Brian Gottfried

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1978RR Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1978RR Eddie Dibbs 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 12, 1978F Bjorn Borg 6-4 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1978RR Raul Ramirez 6-7 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1978RR Bjorn Borg (w/o)WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1978RR Roscoe Tanner 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data