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B. Gottfried#5 def. John McEnroe#18

6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 28, 1978*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner B. Gottfried
Score6-1 6-3
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. GottfriedJohn McEnroe
Country USA USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1952Feb 16, 1959
Age2618
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)518
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1171,895
Career W-L695–322833–189
Career earnings$2,782,514$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
B. Gottfried 0 0 John McEnroe

Path

B. Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1978R16 W. Fibak 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1978R32 M. Riessen 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

B. Gottfried's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 1978SF J. Connors 6-3 6-4 3-6 2-6 0-6LH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1978R16 M. Orantes 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1978R32 Tom Gullikson 6-4 3-6 7-6WMatch data
Jan 25, 1978R64 B. Walts 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data