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Arthur Ashe #14 def. Brian Gottfried #8

6-2 2-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 3, 1979*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score6-2 2-6 6-3
Loser Brian Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheBrian Gottfried
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Jan 27, 1952
Age3527
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)148
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0772,001
Career W-L800–258695–322
Career earnings$1,584,909$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 7 6 Brian Gottfried

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1979R16 Ross Case 7-6 6-7 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1979R32 Eliot Teltscher 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1979SF Guillermo Vilas 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1979R16 Heinz Gunthardt 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1979R32 Frew Mcmillan 6-0 7-5WH2HMatch data