H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 02:15 UTC
B. Gottfried vs R. Laver H2H: 1-4
Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for B. Gottfried vs R. Laver.
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USA
Age 74
Right-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1
–
4
5 main draw meetings
AUS
Age 87
Left-Handed
175 cm / 5'9"
Career Comparison
| Metric | B. Gottfried | R. Laver |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Ranking | #3 | #3 |
| Peak Points | 0 | 0 |
| Peak Elo | 2,237 | 2,300 |
| Singles W-L | 695–322 | 576–147 |
| Win % | 68.3% | 79.7% |
| Grand Slam titles | 0 | 5 |
| Masters 1000 titles | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Finals titles | 0 | 0 |
| ATP 500 titles | 0 | 0 |
| ATP 250 titles | 25 | 65 |
| Total titles | 25 | 72 |
| Age | B. Gottfried | R. Laver | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Season | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 1970 | 0–4 | 0.0% | — | 1,446 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1971 | 5–8 | 38.5% | — | 1,526 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1972 | 11–13 | 45.8% | — | 1,584 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1973 | 52–33 | 61.2% | #21 | 1,794 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1974 | 56–33 | 62.9% | #33 | 1,946 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1975 | 70–31 | 69.3% | #23 | 1,963 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1976 | 68–29 | 70.1% | #10 | 2,110 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1977 | 107–22 | 82.9% | #5 | 2,108 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1978 | 72–24 | 75.0% | #7 | 1,999 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1979 | 54–23 | 70.1% | #16 | 1,978 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1980 | 68–23 | 74.7% | #11 | 1,997 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1981 | 47–22 | 68.1% | #18 | 1,945 | 0 | 22 | 1968 | 73–19 | 79.3% | — | 1,881 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | 1982 | 43–22 | 66.2% | #22 | 1,948 | 0 | 24 | 1969 | 97–14 | 87.4% | — | 2,161 | 5 | 29 |
| 31 | 1983 | 29–17 | 63.0% | #21 | 1,875 | 0 | 25 | 1970 | 89–15 | 85.6% | — | 2,213 | 5 | 42 |
| 32 | 1984 | 13–18 | 41.9% | #90 | 1,723 | 0 | 25 | 1971 | 85–20 | 81.0% | — | 2,155 | 5 | 49 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 50–16 | 75.8% | — | 2,016 | 5 | 54 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 67–16 | 80.7% | #8 | 2,088 | 5 | 61 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 45–10 | 81.8% | #4 | 2,115 | 5 | 67 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 52–13 | 80.0% | #10 | 2,087 | 5 | 72 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #73 | 1,995 | 5 | 72 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #124 | 1,927 | 5 | 72 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 4–3 | 57.1% | #216 | 1,917 | 5 | 72 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,901 | 5 | 72 |
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1977* | Palm Springs | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | B. Gottfried #10 | 4-6 6-2 6-2 | R. Laver #77 | Match data |
| Jan 30, 1976* | Philadelphia Wct | ATP 250 | R16 | Carpet | R. Laver #10 | 7-6(2) 7-6(3) | B. Gottfried #23 | Match data |
| Apr 4, 1975* | Tuscon | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | R. Laver #4 | 6-3 6-4 | B. Gottfried #29 | Match data |
| Mar 29, 1975* | Orlando Wct | ATP 250 | SF | Hard | R. Laver #4 | 4-6 6-4 7-5 | B. Gottfried #29 | Match data |
| Feb 8, 1975* | St. Petersburg Wct | ATP 250 | QF | Hard | R. Laver #4 | 6-3 6-4 | B. Gottfried #29 | Match data |