H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Brian Gottfried vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 7-8

Arthur Ashe holds an 8–7 lead over Brian Gottfried in their ATP head-to-head. Across 15 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 7–4 on carpet, while Brian Gottfried leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Brian Gottfried won the 1979 Washington Indoor semifinal 6-1 7-5.

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Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
7 – 8
15 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brian Gottfried #8 6-1 7-5 Arthur Ashe #9 Match data Mar 17, 1979* SF Washington Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe #14 6-2 2-6 6-3 Brian Gottfried #8 Match data Feb 3, 1979* QF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe #14 6-3 7-5 Brian Gottfried #8 Match data Jan 27, 1979* QF Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 7-5 3-6 6-3 Brian Gottfried Match data Jan 17, 1979* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Arthur Ashe #16 6-2 6-4 Brian Gottfried #6 Match data Sep 24, 1978* F Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried 6-1 3-6 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Apr 7, 1978* SF Dayton ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried #5 6-4 6-1 Arthur Ashe #58 Match data Mar 16, 1978* R32 Washington Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried 6-2 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Sep 26, 1976* F Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried 7-6 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data May 15, 1976* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-4 Brian Gottfried Match data Feb 10, 1976* F Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-3 6-1 Brian Gottfried Match data Jun 29, 1975* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe #7 6-4 5-7 6-2 Brian Gottfried #29 Match data Jan 24, 1975* R16 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried 9-7 6-4 6-1 Arthur Ashe Match data Nov 2, 1974* SF Paris Masters ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 Brian Gottfried Match data Jan 24, 1974* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried 6-1 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data May 20, 1973* F Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Brian Gottfried #431 #3 0 2,250 690 321 68.2% 0 0 0 0 25 25
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Brian Gottfried Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,446 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1971 5–8 38.5% — 1,524 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1972 11–13 45.8% — 1,584 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1973 52–33 61.2% #21 1,789 0 2 — — — — — — —
22 1974 53–32 62.4% #33 1,947 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1975 68–30 69.4% #23 1,966 0 6 — — — — — — —
24 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,130 0 7 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1977 107–22 82.9% #4 2,092 0 12 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1978 72–25 74.2% #7 1,999 0 15 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,982 0 17 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,998 0 21 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,949 0 22 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,950 0 24 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,876 0 25 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 — — — — — — — 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 — — — — — — — 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 — — — — — — — 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Brian Gottfried Arthur Ashe
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 28 11 39 71.8% 8 8 16 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1974 21 11 32 65.6% 17 12 29 58.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1975 24 12 36 66.7% 21 11 32 65.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 19 5 24 79.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1976 14 6 20 70.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1977 34 5 39 87.2% 32 8 40 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 33 6 39 84.6% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1978 16 6 22 72.7% 21 8 29 72.4% 8 2 10 80.0% 27 9 36 75.0% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1979 23 6 29 79.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1980 15 5 20 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1981 27 9 36 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1982 26 10 36 72.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1983 13 7 20 65.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
Career — 249 101 350 71.1% 169 92 261 64.8% 74 39 113 65.5% 198 89 287 69.0% — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Brian Gottfried Arthur Ashe
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 1970 1446 93.4 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.75 0–2 0–1 — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 1525 121.6 — — — — +18 +48 — 42.9% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 4–3 (57%) — -1.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 1584 123.4 — — — — +2 +10 -60 49.2% +0.03 2–4 (33%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 1790 142.5 — — — — +66 -132 -163 56.9% +0.58 13–8 (62%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1974 1948 144.7 — — — — +47 -172 -312 59.2% +0.66 16–10 (62%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1975 1966 153.4 — — — — +58 -83 -266 65.3% +1.12 18–17 (51%) 6–9 (40%) — -2.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1976 2130 163.6 — — — — +44 -146 -384 64.8% +1.11 19–10 (66%) 16–10 (62%) — -9.58 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1977 2092 165.3 — — — — +120 -27 -298 73.9% +1.70 31–8 (79%) 11–13 (46%) — -2.47 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1978 2000 164.6 — — — — +107 -19 -69 69.3% +1.32 17–14 (55%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.64 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1979 1982 159.7 — — — — +81 -11 -51 67.2% +1.36 12–10 (55%) 9–10 (47%) — -2.54 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 1980 1999 156.9 — — — — +21 +11 +43 70.0% +1.36 14–9 (61%) 16–10 (62%) — -2.29 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 1981 1950 153.8 — — — — +48 +6 +46 62.4% +0.92 12–5 (71%) 10–9 (53%) — -2.94 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 1982 1950 154.9 — — — — +55 -43 -5 62.1% +1.01 12–7 (63%) 11–11 (50%) — -1.35 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 1983 1877 141.1 — — — — +60 -49 +102 56.9% +0.45 11–3 (79%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.19 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 1984 1724 135.1 — — — — +113 +69 +143 46.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) — -1.29 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
Career — 2251 158.8 — — — — +67 -60 -86 63.8% +1.01 184–117 (61%) 131–116 (53%) 99.7 -3.50 — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.