H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Brian Gottfried vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 2-0

Brian Gottfried holds a 2–0 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Brian Gottfried leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Brian Gottfried won the 1978 Los Angeles quarterfinal 6-3 6-4.

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Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 23, 1978* Los Angeles ATP 250 QF Carpet Brian Gottfried #6 6-3 6-4 Cliff Drysdale #44 Match data
Jan 23, 1975* Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet Brian Gottfried #29 6-2 4-6 7-5 Cliff Drysdale #19 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Brian Gottfried #431 #3 0 2,237 695 322 68.3% 0 0 0 0 25 25
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,134 402 253 61.4% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,675 0 3
28 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,997 0 21 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 3
29 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,945 0 22 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,908 0 3
30 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,948 0 24 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,997 0 6
31 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,875 0 25 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,935 0 6
32 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,872 0 6
33 — — — — — — — 1974 27–13 67.5% #18 1,901 0 7
34 — — — — — — — 1975 32–20 61.5% #36 1,827 0 7
35 — — — — — — — 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,833 0 7
36 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,870 0 7
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,862 0 8
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,710 0 8
39 — — — — — — — 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,707 0 8