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

Brian Gottfried vs Cliff Richey H2H: 4-7

Cliff Richey holds a 7–4 lead over Brian Gottfried in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 4–1 on carpet and 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Brian Gottfried won the 1977 Los Angeles Open quarterfinal 6-1 7-6.

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Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 7
11 main draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brian Gottfried 6-1 7-6 Cliff Richey Match data Apr 2, 1977* QF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried 2-6 6-3 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Oct 11, 1975* SF Melbourne Indoor ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Richey #16 6-4 2-6 6-2 Brian Gottfried #21 Match data Sep 21, 1973* QF Seattle ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 6-2 2-6 6-3 Brian Gottfried Match data Aug 18, 1973* QF Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Brian Gottfried 6-1 7-5 Cliff Richey Match data May 19, 1973* SF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Brian Gottfried 6-3 6-2 Cliff Richey Match data Apr 18, 1973* R16 Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-3 5-7 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data Apr 12, 1973* R32 Brussels Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 6-1 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data Apr 7, 1973* SF Munich Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 6-0 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data Feb 2, 1973* R16 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 6-2 7-6 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Cliff Richey 6-3 6-1 Brian Gottfried Match data Aug 13, 1971* R16 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay

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
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,115 485 222 68.6% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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 Richey
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 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 1974 53–32 62.4% #33 1,947 0 3 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1975 68–30 69.4% #23 1,966 0 6 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,130 0 7 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 1977 107–22 82.9% #4 2,092 0 12 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 1978 72–25 74.2% #7 1,999 0 15 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,982 0 17 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,998 0 21 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,949 0 22 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,950 0 24 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,876 0 25 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21

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 Cliff Richey
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% 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1974 21 11 32 65.6% 17 12 29 58.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1975 24 12 36 66.7% 21 11 32 65.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 19 5 24 79.2% 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1976 14 6 20 70.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1977 34 5 39 87.2% 32 8 40 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 33 6 39 84.6% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1978 16 6 22 72.7% 21 8 29 72.4% 8 2 10 80.0% 27 9 36 75.0% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1979 23 6 29 79.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1980 15 5 20 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1981 27 9 36 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1982 26 10 36 72.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1983 13 7 20 65.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 249 101 350 71.1% 169 92 261 64.8% 74 39 113 65.5% 198 89 287 69.0% — 163 65 228 71.5% 161 64 225 71.6% 54 24 78 69.2% 107 69 176 60.8%

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 Cliff Richey
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 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 1974 1948 144.7 — — — — +47 -172 -312 59.2% +0.66 16–10 (62%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.32 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1975 1966 153.4 — — — — +58 -83 -266 65.3% +1.12 18–17 (51%) 6–9 (40%) — -2.87 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.55
24 1976 2130 163.6 — — — — +44 -146 -384 64.8% +1.11 19–10 (66%) 16–10 (62%) — -9.58 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) — +4.89
25 1977 2092 165.3 — — — — +120 -27 -298 73.9% +1.70 31–8 (79%) 11–13 (46%) — -2.47 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) — -3.20
26 1978 2000 164.6 — — — — +107 -19 -69 69.3% +1.32 17–14 (55%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.64 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.67
27 1979 1982 159.7 — — — — +81 -11 -51 67.2% +1.36 12–10 (55%) 9–10 (47%) — -2.54 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -3.69
28 1980 1999 156.9 — — — — +21 +11 +43 70.0% +1.36 14–9 (61%) 16–10 (62%) — -2.29 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) — -3.96
29 1981 1950 153.8 — — — — +48 +6 +46 62.4% +0.92 12–5 (71%) 10–9 (53%) — -2.94 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.58
30 1982 1950 154.9 — — — — +55 -43 -5 62.1% +1.01 12–7 (63%) 11–11 (50%) — -1.35 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.06
31 1983 1877 141.1 — — — — +60 -49 +102 56.9% +0.45 11–3 (79%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.19 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.66
32 1984 1724 135.1 — — — — +113 +69 +143 46.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) — -1.29 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
Career — 2251 158.8 — — — — +67 -60 -86 63.8% +1.01 184–117 (61%) 131–116 (53%) 99.7 -3.50 — 2116 148.8 — — — — +70 +24 -48 64.7% +1.06 121–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.1 -0.52

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.