H2H data updated: 2026-07-17 14:15 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 Psw 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 2, 1977* Los Angeles Psw ATP 250 QF Carpet Brian Gottfried #7 6-1 7-6 Cliff Richey #30 Match data
Oct 11, 1975* Melbourne Indoor ATP 250 SF Clay Brian Gottfried #25 2-6 6-3 6-3 Cliff Richey #22 Match data
Sep 21, 1973* Seattle ATP 250 QF Carpet Cliff Richey #16 6-4 2-6 6-2 Brian Gottfried #21 Match data
Aug 13, 1973 Indianapolis ATP 250 QF Clay Cliff Richey 6-2 2-6 6-3 Brian Gottfried Match data
May 19, 1973* Las Vegas ATP 250 SF Hard Brian Gottfried 6-1 7-5 Cliff Richey Match data
Apr 18, 1973* Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 R16 Hard Brian Gottfried 6-3 6-2 Cliff Richey Match data
Apr 12, 1973* Brussels Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet Cliff Richey 6-3 5-7 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data
Apr 7, 1973* Munich Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet Cliff Richey 6-1 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data
Feb 2, 1973* Richmond Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet Cliff Richey 6-0 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data
Sep 1, 1972* US Open Grand Slam R128 Grass Cliff Richey 6-2 7-6 6-2 Brian Gottfried Match data
Aug 13, 1971* Indianapolis ATP 250 R16 Clay Cliff Richey 6-3 6-1 Brian Gottfried 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 Richey #662 #16 0 2,112 488 224 68.5% 0 2 0 0 21 23

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% — 1,526 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1972 11–13 45.8% — 1,584 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1973 52–33 61.2% #21 1,794 0 2 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,750 0 3
22 1974 56–33 62.9% #33 1,946 0 3 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,946 0 9
23 1975 70–31 69.3% #23 1,963 0 6 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,047 0 14
24 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,110 0 7 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,906 0 17
25 1977 107–22 82.9% #5 2,108 0 12 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,956 0 20
26 1978 72–24 75.0% #7 1,999 0 15 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 20
27 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,978 0 17 1974 25–16 61.0% #23 1,891 0 21
28 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,997 0 21 1975 37–24 60.7% #32 1,855 0 21
29 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,945 0 22 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,848 0 22
30 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,948 0 24 1977 14–17 45.2% #97 1,714 0 22
31 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,875 0 25 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,705 0 23
32 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,693 0 23