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

Brian Gottfried vs John Newcombe H2H: 3-2

Brian Gottfried holds a 3–2 lead over John Newcombe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Brian Gottfried leads 2–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Brian Gottfried won the 1978 Los Angeles Open round of 16 6-2 6-3.

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Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brian Gottfried #6 6-2 6-3 John Newcombe #21 Match data Sep 22, 1978* R16 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried #5 6-4 6-4 John Newcombe #25 Match data Mar 9, 1978 RR Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried 6-3 4-6 6-3 John Newcombe Match data Nov 15, 1975* QF Hong Kong Open ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe #2 6-4 7-5 Brian Gottfried #18 Match data Mar 8, 1974* QF Lacosta Wct ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe #2 6-7 6-4 6-2 Brian Gottfried #21 Match data Oct 5, 1973* QF Chicago ATP 250 Carpet

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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,203 544 220 71.2% 5 0 0 0 33 38

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 John Newcombe
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 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1977 107–22 82.9% #4 2,092 0 12 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1978 72–25 74.2% #7 1,999 0 15 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,982 0 17 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,998 0 21 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,949 0 22 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,950 0 24 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,876 0 25 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 — — — — — — — 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
34 — — — — — — — 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
35 — — — — — — — 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
36 — — — — — — — 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38
37 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38

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 John Newcombe
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 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1977 34 5 39 87.2% 32 8 40 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 33 6 39 84.6% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1978 16 6 22 72.7% 21 8 29 72.4% 8 2 10 80.0% 27 9 36 75.0% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1979 23 6 29 79.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1980 15 5 20 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1981 27 9 36 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1982 26 10 36 72.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1983 13 7 20 65.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 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% — 145 58 203 71.4% 123 47 170 72.4% 154 45 199 77.4% 122 70 192 63.5%

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 John Newcombe
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 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1977 2092 165.3 — — — — +120 -27 -298 73.9% +1.70 31–8 (79%) 11–13 (46%) — -2.47 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1978 2000 164.6 — — — — +107 -19 -69 69.3% +1.32 17–14 (55%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.64 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1979 1982 159.7 — — — — +81 -11 -51 67.2% +1.36 12–10 (55%) 9–10 (47%) — -2.54 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1980 1999 156.9 — — — — +21 +11 +43 70.0% +1.36 14–9 (61%) 16–10 (62%) — -2.29 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1981 1950 153.8 — — — — +48 +6 +46 62.4% +0.92 12–5 (71%) 10–9 (53%) — -2.94 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1982 1950 154.9 — — — — +55 -43 -5 62.1% +1.01 12–7 (63%) 11–11 (50%) — -1.35 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 1983 1877 141.1 — — — — +60 -49 +102 56.9% +0.45 11–3 (79%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.19 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1984 1724 135.1 — — — — +113 +69 +143 46.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) — -1.29 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45
Career — 2251 158.8 — — — — +67 -60 -86 63.8% +1.01 184–117 (61%) 131–116 (53%) 99.7 -3.50 — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59

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.