H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Brian Gottfried vs John Newcombe H2H: 3-3

Brian Gottfried and John Newcombe are tied 3–3 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Brian Gottfried leads 2–1 on carpet, while John Newcombe leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Brian Gottfried won the 1978 Los Angeles fourth round 6-2 6-3.

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

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 22, 1978* Los Angeles ATP 250 R16 Carpet Brian Gottfried #6 6-2 6-3 John Newcombe #21 Match data
Mar 9, 1978 Hartford ATP 250 RR Carpet Brian Gottfried #5 6-4 6-4 John Newcombe #25 Match data
Nov 15, 1975* Hong Kong ATP 250 QF Hard Brian Gottfried #27 6-3 4-6 6-3 John Newcombe #8 Match data
Apr 4, 1974* Tuscon ATP 250 QF Hard John Newcombe #2 6-2 7-5 Brian Gottfried #18 Match data
Mar 8, 1974* Lacosta Wct ATP 250 QF Hard John Newcombe #2 6-4 7-5 Brian Gottfried #18 Match data
Oct 5, 1973* Chicago ATP 250 QF Carpet John Newcombe #2 6-7 6-4 6-2 Brian Gottfried #21 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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41

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% — 1,526 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 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1977 107–22 82.9% #5 2,108 0 12 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1978 72–24 75.0% #7 1,999 0 15 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,978 0 17 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,997 0 21 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,945 0 22 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,948 0 24 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,875 0 25 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 — — — — — — — 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 — — — — — — — 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 — — — — — — — 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 — — — — — — — 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41