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

Brian Gottfried vs Phil Dent H2H: 8-1

Brian Gottfried holds a 8–1 lead over Phil Dent in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Brian Gottfried leads 4–0 on carpet and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Phil Dent won the 1981 Columbus fourth round 6-4 6-2.

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Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
8 – 1
9 main draw meetings
Phil Dent
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 7, 1981* Columbus ATP 250 R16 Hard Phil Dent #56 6-4 6-2 Brian Gottfried #18 Match data
Jul 2, 1980* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Brian Gottfried #27 6-1 6-2 6-2 Phil Dent #35 Match data
Mar 8, 1979 New Haven ATP 250 RR Carpet Brian Gottfried #8 6-1 6-4 Phil Dent #87 Match data
Aug 31, 1978* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Brian Gottfried #6 7-5 7-5 Phil Dent #63 Match data
Mar 17, 1978* Washington Indoor ATP 250 R16 Carpet Brian Gottfried #5 6-2 6-1 Phil Dent #23 Match data
Jun 5, 1977* Roland Garros Grand Slam SF Clay Brian Gottfried #4 7-5 6-3 7-5 Phil Dent #22 Match data
Feb 21, 1976* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet Brian Gottfried #23 6-2 7-6(6) Phil Dent #31 Match data
Feb 2, 1975* Dayton Indoor ATP 250 QF Carpet Brian Gottfried #29 4-6 6-3 6-1 Phil Dent #43 Match data
Oct 12, 1973* Fort Worth ATP 250 QF Hard Brian Gottfried #21 4-6 6-1 DEF Phil Dent #52 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
Phil Dent #726 #17 0 1,953 418 351 54.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Phil Dent
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,446 0 0 1968 21–15 58.3% — 1,602 0 0
19 1971 5–8 38.5% — 1,526 0 0 1969 24–22 52.2% — 1,591 0 0
20 1972 11–13 45.8% — 1,584 0 0 1970 19–15 55.9% — 1,662 0 0
21 1973 52–33 61.2% #21 1,794 0 2 1971 28–33 45.9% — 1,680 0 1
22 1974 56–33 62.9% #33 1,946 0 3 1972 5–22 18.5% — 1,601 0 1
23 1975 70–31 69.3% #23 1,963 0 6 1973 38–31 55.1% #49 1,782 0 1
24 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,110 0 7 1974 29–20 59.2% #41 1,823 0 1
25 1977 107–22 82.9% #5 2,108 0 12 1975 42–27 60.9% #33 1,860 0 1
26 1978 72–24 75.0% #7 1,999 0 15 1976 28–22 56.0% #37 1,846 0 1
27 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,978 0 17 1977 59–29 67.0% #22 1,850 0 1
28 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,997 0 21 1978 26–27 49.1% #87 1,749 0 1
29 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,945 0 22 1979 28–23 54.9% #50 1,853 0 3
30 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,948 0 24 1980 28–20 58.3% #34 1,837 0 3
31 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,875 0 25 1981 26–21 55.3% #65 1,750 0 3
32 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25 1982 17–19 47.2% #57 1,726 0 3
33 — — — — — — — 1983 0–5 0.0% #100 1,637 0 3