H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Brian Gottfried vs Roy Emerson H2H: 1-2

Roy Emerson holds a 2–1 lead over Brian Gottfried in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Roy Emerson leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1975 Caracas Wct round of 16 7-5 7-6(2).

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Brian Gottfried

USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H

1 – 2

3 main draw meetings

Roy Emerson

AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Roy Emerson #89	7-5 7-6(2)	Brian Gottfried #29	Match data	Mar 21, 1975*	R16	Caracas Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Roy Emerson	6-4 6-3	Brian Gottfried	Match data	Apr 26, 1973*	R32	Gothenberg Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Brian Gottfried	4-6 6-4 7-6(8)	Roy Emerson	Match data	Mar 29, 1973*	R32	St. Louis Wct	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
Roy Emerson	#744	#12	0	2,007	275	174	61.2%	0	0	0	0	5	5

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							Roy Emerson
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1977	107–22	82.9%	#4	2,092	0	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1978	72–25	74.2%	#7	1,999	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1979	54–23	70.1%	#16	1,982	0	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1980	68–23	74.7%	#11	1,998	0	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1981	47–22	68.1%	#18	1,949	0	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1982	43–22	66.2%	#22	1,950	0	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1983	29–17	63.0%	#21	1,876	0	25	1968	44–26	62.9%	—	1,788	0	1
32	1984	13–18	41.9%	#90	1,723	0	25	1969	62–31	66.7%	—	1,862	0	4
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	41–25	62.1%	—	1,939	0	4
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	46–30	60.5%	—	1,919	0	4
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	31–24	56.4%	—	1,920	0	4
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	35–18	66.0%	#12	1,974	0	5
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	7–5	58.3%	#82	1,907	0	5
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	3–8	27.3%	#154	1,823	0	5
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	0–2	0.0%	#310	1,788	0	5
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	6–4	60.0%	#133	1,803	0	5
46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1983	0–1	0.0%	—	1,776	0	5

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																	Roy Emerson
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	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%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1977	34	5	39	87.2%	32	8	40	80.0%	8	3	11	72.7%	33	6	39	84.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1978	16	6	22	72.7%	21	8	29	72.4%	8	2	10	80.0%	27	9	36	75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1979	23	6	29	79.3%	9	5	14	64.3%	7	3	10	70.0%	15	9	24	62.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1980	15	5	20	75.0%	16	5	21	76.2%	16	4	20	80.0%	21	9	30	70.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1981	27	9	36	75.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	11	8	19	57.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1982	26	10	36	72.2%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	2	6	66.7%	12	8	20	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1983	13	7	20	65.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	1968	7	10	17	41.2%	18	9	27	66.7%	13	4	17	76.5%	6	3	9	66.7%
32	1984	4	5	9	44.4%	7	6	13	53.8%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	1969	8	5	13	61.5%	26	7	33	78.8%	17	9	26	65.4%	11	10	21	52.4%
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	14	9	23	60.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	12	7	19	63.2%	15	8	23	65.2%
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	14	7	21	66.7%	12	8	20	60.0%	10	4	14	71.4%	10	11	21	47.6%
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	2	5	7	28.6%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	27	14	41	65.9%
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	8	5	13	61.5%	7	4	11	63.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	20	8	28	71.4%
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	3	3	6	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	6	3	9	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1983	—	—	—	—	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%	—	63	51	114	55.3%	69	38	107	64.5%	52	26	78	66.7%	91	59	150	60.7%

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																Roy Emerson
Age	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1977	2092	165.3	—	—	—	—	+120	-27	-298	73.9%	+1.70	31–8 (79%)	11–13 (46%)	—	-2.47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1978	2000	164.6	—	—	—	—	+107	-19	-69	69.3%	+1.32	17–14 (55%)	14–9 (61%)	—	-2.64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1979	1982	159.7	—	—	—	—	+81	-11	-51	67.2%	+1.36	12–10 (55%)	9–10 (47%)	—	-2.54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1980	1999	156.9	—	—	—	—	+21	+11	+43	70.0%	+1.36	14–9 (61%)	16–10 (62%)	—	-2.29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1981	1950	153.8	—	—	—	—	+48	+6	+46	62.4%	+0.92	12–5 (71%)	10–9 (53%)	—	-2.94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1982	1950	154.9	—	—	—	—	+55	-43	-5	62.1%	+1.01	12–7 (63%)	11–11 (50%)	—	-1.35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1983	1877	141.1	—	—	—	—	+60	-49	+102	56.9%	+0.45	11–3 (79%)	9–8 (53%)	—	-1.19	1968	1789	126.7	—	—	—	—	-182	+4	-53	64.6%	+0.98	2–8 (20%)	—	—	-3.02
32	1984	1724	135.1	—	—	—	—	+113	+69	+143	46.3%	-0.15	4–6 (40%)	4–1 (80%)	—	-1.29	1969	1863	139.4	—	—	—	—	-65	+90	0	62.9%	+0.95	14–10 (58%)	—	—	-1.56
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1939	147.2	—	—	—	—	+17	—	-28	60.5%	+0.64	10–10 (50%)	6–3 (67%)	—	-3.37
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1919	151.6	—	—	—	—	+31	-60	+53	59.1%	+0.55	10–13 (43%)	15–12 (56%)	—	-6.39
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1920	148.9	—	—	—	—	+33	-65	—	53.9%	+0.15	14–5 (74%)	15–9 (63%)	—	-2.90
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1975	147.9	—	—	—	—	+12	-82	—	60.3%	+0.93	17–5 (77%)	4–7 (36%)	—	-0.60
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1907	130.6	—	—	—	—	+37	-8	—	51.7%	+0.48	3–1 (75%)	1–3 (25%)	—	-0.52
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1824	125.5	—	—	—	—	+23	+31	—	33.3%	-1.21	0–2	1–1	—	-1.72
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	1788	108.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	-0.33
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1804	119.5	—	—	—	—	+33	—	—	50.0%	-0.30	2–0	2–0	—	-0.07
46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1983	1776	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.18
Career	—	2251	158.8	—	—	—	—	+67	-60	-86	63.8%	+1.01	184–117 (61%)	131–116 (53%)	99.7	-3.50	—	2008	146.9	—	—	—	—	-7	+6	-9	59.4%	+0.65	72–54 (57%)	44–36 (55%)	105.7	-4.65

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.

Brian Gottfried's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Raul Ramirez	15	11	26	Apr 27, 1983	H2H
Harold Solomon	10	14	24	Nov 4, 1982	H2H
Jimmy Connors	2	17	19	Sep 1, 1984	H2H
Stan Smith	7	11	18	Oct 27, 1983	H2H
Bob Lutz	12	6	18	Apr 24, 1981	H2H

Roy Emerson's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Rod Laver	6	26	32	Mar 14, 1975	H2H
Arthur Ashe	2	16	18	Sep 29, 1973	H2H
Andres Gimeno	5	13	18	Aug 15, 1971	H2H
Ken Rosewall	8	8	16	Mar 16, 1973	H2H
Fred Stolle	7	8	15	Sep 1, 1972	H2H