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

Hank Pfister vs Brian Gottfried H2H: 2-5

Brian Gottfried holds a 5–2 lead over Hank Pfister in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Hank Pfister leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Brian Gottfried leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Hank Pfister won the 1981 Stockholm Open round of 32 6-3 1-6 6-2.

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Hank Pfister
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Hank Pfister #60 6-3 1-6 6-2 Brian Gottfried #18 Match data Nov 5, 1981* R32 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Brian Gottfried #14 6-1 6-4 Hank Pfister #81 Match data Apr 23, 1981* R32 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Brian Gottfried #28 6-4 7-6 Hank Pfister #38 Match data Jun 21, 1980* QF Surbiton ATP 250 Grass
Hank Pfister #43 7-6 5-7 7-5 Brian Gottfried #17 Match data Feb 14, 1980* R32 Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
Brian Gottfried #8 6-4 6-7 6-4 Hank Pfister #32 Match data Mar 16, 1979* R16 Washington Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried #5 9-7 6-2 Hank Pfister #38 Match data Jun 22, 1978* R16 Birmingham ATP 250 Grass
Brian Gottfried #4 6-2 6-1 Hank Pfister #45 Match data Sep 30, 1977* R16 San Francisco 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
Hank Pfister #982 #19 0 1,929 260 213 55.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Brian Gottfried #431 #3 0 2,250 690 321 68.2% 0 0 0 0 25 25

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 Hank Pfister Brian Gottfried
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 1975 0–4 0.0% #252 1,459 0 0 1973 52–33 61.2% #21 1,789 0 2
22 1976 8–12 40.0% #101 1,546 0 0 1974 53–32 62.4% #33 1,947 0 3
23 1977 37–27 57.8% #40 1,742 0 0 1975 68–30 69.4% #23 1,966 0 6
24 1978 43–26 62.3% #29 1,841 0 0 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,130 0 7
25 1979 33–27 55.0% #30 1,842 0 0 1977 107–22 82.9% #4 2,092 0 12
26 1980 21–25 45.7% #62 1,729 0 0 1978 72–25 74.2% #7 1,999 0 15
27 1981 37–21 63.8% #39 1,870 0 1 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,982 0 17
28 1982 35–21 62.5% #24 1,832 0 2 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,998 0 21
29 1983 19–17 52.8% #41 1,750 0 2 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,949 0 22
30 1984 15–18 45.5% #86 1,723 0 2 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,950 0 24
31 1985 12–10 54.5% #68 1,764 0 2 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,876 0 25
32 — — — — — — — 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25
33 1987 0–4 0.0% #595 1,678 0 2 — — — — — — —
34 1988 0–1 0.0% #980 1,655 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Hank Pfister Brian Gottfried
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 1975 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1973 28 11 39 71.8% 8 8 16 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 9 9 18 50.0%
22 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1974 21 11 32 65.6% 17 12 29 58.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 13 6 19 68.4%
23 1977 9 6 15 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 16 8 24 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 1975 24 12 36 66.7% 21 11 32 65.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 19 5 24 79.2%
24 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1976 14 6 20 70.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7%
25 1979 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 15 11 26 57.7% 1977 34 5 39 87.2% 32 8 40 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 33 6 39 84.6%
26 1980 6 7 13 46.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1978 16 6 22 72.7% 21 8 29 72.4% 8 2 10 80.0% 27 9 36 75.0%
27 1981 22 9 31 71.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 1979 23 6 29 79.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 15 9 24 62.5%
28 1982 10 9 19 52.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1980 15 5 20 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 9 30 70.0%
29 1983 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1981 27 9 36 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
30 1984 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1982 26 10 36 72.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0%
31 1985 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 13 7 20 65.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
33 1987 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 95 74 169 56.2% 22 30 52 42.3% 96 53 149 64.4% 47 56 103 45.6% — 249 101 350 71.1% 169 92 261 64.8% 74 39 113 65.5% 198 89 287 69.0%

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 Hank Pfister Brian Gottfried
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 1975 1459 98.5 — — — — — +48 — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.30 1973 1790 142.5 — — — — +66 -132 -163 56.9% +0.58 13–8 (62%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.09
22 1976 1547 123.5 — — — — +11 -71 +47 45.7% -0.20 3–5 (38%) 2–6 (25%) — +1.09 1974 1948 144.7 — — — — +47 -172 -312 59.2% +0.66 16–10 (62%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.32
23 1977 1743 140.1 — — — — -58 -137 +17 54.4% +0.11 14–9 (61%) 8–9 (47%) — +0.19 1975 1966 153.4 — — — — +58 -83 -266 65.3% +1.12 18–17 (51%) 6–9 (40%) — -2.87
24 1978 1841 145.9 — — — — 0 -227 +11 61.6% +0.92 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +2.99 1976 2130 163.6 — — — — +44 -146 -384 64.8% +1.11 19–10 (66%) 16–10 (62%) — -9.58
25 1979 1842 151.6 — — — — +8 — +56 53.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 8–9 (47%) — -3.48 1977 2092 165.3 — — — — +120 -27 -298 73.9% +1.70 31–8 (79%) 11–13 (46%) — -2.47
26 1980 1730 143.8 — — — — -6 -128 +175 46.7% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 8–10 (44%) — -3.62 1978 2000 164.6 — — — — +107 -19 -69 69.3% +1.32 17–14 (55%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.64
27 1981 1870 147.1 — — — — -15 -300 +93 61.2% +0.53 9–6 (60%) 14–6 (70%) — -1.71 1979 1982 159.7 — — — — +81 -11 -51 67.2% +1.36 12–10 (55%) 9–10 (47%) — -2.54
28 1982 1833 143.2 — — — — -50 -232 +127 59.2% +0.47 9–6 (60%) 14–7 (67%) — -3.17 1980 1999 156.9 — — — — +21 +11 +43 70.0% +1.36 14–9 (61%) 16–10 (62%) — -2.29
29 1983 1751 142.3 — — — — +74 — +118 50.5% -0.02 8–9 (47%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.26 1981 1950 153.8 — — — — +48 +6 +46 62.4% +0.92 12–5 (71%) 10–9 (53%) — -2.94
30 1984 1724 131.5 — — — — +56 — +53 45.8% -0.40 6–5 (55%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.93 1982 1950 154.9 — — — — +55 -43 -5 62.1% +1.01 12–7 (63%) 11–11 (50%) — -1.35
31 1985 1765 136.6 — — — — +34 — -33 53.6% +0.43 4–4 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.13 1983 1877 141.1 — — — — +60 -49 +102 56.9% +0.45 11–3 (79%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.19
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1724 135.1 — — — — +113 +69 +143 46.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) — -1.29
33 1987 1679 104.0 — — — — +22 — — 10.0% -2.10 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1988 1656 102.6 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.00 — — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1930 148.0 — — — — +4 -158 +75 53.9% +0.24 82–74 (53%) 81–73 (53%) 103.1 -2.69 — 2251 158.8 — — — — +67 -60 -86 63.8% +1.01 184–117 (61%) 131–116 (53%) 99.7 -3.50

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.