H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 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 third round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 5, 1981* Stockholm ATP 250 R32 Hard Hank Pfister #60 6-3 1-6 6-2 Brian Gottfried #18 Match data
Apr 23, 1981* Las Vegas ATP 250 R32 Hard Brian Gottfried #14 6-1 6-4 Hank Pfister #81 Match data
Jun 21, 1980* Surbiton ATP 250 QF Grass Brian Gottfried #28 6-4 7-6 Hank Pfister #38 Match data
Feb 14, 1980* Rancho Mirage ATP 250 R32 Hard Hank Pfister #43 7-6 5-7 7-5 Brian Gottfried #17 Match data
Mar 16, 1979* Washington Indoor ATP 250 R16 Carpet Brian Gottfried #8 6-4 6-7 6-4 Hank Pfister #32 Match data
Jun 22, 1978* Birmingham ATP 250 R16 Grass Brian Gottfried #5 9-7 6-2 Hank Pfister #38 Match data
Sep 30, 1977* San Francisco ATP 250 R16 Carpet Brian Gottfried #4 6-2 6-1 Hank Pfister #45 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
Hank Pfister #982 #19 0 1,926 260 213 55.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Brian Gottfried #431 #3 0 2,237 695 322 68.3% 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% — 1,526 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 1,794 0 2
22 1976 8–12 40.0% #101 1,537 0 0 1974 56–33 62.9% #33 1,946 0 3
23 1977 37–27 57.8% #48 1,741 0 0 1975 70–31 69.3% #23 1,963 0 6
24 1978 43–26 62.3% #29 1,839 0 0 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,110 0 7
25 1979 33–27 55.0% #30 1,841 0 0 1977 107–22 82.9% #5 2,108 0 12
26 1980 21–25 45.7% #62 1,727 0 0 1978 72–24 75.0% #7 1,999 0 15
27 1981 37–21 63.8% #39 1,869 0 1 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,978 0 17
28 1982 35–21 62.5% #24 1,831 0 2 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,997 0 21
29 1983 19–17 52.8% #41 1,749 0 2 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,945 0 22
30 1984 15–18 45.5% #86 1,722 0 2 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,948 0 24
31 1985 12–10 54.5% #68 1,763 0 2 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,875 0 25
32 — — — — — — — 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25
33 1987 0–4 0.0% #595 1,677 0 2 — — — — — — —
34 1988 0–1 0.0% #980 1,654 0 2 — — — — — — —