H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC
Richard Russell vs Brian Gottfried H2H: 1-0
Richard Russell holds a 1–0 lead over Brian Gottfried in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Richard Russell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Richard Russell won the 1971 Salisbury second round 6-3 7-5.
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JAM
Right-Handed
H2H
1
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0
1 main draw meetings
USA
Age 74
Right-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 1971* | Salisbury | ATP 250 | R64 | Hard | Richard Russell | 6-3 7-5 | Brian Gottfried | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Russell | #755 | #140 | 40 | 1,575 | 56 | 100 | 35.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Richard Russell | Brian Gottfried | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | — | 1,526 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 11–13 | 45.8% | — | 1,584 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 52–33 | 61.2% | #21 | 1,794 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 1968 | 15–19 | 44.1% | — | 1,511 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 56–33 | 62.9% | #33 | 1,946 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 1969 | 12–18 | 40.0% | — | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 70–31 | 69.3% | #23 | 1,963 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | 1970 | 6–20 | 23.1% | — | 1,496 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | 68–29 | 70.1% | #10 | 2,110 | 0 | 7 |
| 25 | 1971 | 12–24 | 33.3% | — | 1,496 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 107–22 | 82.9% | #5 | 2,108 | 0 | 12 |
| 26 | 1972 | 7–9 | 43.8% | — | 1,508 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | 72–24 | 75.0% | #7 | 1,999 | 0 | 15 |
| 27 | 1973 | 3–7 | 30.0% | #191 | 1,498 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | 54–23 | 70.1% | #16 | 1,978 | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | 1974 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #249 | 1,509 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | 68–23 | 74.7% | #11 | 1,997 | 0 | 21 |
| 29 | 1975 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #373 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | 47–22 | 68.1% | #18 | 1,945 | 0 | 22 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 43–22 | 66.2% | #22 | 1,948 | 0 | 24 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 29–17 | 63.0% | #21 | 1,875 | 0 | 25 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 13–18 | 41.9% | #90 | 1,723 | 0 | 25 |