Brian Gottfried
{{Short description|American tennis player (born 1952)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Brian Gottfried
|fullname =
| image =
| country ={{flagu|USA}}
| residence = Sarasota, Florida
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|1|27}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| turnedpro = 1972
| retired = 1984
| plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $2,782,514
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=702|lost=330}}
| singlestitles = 25
| highestsinglesranking = No. 3 (19 June 1977)
| AustralianOpenresult = 3R (1980)
| FrenchOpenresult = F (1977){{Cite book |last=Barrett |first=John |title=World of Tennis 1978: A BP Yearbook |last2=Flink |first2=Steve |last3=Tingay |first3=Lance |publisher=Macdonald and Jane's |year=1978 |isbn=978-0-354-09039-1 |edition=10th Year |location=London |pages=39–40, 42–43, 45, 66, 68–69, 72, 131–132, 134 |language=en |issn=0305-6325 |oclc=237184605 |ol=15012356M |author-link=John Barrett (tennis) |author-link2=Steve Flink |author-link3=Lance Tingay}}
| Wimbledonresult = SF (1980)
| USOpenresult = QF (1977, 1978)
| Othertournaments = yes
| MastersCupresult = SF (1977, 1978)
| WCTFinalsresult = SF (1981)
| doublesrecord = 603–246
| doublestitles = 54
| highestdoublesranking = No. 2 (12 December 1976)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1980)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = W (1975, 1977)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = W (1976)
| USOpenDoublesresult = F (1977)
| awards =
}}
Brian Edward Gottfried (born January 27, 1952) is an American retired tennis player who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. He was the runner-up in singles at the 1977 French Open, won the 1975 and 1977 French Open Doubles as well as the 1976 Wimbledon Doubles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking on the ATP tour on June 19, 1977, when he became world No. 3, and a career-high doubles ranking on December 12, 1976, when he became world No. 2.
Tennis career
=Junior and college=
Gottfried was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is Jewish.{{Cite web|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19820312-01.1.17|title= 12 March 1982 |website=Jewish Post}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3sSlDgAAQBAJ&q=%22brian+gottfried%22+jewish+parents&pg=PA145 |title=Players: How Sports Became a Business |last=Futterman |first=Matthew |date=2017 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781476716961 }} He began playing tennis at the age of 5, after receiving a racquet as a gift.{{cite web|url=http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=tennis&ID=15|title=Gottfried, Brian|website=Jews in Sports|access-date=24 April 2014}} In all, Gottfried won 14 national junior titles.{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/BrianGottfried.htm|title=Brian Gottfried|publisher=International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame|access-date=24 April 2014}} As a teen Gottfried attended Baylor School{{Cite web|url=https://www.baylorschool.org/athletics/hall-of-fame/detail|title=Detail|website=Baylor School|access-date=2020-09-21|archive-date=2021-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527000746/https://www.baylorschool.org/athletics/hall-of-fame/detail|url-status=dead}} in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pJ7LmzGJhZYC&pg=PA70 |title=Sport Lauderdale: Big Names and Big Games: a Sports Enthusiast's Guide to Broward County, Florida |last=Thuma |first=Cynthia |date=2007 |publisher=History Press |isbn=9781596291454 |pages=70 }} In 1970, as a freshman at Trinity University in Texas, he won the USTA boys 18s singles championship, as well as the doubles championship with Alexander Mayer.{{cite web|url=http://ustaboys.com/tournament/past_winners.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929100637/http://ustaboys.com/tournament/past_winners.php|archive-date=2007-09-29|access-date=24 April 2014|title=USTA Boys 18 & 16: Past Winners}} He was an All-American in 1971 and 1972.
=Professional career=
Gottfried began his professional tennis career in 1972. He won five tournaments in 1977 and was runner-up at the French Open. Newsweek described him as the "best male tennis player in the world at the moment" in April 1977, while World Tennis and Tennis Magazine ranked him as No. 4 in their 1977's year-end rankings.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2pQmAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1140,3053428|title=Jornal do Brasil – Búsqueda en el archivo de Google Noticias}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C-YCAAAAMBAJ&q=brian+gottfried+world+tennis+magazine&pg=PA78 |via=Google News|title=New York Magazine |date=1984-04-23 |quote=In 1977, he was named by Tennis magazine to a number four world ranking, one notch above Gerulaitis}} He won the Italian Open doubles championship in four consecutive years (1974–1977). He won the men's doubles at the French Open in 1975 and 1977. In 1976, he won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon. He ended his career tied for 22nd in open era singles titles leaders, and tied for 12th in doubles.
Arthur Ashe liked to recall how Gottfried missed his daily practice session to get married, but atoned by doubling his practice time the next day.{{cite web |url=http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/highlights.asp?playernumber=G029 |title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Brian Gottfried |publisher=Atptennis.com |access-date=April 30, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Gottfried retired as the player with the greatest number of tour match victories among players who had never won a grand slam. He held this record for 32 years, eventually being succeeded by David Ferrer.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} He was also second to Ferrer for most titles by a player who never won a major.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennis365.com/grand-slam/tennis365s-top-10-male-players-who-failed-to-win-a-grand-slam/|title=Tennis365's Top 10 male players who failed to win a Grand Slam|date=6 January 2018}}
Grand Slam finals
=Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)=
| class='sortable wikitable'
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px"|Year !style="width:160px"|Championship !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Opponent !style="width:170px" class="unsortable"|Score | |||||
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1977 | French Open | Clay | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Guillermo Vilas | 0–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
=Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px"|Year !style="width:160px"|Championship !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Partner !style="width:160px"|Opponents !style="width:170px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |1975 |Clay |{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez |{{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander |6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |1976 |French Open |Clay |{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez |{{flagicon|USA}} Fred McNair |6–7, 3–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |1976 |Grass |{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez |{{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case |3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |1977 |French Open |Clay |{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez |{{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak |7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |1977 |Clay |{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt |4–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |1979 |Wimbledon |Grass |{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez |{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Fleming |6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |1980 |French Open |Clay |{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez |{{flagicon|USA}} Victor Amaya |6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
{{performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
=Singles=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !!1970 !!1971 !!1972 !!1973 !!1974 !!1975 !!1976 !!colspan=2|1977 !!1978 !!1979 !!1980 !!1981 !!1982 !!1983 !!1984!!{{Tooltip| SR | Strike rate}} |
| align=left bgcolor=#efefef|Australian Open{{#tag:ref|The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.|group=lower-alpha}}
| A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | A | A | A | A | bgcolor=#efefef| 0 / 1 |
| align=left bgcolor=#efefef|French Open
| A | A | bgcolor=afeeee|2R{{#tag:ref|The 1972 French Open had two preliminary rounds.{{cite web | url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004438 | title=1972 French Open draw | access-date=28 March 2019 }} Gottfried won in both to enter the main draw. These wins do not count as main draw wins.|group=lower-alpha}} | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | A | bgcolor=thistle colspan=2|F | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=#efefef| 0 / 12 |
| align=left bgcolor=#efefef|Wimbledon
| A | A | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | A | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=afeeee colspan=2|2R | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | bgcolor=yellow|SF | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=afeeee|1R | bgcolor=#efefef| 0 / 12 |
| align=left bgcolor=#efefef|US Open
| bgcolor=afeeee|1R | bgcolor=afeeee|1R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=ffebcd colspan=2|QF | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=#efefef| 0 / 15 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"
| style=text-align:left|Strike rate | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | colspan=2|0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | {{nowrap|0 / 40}} |
{{notelist}}
Grand Prix, WCT, and Grand Slam finals
=Singles: 51 (25 titles, 26 runner-ups)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:20px" class="unsortable"|No. !style="width:40px"|Date !style="width:200px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:180px"|Opponent !style="width:180px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1. | 1973 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|CHI}} Jaime Fillol | Walkover |
| style="background:#e9e9e9;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 1973 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe | 6–1, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1. | 1973 | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs | 5–7, 2–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2. | 1973 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Grass | {{flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | 6–7, 4–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3. | 1974 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs | 6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–0 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3. | 1974 | London | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4. | 1975 | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Stone | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5. | 1975 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4. | 1975 | Denver WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6. | 1975 | Melbourne | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Harold Solomon | 6–2, 7–6, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5. | 1975 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Harold Solomon | 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6. | 1976 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe | 2–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7. | 1976 | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe | 6–2, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7. | 1976 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8. | 1976 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Harold Solomon | 2–6, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8. | 1977 | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9. | 1977 | Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9. | 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg | 4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 10. | 1977 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz | 6–1, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 11. | 1977 | La Costa, California, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen | 6–3, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10. | 1977 | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith | 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 11. | 1977 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg | 5–7, 2–6 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 12. | 1977 | French Open, Paris | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas | 0–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#e9e9e9;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 13. | 1977 | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas | 4–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 14. | 1977 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas | 2–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 15. | 1977 | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 16. | 1977 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Butch Walts | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 17. | 1977 | Maui, Hawaii, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 12. | 1977 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak | 6–1, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 18. | 1977 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ITA}} Corrado Barazzutti | 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 13. | 1978 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | 7–5, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 14. | 1978 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 15. | 1978 | Houston WCT, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 19. | 1978 | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe | 2–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 20. | 1979 | Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner | 4–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 21. | 1979 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner | 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 16. | 1979 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs | 6–3, 6–0 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 17. | 1979 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Johan Kriek | 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 18. | 1980 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Mayer | 6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 19. | 1980 | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} José Luis Clerc | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 20. | 1980 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Trey Waltke | 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 21. | 1980 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 22. | 1981 | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 23. | 1981 | London (Queen's), UK | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe | 6–7, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 22. | 1981 | Stowe, Vermont, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Graham | 6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 24. | 1981 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|TCH}} Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 0–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 23. | 1982 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Estep | 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 25. | 1982 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 5–7, 0–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 24. | 1982 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Scanlon | 6–1, 6–4, 6–0 |
| style="background:#e9e9e9;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 26. | 1982 | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe | 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 25. | 1983 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Mel Purcell | 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 |
=Doubles (54 titles, 41 runner-ups)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:20px" class="unsortable"|No. !style="width:40px"|Date !style="width:200px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:180px"|Partner !style="width:180px"|Opponents !style="width:180px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1. | 1973 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton | {{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2. | 1973 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1. | 1973 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander | 6–1, 6–7, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3. | 1973 | Fort Worth, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton | {{flagicon|AUS}} Owen Davidson | 7–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2. | 1973 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Gerken | {{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Dibley | 3–6, 7–5, 15–17 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3. | 1974 | Atlanta WCT, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4. | 1974 | Orlando WCT, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton | {{flagicon|AUS}} Owen Davidson | 6–7, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5. | 1974 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender | 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4. | 1974 | Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr. | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6. | 1974 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Gorman | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5. | 1974 | South Orange, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7. | 1974 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case | 3–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8. | 1974 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrice Dominguez | 1–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9. | 1974 | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes | 6–7, 6–2, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10. | 1974 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrice Dominguez | 5–7, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 11. | 1974 | London, England | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6. | 1975 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 12. | 1975 | Dayton Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Gerken | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Ruffels | 6–7, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7. | 1975 | St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Pasarell | 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8. | 1975 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Pasarell | 7–5, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 13. | 1975 | São Paulo WCT, Brazil | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 14. | 1975 | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case | 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9. | 1975 | Orlando WCT, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Dibley | 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 10. | 1975 | World Doubles WCT, Mexico | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Cox | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 11. | 1975 | Dallas WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt | 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 12. | 1975 | Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 13. | 1975 | French Open, Paris | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 15. | 1975 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz | 5–7, 6–2, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 14. | 1975 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} John Andrews | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 16. | 1975 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case | 4–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 15. | 1975 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case | 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 16. | 1975 | Perth, Australia | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 17. | 1975 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr. | 7–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 18. | 1976 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 19. | 1976 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe | 6–4, 7–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 20. | 1976 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander | 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 21. | 1976 | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|EGY|1972}} Ismail El Shafei | 6–4, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 22. | 1976 | Jackson WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case | 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 23. | 1976 | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Borowiak | 7–5, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 24. | 1976 | Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters | 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 17. | 1976 | French Open, Paris | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Fred McNair | 6–7, 3–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 25. | 1976 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case | 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 26. | 1976 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe | 6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 27. | 1976 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo Cano | 6–3, 6–0 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 28. | 1976 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Fred McNair | 6–2, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 29. | 1976 | Woodlands Doubles, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Phil Dent | 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 18. | 1976 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton | 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 30. | 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt | 7–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 19. | 1976 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt | 4–6, 0–4, ret. |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 20. | 1976 | Wembley, England | Carpet | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak | {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith | 6–7, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 31. | 1976 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Stewart | {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr. | 1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 32. | 1977 | Miami, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kronk | 7–5, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 21. | 1977 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz | 3–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 33. | 1977 | Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Fred McNair | 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 34. | 1977 | French Open, Paris | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 35. | 1977 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Fred McNair | 7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 22. | 1977 | US Open, New York | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt | 4–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 23. | 1977 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz | 6–7, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 36. | 1977 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Borowiak | 6–2, 6–0 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 24. | 1977 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak | 3–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 25. | 1977 | Wembley, England | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Mayer | 3–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 37. | 1978 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Phil Dent | 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 38. | 1978 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters | {{flagicon|USA}} Hank Pfister | 6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 39. | 1979 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe | {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac | 6–4, 6–3 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 26. | 1979 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Fleming | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 27. | 1979 | Washington, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 40. | 1979 | Columbus, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Gullikson | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 41. | 1979 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 28. | 1979 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt | 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 29. | 1979 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 42. | 1980 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 30. | 1980 | Baltimore WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Gullikson | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 31. | 1980 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Fleming | 3–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 32. | 1980 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan | {{flagicon|USA}} Fritz Buehning | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 43. | 1980 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Frawley | 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 33. | 1980 | French Open, Paris | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Victor Amaya | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 44. | 1980 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Kevin Curren | 7–6, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 45. | 1980 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Mayer | {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Fleming | 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 46. | 1980 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz | 7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 34. | 1980 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Raymond Moore | {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Bertolucci | 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 35. | 1980 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McNamara | 2–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 36. | 1981 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen | 2–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 37. | 1981 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Gullikson | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 47. | 1981 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe | 7–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 38. | 1981 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Johan Kriek | 6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 48. | 1982 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Lloyd | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 39. | 1982 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Hank Pfister | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Gullikson | 2–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 49. | 1982 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson | W/O |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 50. | 1982 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Manson | {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Lapidus | 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 51. | 1982 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan | {{flagicon|ISR}} Shlomo Glickstein | 6–2, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 40. | 1983 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|SUI}} Heinz Günthardt | 3–6, 5–7, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 52. | 1983 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Tian Viljoen | 6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 41. | 1983 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson | {{flagicon|SUI}} Heinz Günthardt | 6–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 53. | 1983 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul McNamee | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Kevin Curren | 6–4, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 54. | 1984 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Tomáš Šmíd | {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Cássio Motta | 6–4, 6–2 |
Davis Cup
Gottfried was 7–7 in Davis Cup play for the US between 1975 and 1982{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10000536 |title=Players |publisher=daviscup.com |access-date=April 30, 2010}} and won it twice (in 1978 and 1982).
Halls of Fame & awards
Gottfried won the 1974 and 1975 ATP Doubles Team of the Year Award with partner Raúl Ramírez.
He won the 1976 ATP Most Improved Player Award.{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/5/en/players/playerprofiles/highlights.asp?playernumber=G029 |title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Brian Gottfried |publisher=ATP World Tour |access-date=April 30, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
He won the ATP Sportsmanship award in 1984.
Gottfried was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990.{{cite web|title=Halls of Fame|url=http://www.itatennis.com/AboutITA/HOF.htm|website=www.itatennis.com|publisher=Intercollegiate Tennis Association|access-date=2014-09-28|archive-date=2018-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611190615/http://www.itatennis.com/AboutITA/HOF.htm|url-status=dead}}
Gottfried, who is Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
Life after playing career
Gottfried now lives in Sarasota, Florida. In 2007 Gottfried joined the coaching staff at the Harold Solomon Tennis Institute in Fort Lauderdale.
In 2010, Gottfried coached with the Bollettieri Tennis Program at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
He was elected to the ATP Player Council in 2012 as an alumni representative.{{cite web|title=ATP Structure|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Corporate/Structure.aspx|publisher=ATP|access-date= 25 June 2013}}{{cite web|title=ATP ANNOUNCES NEW PLAYER COUNCIL|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/06/Features/New-ATP-Player-Council-Elected.aspx|publisher=ATP|access-date=25 June 2013}}
In 2015, he joined the coaching staff at the Bolles School{{Cite web |url=http://www.bolles.org/page.cfm?p=2252 |title=The Bolles School: Tennis Programming |access-date=2015-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007082705/http://www.bolles.org/page.cfm?p=2252 |archive-date=2015-10-07 |url-status=dead }}
His younger brother, Larry was also a tennis player.
See also
References
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