A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Country (sports) |  USA |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sarasota, Florida |
| Born | January 27, 1952 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Turned pro | 1972 |
| Retired | 1984 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,782,514 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 702–330 (68.0%) |
| Career titles | 25 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (19 June 1977) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1980) |
| French Open | F (1977)[1] |
| Wimbledon | SF (1980) |
| US Open | QF (1977, 1978)[1] |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (1977, 1978)[1] |
| WCT Finals | SF (1981) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 603–246 |
| Career titles | 54 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (12 December 1976) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1980) |
| French Open | W (1975, 1977)[1] |
| Wimbledon | W (1976) |
| US Open | F (1977)[1] |
Brian Edward Gottfried (born January 27, 1952) is a retired American 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,[1] won the 1975 and 1977 French Open Doubles[1] 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.[2][3] He began playing tennis at the age of 5, after receiving a racquet as a gift.[4] In all, Gottfried won 14 national junior titles.[5] As a teen Gottfried attended Baylor School[6] in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida.[7] 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.[8] He was an All-American in 1971 and 1972.
Professional career
Gottfried began his professional tennis career in 1972.[4] 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,[4] while World Tennis and Tennis Magazine ranked him as No. 4 in their 1977's year-end rankings.[9][10] 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.[4]
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.[4][11]
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] He was also second to Ferrer for most titles by a player who never won a major.[12]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1977 | French Open | Clay |  Guillermo Vilas |
0–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1975 | French Open | Clay |  Raúl Ramírez
|
 John Alexander Phil Dent
|
6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1976 | French Open | Clay | Raúl Ramírez
|
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
|
6–7, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1976 | Wimbledon | Grass | Raúl Ramírez
|
Ross Case Geoff Masters
|
3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 1977 | French Open | Clay | Raúl Ramírez
|
 Wojtek Fibak  Jan Kodeš
|
7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1977 | US Open | Clay | Raúl Ramírez
|
 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
|
4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1979 | Wimbledon | Grass | Raúl Ramírez
|
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
|
6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1980 | French Open | Clay | Raúl Ramírez
|
Victor Amaya Hank Pfister
|
6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R[b] | 2R | 2R | 4R | A | F | 3R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 0 / 12 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 4R | 2R | QF | 3R | SF | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 12 | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 4R | QF | QF | 4R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 15 | |
| Strike rate | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 40 | |
Grand Prix, WCT, and Grand Slam finals
Singles: 51 (25 titles, 26 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1973 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard |  Jaime Fillol
|
Walkover |
| Win | 2. | 1973 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Hard | Arthur Ashe
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | 1973 | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | Hard | Eddie Dibbs
|
5–7, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1973 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Grass | Fred Stolle
|
6–7, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1974 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Eddie Dibbs
|
6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3. | 1974 | London | Carpet | Jimmy Connors
|
2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4. | 1975 | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet | Allan Stone
|
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 1975 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Carpet | Geoff Masters
|
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 1975 | Denver WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Jimmy Connors
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | 1975 | Melbourne | Grass | Harold Solomon
|
6–2, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5. | 1975 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Harold Solomon
|
3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 1976 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Arthur Ashe
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | 1976 | Los Angeles | Carpet | Arthur Ashe
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | 1976 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Roscoe Tanner
|
6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 1976 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Harold Solomon
|
2–6, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8. | 1977 | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | Carpet | Guillermo Vilas
|
6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 9. | 1977 | Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. | Hard | Guillermo Vilas
|
2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Hard (i) |  Björn Borg
|
4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 10. | 1977 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 11. | 1977 | La Costa, California, U.S. | Hard | Marty Riessen
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 1977 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Brian_Gottfried