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Brian Gottfried

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.

Brian Gottfried
Country (sports) USA
ResidenceSarasota, Florida
Born (1952-01-27) January 27, 1952 (age 72)
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Turned pro1972
Retired1984
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,782,514
Singles
Career record702–330
Career titles25
Highest rankingNo. 3 (19 June 1977)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1980)
French OpenF (1977)[1]
WimbledonSF (1980)
US OpenQF (1977, 1978)[1]
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1977, 1978)[1]
WCT FinalsSF (1981)
Doubles
Career record603–246
Career titles54
Highest rankingNo. 2 (12 December 1976)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1980)
French OpenW (1975, 1977)[1]
WimbledonW (1976)
US OpenF (1977)[1]

Tennis career

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Junior and college

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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

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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

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1977 French Open Clay Argentina  Guillermo Vilas 0–6, 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1975 French Open Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  John Alexander
Australia  Phil Dent 		6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1976 French Open Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Fred McNair
United States  Sherwood Stewart 		6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Win 1976 Wimbledon Grass Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Ross Case
Australia  Geoff Masters 		3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5
Win 1977 French Open Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Poland  Wojtek Fibak
Czechoslovakia  Jan Kodeš 		7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1977 US Open Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez South Africa  Bob Hewitt
South Africa  Frew McMillan 		4–6, 0–6
Loss 1979 Wimbledon Grass Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Peter Fleming
United States  John McEnroe 		6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1980 French Open Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Victor Amaya
United States  Hank Pfister 		6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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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
  1. ^ The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
  2. ^ The 1972 French Open had two preliminary rounds.[13] Gottfried won in both to enter the main draw. These wins do not count as main draw wins.

Grand Prix, WCT, and Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 51 (25 titles, 26 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1973 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Chile  Jaime Fillol Walkover
Win 2. 1973 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Hard United States  Arthur Ashe 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1. 1973 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. Hard United States  Eddie Dibbs 5–7, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 1973 Christchurch, New Zealand Grass Australia  Fred Stolle 6–7, 4–6, 1–6
Win 3. 1974 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) United States  Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–0
Loss 3. 1974 London Carpet United States  Jimmy Connors 2–6, 6–7
Win 4. 1975 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Carpet Australia  Allan Stone 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 5. 1975 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Carpet Australia  Geoff Masters 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 4. 1975 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet United States  Jimmy Connors 3–6, 4–6
Win 6. 1975 Melbourne Grass United States  Harold Solomon 6–2, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 5. 1975 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States  Harold Solomon 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 6. 1976 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet United States  Arthur Ashe 2–6, 4–6
Win 7. 1976 Los Angeles Carpet United States  Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2
Loss 7. 1976 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet United States  Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 8. 1976 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States  Harold Solomon 2–6, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win 8. 1977 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Carpet Argentina  Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 7–6
Win 9. 1977 Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. Hard Argentina  Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 9. 1977 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Hard (i) Sweden  Björn Borg 4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 10. 1977 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet United States  Robert Lutz 6–1, 6–2
Win 11. 1977 La Costa, California, U.S. Hard United States  Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–2
Loss 10. 1977 Los Angeles Carpet United States  Stan Smith 4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 11. 1977 Denver, Colorado, U.S. Carpet Sweden  Björn Borg 5–7, 2–6
Loss 12. 1977 French Open, Paris Clay Argentina  Guillermo Vilas 0–6, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 13. 1977 Washington, D.C. Clay Argentina  Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 5–7
Loss 14. 1977 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Hard Argentina  Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 1–6
Loss 15. 1977 Los Angeles Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 16. 1977 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet United States  Butch Walts 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 17. 1977 Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Hard United States  Jimmy Connors 2–6, 0–6
Win 12. 1977 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Poland  Wojtek Fibak 6–1, 6–1
Loss 18. 1977 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Italy  Corrado Barazzutti 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 13. 1978 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 7–6
Win 14. 1978 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Carpet United States  Eddie Dibbs 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 15. 1978 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay Romania  Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 19. 1978 Los Angeles Carpet United States  Arthur Ashe 2–6, 4–6
Loss 20. 1979 Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. Hard United States  Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 2–6
Loss 21. 1979 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet United States  Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 4–6
Win 16. 1979 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Clay United States  Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–0
Win 17. 1979 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) South Africa  Johan Kriek 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Win 18. 1980 Surbiton, United Kingdom Grass United States  Sandy Mayer 6–3, 6–3
Win 19. 1980 Washington, D.C. Clay Argentina  José Luis Clerc 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Win 20. 1980 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) United States  Trey Waltke 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Win 21. 1980 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Italy  Adriano Panatta 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Loss 22. 1981 Brussels, Belgium Carpet United States  Jimmy Connors 2–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 23. 1981 London (Queen's), UK Grass United States  John McEnroe 6–7, 5–7
Win 22. 1981 Stowe, Vermont, U.S. Hard United States  Tony Graham 6–3, 6–3
Loss 24. 1981 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Czechoslovakia  Ivan Lendl 6–1, 0–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win 23. 1982 Tampa, Florida, U.S. Hard United States  Mike Estep 6–7, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 25. 1982 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Hard United States  Jimmy Connors 5–7, 0–6
Win 24. 1982 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) United States  Bill Scanlon 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 26. 1982 Wembley, United Kingdom Carpet United States  John McEnroe 3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 25. 1983 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) United States  Mel Purcell 6–2, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles (54 titles, 41 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1973 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet United States  Dick Stockton Australia  Roy Emerson
Australia  Rod Laver 		4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2. 1973 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard United States  Dick Stockton Australia  Ken Rosewall
Australia  Fred Stolle 		6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1. 1973 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  John Alexander
Australia  Phil Dent 		6–1, 6–7, 6–7
Win 3. 1973 Fort Worth, U.S. Hard United States  Dick Stockton Australia  Owen Davidson
Australia  John Newcombe 		7–6, 6–4
Loss 2. 1973 Hong Kong Hard United States  Paul Gerken Australia  Colin Dibley
Australia  Rod Laver 		3–6, 7–5, 15–17
Loss 3. 1974 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Clay United States  Dick Stockton United States  Robert Lutz
United States  Stan Smith 		3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 4. 1974 Orlando WCT, U.S. Clay United States  Dick Stockton Australia  Owen Davidson
Australia  John Newcombe 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 5. 1974 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez West Germany  Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 		3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 4. 1974 Rome, Italy Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Spain  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Romania  Ilie Năstase 		6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 6. 1974 Chicago, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Tom Gorman
United States  Marty Riessen 		6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Win 5. 1974 South Orange, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez India  Anand Amritraj
India  Vijay Amritraj 		7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 7. 1974 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Ross Case
Australia  Geoff Masters 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 8. 1974 Madrid, Spain Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez France  Patrice Dominguez
Spain  Antonio Muñoz 		1–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 1974 Tehran, Iran Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Spain  Manuel Orantes
Argentina  Guillermo Vilas 		6–7, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 10. 1974 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Mexico  Raúl Ramírez France  Patrice Dominguez
France  François Jauffret 		5–7, 4–6
Loss 11. 1974 London, England Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Jimmy Connors
Romania  Ilie Năstase 		6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Win 6. 1975 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Dick Stockton
United States  Erik van Dillen 		3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 12. 1975 Dayton Indoor, U.S. Carpet United States  Paul Gerken Australia  Ray Ruffels
Australia  Allan Stone 		6–7, 5–7
Win 7. 1975 St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Charlie Pasarell
United States  Roscoe Tanner 		6–4, 6–4
Win 8. 1975 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Charlie Pasarell
United States  Roscoe Tanner 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 13. 1975 São Paulo WCT, Brazil Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Ross Case
Australia  Geoff Masters 		7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 14. 1975 Caracas WCT, Venezuela Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Ross Case
Australia  Geoff Masters 		5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Win 9. 1975 Orlando WCT, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Colin Dibley
Australia  Ray Ruffels 		6–4, 6–4
Win 10. 1975 World Doubles WCT, Mexico Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United Kingdom  Mark Cox
South Africa  Cliff Drysdale 		7–6, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Win 11. 1975 Dallas WCT, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez South Africa  Bob Hewitt
South Africa  Frew McMillan 		7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5
Win 12. 1975 Rome, Italy Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Jimmy Connors
Romania  Ilie Năstase 		6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Win 13. 1975 French Open, Paris Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  John Alexander
Australia  Phil Dent 		6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 15. 1975 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Robert Lutz
United States  Stan Smith 		5–7, 6–2, 1–6
Win 14. 1975 Boston, U.S. Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  John Andrews
United States  Mike Estep 		4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 16. 1975 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Grass Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Ross Case
Australia  Geoff Masters 		4–6, 0–6
Win 15. 1975 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Ross Case
Australia  Geoff Masters 		6–4, 6–2
Win 16. 1975 Perth, Australia Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Ross Case
Australia  Geoff Masters 		2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0
Win 17. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Spain  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain  Manuel Orantes 		7–6, 6–4
Win 18. 1976 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Ross Case
Australia  Geoff Masters 		6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 19. 1976 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Arthur Ashe
Netherlands  Tom Okker 		6–4, 7–5
Win 20. 1976 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  John Alexander
Australia  Phil Dent 		6–4, 6–2
Win 21. 1976 México City WCT, México Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Egypt  Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand  Brian Fairlie 		6–4, 7–6
Win 22. 1976 Jackson WCT, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Ross Case
Australia  Geoff Masters 		7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Win 23. 1976 Caracas WCT, Venezuela Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Jeff Borowiak
Romania  Ilie Năstase 		7–5, 6–4
Win 24. 1976 Rome, Italy Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Geoff Masters
Australia  John Newcombe 		7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 17. 1976 French Open, Paris Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Fred McNair
United States  Sherwood Stewart 		6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Win 25. 1976 Wimbledon, London Grass Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Ross Case
Australia  Geoff Masters 		3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5
Win 26. 1976 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Arthur Ashe
United States  Jimmy Connors 		6–3, 6–3
Win 27. 1976 North Conway, U.S. Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Argentina  Ricardo Cano
Paraguay  Víctor Pecci 		6–3, 6–0
Win 28. 1976 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Fred McNair
United States  Sherwood Stewart 		6–2, 6–2
Win 29. 1976 Woodlands Doubles, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Phil Dent
Australia  Allan Stone 		6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Loss 18. 1976 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet South Africa  Bob Hewitt United States  Dick Stockton
United States  Roscoe Tanner 		3–6, 4–6
Win 30. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez South Africa  Bob Hewitt
South Africa  Frew McMillan 		7–6, 6–4
Loss 19. 1976 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Mexico  Raúl Ramírez South Africa  Bob Hewitt
South Africa  Frew McMillan 		4–6, 0–4, ret.
Loss 20. 1976 Wembley, England Carpet Poland  Wojtek Fibak United States  Stan Smith
United States  Roscoe Tanner 		6–7, 3–6
Win 31. 1976 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard United States  Sherwood Stewart Spain  Juan Gisbert Sr.
United States  Stan Smith 		1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6
Win 32. 1977 Miami, U.S. Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Paul Kronk
Australia  Cliff Letcher 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 21. 1977 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Robert Lutz
United States  Stan Smith 		3–6, 5–7
Win 33. 1977 Rome, Italy Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Fred McNair
United States  Sherwood Stewart 		6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Win 34. 1977 French Open, Paris Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Poland  Wojtek Fibak
Czechoslovakia  Jan Kodeš 		7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 35. 1977 North Conway, U.S. Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Fred McNair
United States  Sherwood Stewart 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 22. 1977 US Open, New York Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez South Africa  Bob Hewitt
South Africa  Frew McMillan 		4–6, 0–6
Loss 23. 1977 Maui, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Robert Lutz
United States  Stan Smith 		6–7, 4–6
Win 36. 1977 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Jeff Borowiak
United Kingdom  Roger Taylor 		6–2, 6–0
Loss 24. 1977 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Poland  Wojtek Fibak
Netherlands  Tom Okker 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 25. 1977 Wembley, England Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Sandy Mayer
South Africa  Frew McMillan 		3–6, 6–7
Win 37. 1978 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Phil Dent
Australia  John Newcombe 		3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 38. 1978 Dayton, U.S. Carpet Australia  Geoff Masters United States  Hank Pfister
United States  Butch Walts 		6–3, 6–4
Win 39. 1979 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet United States  John McEnroe Romania  Ion Țiriac
Argentina  Guillermo Vilas 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 26. 1979 Wimbledon, London Grass Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Peter Fleming
United States  John McEnroe 		6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 27. 1979 Washington, U.S. Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Marty Riessen
United States  Sherwood Stewart 		6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win 40. 1979 Columbus, U.S. Clay United States  Robert Lutz United States  Tim Gullikson
United States  Tom Gullikson 		4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 41. 1979 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Romania  Ilie Năstase United States  Robert Lutz
United States  Stan Smith 		1–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 28. 1979 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Mexico  Raúl Ramírez South Africa  Bob Hewitt
South Africa  Frew McMillan 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 29. 1979 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Mexico  Raúl Ramírez South Africa  Bob Hewitt
South Africa  Frew McMillan 		4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 42. 1980 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Poland  Wojtek Fibak
Netherlands  Tom Okker 		3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 30. 1980 Baltimore WCT, U.S. Carpet South Africa  Frew McMillan United States  Tim Gullikson
United States  Marty Riessen 		6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 31. 1980 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Peter Fleming
United States  John McEnroe 		3–6, 6–7
Loss 32. 1980 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet South Africa  Frew McMillan United States  Fritz Buehning
South Africa  Johan Kriek 		6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win 43. 1980 Memphis, U.S. Carpet United States  John McEnroe Australia  Rod Frawley
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd 		6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 33. 1980 French Open, Paris Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Victor Amaya
United States  Hank Pfister 		6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win 44. 1980 North Conway, U.S. Clay United States  Jimmy Connors South Africa  Kevin Curren
United States  Steve Denton 		7–6, 6–2
Win 45. 1980 Columbus, U.S. Hard United States  Sandy Mayer United States  Peter Fleming
United States  Eliot Teltscher 		6–4, 6–2
Win 46. 1980 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Robert Lutz
United States  Stan Smith 		7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6
Loss 34. 1980 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) South Africa  Raymond Moore Italy  Paolo Bertolucci
Italy  Adriano Panatta 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 35. 1980 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass United States  Vitas Gerulaitis Australia  Peter McNamara
Australia  Paul McNamee 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 36. 1981 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Marty Riessen
United States  Sherwood Stewart 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 37. 1981 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  Tim Gullikson
South Africa  Bernard Mitton 		6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win 47. 1981 Milan, Italy Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United States  John McEnroe
United States  Peter Rennert 		7–6, 6–3
Loss 38. 1981 Stowe, U.S. Hard United States  Robert Lutz South Africa  Johan Kriek
United States  Larry Stefanki 		6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Win 48. 1982 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez United Kingdom  John Lloyd
United States  Dick Stockton 		6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 39. 1982 Tampa, U.S. Hard United States  Hank Pfister United States  Tim Gullikson
United States  Tom Gullikson 		2–6, 3–6
Win 49. 1982 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Clay Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Australia  Mark Edmondson
Australia  Kim Warwick 		W/O
Win 50. 1982 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) United States  Bruce Manson United States  Jay Lapidus
United States  Richard Meyer 		6–4, 6–2
Win 51. 1982 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard South Africa  Frew McMillan Israel  Shlomo Glickstein
Zimbabwe  Andrew Pattison 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 40. 1983 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet Mexico  Raúl Ramírez Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
Hungary  Balázs Taróczy 		3–6, 5–7, 6–7
Win 52. 1983 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Mexico  Raúl Ramírez South Africa  Tian Viljoen
South Africa  Danie Visser 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 41. 1983 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Australia  Mark Edmondson Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
Hungary  Balázs Taróczy 		6–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win 53. 1983 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Australia  Paul McNamee South Africa  Kevin Curren
United States  Steve Denton 		6–4, 6–3
Win 54. 1984 North Conway, U.S. Clay Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd Brazil  Cássio Motta
United States  Blaine Willenborg 		6–4, 6–2

Davis Cup

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Gottfried was 7–7 in Davis Cup play for the US between 1975 and 1982[14] and won it twice (in 1978 and 1982).

Halls of Fame & awards

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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.[15]

He won the ATP Sportsmanship award in 1984.[4]

Gottfried was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990.[16]

Gottfried, who is Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.[5]

Life after playing career

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Gottfried now lives in Sarasota, Florida.[4] 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.[17][18]

In 2015, he joined the coaching staff at the Bolles School[19]

His younger brother, Larry was also a tennis player.

See also

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References

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Awards
Preceded by ATP Most Improved Player
1977 		Succeeded by
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