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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 (68.0%)
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 edit

Junior and college edit

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 edit

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 edit

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit

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) edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

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 Los Angeles Carpet   Stan Smith 4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 11. 1977 Denver, Colorado, U.S. Carpet   Björn Borg 5–7, 2–6
Loss 12. 1977 French Open, Paris Clay   Guillermo Vilas 0–6, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 13. 1977 Washington, D.C. Clay   Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 5–7
Loss 14. 1977 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Hard   Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 1–6
Loss 15. 1977 Los Angeles Hard   Raúl Ramírez 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 16. 1977 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet   Butch Walts 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 17. 1977 Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Hard   Jimmy Connors 2–6, 0–6
Win 12. 1977 Vienna, Austria Hard (i)   Wojtek Fibak 6–1, 6–1
Loss 18. 1977 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i)   Corrado Barazzutti 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 13. 1978 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet   Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 7–6
Win 14. 1978 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Carpet   Eddie Dibbs 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 15. 1978 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay   Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 19. 1978 Los Angeles Carpet   Arthur Ashe 2–6, 4–6
Loss 20. 1979 Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. Hard   Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 2–6
Loss 21. 1979 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet   Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 4–6
Win 16. 1979 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Clay   Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–0
Win 17. 1979 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i)   Johan Kriek 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Win 18. 1980 Surbiton, United Kingdom Grass   Sandy Mayer 6–3, 6–3
Win 19. 1980 Washington, D.C. Clay   José Luis Clerc 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Win 20. 1980 Vienna, Austria Hard (i)   Trey Waltke 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Win 21. 1980 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i)   Adriano Panatta 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Loss 22. 1981 Brussels, Belgium Carpet   Jimmy Connors 2–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 23. 1981 London (Queen's), UK Grass   John McEnroe 6–7, 5–7
Win 22. 1981 Stowe, Vermont, U.S. Hard   Tony Graham 6–3, 6–3
Loss 24. 1981 Vienna, Austria Hard (i)   Ivan Lendl 6–1, 0–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win 23. 1982 Tampa, Florida, U.S. Hard   Mike Estep 6–7, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 25. 1982 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Hard   Jimmy Connors 5–7, 0–6
Win 24. 1982 Vienna, Austria Hard (i)   Bill Scanlon 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 26. 1982 Wembley, United Kingdom Carpet   John McEnroe 3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 25. 1983 Vienna, Austria Hard (i)   Mel Purcell 6–2, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles (54 titles, 41 runner-ups) edit

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

Davis Cup edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

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  19. ^ "The Bolles School: Tennis Programming". Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2015-09-28.

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Awards
Preceded by ATP Most Improved Player
1977 		Succeeded by
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