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Bjorn Borg vs Brian Gottfried Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Bjorn Borg seasons:19931992199119841983
Brian Gottfried seasons:19841983198219811980
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Bjorn Borg
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Brian Gottfried
Age: 69y 286d (1956-06-06)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
(1952-01-27) Age: 74y 51d
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
9 - 2
Wins: 81.8% - 18.2%
Hard 1–2Clay 3–0Grass 2–0
Others 6–2Slam 3–0
LWWWW
WLLLL

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πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 11 times. Bjorn Borg currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 9–2.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg has compiled an overall career record of 654–140 across 794 matches, translating to a win rate of 82.37%. On hard courts his record stands at 116–36 (76.32%), while on clay he holds a 285–46 (86.10%) mark. On grass the numbers read 72–16 (81.82%) , and on carpet 181–42 (81.17%). Throughout his career he has won 66 titles (5 hard, 32 clay, 7 grass, 22 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 119–46 (72.12%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 702–330 from 1032 matches (68.02% win rate). His hard-court record is 243–90 (72.97%), on clay he stands at 170–94 (64.39%), and on grass he has gone 73–44 (62.39%) , with a carpet record of 216–102 (67.92%). He has accumulated 25 titles in total (13 hard, 4 clay, 1 grass, 7 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 41–101 (28.87%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 3 times, with Brian Gottfried leading 2–1 (66.67%). The clay record between them sits at 3–0 (100.00% for Bjorn Borg) across 3 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Bjorn Borg).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1980-06-23WimbledonGrassSF1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-2 4-6 6-2 6-05------0/0
1979-03-19New Orleans WCTCarpetQF2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (2)10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (5)6-1 5-7 6-33------0/0
1978-01-20Pepsi Grand SlamClaySF2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-2 6-43------0/0
1977-04-18DenverCarpetF2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (2)7-5 6-23------0/0
1977-03-21CarlsbadHardSF7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (3)2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)6-1 6-13------0/0
1977-02-28MemphisCarpetF2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)9πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-4 6-3 4-6 7-55------0/0
1976-11-08Stockholm-2HardQF12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (2)6-2 4-6 7-63------0/0
1976-09-01US OpenClayR162πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (2)15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (15)6-7 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-25------0/0
1976-06-21WimbledonGrassR164πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (4)16πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (14)6-2 6-2 7-55------0/0
1974-11-04StockholmHardR164πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg33πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-4 6-13------0/0
1974-08-05IndianapolisClayQF8πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (3)32πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (7)6-4 3-6 6-23------0/0

Wins

Bjorn Borg
Brian Gottfried
9–2Overall
3–0Grand Slam
6–2Others
1–2Hard
3–0Clay
2–0Grass
3–0Indoor Hard

Sets Format

71.4%5
28.6%2
Bo3
100.0%4
0.0%0
Bo5
75.0%3
25.0%1
2 Sets
75.0%3
25.0%1
3 Sets
100.0%2
0.0%0
4 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
5 Sets
Bjorn Borg
Brian Gottfried

Deciding

75.0%3
25.0%1
Decider Set
50.0%1
50.0%1
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Bjorn Borg
Brian Gottfried

Sets

69.7%23
30.3%10
All
75.0%9
25.0%3
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
42.9%3
57.1%4
Hard
85.7%6
14.3%1
Grass
70.0%7
30.0%3
Clay
77.8%7
22.2%2
Carpet
Bjorn Borg
Brian Gottfried

Games

57.5%176
42.5%130
All
61.8%68
38.2%42
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
45.2%28
54.8%34
Hard
68.3%41
31.7%19
Grass
56.8%54
43.2%41
Clay
59.6%53
40.4%36
Carpet
Bjorn Borg
Brian Gottfried

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Bjorn Borg
Brian Gottfried

By Tournament Level

Bjorn Borg
Brian Gottfried

By Round

Bjorn Borg
Brian Gottfried

By Opponent Ranking

Bjorn BorgBrian Gottfried
50%9-9
vs Top 1
6.7%1-14
72.1%62-24
vs Top 5
16%12-63
72.1%119-46
vs Top 10
28.9%41-101
78.2%190-53
vs Top 20
40.1%93-139
82.4%459-98
vs Top 100
63.2%438-255
90.6%144-15
vs +100
88.6%210-27
45.3%24-29
vs Higher
34.1%61-118
87.5%579-83
vs Lower
78.2%587-164

Opponent Breakdown

Bjorn BorgBrian Gottfried
74.5%76-26
Vs Younger
65%334-180
83.1%552-112
Vs Older
70.4%356-150
84.7%539-97
Vs Right-Handed
69.2%599-266
72.1%111-43
Vs Left-Handed
60.5%98-64
62.5%15-9
Vs 2H Backhand
21.2%7-26
73.7%70-25
Vs 1H Backhand
58.1%61-44
85.1%165-29
Vs Shorter
59.9%220-147
78.2%276-77
Vs Taller
68.6%203-93

Pressure Situations