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Brian Gottfried vs Cliff Richey Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Brian Gottfried seasons:19841983198219811980
Cliff Richey seasons:19791978197719761975
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Brian Gottfried
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cliff Richey
Age: 74y 52d (1952-01-27)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1946-12-31) Age: 79y 79d
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
4 - 7
Wins: 36.4% - 63.6%
Hard 2–0Clay 1–2Grass 0–1
Others 4–6Slam 0–1
WLLWW
LWWLL

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 11 times. Cliff Richey currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 7–4.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried has compiled an overall career record of 702–330 across 1032 matches, translating to a win rate of 68.02%. On hard courts his record stands at 243–90 (72.97%), while on clay he holds a 170–94 (64.39%) mark. On grass the numbers read 73–44 (62.39%) , and on carpet 216–102 (67.92%). Throughout his career he has won 25 titles (13 hard, 4 clay, 1 grass, 7 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 41–101 (28.87%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 488–223 from 711 matches (68.64% win rate). His hard-court record is 140–66 (67.96%), on clay he stands at 172–63 (73.19%), and on grass he has gone 53–22 (70.67%) , with a carpet record of 123–72 (63.08%). He has accumulated 23 titles in total (7 hard, 10 clay, 1 grass, 5 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 5–22 (18.52%).

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

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1977-03-28Los Angeles-1CarpetQF6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (1)31πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (8)6-1 7-63------0/0
1975-10-06MelbourneClaySF28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (7)25πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (4)2-6 6-3 6-33------0/0
1973-09-10SeattleCarpetQF26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (4)28πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (6)6-4 2-6 6-23------0/0
1973-08-13IndianapolisClayQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-2 2-6 6-33------0/0
1973-05-14Las VegasHardSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried (15)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey6-1 7-53------0/0
1973-04-14Johannesburg WCTHardR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (3)6-3 6-23------0/0
1973-04-08Brussels WCTCarpetR32-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (7)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-3 5-7 6-23------0/0
1973-04-02Munich WCTCarpetSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (7)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-1 6-23------0/0
1973-01-30Richmond WCTCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (6)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-0 6-23------0/0
1972-08-30US OpenGrassR128-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (12)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-2 7-6 6-25------0/0
1971-08-09IndianapolisClayR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (1)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBrian Gottfried6-3 6-13------0/0

Wins

Brian Gottfried
Cliff Richey
4–7Overall
0–1Grand Slam
4–6Others
2–0Hard
1–2Clay
0–1Grass
1–4Indoor Hard

Sets Format

40.0%4
60.0%6
Bo3
0.0%0
100.0%1
Bo5
50.0%3
50.0%3
2 Sets
20.0%1
80.0%4
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Brian Gottfried
Cliff Richey

Deciding

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

Sets

40.7%11
59.3%16
All
0.0%0
100.0%3
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
100.0%4
0.0%0
Hard
0.0%0
100.0%3
Grass
37.5%3
62.5%5
Clay
33.3%4
66.7%8
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Cliff Richey

Games

44.9%106
55.1%130
All
34.5%10
65.5%19
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
69.4%25
30.6%11
Hard
34.5%10
65.5%19
Grass
43.3%29
56.7%38
Clay
40.4%42
59.6%62
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Cliff Richey

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Brian Gottfried
Cliff Richey

By Tournament Level

Brian Gottfried
Cliff Richey

By Round

Brian Gottfried
Cliff Richey

By Opponent Ranking

Brian GottfriedCliff Richey
6.7%1-14
vs Top 1
33.3%1-2
16%12-63
vs Top 5
16.7%2-10
28.9%41-101
vs Top 10
18.5%5-22
40.1%93-139
vs Top 20
25%13-39
63.2%438-255
vs Top 100
47.9%80-87
88.6%210-27
vs +100
83.9%47-9
34.1%61-118
vs Higher
29.2%21-51
78.2%587-164
vs Lower
70.2%106-45

Opponent Breakdown

Brian GottfriedCliff Richey
65%334-180
Vs Younger
70.8%199-82
70.4%356-150
Vs Older
64.6%257-141
69.2%599-266
Vs Right-Handed
69.1%423-189
60.5%98-64
Vs Left-Handed
59.5%50-34
21.2%7-26
Vs 2H Backhand
0%0-5
58.1%61-44
Vs 1H Backhand
46.9%30-34
59.9%220-147
Vs Shorter
51.9%27-25
68.6%203-93
Vs Taller
60%216-144

Pressure Situations