Country (sports) | USA |
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Residence | Sarasota, Florida |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | January 27, 1952
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 |
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.