Career 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Brian Gottfried takes it, 8–0 on categories Gottfried wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Bedel 147 matches, Gottfried 1,023 matches.
Gottfried averages 13 games won a match to Bedel’s 10.6 (22% more). Gottfried has the better sets won %: 63.9 to Bedel’s 42.1. Gottfried averages 1.6 sets won a match to Bedel’s 1.0 (56% more). Winners’ edge: Gottfried’s team won 68%, Bedel’s team won 39% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gottfried has 1,023 matches across 15 seasons, Bedel 147 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, tour finals matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 24 total · best 1
10.6 1,562 total · best 29 Games wonper game 13.0 13,312 total · best 33
42.1 Sets won % 63.9
46.8 Games won % 55.3
0.0 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 53 total · best 1
1.0 149 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.6 1,621 total · best 3
Head to head 1 4 matches since 1978 3
Hard · 3 matches Bedel 0 Gottfried 3 Clay · 1 match Bedel 1 Gottfried 0 Last meetings 20 Oct 1980 · Vienna · Round of 64 · Hard Gottfried won 6-2 6-2 20 Aug 1979 · Cincinnati · Round of 64 · Hard Gottfried won 6-1 6-1 21 May 1979 · Rome · Round of 64 · Clay Bedel won 6-4 6-4 30 Oct 1978 · Paris Indoor · Round of 16 · Hard Gottfried won 4-6 7-5 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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