Brian Gottfried
| Country (sports) |
 United States
|
|---|---|
| Residence | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| Born |
January 27, 1952 Baltimore, MD |
| 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 | 680–324 |
| Career titles | 25 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (19 June 1977) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1980) |
| French Open | F (1977) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1980) |
| US Open | QF (1977, 1978) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (1977, 1978) |
| WCT Finals | SF (1981) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 602–246 |
| Career titles | 54 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (12 December 1976) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1980) |
| French Open | W (1975, 1977) |
| Wimbledon | W (1976) |
| US Open | F (1977) |
Brian Edward Gottfried (born January 27, 1952) is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander was the runner-up at the 1977 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking on the ATP tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No. 3.
Gottfried was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He began playing tennis at the age of 5 after receiving a racquet as a gift. In all, Gottfried won 14 national junior titles. As a teen Gottfried attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida. 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. He was an All-American in 1971 and 1972.
Gottfried began his professional tennis career in 1972. He won five tournaments in 1976 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. He won the Italian Open doubles championship in four consecutive years (1974–77). 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.
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