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Former ATP world no. 3 and 1977 Roland Garros finalist Brian Gottfried has been appointed as president of tennis operations at Inspiration Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Here is a feature story I did on IA recently Gottfried also won three Grand Slam in doubles with partner Raul Ramirez. This is one of Brian’s recent posts […]
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Brian Gottfried · Inspiration Academy · Roland Garros
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By Scoop Malinowski Former ATP world no. 3 and 1977 Roland Garros finalist Brian Gottfried said he first met Nick Bollettieri when he was just nine years old. “1961 – that’s when I first met Nick. He had been at Victory Park in North Miami Beach. I had been introduced to tennis six months earlier […]
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Brian Gottfried · NBTA · Nick Bollettieri

At the recent Winter Nationals held at Lake Nona at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, I spotted old friend Brian Gottfried watching one of his young charges in action in doubles. While observing the match in the early evening from the corner behind the baseline, Gottfried, the former world no. 3 and Roland Garros finalist, agreed to answer a few of my questions.
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Brian Gottfried
This is one of my favorite Biofiles of 2014, after you read it you will understand. Just classic...
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Status: Former ATP #3. Winner of 24 singles titles, 54 doubles titles. 1977 French Open finalist. Winner of three major doubles titles.
DOB: Jan. 27, 1952 In: Baltimore, MD
First Tennis Memory: "Orange Bowl juniors. We kept players at our house from Japan for the tournament. Eddie Herr approached my dad about housing players. I used to go watch them play and that's how I started."
Tennis Inspirations: "The Japanese players who started me [smiles]. I guess I really liked the old Australians, Roy Emerson is at the top of the list for me. Fitness was always a big part of his game. He was just such a physical player. And I loved it, that was sort of my M.O. when I was playing. I worked hard. He was at the top. Those guys were special. And eventually I played with them. And even now I do some corporate things with them, after the fact. It's just a blast. And I picked the right heroes - they're great guys."
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Brian Gottfried · Jimmy Connors · Roland Garros · Roy Emerson