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Eddie Dibbs
American tennis player

Eddie Dibbs

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American tennis player
A.K.A.
Dibbs
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
New York City
Age
73 years
Residence
North Miami Beach
Stats
Height:
170 cm
Weight:
73 kg
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Biography

Eddie Dibbs (born February 23, 1951) is a retired American tennis player also nicknamed "Fast Eddie". He attained a career-high singles ranking of world no. 5 in July 1978.

Dibbs holds the record number of ATP tour wins for a player who never reached a Grand Slam final.He did reach two semifinals, both at Roland Garros, losing to Guillermo Vilas in 1975 and to Adriano Panatta in 1976. His most significant victory was defeating Jimmy Connors 1–6 6–1 7–5 in London on carpet.

Dibbs played doubles with Harold Solomon. In 1976 they were ranked No. 4 worldwide, and they were among the top ten in 1974, 1975, and 1976. They were nicknamed "The Bagel Twins."

Career finals

Singles: 42 (22 titles, 20 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.1973Jackson, Mississippi, USHard (i) Frew McMillan5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Winner2.1973Hamburg, GermanyClay Karl Meiler6–1, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Winner3.1973Fort Worth, USHard Brian Gottfried7–5, 6–2, 6–4
Winner4.1974Hamburg, GermanyClay Hans-Joachim Plötz6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up1.1974Paris Indoor, FranceHard (i) Brian Gottfried3–6, 7–5, 6–8, 0–6
Winner5.1975Tehran, IranClay Iván Molina1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Winner6.1975London, UKCarpet Jimmy Connors1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Winner7.1976Monterrey WCT, MexicoCarpet Harold Solomon7–6, 6–2
Winner8.1976Barcelona, SpainClay Cliff Drysdale6–1, 6–1
Runner-up2.1976Mexico City, MexicoClay Raúl Ramírez6–7, 2–6
Winner9.1976Hamburg, GermanyClay Manuel Orantes6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Runner-up3.1976Cincinnati, USClay Roscoe Tanner6–7, 3–6
Runner-up4.1976Madrid, SpainClay Manuel Orantes6–7, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up5.1976Barcelona, SpainClay Manuel Orantes1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Winner10.1976Paris Indoor, FranceHard (i) Jaime Fillol5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6
Winner11.1977Miami, USClay Raúl Ramírez6–0, 6–3
Winner12.1977London, UKHard (i) Vitas Gerulaitis7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Runner-up6.1977Charlotte, USCarpet Corrado Barazzutti6–7, 0–6
Runner-up7.1977Louisville, USHard Guillermo Vilas6–1, 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up8.1977Boston, USClay Manuel Orantes6–7, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up9.1977Tehran, IranClay Guillermo Vilas2–6, 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Winner13.1977Oviedo, SpainHard Raúl Ramírez6–4, 6–1
Runner-up10.1978St. Louis WCT, USCarpet Sandy Mayer6–7, 4–6
Runner-up11.1978Dayton, USCarpet Brian Gottfried6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Winner14.1978Tulsa, USHard (i) Pat DuPré6–7, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up12.1978WCT Finals, USCarpet Vitas Gerulaitis3–6, 2–6, 1–6
Winner15.1978Cincinnati, USClay Raúl Ramírez6–2, 6–3
Runner-up13.1978WashingtonClay Jimmy Connors5–7, 5–7
Winner16.1978North Conway, USClay John Alexander6–4, 6–4
Winner17.1978Toronto, CanadaClay José Luis Clerc5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up14.1979Birmingham, USCarpet Jimmy Connors2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Runner-up15.1979Tulsa, USHard (i) Jimmy Connors7–6, 5–7, 1–6
Winner18.1979Forest Hills, USClay Harold Solomon7–6, 6–1
Runner-up16.1979Columbus, USClay Brian Gottfried3–6, 0–6
Runner-up17.1979Barcelona, SpainClay Hans Gildemeister4–6, 3–6, 1–6
Winner19.1980Sarasota, Florida, USClay Andrés Gómez6–1, 6–1
Runner-up18.1980Houston, USClay Ivan Lendl1–6, 3–6
Winner20.1980Boston, USClay Gene Mayer6–2, 6–1
Runner-up19.1980North Conway, USClay Jimmy Connors3–6, 7–5, 1–6
Winner21.1981Forest Hills, USClay Carlos Kirmayr6–3, 6–2
Winner22.1981Quito, EcuadorClay David Carter3–6, 6–0, 7–5
Runner-up20.1982Forest Hills, USClay Ivan Lendl1–6, 1–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament1972197319741975197619771978197919801981SR
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 0
French OpenA1R4RSFSF2RQFQF3R3R0 / 9
WimbledonAA2RAAAAAAA0 / 1
US Open2R1RAQFQF3R3RQF2RA0 / 8
Win–Loss1–10–24–29–29–23–26–28–23–22–10 / 18
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