Eddie Dibbs

Eddie Dibbs

Eddie Dibbs playing against Björn Borg in the final of an exhibition tournament in Rotterdam.
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	North Miami Beach, Florida
Born	February 23, 1951 Brooklyn, NY, United States
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Turned pro	1972
Retired	1984
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1]
Prize money	$2,016,426
Singles
Career record	586–253
Career titles	22
Highest ranking	No. 5 (July 24, 1978)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	SF (1975, 1976)
Wimbledon	2R (1974)
US Open	QF (1975, 1976, 1979)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (1978)
WCT Finals	F (1978)
Doubles
Career record	77–106
Career titles	1

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.^[2]

Eddie Dibbs presently 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 Vilas in 1975 and to Panatta in 1976. His most significant victory was defeating Jimmy Connors at London on carpet, 1–6 6–1 7–5.

Career finals

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

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	1973	Jackson, Mississippi, US	Hard (i)	Frew McMillan	5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	2.	1973	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Karl Meiler	6–1, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Winner	3.	1973	Fort Worth, US	Hard	Brian Gottfried	7–5, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	4.	1974	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Hans-Joachim Plötz	6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	1974	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Brian Gottfried	3–6, 7–5, 6–8, 0–6
Winner	5.	1975	Tehran, Iran	Clay	Iván Molina	1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Winner	6.	1975	London, UK	Carpet	Jimmy Connors	1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	7.	1976	Monterrey WCT, Mexico	Carpet	Harold Solomon	7–6, 6–2
Winner	8.	1976	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Cliff Drysdale	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	1976	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Raúl Ramírez	6–7, 2–6
Winner	9.	1976	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Manuel Orantes	6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	1976	Cincinnati, US	Clay	Roscoe Tanner	6–7, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	1976	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Manuel Orantes	6–7, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	5.	1976	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Manuel Orantes	1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Winner	10.	1976	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Jaime Fillol	5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6
Winner	11.	1977	Miami, US	Clay	Raúl Ramírez	6–0, 6–3
Winner	12.	1977	London, UK	Hard (i)	Vitas Gerulaitis	7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	1977	Charlotte, US	Carpet	Corrado Barazzutti	6–7, 0–6
Runner-up	7.	1977	Louisville, US	Hard	Guillermo Vilas	6–1, 0–6, 1–6
Runner-up	8.	1977	Boston, US	Clay	Manuel Orantes	6–7, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	9.	1977	Tehran, Iran	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	2–6, 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Winner	13.	1977	Oviedo, Spain	Hard	Raúl Ramírez	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	10.	1978	St. Louis WCT, US	Carpet	Sandy Mayer	6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	11.	1978	Dayton, US	Carpet	Brian Gottfried	6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Winner	14.	1978	Tulsa, US	Hard (i)	Pat Du Pré	6–7, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	12.	1978	WCT Finals, US	Carpet	Vitas Gerulaitis	3–6, 2–6, 1–6
Winner	15.	1978	Cincinnati, US	Clay	Raúl Ramírez	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	13.	1978	Washington	Clay	Jimmy Connors	5–7, 5–7
Winner	16.	1978	North Conway, US	Clay	John Alexander	6–4, 6–4
Winner	17.	1978	Toronto, Canada	Clay	José Luis Clerc	5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	14.	1979	Birmingham, US	Carpet	Jimmy Connors	2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Runner-up	15.	1979	Tulsa, US	Hard (i)	Jimmy Connors	7–6, 5–7, 1–6
Winner	18.	1979	Forest Hills, US	Clay	Harold Solomon	7–6, 6–1
Runner-up	16.	1979	Columbus, US	Clay	Brian Gottfried	3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	17.	1979	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	4–6, 3–6, 1–6
Winner	19.	1980	Sarasota, Florida, US	Clay	Andrés Gómez	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	18.	1980	Houston, US	Clay	Ivan Lendl	1–6, 3–6
Winner	20.	1980	Boston, US	Clay	Gene Mayer	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	19.	1980	North Conway, US	Clay	Jimmy Connors	3–6, 7–5, 1–6
Winner	21.	1981	Forest Hills, US	Clay	Carlos Kirmayr	6–3, 6–2
Winner	22.	1981	Quito, Ecuador	Clay	David Carter	3–6, 6–0, 7–5
Runner-up	20.	1982	Forest Hills, US	Clay	Ivan Lendl	1–6, 1–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
French Open	A	1R	4R	SF	SF	2R	QF	QF	3R	3R	0 / 9
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1
US Open	2R	1R	A	QF	QF	3R	3R	QF	2R	A	0 / 8
Win–Loss	1–1	0–2	4–2	9–2	9–2	3–2	6–2	8–2	3–2	2–1	0 / 18

References

1. Eddie Dibbs. University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. umsportshalloffame.com
2. "Eddie Dibbs". ATP. Retrieved January 15, 2011.

External links

• Eddie Dibbs at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Eddie Dibbs at the International Tennis Federation