Eddie Dibbs

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
Eddie Dibbs playing against Björn Borg in the final of an exhibition tournament in Rotterdam.
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceFort Lauderdale, Florida
Born (1951-02-23) February 23, 1951
Brooklyn, New York
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Turned pro1972 (amateur tour from 1970)
Retired1984
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand) [1]
Prize money$2,016,426
Singles
Career record590–256 (69.7%)
Career titles22
Highest rankingNo. 5 (July 24, 1978)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenSF (1975, 1976)
Wimbledon2R (1974)
US OpenQF (1975, 1976, 1979)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1978)
WCT FinalsF (1978)
Doubles
Career record77–106
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 782 (November 8, 1983)

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. They were nicknamed "The Bagel Twins".[3] In 1976, they were ranked No. 4 worldwide, and they were among the top ten also in 1974 and 1975.

Career finals

Singles: 42 (22 wins, 20 losses)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1973 Jackson, Mississippi, US Hard (i) Frew McMillan 5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Win 2. 1973 Hamburg, Germany Clay Karl Meiler 6–1, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 3. 1973 Fort Worth, US Hard Brian Gottfried 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
Win 4. 1974 Hamburg, Germany Clay Hans-Joachim Plötz 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1. 1974 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Brian Gottfried 3–6, 7–5, 6–8, 0–6
Win 5. 1975 Tehran, Iran Clay Iván Molina 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Win 6. 1975 London, UK Carpet (i) Jimmy Connors 1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 7. 1976 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet Harold Solomon 7–6, 6–2
Win 8. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Cliff Drysdale 6–1, 6–1
Loss 2. 1976 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 2–6
Win 9. 1976 Hamburg, Germany Clay Manuel Orantes 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 3. 1976 Cincinnati, US Clay Roscoe Tanner 6–7, 3–6
Loss 4. 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay Manuel Orantes 6–7, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 5. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Manuel Orantes 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Win 10. 1976 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Jaime Fillol 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6
Win 11. 1977 Miami, US Clay Raúl Ramírez 6–0, 6–3
Win 12. 1977 London, UK Hard (i) Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 6. 1977 Charlotte, US Clay Corrado Barazzutti 6–7, 0–6
Loss 7. 1977 Louisville, US Hard Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 0–6, 1–6
Loss 8. 1977 Boston, US Clay Manuel Orantes 6–7, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 9. 1977 Tehran, Iran Clay Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Win 13. 1977 Oviedo, Spain Hard Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–1
Loss 10. 1978 St. Louis WCT, US Carpet (i) Sandy Mayer 6–7, 4–6
Loss 11. 1978 Dayton, US Carpet (i) Brian Gottfried 6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Win 14. 1978 Tulsa, US Hard (i) Pat DuPré 6–7, 6–2, 7–5
Loss 12. 1978 WCT Finals, Dallas Carpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis 3–6, 2–6, 1–6
Win 15. 1978 Cincinnati, US Clay Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–3
Loss 13. 1978 Washington, US Clay Jimmy Connors 5–7, 5–7
Win 16. 1978 North Conway, US Clay John Alexander 6–4, 6–4
Win 17. 1978 Toronto, Canada Clay José Luis Clerc 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 14. 1979 Birmingham, US Hard Jimmy Connors 2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 15. 1979 Tulsa, US Hard (i) Jimmy Connors 7–6, 5–7, 1–6
Win 18. 1979 Forest Hills, US Clay Harold Solomon 7–6, 6–1
Loss 16. 1979 Columbus, US Clay Brian Gottfried 3–6, 0–6
Loss 17. 1979 Barcelona, Spain Clay Hans Gildemeister 4–6, 3–6, 1–6
Win 19. 1980 Sarasota, US Clay Andrés Gómez 6–1, 6–1
Loss 18. 1980 Houston, US Clay Ivan Lendl 1–6, 3–6
Win 20. 1980 Boston, US Clay Gene Mayer 6–2, 6–1
Loss 19. 1980 North Conway, US Clay Jimmy Connors 3–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win 21. 1981 Forest Hills, US Clay Carlos Kirmayr 6–3, 6–2
Win 22. 1981 Quito, Ecuador Clay David Carter 3–6, 6–0, 7–5
Loss 20. 1982 Forest Hills, US Clay Ivan Lendl 1–6, 1–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament1972197319741975197619771978197919801981SR
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 Archived September 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. umsportshalloffame.com
  2. "Eddie Dibbs". ATP. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  3. "Harold Solomon". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 23, 2014.


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