Eddie Dibbs
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Eddie Dibbs is a retired American tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player. He attained a career high ranking of World No. 5 in July 1978.

Wins (22)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 1973 Jackson, Mississippi
Tennis South Invitational
The Tennis South Invitational was a men's tennis tournament played in Jackson, Mississippi. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour from 1973-1977. It was played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles champions:-Doubles champions:...

, U.S.
Hard (i)  South Africa Frew McMillan
Frew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...

5–7, 6–1, 7–5
2. 1973 Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg Masters
The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship...

Clay  West Germany Karl Meiler
Karl Meiler
Karl Meiler is a former tennis player from West Germany.Meiler won four singles and seventeen doubles titles during his professional career...

6–1, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
3. 1973 Fort Worth, Texas
Colonial National Invitational
The Colonial National Invitation was a men's tennis tournament played in Fort Worth, Texas from 1962-1973. The event was part of the WCT Tour from 1971-1973 and was held on outdoor hard courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:-References:*...

, U.S.
Hard  United States Brian Gottfried
Brian Gottfried
Brian Edward Gottfried 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 reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No....

7–5, 6–2, 6–4
4. 1974 Hamburg, Germany Clay  West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
5. 1975 Tehran, Iran Clay  Colombia Iván Molina
Iván Molina
Iván Molina is a former professional Colombian tennis player.Molina and Martina Navratilova teamed to win the 1974 French Open mixed doubles title, beating Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcelo Lara 6–3, 6–3 in the final. Together with Florenţa Mihai, he reached the French Open mixed doubles final in...

1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
6. 1975 London Carpet  United States Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....

1–6, 6–1, 7–5
7. 1976 Monterrey WCT
Monterrey WCT
The Monterrey WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Monterrey, Mexico from 1976-1977. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was played on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:...

, Mexico
Carpet  United States Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon was an American professional tennis player during the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 5 in the world in 1980.- Tennis career :...

7–6, 6–2
8. 1976 Barcelona WCT
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

, Spain
Clay  South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale is a former top-ranked professional tennis player of the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight, signed by Lamar Hunt in 1968 for the newly formed World Championship Tennis group...

6–1, 6–1
9. 1976 Hamburg, Germany Clay  Spain Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...

6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
10. 1976 Paris Indoor
Paris Masters
The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...

Hard (i)  Chile Jaime Fillol
Jaime Fillol
Jaime Fillol is a former tennis player from Chile. He played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Fillol was ranked as high as world number 14 in singles on the ATP Rankings and number 82 in doubles .In the Open era , Fillol won seven singles titles and 15 doubles titles...

5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6
11. 1977 Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

, U.S.
Clay  Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...

6–0, 6–3
12. 1977 London WCT
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Hard (i)  United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament...

7–6, 6–7, 6–4
13. 1977 Oviedo, Spain Hard  Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–1
14. 1978 Tulsa, Oklahoma
ATP Tulsa
The ATP Tulsa was a men's tennis tournament played in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour from 1978-1980. The event was played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, U.S.
Hard (i)  United States Pat Du Pré 6–7, 6–2, 7–5
15. 1978 Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...

, U.S.
Clay  Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–3
16. 1978 North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S. Clay  Australia John Alexander 6–4, 6–4
17. 1978 Toronto, Canada
Canada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...

Clay  Argentina José Luis Clerc
José Luis Clerc
José Luis Clerc is a former Argentine professional tennis player, and one of the most important Argentine players in history....

5–7, 6–4, 6–1
18. 1979 Forest Hills, New York, U.S. - WCT Invitational
WCT Invitational
The WCT Invitational was a professional tennis tournament held from 1978-1981. The tournament was held in Forest Hills, New York on clay courts from 1978–79 and in Salisbury, Maryland on indoor carpet from 1980-81...

Clay  United States Harold Solomon 7–6, 6–1
19. 1980 Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...

, U.S.
Clay  Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:...

6–1, 6–1
20. 1980 Boston, Massachusetts
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was the oldest professional tennis tournament played until its final year of 1999 and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 until the advent of Open Era...

, U.S.
Clay  United States Gene Mayer
Gene Mayer
Gene Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States who won fourteen singles titles during his career.Mayer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played tennis at Wayne Valley High School, where he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team...

6–2, 6–1
21. 1981 Forest Hills, New York, U.S. – WCT Tournament of Champions Clay  Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Carlos Kirmayr
Carlos Kirmayr is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player.Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix doubles titles, but none for singles. He did win a number of Challenger tournaments in singles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36.-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-External links:*...

6–3, 6–2
22. 1981 Quito, Ecuador
ATP Quito
The Quito Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1979 to 1982. It was held in Quito in Ecuador and played on outdoor clay courts....

Clay  Australia David Carter 3–6, 6–0, 7–5

Runner-ups (20)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 1974 Paris Indoor
Paris Masters
The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...

Hard (i)  United States Brian Gottfried
Brian Gottfried
Brian Edward Gottfried 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 reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No....

6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–0
2. 1976 Mexico City WCT
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

Clay  Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...

7–6, 6–2
3. 1976 Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...

, U.S.
Clay  United States Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No...

7–6, 6–3
4. 1976 Madrid, Spain
Madrid Tennis Grand Prix
The Madrid Tennis Grand Prix is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit initially and later, the ATP World Series of the ATP Tour. The tournament was established in 1972 and was played every year until...

Clay  Spain Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...

7–6, 6–2, 6–1
5. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay  Spain Manuel Orantes 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
6. 1977 Charlotte WCT
Carolinas International Tennis Tournament
The Carolinas International Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1971-1977. The event was part of the WCT Tour and Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was held on outdoor hard courts in 1971, outdoor clay courts from 1972-1975, and indoor carpet...

, U.S.
Carpet  Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti is an Italian former tennis player.Barazzutti gained fame in 1971 by winning the Orange Bowl. The previous year he had been called to the Italy Davis Cup team, for which he would play a total of 44 matches...

7–6, 6–0
7. 1977 Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville Tennis Classic
The Louisville Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played in Louisville, Kentucky from 1970-1979. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.-Men's singles:-Doubles:...

, U.S.
Hard  Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired and former World No. 2 professional tennis player from Argentina. He was the second Latin-American to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Career:...

1–6, 6–0, 6–1
8. 1977 Boston, Massachusetts
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was the oldest professional tennis tournament played until its final year of 1999 and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 until the advent of Open Era...

, U.S.
Clay  Spain Manuel Orantes 7–6, 7–5, 6–4
9. 1977 Tehran, Iran Clay  Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–1
10. 1978 St. Louis WCT
St. Louis WCT
The St. Louis WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in St. Louis, Missouri from 1970-1978. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts except from 1974-1975, when it was held on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, U.S.
Carpet  United States Sandy Mayer
Sandy Mayer
Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973....

7–6, 6–4
11. 1978 Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

, U.S.
Carpet  United States Brian Gottfried 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
12. 1978 Dallas WCT, U.S. – WCT Finals
WCT Finals
The WCT Finals was a tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit. The event was held annually in Dallas, Texas, and played on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifinals were played in Houston, and final played at Moody...

Carpet  United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament...

6–3, 6–2, 6–1
13. 1978 Washington, D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...

Clay  United States Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....

7–5, 7–5
14. 1979 Birmingham, Alabama
ATP Birmingham
The ATP Birmingham was a men's tennis tournament played in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, from 1973 until 1980. The inaugural event was held on outdoor hard courts, and all the other editions were played on indoor carpet. The tournament was a part of the World Championship Tennis series in 1977 & 1978...

, U.S.
Carpet  United States Jimmy Connors 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
15. 1979 Tulsa, Oklahoma
ATP Tulsa
The ATP Tulsa was a men's tennis tournament played in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour from 1978-1980. The event was played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, U.S.
Hard (i)  United States Jimmy Connors 6–7, 7–5, 6–1
16. 1979 Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Open
The Columbus Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts...

, U.S.
Clay  United States Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–0
17. 1979 Barcelona, Spain Clay  Chile Hans Gildemeister
Hans Gildemeister
Hans Gildemeister Bohner , is a former Chilean tennis player of German ancestry, who won four singles and 23 doubles titles during his professional career. He is the brother of Heinz and Fritz Gildemeister, who are also tennis players...

6–4, 6–3, 6–1
18. 1980 Houston, Texas
River Oaks International Tennis Tournament
River Oaks Country Club has played host to the River Oaks International Tennis Tournament since 1931. The tournament is the oldest in the country to still be played in its original site, in the original stadium. From the very beginning, the River Oaks International was an amateur tournament, and...

, U.S.
Clay  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...

6–1, 6–3
19. 1980 North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S. Clay  United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
20. 1982 Forest Hills, New York, U.S. – WCT Tournament of Champions Clay  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–1

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Career SR
Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

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
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...

A A 2R A A A A A A A 0 / 1
US Open
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...

2R 1R A QF QF 3R 3R QF 2R A 0 / 8
Annual Win-Loss 1–1 0–2 4–2 9–2 9–2 3–2 6–2 8–2 3–2 2–1 N/A


A = did not participate in the tournament.
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