Eddie Dibbs
American tennis player

Eddie Dibbs

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American tennis player
A.K.A.
Dibbs
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Male
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United States of America
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Birth:
23 February 1951(New York City)
Residences
North Miami Beach
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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)

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 DuPré 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