Eddie Dibbs

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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, winning 22 titles and being a runner-up another 20 times.[1]

Dibbs holds the record number of ATP Tour career match 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.

In 1976, only one other American player, Connors, had a better record than Dibbs.[2] In 1977, Dibbs was the 2nd highest ranked American in the tour.[2] In the 1978 season, he ended the year as the leading money winner on the professional tennis tour.[3]

Dibbs was consistently ranked in the top 10 tour rankings for five years from 1975 to 1979.[3] He is also the American tennis player with most singles victories in clay ever in the Open Era and ranks 7th all-time in overall singles victories on clay.[4]

Dibbs is credited with coining the tennis term "bagel" to describe a 6–0 set.[5][6][7] Dibbs played doubles with Harold Solomon. They were nicknamed "The Bagel Twins" by Bud Collins.[8] In 1976, they were ranked No. 4 worldwide, and they were among the top ten also in 1974, 1975 and 1976.[8]

A 2011 ranking system created at Northwestern University based on quality of performances and number of victories ranked Dibbs in the top 20 greatest players of all time.[9][10]

Biography

Dibbs was born in Brooklyn, New York to Lebanese parents.[2][11] His family moved to Miami when he was a youngster where he started playing at a young age. He was a two-time state singles champion for Miami Beach High School[12] and attended the University of Miami for three years before turning professional.[13] At the University of Miami he compiled a 93% winning record and was an NCAA All-American twice. He was inducted in the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.[13]

Career finals

Singles: 42 (22 wins, 20 losses)

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

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Template:Performance key

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

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