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E. Dibbs def. V. Gerulaitis

7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Dec 8, 1972*
Tournament	New York
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	E. Dibbs
Score	7-6 6-4
Loser	V. Gerulaitis

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	E. Dibbs	V. Gerulaitis
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Feb 23, 1951	Jul 26, 1954
Age	21	18
Height	170	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,621	1,531
Career W-L	607–264	527–231
Career earnings	$2,016,426	$2,778,748

Pre-match H2H

E. Dibbs 0 – 0 V. Gerulaitis

Path

E. Dibbs's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 7, 1972	R32	Dick Dell	6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data

E. Dibbs's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 9, 1972	QF	F. McMillan	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

V. Gerulaitis's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 7, 1972	R32	J. Connors	6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data