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G. Vilas#3 def. E. Dibbs#8

6-1 2-6 7-6 7-6

Match Information

Date	Sep 12, 1976*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	G. Vilas
Score	6-1 2-6 7-6 7-6
Loser	E. Dibbs

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	G. Vilas	E. Dibbs
Country	ARG	USA
Birth date	Aug 17, 1952	Feb 23, 1951
Age	24	25
Height	180	170
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	3	8
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	2,162	2,111
Career W-L	898–282	607–264
Career earnings	$4,923,882	$2,016,426

Pre-match H2H

G. Vilas 7 – 5 E. Dibbs

Path

G. Vilas's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 10, 1976	R16	Teimuraz Kakulia	7-5 6-4 6-0	W	—	Match data
Sep 7, 1976	R32	K. Johansson	6-3 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 5, 1976	R64	R. Case	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 3, 1976	R128	D. Schneider	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

G. Vilas's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 14, 1976	SF	J. Connors	4-6 2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

E. Dibbs's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 10, 1976	R16	C. Dowdeswell	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 7, 1976	R32	J. Alexander	7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 5, 1976	R64	H. Bunis	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 3, 1976	R128	C. Pasarell	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data