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John Newcombe def. Eddie Dibbs

6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 9, 1973*
Tournament Louisville
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 6-3
Loser Eddie Dibbs

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeEddie Dibbs
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 23, 1951
Age2922
Height183170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9461,829
Career W-L556–224607–264
Career earnings$1,062,408$2,016,426
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 0 Eddie Dibbs

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 8, 1973R32 Fred Mcnair 6-2 6-0WMatch data
Aug 7, 1973R64 Peter Burwash (def.)WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 10, 1973QF Nikola Pilic 6-4 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

Eddie Dibbs's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 8, 1973R32 Frew Mcmillan 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 7, 1973R64 Steve Krulevitz 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data