Eddie Dibbs #6 def. Cliff Drysdale #27

4-6 7-6 7-6

Eddie Dibbs defeated Cliff Drysdale 4-6 7-6 7-6 in the 1978 Memphis round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 3, 1978*
Tournament: Memphis
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Eddie Dibbs	Cliff Drysdale
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Feb 23, 1951	May 26, 1941
Age	27	36
Height	170 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	6	27
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,051	1,871
Current career W-L	605–262	397–251
Current career earnings	$2,016,426	—

Pre-match H2H

Eddie Dibbs #6 3 – 1 Cliff Drysdale #27

Path

Eddie Dibbs's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hubertus Hoyt	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 1978	R32

Eddie Dibbs's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandy Mayer #9	1-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 4, 1978	QF

Cliff Drysdale's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dean Martin Jr	6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data	Mar 2, 1978	R32