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John Newcombe#21 def. Colin Dibley#63

6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Sep 21, 1978*
Tournament Los Angeles
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR32
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 6-1
Loser Colin Dibley

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeColin Dibley
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Sep 19, 1944
Age3434
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2163
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8361,753
Career W-L556–224338–310
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 5 1 Colin Dibley

Path

John Newcombe's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1978R16 Brian Gottfried 6-2 6-3LH2HMatch data

Colin Dibley's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 20, 1978R64 Mike Cahill 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data