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Jimmy Connors def. Colin Dibley

7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 1, 1972*
Tournament Merion
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score7-5 6-3
Loser Colin Dibley

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsColin Dibley
Country USA AUS
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Sep 19, 1944
Age1927
Height177188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9201,828
Career W-L1,262–294338–310
Career earnings$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 1 1 Colin Dibley

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1972R16 Adriano Panatta 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1972R32 Patricio Cornejo 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1972R64 John Andrews 6-2 7-6WMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972SF Roger Taylor 7-6 6-1 4-6 1-6 7-6LH2HMatch data

Colin Dibley's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1972R16 Wanaro N'Godrella 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1972R32 Geoffery Newton 6-2 6-3WMatch data
Aug 29, 1972R64 Brian Marcus 6-3 6-4WMatch data