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John Newcombe def. Eddie Dibbs

6-3 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 3, 1972*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 6-4 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
Age2821
Height183170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1261,626
Career W-L556–224607–264
Career earnings$1,062,408$2,016,426
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Eddie Dibbs

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972R128 Teimuraz Kakulia 6-1 6-2 6-4WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1972R32 Fred Stolle 6-7 4-6 7-5 6-7LH2HMatch data

Eddie Dibbs's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972R128 Jeff Borowiak 6-2 6-7 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data