Eddie Dibbs #5 def. Jose Luis Clerc #13

5-7 6-4 6-1

Eddie Dibbs defeated Jose Luis Clerc 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the 1978 Canadian Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldEddie DibbsJose Luis Clerc
Country USA ARG
Birth dateFeb 23, 1951Aug 16, 1958
Age2720
Height170 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)513
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1601,880
Current career W-L605–262355–138
Current career earnings$2,016,426$1,987,036
Pre-match H2H
Eddie Dibbs #5 1 0 Jose Luis Clerc #13

Path

Eddie Dibbs's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Chris Lewis 6-4 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1978SF
John McEnroe 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1978QF
Kjell Johansson 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 1978R16
Rejean Genois 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1978R32

Eddie Dibbs's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jose Luis Clerc's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brian Gottfried 5-7 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1978SF
Balazs Taroczy 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1978QF
Colin Dowdeswell 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 1978R16
Peter Pearson 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1978R32
Hans Kary 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1978R64