Eddie Dibbs #11 def. Guillermo Vilas #6

6-3 5-7 7-5 6-1

Eddie Dibbs defeated Guillermo Vilas 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-1 in the 1979 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Sep 6, 1979*
Tournament
US Open
Edition
1979
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldEddie DibbsGuillermo Vilas
Country USA ARG
Birth dateFeb 23, 1951Aug 17, 1952
Age2827
Height170 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)116
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0742,096
Current career W-L605–262890–283
Current career earnings$2,016,426$4,923,882
Pre-match H2H
Eddie Dibbs #11 7 – 11 Guillermo Vilas #6

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Path

Eddie Dibbs's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bernie Mitton #576-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1979R32
Gene Malin 6-1 1-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1979R64
Tim Wilkison #444-6 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1979R128

Eddie Dibbs's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John McEnroe #31-2 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataSep 8, 1979QF

Guillermo Vilas's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Erik Van Dillen 2-6 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-1W—Match dataSep 3, 1979R32
Ramiro Benavides 6-1 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1979R64
Onny Parun 6-1 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1979R128