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John McEnroe #4 def. E. Dibbs #6

6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 1979*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-1 6-4
Loser E. Dibbs

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeE. Dibbs
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Feb 23, 1951
Age1927
Height180170
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)46
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1282,009
Career W-L833–189607–264
Career earnings$12,552,132$2,016,426
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 2 1 E. Dibbs

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1979RR A. Ashe 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1979RR H. Solomon 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1979RR J. Connors 7-5 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1979F A. Ashe 6-7 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

E. Dibbs's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1979RR R. Ramirez 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1979RR C. Barazzutti 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data