Eddie Dibbs #6 def. John Newcombe #24

7-6 6-4

Eddie Dibbs defeated John Newcombe 7-6 6-4 in the 1978 St. Louis Wct quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldEddie DibbsJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateFeb 23, 1951May 23, 1944
Age2633
Height170 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)624
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0501,929
Current career W-L605–262544–220
Current career earnings$2,016,426$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Eddie Dibbs #6 1 4 John Newcombe #24

Path

Eddie Dibbs's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bill Scanlon #486-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 1978R16
Jose Higueras #276-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1978R32

Eddie Dibbs's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Alexander #186-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1978SF

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Gullikson 6-3 6-1WMatch dataFeb 16, 1978R16
Corrado Barazzutti #116-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1978R32