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Eddie Dibbs#6 def. John Newcombe#24

7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 17, 1978*
Tournament St. Louis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Eddie Dibbs
Score7-6 6-4
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldEddie DibbsJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateFeb 23, 1951May 23, 1944
Age2633
Height170183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)624
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0601,925
Career W-L607–264556–224
Career earnings$2,016,426$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Eddie Dibbs 1 4 John Newcombe

Path

Eddie Dibbs's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 1978R16 Bill Scanlon 6-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1978R32 Jose Higueras 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data

Eddie Dibbs's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 17, 1978SF John Alexander 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 1978R16 Tom Gullikson 6-3 6-1WMatch data
Feb 15, 1978R32 Corrado Barazzutti 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data