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J. Newcombe#114 def. E. Dibbs#6

7-6 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 4, 1978*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score7-6 3-6 6-3
Loser E. Dibbs

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeE. Dibbs
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 23, 1951
Age3326
Height183170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1146
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9012,093
Career W-L556–224607–264
Career earnings$1,062,408$2,016,426
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 3 1 E. Dibbs

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 4, 1978QF B. Borg 6-0 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1978R16 J. Higueras 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1978R32 W. Fibak 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 5, 1978F V. Gerulaitis 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

E. Dibbs's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 4, 1978QF R. Laver 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1978R16 Z. Franulovic 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1978R32 M. Fishbach 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data