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Dick Crealy def. Colin Dibley

6-4 7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 4, 1972*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Dick Crealy
Score6-4 7-6 6-3
Loser Colin Dibley

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldDick CrealyColin Dibley
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateSep 18, 1944Sep 19, 1944
Age2727
Height191188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6341,768
Career W-L335–317338–310
Pre-match H2H
Dick Crealy 0 0 Colin Dibley

Path

Dick Crealy's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1972R32 Bob Giltinan 7-6 7-5 6-7 4-6 13-11WH2HMatch data

Dick Crealy's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1972QF Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-1 6-3LH2HMatch data

Colin Dibley's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1972R32 Mervyn Rose 6-1 6-4 7-6WMatch data