Jimmy Connors #1 def. Eddie Dibbs #7

6-2 2-6 6-4 6-2

Jimmy Connors defeated Eddie Dibbs 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the 1979 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 8, 1979*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1979
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Eddie Dibbs
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Feb 23, 1951
Age	26	28
Height	177 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	1	7
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,369	2,061
Current career W-L	1,266–298	605–262
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$2,016,426

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #1 12 – 1 Eddie Dibbs #7

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Manuel Orantes #11	4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1979	R16
Ross Case #86	7-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979	R32
Ramesh Krishnan	6-1 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1979	R64
Terry Moor #59	6-1 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1979	R128

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victor Pecci #29	5-7 4-6 7-5 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1979	SF

Eddie Dibbs's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wojtek Fibak #14	4-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1979	R16
Buster C Mottram #38	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979	R32
Christophe Freyss	6-0 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1979	R64
Nick Saviano #69	6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1979	R128