Jimmy Connors #2 def. Eddie Dibbs #9

6-7 7-5 6-1

Jimmy Connors defeated Eddie Dibbs 6-7 7-5 6-1 in the 1979 Tulsa final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsEddie Dibbs
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Feb 23, 1951
Age2628
Height177 cm170 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)29
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3891,990
Current career W-L1,266–298605–262
Current career earnings$8,641,040$2,016,426
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors #2 11 1 Eddie Dibbs #9

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Butch Walts #387-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 1979SF
Tim Wilkison #517-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 1979QF
John Sadri #887-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 1979R16
John James #877-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 1979R32

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Eddie Dibbs's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eliot Teltscher #316-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 1979SF
Jaime Fillol #866-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 1979QF
John Austin 6-1 2-6 6-0WMatch dataApr 13, 1979R16
Ove Bengtson #927-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 1979R32