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Eddie Dibbs

USA Born Feb 23, 1951 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1970–1984

Eddie Dibbs represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 5. TennisDB's records show a 605–262 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1970 through 1984 and 22 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
5 (Jul 31, 1978)
Elo peak
2169 (98th percentile)
Singles record
605–262 (69.8%)
Singles titles
22
Prize money
$2,016,426

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Eddie Dibbs's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Hans Gildemeister 6-3 5-7 2-6 L — Match data Jul 25, 1984* R64 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Brown 3-6 7-5 2-6 L — Match data Jul 18, 1984* R64 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Anders Jarryd #15 3-6 0-6 L H2H Match data May 16, 1984* R32 Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
Colin Dowdeswell #49 6-2 6-0 W H2H Match data May 15, 1984* R64 Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
Ben Testerman #67 4-6 4-6 L H2H Match data May 8, 1984* R64 Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 Clay

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Eddie Dibbs's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Guillermo Vilas 8 13 21 Oct 10, 1981 H2H
Harold Solomon 15 5 20 Feb 16, 1983 H2H
Manuel Orantes 9 8 17 Jul 28, 1983 H2H
Jimmy Connors 1 15 16 Aug 2, 1980 H2H
John Alexander 9 5 14 May 19, 1983 H2H

Singles Titles (22)

Eddie Dibbs singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
197322 3 — — — 3 — Fort Worth, Hamburg Open, Jackson
197423 1 — — — 1 — Hamburg Open
197524 2 — — — 2 — London, Tehran
197625 4 — — — 4 — Barcelona Wct, Hamburg Open, Monterrey Wct, Paris Masters
197726 3 — — — 3 — London Wct, Miami Open, Oviedo
197827 4 — — 1 3 — Cincinnati Open, North Conway, Tulsa, Canadian Open
197928 1 — — — 1 — Forest Hills Wct
198029 2 — — — 2 — Sarasota, U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
198130 2 — — — 2 — Forest Hills Wct, Quito
Total 22 — — 1 21 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Eddie Dibbs career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19701921366.7%——
197120741163.6%——
197221591435.7%——
19732240195967.8%3928
19742361299067.8%2522
19752453257868.0%2018
197625832811174.8%89
197726772810573.3%87
197827822710975.2%66
19792862218374.7%510
19802949217070.0%1012
19813041175870.7%1325
19823126184459.1%2755
19833216102661.5%5690
19843315616.7%90351
Career60526286769.8%——

Career Results by Surface

Eddie Dibbs career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197019 ————21366.7%———————— 21366.7%
197120 11250.0%63966.7%———————— 741163.6%
197221 0220.0%13425.0%11250.0%33650.0% 591435.7%
197322 1752277.3%19113063.3%22450.0%21366.7% 40195967.8%
197423 1482263.6%30124271.4%32560.0%1472166.7% 61299067.8%
197524 761353.8%36134973.5%0110.0%1051566.7% 53257867.9%
197625 63966.7%61157680.3%————16102661.5% 832811174.8%
197726 2052580.0%43135676.8%————14102458.3% 772810573.3%
197827 831172.7%4094981.6%————34154969.4% 822710975.2%
197928 1552075.0%37104778.7%————1061662.5% 62218374.7%
198029 53862.5%3494379.1%————1091952.6% 49217070.0%
198130 641060.0%32104276.2%————33650.0% 41175870.7%
198231 53862.5%19102965.5%————25728.6% 26184459.1%
198332 ————1592462.5%————11250.0% 16102661.5%
198433 ————15616.7%———————— 15616.7%
Career—1044815268.4%37613350973.9%661250.0%1197519461.3%60526286769.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Eddie Dibbs career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197322 12333.3%32560.0%11250.0%303100.0% 851361.5%
197423 0110.0%15616.7%941369.2%606100.0% 16102661.5%
197524 0110.0%31475.0%71887.5%0110.0% 1041471.4%
197625 00——00——00——11250.0% 11250.0%
197726 10152540.0%861457.1%2653183.9%00—— 44267062.9%
197827 681442.9%2052580.0%1972673.1%202100.0% 47206770.1%
197928 471136.4%661250.0%2843287.5%00—— 38175569.1%
198029 23540.0%591435.7%1631984.2%00—— 23153860.5%
198130 25728.6%34742.9%1752277.3%00—— 22143661.1%
198231 15616.7%22450.0%641060.0%00—— 9112045.0%
198332 15616.7%11250.0%821080.0%00—— 1081855.6%
198433 0110.0%0110.0%11250.0%00—— 13425.0%
Career 27538033.8%52429455.3%1383717578.9%1221485.7% 22913436363.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 363/867 (41.9%) of Eddie Dibbs's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Eddie Dibbs advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1970 19 1523 107.1 — — — — — +37 — 66.7% +1.33 — — — +0.24
1971 20 1602 116.8 — — — — — +55 — 59.1% +0.36 1–1 — — +0.56
1972 21 1608 116.7 — — — — -61 +27 — 42.9% -0.63 0–4 (0%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 +0.09
1973 22 1858 140.0 — — — — +10 -47 -291 63.2% +0.94 5–5 (50%) 11–7 (61%) 104.8 +0.87
1974 23 1909 146.4 — — — — -23 +37 -294 63.6% +0.99 16–10 (62%) 11–8 (58%) 104.0 -2.76
1975 24 2056 157.2 — — — — -105 +48 — 65.7% +1.13 11–8 (58%) 3–9 (25%) 96.4 -5.91
1976 25 2058 167.1 — — — — -87 +115 — 65.7% +1.08 27–8 (77%) 22–17 (56%) 106.1 -5.66
1977 26 2056 168.1 — — — — +21 +52 — 67.2% +1.16 18–9 (67%) 14–11 (56%) 102.8 -7.02
1978 27 2000 165.8 — — — — +10 +123 — 69.4% +1.41 20–10 (67%) 17–14 (55%) 100.1 -2.88
1979 28 2039 164.3 — — — — -15 +95 — 68.0% +1.20 17–6 (74%) 10–5 (67%) 108.1 -4.95
1980 29 1931 156.9 — — — — -20 +110 — 64.6% +1.22 14–4 (78%) 9–3 (75%) 107.8 -1.24
1981 30 1978 155.3 — — — — -115 +67 — 66.4% +1.15 10–8 (56%) 4–6 (40%) 96.7 -1.84
1982 31 1797 140.8 — — — — -37 +129 — 58.8% +0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–4 (60%) 95.8 -1.22
1983 32 1820 147.9 — — — — — +84 — 55.0% +0.37 9–1 (90%) 3–2 (60%) 105.8 -1.74
1984 33 1750 119.5 — — — — — +67 — 33.3% -1.00 0–3 (0%) — — -0.74
Career 2169 162.1 — — — — -26 +77 -293 64.8% +1.05 151–81 (65%) 113–88 (56%) 105.5 -3.98

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Eddie Dibbs Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge RGWUSO W-L
Win %
197221 ——R64 1–1 (50%)
197322 R128—R128 0–2 (0%)
197423 R16R64— 4–2 (67%)
197524 SF—QF 9–2 (82%)
197625 SF—QF 9–2 (82%)
197726 R64—R32 3–2 (60%)
197827 QF—R32 6–2 (75%)
197928 QF—QF 8–2 (80%)
198029 R32—R64 3–2 (60%)
198130 R32—— 2–1 (67%)
W-L 26–9
(74%)
1–1
(50%)
18–8
(69%)
45–18
(71%)

ATP 500

Eddie Dibbs ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINITACANCAN W-L
Win %
197120 R32——— 1–1 (50%)
197221 ——R64— 0–1 (0%)
197322 ———R32 1–1 (50%)
197423 —R16—R16 4–2 (67%)
197524 —QF—— 3–1 (75%)
197625 —SF—— 4–1 (80%)
197827 —SFW— 9–1 (90%)
197928 —SF—— 4–1 (80%)
198029 —R16—— 2–1 (67%)
198130 —QF—— 3–1 (75%)
198231 —QF—— 3–1 (75%)
198332 —QF—— 3–1 (75%)
198433 —R32—— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)
29–10
(74%)
5–1
(83%)
3–2
(60%)
38–14
(73%)

ATP 250

Eddie Dibbs ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLBARBASBUECINDALDLBFLRGENHAMHOUMADMCMIAMUNNAPPARQUEROTSPBSTOTKYVIEWASAVIBALBERBIRBIRBOLBOUBREBRUCARCHACHICHICOLDAYDENDENDUSFORFORFORGUAHAMHARJACIWLAGLASLONLONLOSLOSLOUMARMEMMEXMILMONNEWNEWNOREASTKYOVIPALIWPHIPHIQUIRICSACSALSALSANSANSANSAOSARSOUSOUST.STRTAMTANTEHTORTOUTULU.SVINWCTWCTWEM W-L
Win %
197019 ———————————————————R16————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
197120 ———————————————QF———QF———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32————————— 6–3 (67%)
197221 —R32—————————————R32———————————————————————————————————————R64———————QF——————————R16————————R32————————————— 4–6 (40%)
197322 —R16—SF—————W—R16———R32—R16—————R32——SF———R32——BR—QF———————W——R16—W———————R16——————————————————R32———————————R16————R32———— 39–16 (71%)
197423 —SF———————WSFR16————F———R32R16—R64—————R16—QF—F—SF————QF——————————R16—R16—R64SF————————R16——SF——QF——————R16—R32———————QF———R16———— 51–24 (68%)
197524 —QF———————R32QFQF———QFQF———R32——QFR16——————————R16————————R32——————R16W———R16—R32——————R64—————R32—————R16—R16——R16—————WR32——R32———— 39–21 (65%)
197625 —W——FQF———WSFF———QFW———R64——QF—SFR16———————SF—————————R16—————QF—R16——R16R64——F—W——QF——————QF————————————————SF———SF———R32 63–21 (75%)
197726 —SF——R64SF————SFSFQFW—R16——R16—R64——SF————SF—————F——————R16———————————WSF—F————QF——SF——W———R16——————————QF—————FSFSF—F———SF 73–24 (75%)
197827 —R32——WF———R16R32—————————R64QF—F————SF—————————F————————————————R16SF—QF—————W—QF——R32—SF—SF————SF—————F——————WR32——QFR16 64–21 (75%)
197928 —FSFSF—————QFQF———————————R16SF———F—————————F—R16——W—————————————QF—R32———R32—SF—————R16————————————————————F————— 48–17 (74%)
198029 QFR16QF———————F————QF———————SF———R16————SF—————————R16———————————————R16—R16———F————————R16———————W——————————W—RR—R16 43–17 (72%)
198130 —SFQF———————QF————R64———————R16——————————————————W——QF———R16———————QFR64—————QF———————W———RR—————————R32—————R32SF——— 36–15 (71%)
198231 —R32R16——SFR16——R16QF———R32————————R32—————————SF——R16—————F————R16—R32——————————————R16———————QF————————————R16——————R32———— 23–17 (58%)
198332 ——————SFSFR32——R32———————————R32——————————————————R16———————————————R32—————R16———————————————————————————R16———— 13–9 (59%)
198433 ——————————R16————————————R64——————————————————R64—————————————————————————————————————————————————R64———— 0–4 (0%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
29–10
(74%)
8–4
(67%)
6–2
(75%)
11–2
(85%)
4–4
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
25–4
(86%)
19–10
(66%)
16–6
(73%)
1–1
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
15–8
(65%)
11–2
(85%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
2–5
(29%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
27–12
(69%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
5–2
(71%)
5–2
(71%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
10–5
(67%)
5–2
(71%)
6–3
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
16–5
(76%)
5–0
(100%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–0
(100%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
7–1
(88%)
5–1
(83%)
4–1
(80%)
3–4
(43%)
20–7
(74%)
2–1
(67%)
5–6
(45%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
5–1
(83%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
29–7
(81%)
2–2
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
13–5
(72%)
7–1
(88%)
4–2
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
6–2
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
16–3
(84%)
2–2
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
9–1
(90%)
23–10
(70%)
3–1
(75%)
2–3
(40%)
1–1
(50%)
5–4
(56%)
504–216
(70%)

ATP Finals

Eddie Dibbs ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
197625 RR 1–2 (33%)
197726 RR 1–2 (33%)
197827 SF 2–2 (50%)
W-L 4–6
(40%)
4–6
(40%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
5
Career-high date
Jul 31, 1978
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 20
May 6, 1974
First Top 10
Jun 14, 1976

Ranking History Matrix

Eddie Dibbs ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197322———————3940292828
197423——25211916191820—2222
19752420—26242627—————18
197625—————8—————9
19772689988101298977
197827666766555566
19792857787781111111010
198029910118910989121212
198130131617192020294042302525
19823127241823202125332941—55
198332567171686671666966818890
19843395——97—213331343343348347351
198534345351354356688691——————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Eddie Dibbs's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Harold Solomon USA #5 2,163 894 566 328 63.3% $1,802,769 22 0 0 1969–1991 Rivalries Match log
Jan Kodes CZE #5 2,121 744 469 275 63.0% $693,197 10 3 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Roscoe Tanner USA #4 2,162 885 592 293 66.9% $1,696,198 17 1 0 1969–1985 Rivalries Match log
Raul Ramirez MEX #4 2,150 786 530 256 67.4% $2,217,971 20 0 0 1970–1983 Rivalries Match log
Jose Higueras ESP #6 2,101 644 424 220 65.8% $1,406,355 16 0 0 1968–1986 Rivalries Match log
Gene Mayer USA #4 2,208 466 309 157 66.3% $1,382,422 14 0 0 1973–1986 Rivalries Match log
Brian Gottfried USA #3 2,250 1,011 690 321 68.2% $2,782,514 25 0 0 1970–1984 Rivalries Match log
Sandy Mayer USA #7 2,080 576 371 205 64.4% $1,057,783 12 0 0 1970–1985 Rivalries Match log
Vitas Gerulaitis USA #3 2,232 762 528 234 69.3% $2,778,748 26 1 0 1971–1986 Rivalries Match log
Adriano Panatta ITA #6 2,177 585 363 222 62.1% $776,187 10 1 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Jose Luis Clerc ARG #4 2,219 493 355 138 72.0% $1,987,036 25 0 0 1977–1989 Rivalries Match log
Eliot Teltscher USA #6 2,093 599 392 207 65.4% $1,653,997 10 0 0 1976–1990 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Eddie Dibbs born?
Eddie Dibbs was born on February 23, 1951.
Which country did Eddie Dibbs represent?
Eddie Dibbs represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Eddie Dibbs?
Eddie Dibbs is 170 cm / 5'7".
Does Eddie Dibbs use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Eddie Dibbs uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Eddie Dibbs left-handed or right-handed?
Eddie Dibbs plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Eddie Dibbs won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Eddie Dibbs in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Eddie Dibbs won?
TennisDB does not group any of Eddie Dibbs's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Eddie Dibbs won?
TennisDB records 22 ATP singles titles for Eddie Dibbs across all categories. The latest season with a recorded title was 1981.
What is Eddie Dibbs' highest ATP ranking?
Eddie Dibbs' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 5, first achieved on July 31, 1978.
What is Eddie Dibbs' career win-loss record?
Eddie Dibbs has 605 wins and 262 losses (69.8%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1970 through 1984.
How much career prize money has Eddie Dibbs earned?
Eddie Dibbs has earned at least $2,016,426 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Eddie Dibbs's career appear in TennisDB?
Eddie Dibbs appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1970 through 1984.
On which surface does Eddie Dibbs have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Eddie Dibbs's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 73.9% (376–133).
Who has Eddie Dibbs faced most often?
Eddie Dibbs' most frequent opponent is Guillermo Vilas, with a head-to-head record of 8–13 across 21 meetings.