H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Eddie Dibbs vs John Newcombe H2H: 2-4

John Newcombe holds a 4–2 lead over Eddie Dibbs in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 2–1 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Eddie Dibbs won the 1978 St. Louis Wct quarterfinal 7-6 6-4.

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Eddie Dibbs
USA Age 75 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Eddie Dibbs #6 7-6 6-4 John Newcombe #24 Match data Feb 17, 1978* QF St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 7-6 3-6 6-3 Eddie Dibbs #6 Match data Feb 4, 1978* SF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-2 6-4 Eddie Dibbs Match data Mar 20, 1976* QF Washington Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Eddie Dibbs #41 7-5 1-6 6-3 John Newcombe #2 Match data Oct 12, 1973* QF Fort Worth ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 Eddie Dibbs Match data Aug 9, 1973* R16 Louisville ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-3 6-4 6-3 Eddie Dibbs Match data Sep 3, 1972* R64 US Open Grand Slam Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Eddie Dibbs #798 #5 0 2,169 605 262 69.8% 0 0 0 1 21 22
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,203 544 220 71.2% 5 0 0 0 33 38

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Eddie Dibbs John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1970 2–1 66.7% — 1,523 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1971 7–4 63.6% — 1,601 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1972 5–9 35.7% — 1,608 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1973 40–19 67.8% #28 1,857 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1974 61–29 67.8% #22 1,909 0 4 — — — — — — —
24 1975 53–25 67.9% #18 2,055 0 6 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1976 83–28 74.8% #9 2,058 0 10 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1977 77–28 73.3% #7 2,056 0 13 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1978 82–27 75.2% #6 1,999 0 17 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1979 62–21 74.7% #10 2,039 0 18 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1980 49–21 70.0% #12 1,930 0 20 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1981 41–17 70.7% #25 1,977 0 22 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1982 26–18 59.1% #55 1,797 0 22 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1983 16–10 61.5% #90 1,819 0 22 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1984 1–5 16.7% #351 1,750 0 22 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
34 — — — — — — — 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
35 — — — — — — — 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
36 — — — — — — — 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38
37 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Eddie Dibbs John Newcombe
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
19 1970 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 17 5 22 77.3% 19 11 30 63.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 14 8 22 63.6% 30 12 42 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1975 7 6 13 53.8% 36 13 49 73.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1976 6 3 9 66.7% 61 15 76 80.3% — — — — 16 10 26 61.5% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1977 20 5 25 80.0% 43 13 56 76.8% — — — — 14 10 24 58.3% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1978 8 3 11 72.7% 40 9 49 81.6% — — — — 34 15 49 69.4% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1979 15 5 20 75.0% 37 10 47 78.7% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 34 9 43 79.1% — — — — 10 9 19 52.6% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 32 10 42 76.2% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 19 10 29 65.5% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1983 — — — — 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1984 — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 104 48 152 68.4% 376 133 509 73.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 119 75 194 61.3% — 145 58 203 71.4% 123 47 170 72.4% 154 45 199 77.4% 122 70 192 63.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Eddie Dibbs John Newcombe
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
19 1970 1523 107.1 — — — — — +35 — 66.7% +1.33 — — — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1602 117.2 — — — — — +55 — 59.1% +0.36 1–1 — — +0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1608 116.6 — — — — -61 +29 — 42.9% -0.63 0–4 (0%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 1858 140.0 — — — — +9 -48 -291 63.2% +0.94 5–5 (50%) 11–7 (61%) — +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 1910 146.5 — — — — -22 +35 -294 63.6% +0.99 16–10 (62%) 11–8 (58%) — -2.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1975 2056 157.2 — — — — -104 +48 — 65.7% +1.13 11–8 (58%) 3–9 (25%) — -5.91 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1976 2058 167.1 — — — — -86 +115 — 65.7% +1.08 27–8 (77%) 22–17 (56%) — -5.66 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1977 2056 168.2 — — — — +21 +52 — 67.2% +1.16 18–9 (67%) 14–11 (56%) — -7.02 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1978 2000 165.9 — — — — +10 +123 — 69.4% +1.41 20–10 (67%) 17–14 (55%) — -2.88 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1979 2039 164.3 — — — — -15 +95 — 68.0% +1.20 17–6 (74%) 10–5 (67%) — -4.95 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1980 1931 156.9 — — — — -20 +110 — 64.6% +1.22 14–4 (78%) 9–3 (75%) — -1.24 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1981 1978 155.3 — — — — -115 +66 — 66.4% +1.15 10–8 (56%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.84 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 1982 1797 140.9 — — — — -37 +129 — 58.8% +0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.22 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1983 1820 147.9 — — — — — +84 — 55.0% +0.37 9–1 (90%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.74 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 1984 1750 119.5 — — — — — +67 — 33.3% -1.00 0–3 (0%) — — -0.74 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45
Career — 2169 162.2 — — — — -26 +76 -293 64.8% +1.05 151–81 (65%) 113–88 (56%) 105.5 -3.97 — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.