Eddie Dibbs is a retired American tennis player. He was born February 23, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York. He attained a career high ranking of World No. 5 in July 1978. [edit] Singles finals [edit] Wins (22) | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | | 1. | 1973 | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | Hard (i) | Frew McMillan | 5–7, 6–1, 7–5 | | 2. | 1973 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Karl Meiler | 6–1, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 | | 3. | 1973 | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 | | 4. | 1974 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Hans-Jaochim Plotz | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | | 5. | 1975 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Iván Molina | 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | | 6. | 1975 | London | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 1–6, 6–1, 7–5 | | 7. | 1976 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Harold Solomon | 7–6, 6–2 | | 8. | 1976 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Clay | Cliff Drysdale | 6–1, 6–1 | | 9. | 1976 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 | | 10. | 1976 | Paris Indoor | Hard (i) | Jaime Fillol | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6 | | 11. | 1977 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | 6–0, 6–3 | | 12. | 1977 | London WCT | Hard (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | | 13. | 1977 | Oviedo, Spain | Hard | Raúl Ramírez | 6–4, 6–1 | | 14. | 1978 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | Hard (i) | Pat Du Pré | 6–7, 6–2, 7–5 | | 15. | 1978 | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | 6–2, 6–3 | | 16. | 1978 | North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S. | Clay | John Alexander | 6–4, 6–4 | | 17. | 1978 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | José Luis Clerc | 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 | | 18. | 1979 | Forest Hills, New York, U.S. - WCT Invitational | Clay | Harold Solomon | 7–6, 6–1 | | 19. | 1980 | Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | Clay | Andrés Gómez | 6–1, 6–1 | | 20. | 1980 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Clay | Gene Mayer | 6–2, 6–1 | | 21. | 1981 | Forest Hills, New York, U.S. – WCT Tournament of Champions | Clay | Carlos Kirmayr | 6–3, 6–2 | | 22. | 1981 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | David Carter | 3–6, 6–0, 7–5 | [edit] Runner-ups (20) | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | | 1. | 1974 | Paris Indoor | Hard (i) | Brian Gottfried | 6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–0 | | 2. | 1976 | Mexico City WCT | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | 7–6, 6–2 | | 3. | 1976 | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | Clay | Roscoe Tanner | 7–6, 6–3 | | 4. | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 | | 5. | 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 | | 6. | 1977 | Charlotte WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Corrado Barazzutti | 7–6, 6–0 | | 7. | 1977 | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | Hard | Guillermo Vilas | 1–6, 6–0, 6–1 | | 8. | 1977 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 7–6, 7–5, 6–4 | | 9. | 1977 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 | | 10. | 1978 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Sandy Mayer | 7–6, 6–4 | | 11. | 1978 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 | | 12. | 1978 | Dallas WCT, U.S. – WCT Finals | Carpet | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | | 13. | 1978 | Washington, D.C. | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 7–5, 7–5 | | 14. | 1979 | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 | | 15. | 1979 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jimmy Connors | 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 | | 16. | 1979 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Clay | Brian Gottfried | 6–3, 6–0 | | 17. | 1979 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Hans Gildemeister | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 | | 18. | 1980 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 6–3 | | 19. | 1980 | North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S. | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | | 20. | 1982 | Forest Hills, New York, U.S. – WCT Tournament of Champions | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 6–1 | [edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline | Tournament | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | Career SR | | Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | | French Open | A | 1R | 4R | SF | SF | 2R | QF | QF | 3R | 3R | 0 / 9 | | Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | | US Open | 2R | 1R | A | QF | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 8 | | Annual Win-Loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 9–2 | 9–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 8–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | N/A | A = did not participate in the tournament. |