Colin Dibley
Colin Dibley (1977) | |
Country | Australia |
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Residence | West Orange, New Jersey, USA |
Born |
Sydney, Australia | 19 September 1944
Height | 6'2" (188 cm) |
Turned pro | 1970 |
Retired | 1981 |
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 291–287 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (26 September 1973) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1979) |
French Open | 3R (1971, 1973, 1975, 1978) |
Wimbledon | QF (1971, 1972) |
US Open | 3R (1971) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 339–247 |
Career titles | 17 |
Last updated on: 13 June 2012. |
Colin Dibley (born 19 September 1944 in Sydney, NSW) is a former tennis player from Australia.
Dibley once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles. The right-hander reached his career-high ATP Tour singles ranking on 26 September 1973, when he became World No. 35. After retiring in 1981, he took up real estate, still keeping himself in the game through coaching others.
Known for his enormous serve, Dibley has been noted as having one of the most "live arms" of his generation by ESPN commentator Pam Shriver.
Singles finals 7 (4–3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1972 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Dick Crealy | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1972 | Sacramento, US | Hard | Stan Smith | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1973 | La Costa WCT, US | Hard | Stan Smith | 6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1973 | South Orange, US | Grass | Vijay Amritraj | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1976 | Little Rock, US | Carpet | Haroon Rahim | 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1977 | Laguna Niguel, US | Hard | Andrew Pattison | 6–2, 6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1980 | Perth, Australia | Grass | Chris Delaney | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles finals 32 (17–15)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1972 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Roy Emerson | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
5–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1973 | Miami WCT, US | Hard | Terry Addison | Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1973 | Richmond WCT, US | Carpet | Terry Addison | Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1973 | St. Louis, US | Carpet | Terry Addison | Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus |
2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1973 | Columbus, US | Hard | Charles Pasarell | Gerald Battrick Graham Stilwell |
4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 1. | 1973 | Merion, US | Grass | Allan Stone | John Austin Fred McNair |
7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1973 | Tokyo Outdoor | Allan Stone | Mal Anderson Ken Rosewall |
5–7, 5–7 | |
Winner | 2. | 1973 | Hong Kong | Hard | Rod Laver | Paul Gerken Brian Gottfried |
6–3, 5–7, 17–15 |
Winner | 3. | 1974 | Houston, US | Clay | Rod Laver | Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner |
4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1975 | Orlando WCT, US | Hard | Ray Ruffels | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1975 | St. Louis, US | Clay | Ray Ruffels | Ross Case Geoff Masters |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 1975 | Istanbul, Turkey | Outdoor | Thomaz Koch | Colin Dowdeswell John Feaver |
6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 1976 | Palm Springs, US | Hard | Sandy Mayer | Raymond Moore Erik Van Dillen |
6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
Winner | 7. | 1976 | Palma, Spain | Clay | John Andrews | Mark Edmondson John Marks |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | John Andrews | Carlos Kirmayr Eduardo Mandarino |
6–7, 6–4, 6–8 |
Winner | 8. | 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Carlos Kirmayr | Péter Szőke Balázs Taróczy |
5–7, 7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 9. | 1977 | Little Rock, US | Carpet | Haroon Rahim | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
6–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 1977 | Denver, US | Carpet | Geoff Masters | Syd Ball Kim Warwick |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 11. | 1977 | South Orange, US | Hard | Wojtek Fibak | Ion Ţiriac Guillermo Vilas |
6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1977 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Chris Kachel | Geoff Masters Kim Warwick |
2–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 12. | 1978 | Little Rock, US | Carpet | Geoff Masters | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1978 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Geoff Masters | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
5–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1978 | Newport, US | Grass | Bob Giltinan | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 13. | 1978 | Columbus, US | Clay | Bob Giltinan | Marcello Lara Eliot Teltscher |
6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1979 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Hard | Anand Amritraj | Ion Ţiriac Guillermo Vilas |
4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1979 | Tulsa, US | Hard (i) | Tom Gullikson | Francisco González Eliot Teltscher |
7–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1979 | Stowe, US | Hard | Anand Amritraj | Mike Cahill Steve Krulevitz |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1979 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Mike Cahill | Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 14. | 1979 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Pat Du Pré | Rod Frawley Francisco González |
3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 15. | 1979 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Chris Kachel | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 16. | 1980 | Metz, France | Carpet | Gene Mayer | Chris Delaney Kim Warwick |
7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 17. | 1981 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | John James | Craig Edwards Eddie Edwards |
6–3, 6–4 |
External links
- Colin Dibley at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- nj.com article
- International Tennis Federation