Colin Dibley

{{Short description|Australian former tennis player (born 1944)}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Colin Dibley

| full_name =

| image = Colin Dibley (1977).jpg

| caption = Colin Dibley (1977)

| country = {{flagu|Australia}}

| residence = West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1944|9|19}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.88}}

| turnedpro = 1970

| retired = 1981

| plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)

| careerprizemoney =

| singlesrecord = 291–287

| singlestitles = 4

| highestsinglesranking = No. 26 (4 June 1973)

| AustralianOpenresult = SF (1979)

| FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1971, 1973, 1975, 1978)

| Wimbledonresult = QF (1971, 1972)

| USOpenresult = 3R (1971)

| doublesrecord = 339–247

| doublestitles = 17

| highestdoublesranking =

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF (1977^Dec)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (1977)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1975)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1971, 1977)

| WimbledonMixedresult = QF (1972)

}}

Colin Dibley (born 19 September 1944) 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 singles ranking of world No. 26 in June 1973. 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.

Career finals

=Singles 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W-L

!style="width:30px"|Year

!style="width:180px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:160px"|Opponent

!style="width:130px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–0

| 1972

| Kitzbühel, Austria

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dick Crealy

| 6–1, 6–3, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–1

| 1972

| Sacramento, US

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith

| 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–1

| 1973

| La Costa WCT, US

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith

| 6–3, 7–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–1

| 1973

| South Orange, US

| Grass

| {{flagicon|IND}} Vijay Amritraj

| 6–4, 6–7, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–2

| 1976

| Little Rock, US

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|PAK}} Haroon Rahim

| 4–6, 5–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–3

| 1977

| Laguna Niguel, US

| Hard

| {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} Andrew Pattison

| 6–2, 6–7, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–3

| 1980

| Perth, Australia

| Grass

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Delaney

| 6–2, 6–4

=Doubles 32 (17 titles, 15 runner-ups)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|No.

!style="width:30px"|Year

!style="width:180px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:160px"|Partner

!style="width:160px"|Opponents

!style="width:130px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1.

| 1972

| Stockholm

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson

| {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker
{{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen

| 5–7, 6–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2.

| 1973

| WCT Miami Open

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Addison

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver

| 4–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3.

| 1973

| Richmond WCT

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Addison

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver

| 6–3, 3–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 4.

| 1973

| St. Louis WCT

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Addison

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ove Nils Bengtson
{{flagicon|USA}} Jim McManus

| 2–6, 5–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5.

| 1973

| Columbus Open

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Pasarell

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gerald Battrick
{{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Stilwell

| 4–6, 6–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1.

| 1973

| Haverford, U.S.

| Grass

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Stone

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Austin
{{flagicon|USA}} Fred McNair

| 7–6, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 6.

| 1973

| Tokyo Outdoor

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Stone

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mal Anderson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall

| 5–7, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2.

| 1973

| ATP Hong Kong

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver

| {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Gerken
{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried

| 6–3, 5–7, 17–15

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3.

| 1974

| River Oaks, U.S.

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver

| {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe
{{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner

| 4–6, 7–6, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7.

| 1975

| Orlando WCT

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Ruffels

| {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried
{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez

| 4–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4.

| 1975

| St. Louis WCT

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Ruffels

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case
{{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters

| 6–4, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5.

| 1975

| Turkey Open

| Outdoor

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Thomaz Koch

| {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} Colin Dowdeswell
{{flagicon|GBR}} John Feaver

| 6–2, 6–2, 6–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 6.

| 1976

| Indian Wells Masters

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Mayer

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Raymond Moore
{{flagicon|USA}} Erik van Dillen

| 6–4, 6–7, 7–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 7.

| 1976

| Palma, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Andrews

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson
{{flagicon|AUS}} John Marks

| 2–6, 6–3, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 8.

| 1976

| Madrid, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Andrews

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Carlos Kirmayr
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Eduardo Mandarino

| 6–7, 6–4, 6–8

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 8.

| 1976

| ATP Florence

| Clay

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Carlos Kirmayr

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Szőke
{{flagicon|HUN}} Balázs Taróczy

| 5–7, 7–5, 7–5

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 9.

| 1977

| North Little Rock, U.S.

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|PAK}} Haroon Rahim

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan

| 6–7, 6–3, 6–3

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 10.

| 1977

| ATP Denver

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Syd Ball
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick

| 6–2, 6–3

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 11.

| 1977

| South Orange Open

| Hard

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak

| {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac
{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| 6–1, 7–5

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 9.

| 1977

| Tokyo Outdoor

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Kachel

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick

| 2–6, 6–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 12.

| 1978

| North Little Rock, U.S.

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Gullikson
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Gullikson

| 7–6, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 10.

| 1978

| Johannesburg, South Africa

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan

| 5–7, 6–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 11.

| 1978

| Newport, U.S.

| Grass

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Giltinan

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Gullikson
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Gullikson

| 4–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 13.

| 1978

| Columbus Open

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Giltinan

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Marcello Lara
{{flagicon|USA}} Eliot Teltscher

| 6–2, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 12.

| 1979

| Friendship Cup

| Hard

| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj

| {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac
{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| 4–6, 6–2, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 13.

| 1979

| ATP Tulsa

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Gullikson

| {{flagicon|PAR}} Francisco González
{{flagicon|USA}} Eliot Teltscher

| 7–6, 5–7, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 14.

| 1979

| ATP Stowe

| Hard

| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill
{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Krulevitz

| 6–3, 3–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 15.

| 1979

| ATP Tel Aviv

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill

| {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
{{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker

| 5–7, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 14.

| 1979

| Tokyo Outdoor

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Pat DuPré

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Frawley
{{flagicon|PAR}} Francisco González

| 3–6, 6–1, 6–1

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 15.

| 1979

| ATP Adelaide

| Grass

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Kachel

| {{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander
{{flagicon|AUS}} Phil Dent

| 6–7, 7–6, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 16.

| 1980

| Lorraine Open

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Delaney
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick

| 7–6, 7–5

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 17.

| 1981

| ATP Adelaide

| Grass

| {{flagicon|AUS}} John James

| {{flagicon|USA}} Craig Edwards
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Eddie Edwards

| 6–3, 6–4

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Category:1944 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian male tennis players

Category:Tennis players from Sydney

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