Name Colin Dibley Turned pro 1970 Career record 291–287 Role Tennis Player Retired 1981 | Career titles 4 Height 1.88 m Highest ranking 26 Australian Open SF (1979) Weight 86 kg | |
Born 19 September 1944 (age 80) Sydney, Australia ( 1944-09-19 ) Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||
Manuel Orantes vs Colin Dibley - Wimbledon Championships 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.
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