Given the question: Facts: - singlesrecord: 587 -- 253 - wctfinalsresult: f -lrb- 1978 -rrb- - wimbledonresult: 2r -lrb- 1974 -rrb- - frenchopenresult: sf -lrb- 1975 , 1976 -rrb- - birth date: 23 february 1951 - caption: eddie of an exhibition tournament in rotterdam . dibbs playing against bjorn borg in the final - height: 5 7 - retired: 1984 - singlestitles: 22 - masterscupresult: sf -lrb- 1978 -rrb- - name: eddie dibbs - birth place: brooklyn , ny , united states - turnedpro: 1970 - doublesrecord: 77 -- 106 - doublestitles: 1 - usopenresult: qf -lrb- 1975 , 1976 , 1979 -rrb- - othertournaments: yes - image size: 260px - residence: north miami beach , florida - plays: right-handed -lrb- two-handed backhand -rrb- - highestsinglesranking: no. 5 -lrb- july 24 , 1978 -rrb- - image: eddie dibbs.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eddie dibbs .
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eddie dibbs -lrb- born february 23 , 1951 -rrb- is a retired american tennis player also nicknamed '' fast eddie '' .he attained a career-high singles ranking of world no. 5 in july 1978 .eddie dibbs presently holds the record number of atp tour wins for a player who never reached a grand slam final .he did reach two semifinals , both at roland garros , losing to vilas in 1975 and to panatta in 1976 .his most significant victory was defeating jimmy connors at london on carpet , 1 -- 6 6 -- 1 7 -- 5 .