Colin Dibley (born 19 September 1944) is a former
tennis
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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
Pamela Howard Shriver (born July 4, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player and current tennis broadcaster, pundit, and coach. She was ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and List of W ...
.
Career finals
Singles 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Doubles 32 (17 titles, 15 runner-ups)
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nj.com article
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1944 births
Living people
Australian male tennis players
Tennis players from Sydney
20th-century Australian sportsmen
21st-century Australian sportsmen
Sportsmen from New South Wales