[2] Dibbs holds the record number of ATP Tour career match wins for a player who never reached a Grand Slam final.

He did reach two semifinals, both at Roland Garros, losing to Guillermo Vilas in 1975 and to Adriano Panatta in 1976.

[3] In the 1978 season, he ended the year as the leading money winner on the professional tennis tour.

[5] Dibbs is credited with coining the tennis term "bagel" to describe a 6–0 set.

[3][12] His family moved to Miami when he was a youngster where he started playing at a young age.