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Brian Gottfried #15 def. Mel Purcell #31

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 20, 1981*
Tournament La Quinta
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Brian Gottfried
Score6-4 6-3
Loser Mel Purcell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBrian GottfriedMel Purcell
Country USA USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1952Jul 18, 1959
Age2921
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1531
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9661,789
Career W-L695–322190–164
Career earnings$2,782,514$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Brian Gottfried 1 0 Mel Purcell

Path

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 19, 1981R32 John Austin 6-3 6-4WMatch data
Feb 18, 1981R64 Thierry Tulasne 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 1981QF Harold Solomon 6-3 4-6 6-7LH2HMatch data

Mel Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 19, 1981R32 Sandy Mayer 6-4 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch data
Feb 18, 1981R64 Peter Rennert 5-7 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data