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Buster C Mottram#38 def. Mel Purcell#44

2-6 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 23, 1980*
Tournament Atlanta
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Buster C Mottram
Score2-6 6-3 6-3
Loser Mel Purcell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBuster C MottramMel Purcell
Country GBR USA
Birth dateJul 18, 1959
Age21
Height193178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)3844
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8511,694
Career W-L270–177190–164
Career earnings$14,500$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Buster C Mottram 0 0 Mel Purcell

Path

Buster C Mottram's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 22, 1980R16 Onny Parun 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 21, 1980R32 Joao Soares 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Buster C Mottram's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1980SF Terry Moor 7-6 6-2LH2HMatch data

Mel Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 22, 1980R16 Tim Wilkison 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 21, 1980R32 Deon Joubert 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data