Mel Purcell def. Deon Joubert #97

6-4 6-3

Mel Purcell defeated Deon Joubert 6-4 6-3 in the 1979 Washington Open round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 16, 1979*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Mel Purcell	Deon Joubert
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Jul 18, 1959	Jun 10, 1953
Age	19	26
Height	178 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	97
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,474	1,554
Current career W-L	190–164	39–76
Current career earnings	$796,760	—

Pre-match H2H

Mel Purcell 0 – 0 Deon Joubert #97

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