SF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 1982

Mel Purcell #30 def. Fernando Luna #63

6-1 4-6 6-3

Mel Purcell defeated Fernando Luna 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the 1982 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 17, 1982*
Tournament: U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Edition: 1982
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Mel Purcell	Fernando Luna
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	Jul 18, 1959	Apr 24, 1958
Age	22	24
Height	178 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	30	63
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,941	1,770
Current career W-L	190–164	167–160
Current career earnings	$796,760	$561,404

Pre-match H2H

Mel Purcell #30 0 – 0 Fernando Luna #63

Path

Mel Purcell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivan Lendl #4	2-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1982	QF
Harold Solomon #88	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1982	R16
Derek Tarr	6-1 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 1982	R32
Alejandro Gattiker	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1982	R64

Mel Purcell's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Vilas #3	4-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1982	F

Fernando Luna's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alejandro Ganzabal #92	7-6 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1982	QF
Jim Delaney	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1982	R16
John Hayes	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 1982	R32
Gonzalo Nunez	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1982	R64