R32 Washington Open 1979

Pat Dupre #23 def. Mel Purcell

6-4 6-3

Pat Dupre defeated Mel Purcell 6-4 6-3 in the 1979 Washington Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 17, 1979*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Pat Dupre	Mel Purcell
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 16, 1954	Jul 18, 1959
Age	24	19
Height	190 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	23	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,912	1,494
Current career W-L	179–198	190–164
Current career earnings	$533,743	$796,760

Pre-match H2H

Pat Dupre #23 0 – 0 Mel Purcell

Path

Pat Dupre's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ben Testerman	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1979	R64

Pat Dupre's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jose Higueras #10	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1979	R16

Mel Purcell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Deon Joubert #97	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1979	R64