Ivan Lendl #3 def. Mel Purcell #27

6-2 6-2

Ivan Lendl defeated Mel Purcell 6-2 6-2 in the 1982 Forest Hills Wct quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldIvan LendlMel Purcell
Country USA USA
Birth dateMar 7, 1960Jul 18, 1959
Age2222
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)327
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3391,945
Current career W-L1,045–227190–164
Current career earnings$21,262,417$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Lendl #3 2 0 Mel Purcell #27

Path

Ivan Lendl's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hans Gildemeister 6-2 6-0WMatch dataMay 6, 1982R16
Werner Zirngibl 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 1982R32
Damir Keretic 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 1982R64

Ivan Lendl's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Luis Clerc #56-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 1982SF

Mel Purcell's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vitas Gerulaitis #97-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1982R16
Tomas Smid #316-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 1982R32
Robert Vant Hof 6-0 6-4WMatch dataMay 4, 1982R64