Chris Lewis def. Mel Purcell #40

6-7 6-0 6-4 7-6

Chris Lewis defeated Mel Purcell 6-7 6-0 6-4 7-6 in the 1983 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 1, 1983*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1983
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Chris Lewis	Mel Purcell
Country	NZL	USA
Birth date	Mar 9, 1957	Jul 18, 1959
Age	26	23
Height	180 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	40
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,762	1,800
Current career W-L	221–196	190–164
Current career earnings	$647,550	$796,760

Pre-match H2H

Chris Lewis 0 – 0 Mel Purcell #40

Path

Chris Lewis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nduka Odizor #82	6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1983	R16
Mike Bauer #58	6-4 3-6 7-5 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1983	R32
Broderick Dyke	7-6 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1983	R64
Steve Denton #12	6-4 4-6 7-6 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1983	R128

Chris Lewis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kevin Curren #15	6-7 6-4 7-6 6-7 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1983	SF

Mel Purcell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Gottfried #16	4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1983	R16
Andreas Maurer	5-7 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1983	R32
Stuart Bale	7-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1983	R64
Tim Wilkison #62	6-2 4-6 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1983	R128