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Chris Lewis #91 def. Mel Purcell #40

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

Match Information

Date	Jul 1, 1983*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Chris Lewis
Score	6-7 6-0 6-4 7-6
Loser	Mel Purcell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Chris Lewis	Mel Purcell
Country	NZL	USA
Birth date	Mar 9, 1957	Jul 18, 1959
Age	26	23
Height	180	178
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	91	40
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,758	1,798
Career W-L	221–196	190–164
Career earnings	$28,181	$796,760

Pre-match H2H

Chris Lewis 0 – 0 Mel Purcell

Path

Chris Lewis's path

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

Chris Lewis's next match

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

Mel Purcell's path

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