R128 US Open 1979

Mel Purcell def. Gilles Moretton

5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3

Mel Purcell defeated Gilles Moretton 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the 1979 US Open round of 128 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 30, 1979*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1979
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R128

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Mel Purcell	Gilles Moretton
Country	USA	FRA
Birth date	Jul 18, 1959	Feb 10, 1958
Age	20	21
Height	178 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,482	1,595
Current career W-L	190–164	59–89
Current career earnings	$796,760	—

Pre-match H2H

Mel Purcell 0 – 0 Gilles Moretton

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