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B. Manson #83 def. M. Purcell #24

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 11, 1981*
Tournament Houston
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner B. Manson
Score6-4 6-4
Loser M. Purcell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. MansonM. Purcell
Country USA USA
Birth dateMar 20, 1956Jul 18, 1959
Age2521
Height173178
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)8324
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7851,904
Career W-L129–171190–164
Career earnings$492,338$796,760
Pre-match H2H
B. Manson 0 0 M. Purcell

Path

B. Manson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 10, 1981R16 Paul Kronk 6-3 7-5WMatch data
Apr 9, 1981R32 J. Clerc 3-6 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data

B. Manson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1981SF Sammy Giammalva Jr 7-6 4-6 3-6LMatch data

M. Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 10, 1981R16 M. Edmondson 3-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 9, 1981R32 Hans Gildemeister 6-3 7-6WMatch data