Steve Denton #12 def. Mel Purcell #30

6-4 3-6 6-3

Steve Denton defeated Mel Purcell 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 1983 Las Vegas round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 28, 1983*
Tournament: Las Vegas
Edition: 1983
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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Pre-match Comparison

Field	Steve Denton	Mel Purcell
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 5, 1956	Jul 18, 1959
Age	26	23
Height	188	178
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	12	30
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,873	1,780
Career W-L	109–116	190–164
Career earnings	$1,084,664	$796,760

Pre-match H2H

Steve Denton #12 1 – 0 Mel Purcell #30

Path

Steve Denton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Hogstedt #53	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 27, 1983	R32

Steve Denton's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #3	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 29, 1983	QF

Mel Purcell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mike Bauer #56	7-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 27, 1983	R32