R16 Las Vegas 1983

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

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

Player Comparison

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