John McEnroe #1 def. Mel Purcell #25

6-4 6-4 6-1

John McEnroe defeated Mel Purcell 6-4 6-4 6-1 in the 1984 Roland Garros round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeMel Purcell
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jul 18, 1959
Age2524
Height180 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)125
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,4111,820
Current career W-L835–191190–164
Current career earnings$12,552,132$796,760
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe #1 0 0 Mel Purcell #25

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ben Testerman #586-4 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1984R64
Horacio de la Pena 6-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1984R128

John McEnroe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Higueras 6-4 7-6 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 1984R16

Mel Purcell's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gabriel Urpi 6-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1984R64
Carlos Kirmayr 6-3 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1984R128