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Jonathan Canter #40 def. Mel Purcell #88

6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date Aug 21, 1986*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Jonathan Canter
Score6-4 7-6
Loser Mel Purcell

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJonathan CanterMel Purcell
Country USA USA
Birth dateJun 4, 1965Jul 18, 1959
Age2127
Height185178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)4088
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7461,695
Career W-L68–96190–164
Career earnings$474,516$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Jonathan Canter 0 – 1 Mel Purcell

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Path

Jonathan Canter's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 1986R64 Ramesh Krishnan 7-5 6-4W—Match data

Jonathan Canter's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1986R16 Jimmy Connors 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Mel Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 1986R64 Mark Woodforde 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data