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J. Alexander #30 def. M. Purcell #31

4-6 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-3

Match Information

Date May 29, 1983*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner J. Alexander
Score4-6 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-3
Loser M. Purcell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. AlexanderM. Purcell
Country AUS USA
Birth dateJul 4, 1951Jul 18, 1959
Age3123
Height190178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)3031
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7681,755
Career W-L579–422190–164
Career earnings$1,214,079$796,760
Pre-match H2H
J. Alexander 0 0 M. Purcell

Path

J. Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1983R64 H. Simonsson 7-6 6-7 7-6 1-8WH2HMatch data
May 25, 1983R128 G. Rinaldini 6-2 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data

J. Alexander's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 1, 1983R16 Y. Noah 2-6 6-7 1-6LH2HMatch data

M. Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1983R64 Wally Masur 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 25, 1983R128 T. Cain 6-1 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data