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Yannick Noah #16 def. Mel Purcell #28

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 6, 1981*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Yannick Noah
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Mel Purcell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldYannick NoahMel Purcell
Country FRA USA
Birth dateMay 18, 1960Jul 18, 1959
Age2021
Height194178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1628
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9321,763
Career W-L456–194190–164
Career earnings$3,440,660$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Yannick Noah 1 0 Mel Purcell

Path

Yannick Noah's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 5, 1981R32 Kevin Curren 6-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Yannick Noah's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1981QF Gene Mayer 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data

Mel Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 5, 1981R32 Heinz Gunthardt 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data