Phil Dent #54 def. Mel Purcell #28

7-6 6-3

Phil Dent defeated Mel Purcell 7-6 6-3 in the 1982 Indian Wells Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldPhil DentMel Purcell
Country AUS USA
Birth dateFeb 14, 1950Jul 18, 1959
Age3222
Height183 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)5428
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8081,901
Current career W-L414–344190–164
Current career earnings$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Phil Dent #54 0 0 Mel Purcell #28

Path

Phil Dent's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thierry Tulasne #926-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 1982R32
Mark Edmondson #196-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1982R64

Phil Dent's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yannick Noah #173-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 1982QF

Mel Purcell's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bruce Manson #446-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 1982R32
Ramesh Krishnan 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1982R64