Bjorn Borg #1 def. Mel Purcell #27

6-4 6-1 6-3

Bjorn Borg defeated Mel Purcell 6-4 6-1 6-3 in the 1981 Wimbledon round of 64 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgMel Purcell
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Jul 18, 1959
Age2521
Height180 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)127
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3971,898
Current career W-L617–141190–164
Current career earnings$3,655,751$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg #1 0 0 Mel Purcell #27

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Peter Rennert #627-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 1981R128

Bjorn Borg's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rolf Gehring #366-4 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1981R32

Mel Purcell's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dale Collings 6-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 1981R128