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Van Winitsky#44 def. Mel Purcell#21

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Jul 23, 1982*
Tournament Washington
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Van Winitsky
Score6-3 6-1
Loser Mel Purcell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVan WinitskyMel Purcell
Country USA USA
Birth dateMar 12, 1959Jul 18, 1959
Age2323
Height185178
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)4421
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7821,949
Career W-L106–133190–164
Career earnings$408,120$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Van Winitsky 1 0 Mel Purcell

Path

Van Winitsky's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 22, 1982R32 Gabriel Mattos 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 21, 1982R64 Craig Wittus 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data

Van Winitsky's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 24, 1982QF Yannick Noah 6-0 6-3LH2HMatch data

Mel Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 22, 1982R32 Tom Cain 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jul 21, 1982R64 Pender Murphy 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data