Mel Purcell #26 def. Jose Higueras #6

6-4 6-4

Mel Purcell defeated Jose Higueras 6-4 6-4 in the 1983 Swiss Open Gstaad quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldMel PurcellJose Higueras
Country USA ESP
Birth dateJul 18, 1959Mar 1, 1953
Age2330
Height178 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)266
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7912,053
Current career W-L190–164424–220
Current career earnings$796,760$1,406,355
Pre-match H2H
Mel Purcell #26 0 1 Jose Higueras #6

Path

Mel Purcell's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Gunnarsson 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 8, 1983R16
David Carter 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 7, 1983R32

Mel Purcell's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sandy Mayer #217-5 3-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJul 9, 1983SF

Jose Higueras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jairo Velasco 5-7 7-5 6-2WMatch dataJul 8, 1983R16
Jorge Lozano 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 7, 1983R32