Mel Purcell #40 def. Brian Gottfried #16

4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2

Mel Purcell defeated Brian Gottfried 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 in the 1983 Wimbledon round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date
Jun 29, 1983*
Tournament
Wimbledon
Edition
1983
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Round
R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldMel PurcellBrian Gottfried
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 18, 1959Jan 27, 1952
Age2331
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4016
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,7641,948
Current career W-L190–164690–321
Current career earnings$796,760$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
Mel Purcell #40 0 – 4 Brian Gottfried #16

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Path

Mel Purcell's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andreas Maurer 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1983R32
Stuart Bale 7-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 1983R64
Tim Wilkison #626-2 4-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 22, 1983R128

Mel Purcell's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Chris Lewis 7-6 0-6 4-6 6-7LH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1983QF

Brian Gottfried's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Joao Soares 7-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1983R32
Matt Doyle 7-5 4-6 7-6 6-4W—Match dataJun 24, 1983R64
Shlomo Glickstein #326-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 22, 1983R128