Mel Purcell def. Hank Pfister #39

6-4 6-0

Mel Purcell defeated Hank Pfister 6-4 6-0 in the 1980 Indianapolis round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 7, 1980*
Tournament: Indianapolis
Edition: 1980
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Mel Purcell	Hank Pfister
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 18, 1959	Oct 9, 1953
Age	21	26
Height	178 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	39
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,573	1,858
Current career W-L	190–164	260–213
Current career earnings	$796,760	—

Pre-match H2H

Mel Purcell 0 – 0 Hank Pfister #39

Path

Mel Purcell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pascal Portes #97	6-0 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 6, 1980	R64

Mel Purcell's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Harold Solomon #7	4-6 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 8, 1980	R16

Hank Pfister's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John James	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 6, 1980	R64