Roscoe Tanner #18 def. Mel Purcell #39

7-5 6-3

Roscoe Tanner defeated Mel Purcell 7-5 6-3 in the 1980 San Francisco round of 32 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRoscoe TannerMel Purcell
Country USA USA
Birth dateOct 15, 1951Jul 18, 1959
Age2821
Height183 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1839
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0331,741
Current career W-L592–294190–164
Current career earnings$1,696,198$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Roscoe Tanner #18 0 0 Mel Purcell #39

Path

Roscoe Tanner's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Butch Walts #457-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 24, 1980R64

Roscoe Tanner's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Lutz 6-2 4-6 6-7LH2HMatch dataSep 26, 1980R16

Mel Purcell's path

No prior matches in this tournament.