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Mel Purcell#31 def. Wally Masur#125

6-2 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date May 27, 1983*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Mel Purcell
Score6-2 6-3 6-3
Loser Wally Masur

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMel PurcellWally Masur
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 18, 1959May 13, 1963
Age2320
Height178180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)31125
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7411,589
Career W-L190–164312–266
Career earnings$796,760$3,134,718
Pre-match H2H
Mel Purcell 0 0 Wally Masur

Path

Mel Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 25, 1983R128 Tom Cain 6-1 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Mel Purcell's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 29, 1983R32 John Alexander 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-3LH2HMatch data

Wally Masur's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 25, 1983R128 Guy Forget 7-6 3-6 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch data