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Trey Waltke #187 def. Mel Purcell

7-5 6-0

Match Information

Date Aug 31, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Trey Waltke
Score7-5 6-0
Loser Mel Purcell

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldTrey WaltkeMel Purcell
Country USA USA
Birth dateMar 16, 1955Jul 18, 1959
Age2319
Height173178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)187—
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,6161,484
Career W-L113–178190–164
Career earnings—$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Trey Waltke 0 – 0 Mel Purcell

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