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Mel Purcell #27 def. Tomas Smid #31

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date May 5, 1982*
Tournament Forest Hills Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Mel Purcell
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Tomas Smid

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldMel PurcellTomas Smid
Country USA CZE
Birth dateJul 18, 1959May 20, 1956
Age2225
Height178190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)2731
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9071,893
Career W-L190–164497–318
Career earnings$796,760$3,695,313
Pre-match H2H
Mel Purcell 0 – 0 Tomas Smid

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Path

Mel Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 4, 1982R64 Robert Vant Hof 6-0 6-4W—Match data

Mel Purcell's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1982R16 Vitas Gerulaitis 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Tomas Smid's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 4, 1982R64 Georges Goven 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data