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Mel Purcell#31 def. George Hardie#120

6-4 2-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Oct 24, 1980*
Tournament Tokyo Outdoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Mel Purcell
Score6-4 2-6 7-5
Loser George Hardie

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMel PurcellGeorge Hardie
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 18, 1959Feb 19, 1953
Age2127
Height178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)31120
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7371,605
Career W-L190–16477–144
Career earnings$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Mel Purcell 0 0 George Hardie

Path

Mel Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 23, 1980R32 Famiano Meneschincheri 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 22, 1980R64 Robert Reininger 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Mel Purcell's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 25, 1980QF Terry Moor 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

George Hardie's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 23, 1980R32 Jan Gunnarsson 3-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 22, 1980R64 Joel Bailey 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data