R32 Washington Open 1980

Mel Purcell def. Eddie Dibbs #8

6-1 7-6

Mel Purcell defeated Eddie Dibbs 6-1 7-6 in the 1980 Washington Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 24, 1980*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1980
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Mel Purcell	Eddie Dibbs
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 18, 1959	Feb 23, 1951
Age	21	29
Height	178 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	8
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,521	2,022
Current career W-L	190–164	605–262
Current career earnings	$796,760	$2,016,426

Pre-match H2H

Mel Purcell 0 – 0 Eddie Dibbs #8

Path

Mel Purcell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Howard Schoenfield	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1980	R64

Mel Purcell's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ricardo Ycaza	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 1980	R16

Eddie Dibbs's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nick Saviano #66	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1980	R64