Van Winitsky def. Mel Purcell #23

7-6 7-5

Van Winitsky defeated Mel Purcell 7-6 7-5 in the 1981 Japan Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldVan WinitskyMel Purcell
Country USA USA
Birth dateMar 12, 1959Jul 18, 1959
Age2222
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6581,992
Current career W-L106–133190–164
Current career earnings$408,120$796,760
Pre-match H2H

Path

Van Winitsky's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jim Delaney 6-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1981R16
David Dowlen 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 1981R32
Mike Estep 6-7 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 1981R64

Van Winitsky's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eliot Teltscher #94-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1981SF

Mel Purcell's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Gullikson 6-3 6-7 6-3WMatch dataOct 23, 1981R16
Hachiro Shibata 6-2 6-2WMatch dataOct 22, 1981R32
Bill Shivar 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 1981R64