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Heinz Gunthardt #47 def. Mel Purcell #116

5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 31, 1985*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Heinz Gunthardt
Score5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2
Loser Mel Purcell

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldHeinz GunthardtMel Purcell
Country SUI USA
Birth dateFeb 8, 1959Jul 18, 1959
Age2626
Height180178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)47116
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8101,723
Career W-L225–189190–164
Career earnings$1,550,007$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Heinz Gunthardt 1 – 1 Mel Purcell

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Path

Heinz Gunthardt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1985R128 Ramesh Krishnan 5-7 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4W—Match data

Heinz Gunthardt's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1985R32 Martin Jaite 6-7 3-6 7-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Mel Purcell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1985R128 Libor Pimek 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data