Brian Gottfried #20 def. Mel Purcell #26

6-4 6-2

Brian Gottfried defeated Mel Purcell 6-4 6-2 in the 1982 Tampa quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBrian GottfriedMel Purcell
Country USA USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1952Jul 18, 1959
Age3022
Height183 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2026
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8951,919
Current career W-L690–321190–164
Current career earnings$2,782,514$796,760
Pre-match H2H
Brian Gottfried #20 2 0 Mel Purcell #26

Path

Brian Gottfried's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jimmy Brown 6-3 6-1WMatch dataApr 30, 1982R16
Nick Saviano #836-0 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 29, 1982R32

Brian Gottfried's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Harold Solomon #637-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 1982SF

Mel Purcell's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Erick Iskersky #726-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 1982R16
Tom Gullikson 6-0 6-3WMatch dataApr 29, 1982R32