Mel Purcell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mel Purcell
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 18, 1959(1959-07-18)
Age	65
Birthplace	Joplin
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Cancer

Mel Purcell Biography

Mel Purcell is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on July 18, 1959 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Mel Purcell, born July 18, 1959, is an ex-professional tennis player from the U.S. 21 in November 1980. His greatest moment was 1983, when he reached the semi- finals at Wimbledon. He is also the head coach for the Murray State University men’s tennis team.

In 1981, Purcell won three singles ATP titles: in Atlanta, Tampa, and Tel Aviv. He won four doubles titles with Chip Hooper, Munich (1982), Munich (1982) and Vienna (1983 and Stan Smith; 1987 with Tim Wilkison).

Another career highlight was beating Ivan Lendl and Fernando Luna at Boston in 1982 before falling in the final to Guillermo Vilas.

Injuries to his elbow from a car accident and a pulled stomach muscle slowed his career in 1985 but a year later, he beat Boris Becker in the German Open.

Purcell graduated Murray High School, and then went on to Memphis State University (now The University of Memphis) where he played for a year. In 1980, Purcell transferred to the University of Tennessee where he won the NCAA doubles championship along with Rodney Harmon.

Mel Purcell Net Worth

Mel Purcell is one of the richest Tennis Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mel Purcell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Purcell was a participant in the US Open 10 times (1978-1987), where he won victories over Stan Smith and Andres Gomez, as well as Ilie Nastase. He was also part of a rare match in which the eventual loser won two sets 6-0. He lost to Jose Luis Clerc in his third round 6-3, 0-6,, 0-6, and 6-4. This was during the 1981 US Open. Six times he competed in the French Open (1981-84, 1987-1988), where he reached the round 16 in singles twice and reached the quarterfinals in doubles with Vincent Van Patten in 1981.

Purcell made his professional debut in 1980. He was a wildcard entrant to the Washington (D.C.), Star Tournament and defeated top-ranked Eddie Dibbs. He qualified for the U.S. Clay Courts two weeks later. There he defeated Hank Pfister, top-10 ranked Harold Solomon, before losing in the finals against Jose Luis Clerc. Purcell’s Association of Tennis Professionals ranking soared from the 300s up to the top 40. He was crowned 1980 ATP rookie of the year.

The next year he played at Wimbledon, the first of six appearances (1981–85, 1987). He reached the quarterfinals in 1983, beating Tim Wilkison, Stuart Bale, Andreas Maurer and Brian Gottfried before falling to eventual runner-up New Zealand’s Chris Lewis in a four-set quarterfinal.

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Mel Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mel Purcell celebrates birthday on July 18 of every year.