usopenresult frenchopenresult birth_date doublesrecord frenchopendoublesresult residence usopendoublesresult singlestitles plays image name doublestitles highestsinglesranking birth_place singlesrecord wimbledonresult height retired highestdoublesranking article_title turnedpro wimbledondoublesresult
3r -rrb- -lrb- 1980 , 1981 , 1982 , 1986 4r -lrb- 1981 , 1982 -rrb- 18 july 1959 118-139 qf -lrb- 1981 -rrb- murray , ky 3r -lrb- 1978 , 1982 , 1983 -rrb- 3 right-handed -lrb- one-handed backhand -rrb- mel purcell.jpg mel purcell 4 no. 21 -lrb- november 3 , 1980 -rrb- joplin , mo 190-164 qf -lrb- 1983 -rrb- 1.77 m ftin on 1988 no. 47 -lrb- august 20 , 1984 -rrb- mel purcell
 1979 3r -lrb- 1984 -rrb-
mel purcell

mel purcell -lrb- born july 18 , 1959 , in joplin , missouri , u.s. -rrb- is a former american tennis player .
his career-high singles ranking was world no. 21 , achieved in november 1980 .
purcell 's finest moment was when he reached the quarter-finals of wimbledon in 1983 .
he is the head coach of the murray state university men 's tennis team .
