Career 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 Mel Purcell takes it, 6–0 on categories Purcell wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Gattiker 27 matches, Purcell 354 matches.
Purcell averages 11.9 games won a match to Gattiker’s 7.2 (64% more). Purcell has the better sets won %: 52.8 to Gattiker’s 18. Purcell averages 1.3 sets won a match to Gattiker’s 0.4 — 3.2 times as many. Best single match: Purcell 26 games won, Gattiker 16. Winners’ edge: Purcell’s team won 54%, Gattiker’s team won 15% of the matches they played. Longevity: Purcell has 354 matches across 12 seasons, Gattiker 27 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam matches): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
7.2 195 total · best 16 Games wonper game 11.9 4,196 total · best 26
18.0 Sets won % 52.8
36.3 Games won % 51.4
– Finalsper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
0.4 11 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 470 total · best 3
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Head to head 0 2 matches since 1982 2
Clay · 2 matches Gattiker 0 Purcell 2 Last meetings 26 July 1982 · North Conway · Round of 32 · Clay Purcell won 6-1 6-3 12 July 1982 · Boston · Round of 64 · Clay Purcell won 6-0 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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