Purcell v Gottfried
ATP Tour career
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Brian Gottfried takes it, 7–1 on categories
Gottfried wins on games won. Purcell’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Purcell 354 matches, Gottfried 1,023 matches.
- Purcell has 3 titles (one every 25 matches) to Gottfried’s 24 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Gottfried averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Purcell’s 1.2.
- Gottfried averages 13 games won a match to Purcell’s 11.9 (10% more).
- Winners’ edge: Gottfried’s team won 68%, Purcell’s team won 54% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Gottfried has 1,023 matches across 15 seasons, Purcell 354 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, tour finals matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.024 total · best 1
- 11.94,196 total · best 26Games wonper game13.013,312 total · best 33
- 52.8Sets won %63.9
- 51.4Games won %55.3
- 0.08 total · best 1Finalsper game0.153 total · best 1
- 1.3470 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.61,621 total · best 3
Head to head
16 matches
since 19805
since 19805
- Hard · 3 matchesPurcell 0Gottfried 3
- Grass · 1 matchPurcell 1Gottfried 0
- Carpet · 1 matchPurcell 0Gottfried 1
- Clay · 1 matchPurcell 0Gottfried 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchPurcell 1Gottfried 0
- Finals · 1 matchPurcell 0Gottfried 1
Last meetings
- 17 Oct 1983 · Vienna · Final · HardGottfried won 6-2 6-3 7-5
- 20 June 1983 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassPurcell won 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2
- 8 Nov 1982 · Wembley · Round of 32 · CarpetGottfried won 7-6 6-3
- 26 Apr 1982 · Tampa · Quarterfinal · HardGottfried won 6-4 6-2
- 16 Feb 1981 · La Quinta · Round of 16 · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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