Purcell v Lendl
ATP Tour career
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Ivan Lendl takes it, 8–0 on categories
Lendl wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Purcell 354 matches, Lendl 1,284 matches.
- Lendl has 93 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Purcell’s 3 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Lendl averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Purcell’s 1.2.
- Lendl averages 2.0 sets won a match to Purcell’s 1.3 (47% more).
- Winners’ edge: Lendl’s team won 82%, Purcell’s team won 54% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Lendl has 1,284 matches across 17 seasons, Purcell 354 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, aces): 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 game0.193 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
- –First serve in %56.1
- –First-serve points won %75.9
- –Break points saved %59.7
- –Return points won %40.1
- –Acesper game6.71,666 total · best 28
Head to head
18 matches
since 19807
since 19807
- Clay · 5 matchesPurcell 1Lendl 4
- Carpet · 2 matchesPurcell 0Lendl 2
- Grass · 1 matchPurcell 0Lendl 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchPurcell 0Lendl 1
Last meetings
- 28 Sept 1987 · San Francisco · Round of 32 · CarpetLendl won 6-2 6-3
- 24 June 1985 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassLendl won 6-4 7-6 7-6
- 16 Apr 1984 · Monte Carlo · Round of 16 · ClayLendl won 6-0 6-3
- 12 Mar 1984 · Rotterdam · Quarterfinal · CarpetLendl won 6-1 6-2
- 12 July 1982 · Boston · Quarterfinal · ClayPurcell won 2-6 6-3 6-2
- 2 May 1982 · Forest Hills WCT · Quarterfinal · ClayLendl won 6-2 6-2
- 25 Jan 1982 · Delray Beach WCT · Round of 16 · ClayLendl won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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