Wilkison v Purcell
ATP Tour career
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Mel Purcell takes it, 7–1 on categories
Purcell wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Wilkison 587 matches, Purcell 354 matches.
- Purcell has 3 titles (one every 25 matches) to Wilkison’s 6 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Purcell averages 1.3 sets won a match to Wilkison’s 1.2 (10% more).
- Purcell has the better sets won %: 52.8 to Wilkison’s 48.8.
- Longevity: Wilkison has 587 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, masters/1000 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.
- 0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
- 127,046 total · best 28Games wonper game11.94,196 total · best 26
- 48.8Sets won %52.8
- 50.2Games won %51.4
- 0.015 total · best 1Finalsper game0.08 total · best 1
- 1.2711 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.3470 total · best 3
Head to head
58 matches
since 19803
since 19803
- Hard · 5 matchesWilkison 4Purcell 1
- Clay · 1 matchWilkison 1Purcell 0
- Grass · 1 matchWilkison 0Purcell 1
- Carpet · 1 matchWilkison 0Purcell 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchWilkison 0Purcell 1
Last meetings
- 10 Feb 1986 · Boca West · Round of 64 · HardWilkison won 6-4 6-3
- 22 Oct 1984 · Vienna · Semifinal · HardWilkison won 3-6 6-2 6-3
- 30 July 1984 · North Conway · Round of 64 · ClayWilkison won 4-6 6-2 6-1
- 20 June 1983 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassPurcell won 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-1
- 14 Mar 1983 · Rotterdam · Round of 32 · HardWilkison won 3-6 6-4 6-2
- 1 Feb 1982 · Denver · Round of 32 · CarpetPurcell won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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