Steyn v Purcell
ATP Tour career
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Mel Purcell takes it, 5–1 on categories
Purcell wins on sets lost. ATP Tour career: Steyn 96 matches, Purcell 354 matches.
- Purcell averages 1.2 sets lost a match to Steyn’s 1.4.
- Purcell averages 11.2 games lost a match to Steyn’s 13.
- Purcell has the better sets won %: 52.8 to Steyn’s 46.1.
- Best single match: Purcell 26 games won, Steyn 23.
- Winners’ edge: Purcell’s team won 54%, Steyn’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Purcell has 354 matches across 12 seasons, Steyn 96 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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.
- –Titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
- 12.01,156 total · best 23Games wonper game11.94,196 total · best 26
- 46.1Sets won %52.8
- 48.2Games won %51.4
- –Finalsper game0.08 total · best 1
- 1.2113 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.3470 total · best 3
- 1.4
Head to head
23 matches
since 19861
since 19861
- Carpet · 2 matchesSteyn 1Purcell 1
- Clay · 1 matchSteyn 1Purcell 0
Last meetings
- 2 Feb 1987 · Philadelphia · Round of 64 · CarpetPurcell won 6-3 6-1
- 10 Nov 1986 · Wembley · Round of 32 · CarpetSteyn won 6-4 3-6 6-4
- 28 July 1986 · Washington · Round of 64 · ClaySteyn won 6-4 3-6 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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