Purcell v Motta
ATP Tour career
Lineball analyst7–0
Mel Purcell takes it, 7–0 on categories
Purcell wins on sets lost. ATP Tour career: Purcell 354 matches, Motta 267 matches.
- Purcell averages 1.2 sets lost a match to Motta’s 1.5.
- Purcell has the better sets won %: 52.8 to Motta’s 42.1.
- Purcell averages 1.3 sets won a match to Motta’s 1.1 (21% more).
- Winners’ edge: Purcell’s team won 54%, Motta’s team won 39% of the matches they played.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): 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 game–
- –First serve in %64.8
- –First-serve points won %65.7
- –Break points saved %59.2
- –Return points won %35.8
- –Acesper game363 total · best 9
- 11.94,196 total · best 26Games wonper game11.53,076 total · best 29
Head to head
35 matches
since 19822
since 19822
- Hard · 3 matchesPurcell 2Motta 1
- Clay · 2 matchesPurcell 1Motta 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchPurcell 1Motta 0
Last meetings
- 11 May 1987 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClayMotta won 6-2 4-6 6-0
- 22 Oct 1984 · Vienna · Round of 32 · HardPurcell won 6-4 1-6 6-0
- 24 Oct 1983 · Cologne · Round of 32 · HardMotta won 7-5 6-3
- 1 Aug 1983 · Indianapolis · Round of 32 · ClayPurcell won 3-6 6-2 6-4
- 31 Aug 1982 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardPurcell won 6-3 1-6 6-1 7-6
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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