Career 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 93 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 8 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 game 6.7 1,666 total · best 28
Head to head 1 8 matches since 1980 7
Clay · 5 matches Purcell 1 Lendl 4 Carpet · 2 matches Purcell 0 Lendl 2 Grass · 1 match Purcell 0 Lendl 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Purcell 0 Lendl 1 Last meetings 28 Sept 1987 · San Francisco · Round of 32 · Carpet Lendl won 6-2 6-3 24 June 1985 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · Grass Lendl won 6-4 7-6 7-6 16 Apr 1984 · Monte Carlo · Round of 16 · Clay Lendl won 6-0 6-3 12 Mar 1984 · Rotterdam · Quarterfinal · Carpet Lendl won 6-1 6-2 12 July 1982 · Boston · Quarterfinal · Clay Purcell won 2-6 6-3 6-2 2 May 1982 · Forest Hills WCT · Quarterfinal · Clay Lendl won 6-2 6-2 25 Jan 1982 · Delray Beach WCT · Round of 16 · Clay Lendl won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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