Career 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 Mel Purcell takes it, 7–0 on categories Purcell wins on sets won. ATP Tour career: Brown 313 matches, Purcell 354 matches.
Purcell averages 1.3 sets won a match to Brown’s 1.1 (19% more). Purcell has the better sets won %: 52.8 to Brown’s 46.2. Purcell averages 1.2 sets lost a match to Brown’s 1.3. Winners’ edge: Purcell’s team won 54%, Brown’s team won 45% 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
75.9 First serve in % –
56.5 First-serve points won % –
50.0 Break points saved % –
38.0 Return points won % –
1.1 17 total · best 7 Acesper game –
10.9 3,395 total · best 27 Games wonper game 11.9 4,196 total · best 26
Head to head 2 4 matches since 1982 2
Clay · 3 matches Brown 2 Purcell 1 Hard · 1 match Brown 0 Purcell 1 Last meetings 21 July 1986 · Boston · Round of 64 · Clay Brown won 6-3 6-3 22 Oct 1984 · Vienna · Quarterfinal · Hard Purcell won 6-1 6-2 9 May 1983 · Hamburg · Round of 64 · Clay Brown won 6-2 2-6 6-3 3 Aug 1982 · Indianapolis · Round of 16 · Clay Purcell won 6-3 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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