United States
Mel Purcell
Key facts
- Height
- 178 cm
- Born
- 18 July 1959
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Tour
- ATP
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Atp tourUnited States | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 1 | – |
| 1988 Atp tourUnited States | 9 | 3 | – | – | 11 | 16 | 115 | 136 | 3 | 1 |
| 1987 Atp tourUnited States | 35 | 12 | – | – | 34 | 54 | 381 | 422 | 7 | 5 |
| 1986 Atp tourUnited States | 28 | 12 | – | – | 33 | 38 | 312 | 330 | 4 | 3 |
| 1985 Atp tourUnited States | 15 | 6 | – | – | 15 | 23 | 170 | 204 | 8 | 3 |
| 1984 Atp tourUnited States | 41 | 20 | – | – | 51 | 52 | 461 | 468 | 10 | 5 |
| 1983 Atp tourUnited States | 55 | 30 | – | 2 | 81 | 66 | 705 | 658 | 13 | 10 |
| 1982 Atp tourUnited States | 62 | 38 | – | 2 | 87 | 58 | 703 | 604 | 12 | 8 |
| 1981 Atp tourUnited States | 68 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 106 | 64 | 866 | 703 | 12 | 9 |
| 1980 Atp tourUnited States | 32 | 19 | – | 1 | 44 | 32 | 373 | 308 | 4 | 3 |
| 1979 Atp tourUnited States | 6 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 10 | 70 | 79 | 1 | 2 |
| 1978 Atp tourUnited States | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| Career12 seasons | 354 | 190 | 3 | 8 | 470 | 420 | 4,196 | 3,965 | 76 | 50 |
Game log, 1989 Atp tour
| Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Biscayne: Round of 128 v Slobodan ZivojinovicL 1-3 20 Mar | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 1 | – |
Splits, Atp tour
| Split | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinsResult | 190 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| LossesResult | 164 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 9.0 | 14.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Regular seasonStage · won 165 of 298 | 298 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.4 | 1.2 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| FinalsStage · won 25 of 56 | 56 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Ivan LendlOpponent · won 1 of 8 | 8 | 0.1 | – | – | 0.3 | 2.0 | 7.9 | 13.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Tim WilkisonOpponent · won 3 of 8 | 8 | 0.4 | – | – | 1.4 | 1.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Brian GottfriedOpponent · won 1 of 6 | 6 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 13.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Jimmy ConnorsOpponent · won 0 of 6 | 6 | 0.0 | – | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Jose Luis ClercOpponent · won 0 of 6 | 6 | 0.0 | – | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Cassio MottaOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.6 | 1.4 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Eliot TeltscherOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.4 | 1.2 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 0.0 | – |
| Johan KriekOpponent · won 2 of 5 | 5 | 0.4 | – | – | 1.4 | 1.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 0.4 | – |
| Andres GomezOpponent · won 1 of 4 | 4 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.8 | 2.0 | 12.3 | 15.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Ben TestermanOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 0.3 | – |
| Jimmy BrownOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Joakim NystromOpponent · won 1 of 4 | 4 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 13.8 | 15.3 | 0.3 | – |
| Kevin CurrenOpponent · won 1 of 4 | 4 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 13.3 | 16.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Tim GulliksonOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 0.8 | – |
| Yannick NoahOpponent · won 1 of 4 | 4 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.8 | 1.8 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Brian TeacherOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 0.7 | – |
| Bruce MansonOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Carlos KirmayrOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.3 | 0.3 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Christo SteynOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 0.0 | – |
| Emilio SanchezOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 12.7 | 0.0 | – |
| Francisco GonzalezOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Gilles MorettonOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Guillermo VilasOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 0.0 | – |
| Hans GildemeisterOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 0.3 | – |
| Harold SolomonOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.7 | 14.3 | 8.7 | 0.0 | – |
| Heinz GunthardtOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.7 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Henry PfisterOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.7 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Jimmy AriasOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.7 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 0.7 | – |
| Jonathan CanterOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 0.3 | – |
| Jose HiguerasOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.7 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 0.3 | – |
| Libor PimekOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.7 | 0.7 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Mario MartinezOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.7 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 8.3 | 0.3 | – |
| Pavel SlozilOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.0 | 0.7 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 0.3 | – |
| Peter FlemingOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.7 | 1.0 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 0.3 | – |
| Ricardo YcazaOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.0 | – |
| Sandy MayerOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.7 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 0.0 | – |
| Slobodan ZivojinovicOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 2.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 11.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Thierry TulasneOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Tim MayotteOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 0.3 | – |
| Tom GulliksonOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | – |
| Wojtek FibakOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.3 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 0.3 | – |
| Alejandro GattikerOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Anders JarrydOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.5 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Andreas MaurerOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | – | 3.0 | 1.5 | 24.0 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Bob GreenOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.5 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Chip HooperOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.5 | – |
| David PateOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | – |
| Deon JoubertOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | – |
| Diego PerezOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Eddie DibbsOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.5 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Ferdi TayganOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 0.0 | – |
| Florin SegarceanuOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.5 | – |
| Fritz BuehningOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | – |
| Gabriel UrpiOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.5 | 17.5 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Gene MayerOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.5 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 0.0 | – |
| Henrik SundstromOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.5 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 0.5 | – |
Most played opponents
- 8 matchesIvan Lendl 1-7
- 8 matchesTim Wilkison 3-5
- 6 matchesBrian Gottfried 1-5
- 6 matchesJimmy Connors 0-6
- 6 matchesJose Luis Clerc 0-6
- 5 matchesCassio Motta 3-2
Wins-losses for Purcell. Tap a rival for the full head to head.
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Tennis history by Jeff Sackmann / Tennis Abstract (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).