How old is M. Purcell?

M. Purcell is 66 years old, born on July 18, 1959.

Which country is M. Purcell from?

M. Purcell is from United States.

How many Grand Slams has M. Purcell won?

M. Purcell has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has M. Purcell won?

M. Purcell has not won a Masters 1000 title.

How many ATP titles has M. Purcell won?

M. Purcell has won 3 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Tel Aviv in 1981.

What is M. Purcell's highest ATP ranking?

M. Purcell's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 21, first achieved on November 3, 1980.

What is M. Purcell's career win-loss record?

M. Purcell has a career ATP singles record of 190 wins and 164 losses (53.7%).

How much career prize money has M. Purcell earned?

M. Purcell has earned at least $796,760 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did M. Purcell play professional tennis?

M. Purcell turned professional in 1978 and was active through 1989.

What is M. Purcell's best surface?

M. Purcell's best surface is clay court with a 57.8% win rate (89W-65L).

Who is M. Purcell's biggest rival?

M. Purcell's most frequent opponent is Ivan Lendl, with a head-to-head record of 1–7 across 8 meetings.

M. Purcell

USA Age 66 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1978–1989

Peak ranking

21 (Nov 3, 1980)

Elo peak

1991 (90.1%ile)

Career record

190–164 (53.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$796,760

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Mar 21, 1989*	Key Biscayne	Masters 1000	R128	Hard	Slobodan Zivojinovic	2-6 6-7 6-3 4-6	L	—	Match data
Jul 6, 1988*	Boston	ATP 250	R64	Clay	Juan Aguilera #166	0-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 8, 1988*	Queen's Club	ATP 250	R64	Grass	J. Connors #5	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
May 25, 1988*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	R128	Clay	Arnaud Boetsch #465	4-6 1-6 6-2 5-7	L	H2H	Match data
Apr 28, 1988*	Charleston	ATP 250	R32	Clay	Sammy Giammalva Jr	4-6 7-6 2-6	L	—	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ivan Lendl	1	7	8	Oct 1, 1987	H2H
T. Wilkison	3	5	8	Feb 12, 1986	H2H
J. Connors	0	6	6	Jun 8, 1988	H2H
B. Gottfried	1	5	6	Oct 23, 1983	H2H
J. Clerc	0	6	6	Aug 3, 1982	H2H

Titles (3)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	M1000	500	250	Finals	Tournaments
1981	21	3	—	—	—	3	—	Atlanta , Tampa , Tel Aviv
Total		3	—	—	—	3	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	18	0	2	2	0.0%	555	555
1979	19	2	4	6	33.3%	245	245
1980	20	19	13	32	59.4%	44	27
1981	21	48	20	68	70.6%	28	24
1982	22	38	24	62	61.3%	26	28
1983	23	30	25	55	54.6%	27	28
1984	24	20	21	41	48.8%	28	67
1985	25	6	9	15	40.0%	66	129
1986	26	12	16	28	42.9%	129	72
1987	27	12	23	35	34.3%	74	140
1988	28	3	6	9	33.3%	141	268
1989	29	0	1	1	0.0%	268	504
Career		190	164	354	53.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1978	18	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1979	19	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1980	20	7	5	12	58.3%	12	5	17	70.6%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	19	13	32	59.4%
1981	21	20	3	23	87.0%	20	11	31	64.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	48	20	68	70.6%
1982	22	14	8	22	63.6%	20	8	28	71.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	38	24	62	61.3%
1983	23	9	8	17	52.9%	16	11	27	59.3%	4	1	5	80.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	30	25	55	54.5%
1984	24	9	7	16	56.3%	8	8	16	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	20	21	41	48.8%
1985	25	3	4	7	42.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	6	9	15	40.0%
1986	26	4	5	9	44.4%	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	12	16	28	42.9%
1987	27	1	11	12	8.3%	6	7	13	46.2%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	12	23	35	34.3%
1988	28	3	2	5	60.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	33.3%
1989	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	71	57	128	55.5%	89	65	154	57.8%	8	9	17	47.1%	22	33	55	40.0%	190	164	354	53.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1978	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	19	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
1980	20	2	1	3	66.7%	3	6	9	33.3%	9	5	14	64.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	17	13	30	56.7%
1981	21	1	7	8	12.5%	5	5	10	50.0%	19	4	23	82.6%	15	3	18	83.3%	40	19	59	67.8%
1982	22	3	8	11	27.3%	3	5	8	37.5%	17	9	26	65.4%	9	1	10	90.0%	32	23	55	58.2%
1983	23	1	3	4	25.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	13	9	22	59.1%	12	2	14	85.7%	30	21	51	58.8%
1984	24	0	6	6	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	6	14	57.1%	8	5	13	61.5%	18	19	37	48.6%
1985	25	0	2	2	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
1986	26	1	1	2	50.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	6	8	14	42.9%	3	2	5	60.0%	10	15	25	40.0%
1987	27	1	2	3	33.3%	0	4	4	0.0%	2	12	14	14.3%	7	5	12	58.3%	10	23	33	30.3%
1988	28	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	5	8	37.5%
Career		9	32	41	22.0%	20	38	58	34.5%	77	60	137	56.2%	60	22	82	73.2%	166	152	318	52.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 318/354 (89.8%) of M. Purcell's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1978	18	1474	20	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.17	12	0	—	0	1	—
1979	19	1509	53	38	33	—	37.5%	-0.82	87	0	—	0	1	—
1980	20	1743	89	75	87	—	56.8%	+0.86	87	31	44	2	2	50
1981	21	1915	97	96	92	—	62.5%	+1.01	78	39	73	7	4	64
1982	22	1838	94	92	97	—	60.0%	+0.71	85	29	55	7	5	58
1983	23	1770	91	83	94	81	54.8%	+0.37	72	24	38	9	4	69
1984	24	1703	84	83	91	71	49.5%	-0.01	78	19	47	5	6	45
1985	25	1705	85	86	—	—	39.5%	-1.05	96	11	75	3	5	38
1986	26	1649	78	81	86	—	46.5%	-0.32	69	6	42	3	1	75
1987	27	1529	55	57	80	75	38.6%	-0.58	67	9	33	2	5	29
1988	28	1538	63	75	71	—	40.7%	-1.01	76	0	33	3	0	100
1989	29	1526	57	—	—	—	25.0%	-1.00	86	0	—	0	1	—
Career		1721	82	83	89	72	52.7%	+0.11	77	20	49	41	35	54

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	RG	W	USO
1978	18	—	—	R128
1979	19	—	—	R64
1980	20	—	—	R32
1981	21	R16	R64	R32
1982	22	R16	R128	R32
1983	23	R32	QF	R64
1984	24	R32	R128	R128
1985	25	—	R128	R64
1986	26	—	—	R32
1987	27	R64	R64	R128
1988	28	R128	—	—

Masters 1000

Season	Age	CIN	ROM	BOC	KEY
1981	21	—	R32	—	—
1982	22	R64	—	—	—
1983	23	R16	—	—	—
1984	24	R16	—	—	—
1985	25	R64	—	—	—
1986	26	R32	—	R64	—
1987	27	R32	R64	—	R128
1988	28	—	—	—	R32
1989	29	—	—	—	R128

ATP 250

Season	Age	ATL	BAR	DLB	GEN	GST	HAM	HKG	HOU	MC	MUN	NAP	PAR	QUE	ROT	STO	TKY	VIE	WAS	BOC	BOS	BRU	CHA	CHI	COL	DEN	FOR	FOR	FOR	JOH	LA	LAS	LOS	LOU	MAU	MEM	MIL	MON	NIC	NOR	ORL	PHI	REP	RIC	SAN	SCO	STR	TAM	TEL	TOU	VEN	VIN	WEM
1978	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	20	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	21	W	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	R64	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	R32	—
1982	22	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	R16	—	R16	R16	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	R16	R16	F	—	—	R32	R32	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32
1983	23	—	—	—	—	SF	R64	—	SF	F	R32	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	F	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32
1984	24	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	R32	QF	R32	—	SF	QF	QF	R16	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32
1985	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	26	R16	R64	—	R16	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32
1987	27	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	R32	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	R32	R32	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—
1988	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Nov 3, 1980

First top 100

Aug 11, 1980

First top 50

Aug 11, 1980

First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	555
1979	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	245
1980	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	40	22	28	27
1981	21	28	32	24	28	28	27	25	28	28	26	24	24
1982	22	26	28	36	26	30	29	21	26	26	26	31	28
1983	23	26	30	30	30	31	40	32	30	29	27	27	28
1984	24	26	24	21	26	25	23	30	52	58	66	61	67
1985	25	52	47	58	73	73	75	105	116	92	115	125	129
1986	26	127	193	231	194	142	141	99	76	51	55	76	72
1987	27	74	79	88	69	64	68	78	83	139	156	141	140
1988	28	142	151	117	156	201	243	255	252	246	249	267	268
1989	29	273	303	306	409	417	419	427	518	508	509	508	504
1990	30	501	500	511	649	662	664	673	—	—	—	—	—

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M. Riessen	USA	11	2,101	15	849	533	316	62.8%	1968-1981	Match log
Richey Reneberg	USA	20	1,923	3	566	305	261	53.9%	1986-2000	Match log
T. Wilkison	USA	23	1,894	6	592	294	298	49.7%	1977-1993	Match log
J. Fillol	CHI	14	2,041	7	899	532	367	59.2%	1968-1983	Match log
T. Smid	CZE	11	1,998	10	815	497	318	61.0%	1976-1989	Match log
P. Dent	AUS	17	1,953	3	769	418	351	54.4%	1968-1983	Match log
M. Cox	GBR	12	2,009	15	682	408	274	59.8%	1968-1981	Match log
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O. Parun	NZL	19	1,990	6	717	375	342	52.3%	1968-1982	Match log
Javier Sanchez	ESP	23	1,847	4	649	321	328	49.5%	1985-2000	Match log
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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is M. Purcell?: M. Purcell is 66 years old, born on July 18, 1959.
Which country is M. Purcell from?: M. Purcell is from United States.
How tall is M. Purcell?: M. Purcell is 178 cm / 5'10".
Is M. Purcell left-handed or right-handed?: M. Purcell plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has M. Purcell won?: M. Purcell has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has M. Purcell won?: M. Purcell has not won a Masters 1000 title.
How many ATP titles has M. Purcell won?: M. Purcell has won 3 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Tel Aviv in 1981.
What is M. Purcell's highest ATP ranking?: M. Purcell's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 21, first achieved on November 3, 1980.
What is M. Purcell's career win-loss record?: M. Purcell has a career ATP singles record of 190 wins and 164 losses (53.7%).
How much career prize money has M. Purcell earned?: M. Purcell has earned at least $796,760 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did M. Purcell play professional tennis?: M. Purcell turned professional in 1978 and was active through 1989.
What is M. Purcell's best surface?: M. Purcell's best surface is clay court with a 57.8% win rate (89W-65L).
Who is M. Purcell's biggest rival?: M. Purcell's most frequent opponent is Ivan Lendl, with a head-to-head record of 1–7 across 8 meetings.