Ranking history updated: 2026-03-17 04:30 UTC
Mel Purcell ATP Ranking History
Mel Purcell's ATP ranking history, with year-by-year summaries plus every available weekly rank, age and points snapshot.
Latest Rank
673
Latest date
Jul 16, 1990
Career high
21
Career-high date
Nov 3, 1980
Career-high points
21
Points-high date
Jan 1, 1990
Best year-end
24
Weeks at #1
0
Coverage: 431 distinct observed ranking weeks, Dec 31, 1978–Jul 16, 1990. Available-week totals may undercount careers where historical snapshots are missing. Weeks at No. 1 counts available snapshots.
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| Season | Age | Start rank | Peak rank | End / latest | Change | Peak points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30 | #504 | #499 | #673 | -169 | 21 |
| 1989 | 29 | #269 | #269 | #504 | -235 | 0 |
| 1988 | 28 | #141 | #117 | #268 | -127 | 0 |
| 1987 | 27 | #74 | #63 | #140 | -66 | 0 |
| 1986 | 26 | #127 | #45 | #72 | +55 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | #66 | #47 | #129 | -63 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | #28 | #21 | #67 | -39 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | #27 | #23 | #28 | -1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | #26 | #21 | #28 | -2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | #28 | #23 | #24 | +4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | #44 | #21 | #27 | +17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 19 | #245 | #245 | #245 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | #555 | #555 | #555 | 0 | — |