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Carl Uwe Steeb vs Mel Purcell H2H: 0-1

Mel Purcell holds a 1–0 lead over Carl Uwe Steeb in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1987 Munich Open quarterfinal 6-3 7-6.

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Carl Uwe Steeb
GER Age 59 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #76 6-3 7-6 Carl Uwe Steeb #98 Match data May 9, 1987* QF Munich Open ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Carl Uwe Steeb #1,355 #14 1,095 1,930 194 192 50.3% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Mel Purcell #673 #21 21 1,992 190 164 53.7% 0 0 0 0 3 3

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Carl Uwe Steeb Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1986 2–4 33.3% #150 1,499 0 0 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1987 10–8 55.6% #41 1,632 0 0 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1988 22–19 53.7% #73 1,726 0 0 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1989 34–15 69.4% #15 1,864 0 1 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1990 21–21 50.0% #46 1,714 0 1 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1991 27–27 50.0% #38 1,744 0 2 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1992 33–25 56.9% #29 1,791 0 2 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1993 18–20 47.4% #94 1,719 0 2 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1994 8–18 30.8% #89 1,608 0 2 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1995 12–16 42.9% #67 1,661 0 3 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1996 7–19 26.9% #179 1,540 0 3 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Carl Uwe Steeb Mel Purcell
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 1986 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1987 — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1988 12 7 19 63.2% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1989 10 5 15 66.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1990 10 8 18 55.6% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1991 5 6 11 45.5% 12 11 23 52.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1992 12 9 21 57.1% 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1993 10 9 19 52.6% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1994 2 2 4 50.0% 1 11 12 8.3% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1995 3 3 6 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1996 1 8 9 11.1% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 65 59 124 52.4% 76 79 155 49.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 51 47 98 52.0% — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Carl Uwe Steeb Mel Purcell
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 1986 1500 106.6 — — — — — +53 — 38.5% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.42 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1987 1632 137.8 — — — — — +51 — 56.8% +0.68 3–3 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — -0.23 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1988 1727 139.0 — — — — +24 -102 — 50.9% -0.13 9–7 (56%) 5–5 (50%) — -1.36 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1989 1864 154.0 — — — — -24 -14 — 64.5% +0.98 10–6 (63%) 5–4 (56%) — -3.00 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1990 1714 147.4 — — — — +45 +75 — 50.5% 0.00 9–12 (43%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.11 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1991 1745 142.9 -0.05 +1.22 1.026 50.4% -8 +21 — 51.1% +0.12 9–10 (47%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.15 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1992 1792 145.3 +1.00 +1.59 1.033 50.7% -24 0 — 56.7% +0.47 11–8 (58%) 12–14 (46%) — -1.66 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1993 1720 139.0 -0.63 -0.51 0.908 48.4% -7 +55 -191 48.3% -0.10 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) — -1.90 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1994 1608 124.8 -1.75 -2.12 0.882 47.6% +102 -18 — 34.5% -0.81 3–6 (33%) 2–6 (25%) — -0.49 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1995 1661 130.9 -2.93 -2.02 0.819 46.2% +75 -78 — 41.2% -0.78 6–3 (67%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.48 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1996 1541 120.5 -2.41 -2.73 0.804 46.4% +38 +14 — 34.9% -1.25 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) — -0.46 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
Career — 1931 147.2 -0.63 -0.12 0.942 48.9% +17 +3 -191 50.9% +0.04 68–66 (51%) 57–60 (49%) 99.0 -2.71 — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.