Dan Cassidy
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Annacone | 1 | 2 | 3 | Feb 8, 1990 | H2H |
| Tim Wilkison | 0 | 3 | 3 | Oct 6, 1988 | H2H |
| Darren Cahill | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jul 28, 1988 | H2H |
| Joakim Nystrom | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mar 10, 1988 | H2H |
| Anders Jarryd | 0 | 2 | 2 | Aug 15, 1990 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC
Dan Cassidy vs Mel Purcell H2H: 1-0
Dan Cassidy holds a 1–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Dan Cassidy leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dan Cassidy won the 1984 Cincinnati Open round of 16 7-6 6-4.
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H2H
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Cassidy | 7-6 6-4 | Mel Purcell | Match data | Aug 25, 1984* | R16 | Cincinnati Open | ATP 500 | Hard |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Cassidy | #753 | #74 | 187 | 1,629 | 35 | 75 | 31.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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.
| Dan Cassidy | Mel Purcell | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1969 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,485 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #555 | 1,474 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12–8 | 60.0% | #126 | 1,629 | 0 | 1 | 1979 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #245 | 1,509 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7–19 | 26.9% | #219 | 1,509 | 0 | 1 | 1980 | 19–13 | 59.4% | #27 | 1,743 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2–6 | 25.0% | #274 | 1,511 | 0 | 1 | 1981 | 48–20 | 70.6% | #24 | 1,916 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 4–3 | 57.1% | #106 | 1,565 | 0 | 1 | 1982 | 38–24 | 61.3% | #28 | 1,838 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | 7–21 | 25.0% | #227 | 1,515 | 0 | 1 | 1983 | 30–25 | 54.5% | #28 | 1,771 | 0 | 3 |
| 1989 | 3–10 | 23.1% | #140 | 1,456 | 0 | 1 | 1984 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #67 | 1,703 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 | 0–7 | 0.0% | #381 | 1,401 | 0 | 1 | 1985 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #129 | 1,706 | 0 | 3 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #72 | 1,650 | 0 | 3 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 12–23 | 34.3% | #140 | 1,529 | 0 | 3 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #268 | 1,538 | 0 | 3 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #504 | 1,525 | 0 | 3 |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1980 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 12 | 5 | 17 | 70.6% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 87.0% | 20 | 11 | 31 | 64.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | 20 | 8 | 28 | 71.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% |
| 1988 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1983 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 1989 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1984 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 1990 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 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% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8.3% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 23 | 41 | 64 | 35.9% | 4 | 13 | 17 | 23.5% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8.3% | Career | 71 | 57 | 128 | 55.5% | 89 | 65 | 154 | 57.8% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 22 | 33 | 55 | 40.0% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Dan Cassidy | Mel Purcell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1969 | 1486 | 102.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0% | -1.00 | — | — | — | -0.08 | 1978 | 1475 | 97.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.80 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.28 |
| 1984 | 1630 | 119.1 | — | — | — | — | -17 | — | +2 | 58.3% | +0.25 | 3–3 (50%) | 9–5 (64%) | — | +1.87 | 1979 | 1509 | 112.5 | — | — | — | — | +27 | +9 | — | 37.5% | -0.56 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.34 |
| 1985 | 1510 | 112.1 | — | — | — | — | +51 | -19 | +47 | 31.4% | -1.29 | 4–4 (50%) | 4–8 (33%) | — | +0.61 | 1980 | 1744 | 150.1 | — | — | — | — | -128 | -24 | — | 56.8% | +0.69 | 4–5 (44%) | 2–2 (50%) | — | -1.39 |
| 1986 | 1512 | 118.0 | — | — | — | — | +6 | +35 | — | 30.0% | -1.20 | 2–2 (50%) | 0–1 | — | -0.59 | 1981 | 1916 | 153.0 | — | — | — | — | +9 | -97 | — | 62.5% | +0.92 | 16–6 (73%) | 7–4 (64%) | — | -2.73 |
| 1987 | 1565 | 111.6 | — | — | — | — | -9 | -18 | — | 47.1% | -0.23 | 3–0 (100%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.25 | 1982 | 1838 | 155.1 | — | — | — | — | -35 | +108 | — | 60.0% | +0.68 | 6–5 (55%) | 7–5 (58%) | — | -5.38 |
| 1988 | 1515 | 119.8 | — | — | — | — | +22 | -24 | — | 29.2% | -1.37 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–5 (17%) | — | -0.50 | 1983 | 1771 | 144.5 | — | — | — | — | -61 | +111 | -55 | 54.8% | +0.29 | 8–13 (38%) | 9–4 (69%) | — | +0.37 |
| 1989 | 1457 | 105.2 | — | — | — | — | +10 | — | — | 37.8% | -1.13 | 0–6 (0%) | 3–3 (50%) | — | +0.90 | 1984 | 1703 | 139.2 | — | — | — | — | +12 | +119 | -31 | 49.5% | -0.08 | 7–8 (47%) | 5–6 (45%) | — | -1.17 |
| 1990 | 1402 | 99.8 | — | — | — | — | +26 | — | — | 12.5% | -2.44 | 0–2 | 0–3 (0%) | — | +0.08 | 1985 | 1706 | 132.0 | — | — | — | — | +24 | — | — | 39.5% | -0.89 | 3–1 (75%) | 3–5 (38%) | — | -2.09 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 1650 | 128.8 | — | — | — | — | +22 | +75 | — | 46.5% | -0.25 | 5–7 (42%) | 3–1 (75%) | — | -1.07 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1530 | 132.0 | — | — | — | — | +26 | +134 | +149 | 38.6% | -0.47 | 3–6 (33%) | 2–5 (29%) | — | 0.00 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 1538 | 115.3 | — | — | — | — | +78 | +54 | — | 40.7% | -0.78 | 1–2 (33%) | 3–0 (100%) | — | -0.36 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 1526 | 103.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0% | -1.00 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.07 |
| Career | 1630 | 118.6 | — | — | — | — | +19 | -6 | +20 | 36.1% | -1.01 | 12–20 (38%) | 19–26 (42%) | 94.0 | +2.31 | Career | 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.
Mel Purcell
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Lendl | 1 | 7 | 8 | Oct 1, 1987 | H2H |
| Tim Wilkison | 3 | 5 | 8 | Feb 12, 1986 | H2H |
| Jimmy Connors | 0 | 6 | 6 | Jun 8, 1988 | H2H |
| Brian Gottfried | 1 | 5 | 6 | Oct 23, 1983 | H2H |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 0 | 6 | 6 | Aug 8, 1982 | H2H |