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David Pate vs Mel Purcell H2H: 2-0

David Pate holds a 2–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, David Pate leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, David Pate won the 1987 Scottsdale round of 32 6-3 6-1.

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David Pate
USA Age 64 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Pate #18 6-3 6-1 Mel Purcell #150 Match data Oct 8, 1987* R32 Scottsdale ATP 250 Hard
David Pate #36 7-5 6-4 Mel Purcell #88 Match data Apr 4, 1987* QF Chicago ATP 250 Carpet

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
David Pate #911 #18 441 1,875 181 168 51.9% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 David Pate Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,493 0 0 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1982 2–5 28.6% — 1,484 0 0 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1983 5–7 41.7% #203 1,529 0 0 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1984 21–13 61.8% #30 1,743 0 1 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1985 31–24 56.4% #26 1,742 0 1 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1986 35–23 60.3% #30 1,788 0 1 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1987 28–18 60.9% #18 1,750 0 2 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1988 20–16 55.6% #47 1,715 0 2 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1989 9–19 32.1% #157 1,656 0 2 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1990 16–15 51.6% #94 1,657 0 2 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1991 11–18 37.9% #160 1,596 0 2 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
30 1992 1–4 20.0% #396 1,573 0 2 — — — — — — —
31 1993 1–3 25.0% #514 1,548 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 1994 1–1 50.0% #624 1,561 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 1995 0–1 0.0% #911 1,542 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 David Pate 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 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%
22 1984 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1985 15 11 26 57.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1986 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 11 8 19 57.9% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1987 18 10 28 64.3% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1988 16 11 27 59.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1989 6 14 20 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1990 7 10 17 41.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1991 6 10 16 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1992 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1994 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 113 98 211 53.6% 5 13 18 27.8% 31 26 57 54.4% 32 31 63 50.8% — 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 David Pate 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1981 1494 104.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.00 — 0–2 — -0.08 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1982 1485 108.5 — — — — +40 — — 31.6% -1.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.29 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1983 1529 119.4 — — — — +10 — +62 37.9% -0.24 2–1 (67%) 2–8 (20%) — +0.28 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1984 1744 140.4 — — — — +36 -218 -186 59.5% +0.43 3–5 (38%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.33 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1985 1743 138.8 — — — — +29 -206 -84 52.4% +0.13 17–9 (65%) 15–13 (54%) — +0.85 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1986 1788 146.3 — — — — +34 — -115 58.3% +0.59 8–7 (53%) 9–9 (50%) — +0.85 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1987 1751 141.1 — — — — +30 — -55 61.5% +0.54 6–11 (35%) 18–11 (62%) — -0.04 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1988 1716 139.3 — — — — +41 — -25 52.7% +0.32 7–5 (58%) 7–11 (39%) — -1.56 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1989 1656 135.9 — — — — +19 — +63 35.5% -1.12 5–5 (50%) 5–8 (38%) — -2.42 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1990 1658 127.8 — — — — -22 — +129 50.6% +0.33 6–5 (55%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.85 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1991 1596 133.2 — — — — +31 -112 +179 40.3% -0.61 5–6 (45%) 3–7 (30%) — -0.86 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
30 1992 1574 104.4 — — — — +24 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–1 2–1 (67%) — -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1993 1548 104.3 — — — — +35 — — 33.3% -0.78 0–1 0–2 — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1994 1561 100.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -2.20 1–0 — — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1995 1542 99.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1875 143.1 — — — — +27 -183 -21 50.8% +0.06 62–57 (52%) 73–84 (46%) 98.7 -0.49 — 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.