H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Eliot Teltscher vs Mel Purcell H2H: 2-3

Mel Purcell holds a 3–2 lead over Eliot Teltscher in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 2–1 on clay, while Eliot Teltscher leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1982 North Conway round of 16 6-3 6-4.

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Eliot Teltscher
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #21 6-3 6-4 Eliot Teltscher #7 Match data Jul 30, 1982* R16 North Conway ATP 250 Clay
Mel Purcell #30 6-4 5-7 7-5 Eliot Teltscher #9 Match data Aug 22, 1981* SF Atlanta ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #27 2-6 6-4 6-3 Eliot Teltscher #12 Match data Jul 24, 1981* R16 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Eliot Teltscher #11 2-6 6-4 6-4 Mel Purcell #22 Match data Oct 30, 1980* R32 Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Eliot Teltscher #22 6-1 6-3 Mel Purcell Match data Jul 16, 1980* R64 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 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
Eliot Teltscher #1,093 #6 15 2,093 392 207 65.4% 0 0 0 0 10 10
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 Eliot Teltscher Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #239 1,503 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 9–14 39.1% #95 1,535 0 0 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1978 24–18 57.1% #42 1,753 0 1 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1979 42–25 62.7% #25 1,851 0 2 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1980 71–27 72.4% #10 1,977 0 4 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1981 54–19 74.0% #8 2,055 0 6 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1982 38–18 67.9% #14 1,908 0 6 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1983 43–19 69.4% #13 1,929 0 7 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1984 42–19 68.9% #8 1,989 0 9 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1985 19–12 61.3% #24 1,832 0 9 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1986 13–11 54.2% #53 1,798 0 9 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1987 24–13 64.9% #20 1,841 0 10 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1988 11–9 55.0% #138 1,718 0 10 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
31 1990 1–2 33.3% #564 1,695 0 10 — — — — — — —

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 Eliot Teltscher 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 %
17 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1977 5 4 9 55.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1978 15 7 22 68.2% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 4 8 12 33.3% 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1979 19 9 28 67.9% 16 9 25 64.0% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1980 17 4 21 81.0% 27 10 37 73.0% — — — — 27 13 40 67.5% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1981 24 5 29 82.8% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1982 11 6 17 64.7% 18 8 26 69.2% — — — — 9 4 13 69.2% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1983 18 6 24 75.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1984 19 6 25 76.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 19 8 27 70.4% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1985 6 3 9 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1986 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1987 14 7 21 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1988 10 7 17 58.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1990 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 161 69 230 70.0% 118 66 184 64.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 107 66 173 61.8% — 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 Eliot Teltscher 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
17 1976 1504 104.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1977 1536 117.0 — — — — +77 -37 -20 38.5% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.84 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1978 1753 143.7 — — — — +29 -172 — 56.6% +0.76 9–7 (56%) 2–8 (20%) — +2.68 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1979 1851 154.6 — — — — +26 -72 — 57.4% +0.63 13–8 (62%) 11–12 (48%) — -3.43 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1980 1978 160.5 — — — — +24 -59 — 67.7% +1.30 15–11 (58%) 10–7 (59%) — -1.55 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1981 2056 165.2 — — — — +86 -119 — 69.6% +1.37 13–7 (65%) 7–6 (54%) — -3.60 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1982 1908 154.7 — — — — +84 +10 — 65.4% +1.01 6–9 (40%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.77 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1983 1929 154.5 — — — — +69 -39 -274 61.6% +0.98 14–2 (88%) 11–15 (42%) — -0.44 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1984 1990 156.3 — — — — +52 -164 — 64.8% +1.04 8–8 (50%) 7–5 (58%) — -0.79 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1985 1833 139.0 — — — — +91 -69 — 58.3% +0.33 7–6 (54%) 9–5 (64%) — +1.47 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1986 1799 140.4 — — — — +83 -20 — 50.8% +0.33 5–1 (83%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.98 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1987 1841 145.9 — — — — +79 -83 — 60.2% +0.86 9–6 (60%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.10 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1988 1718 115.7 — — — — +65 — — 58.5% +0.54 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +2.12 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
31 1990 1696 107.4 — — — — +55 — — 37.5% -0.62 1–1 0–1 — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2094 157.9 — — — — +58 -67 -133 61.6% +0.88 102–71 (59%) 75–79 (49%) 99.5 -0.70 — 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.