H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 fourth round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 30, 1982* North Conway ATP 250 R16 Clay Mel Purcell #21 6-3 6-4 Eliot Teltscher #7 Match data
Aug 22, 1981* Atlanta ATP 250 SF Hard Mel Purcell #30 6-4 5-7 7-5 Eliot Teltscher #9 Match data
Jul 24, 1981* Washington ATP 250 R16 Clay Mel Purcell #27 2-6 6-4 6-3 Eliot Teltscher #12 Match data
Oct 30, 1980* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 R32 Carpet Eliot Teltscher #11 2-6 6-4 6-4 Mel Purcell #22 Match data
Jul 16, 1980* Boston ATP 250 R64 Clay Eliot Teltscher #22 6-1 6-3 Mel Purcell #245 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Eliot Teltscher #1,093 #6 15 2,091 392 207 65.4% 0 0 0 0 10 10
Mel Purcell #673 #21 21 1,991 190 164 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% #106 1,545 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 1,508 0 0
20 1979 42–25 62.7% #25 1,850 0 2 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,742 0 0
21 1980 71–27 72.4% #10 1,974 0 4 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,914 0 3
22 1981 54–19 74.0% #8 2,052 0 6 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,837 0 3
23 1982 38–18 67.9% #14 1,909 0 6 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,770 0 3
24 1983 43–19 69.4% #13 1,928 0 7 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,702 0 3
25 1984 42–19 68.9% #8 1,987 0 9 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,705 0 3
26 1985 19–12 61.3% #24 1,830 0 9 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,649 0 3
27 1986 13–11 54.2% #53 1,797 0 9 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1987 24–13 64.9% #20 1,840 0 10 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,537 0 3
29 1988 11–9 55.0% #138 1,703 0 10 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
31 1990 1–2 33.3% #564 1,682 0 10 — — — — — — —