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

Gene Mayer vs Mel Purcell H2H: 2-0

Gene Mayer holds a 2–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Gene Mayer leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Gene Mayer won the 1981 Denver semifinal 3-6 6-3 6-2.

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Gene Mayer
USA Age 70 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
Gene Mayer #4 3-6 6-3 6-2 Mel Purcell #32 Match data Mar 7, 1981* SF Denver ATP 250 Carpet
Gene Mayer #4 6-4 6-2 Mel Purcell #32 Match data Feb 27, 1981* R16 Memphis 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
Gene Mayer #976 #4 6 2,208 309 157 66.3% 0 0 0 0 14 14
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 Gene Mayer Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1975 6–10 37.5% #144 1,541 0 0 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1976 17–16 51.5% #48 1,702 0 0 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1977 17–27 38.6% #86 1,692 0 0 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1978 25–18 58.1% #64 1,734 0 1 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1979 54–25 68.4% #12 1,981 0 2 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1980 69–14 83.1% #5 2,154 0 7 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1981 37–8 82.2% #7 2,073 0 11 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1982 33–11 75.0% #7 2,076 0 12 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1983 25–10 71.4% #10 1,967 0 14 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1984 24–15 61.5% #18 1,874 0 14 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1985 2–1 66.7% #368 1,864 0 14 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
30 1986 0–1 0.0% #870 1,842 0 14 — — — — — — —

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 Gene Mayer 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 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1976 7 4 11 63.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1978 6 4 10 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1979 26 8 34 76.5% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 9 21 57.1% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1980 19 4 23 82.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 34 5 39 87.2% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1981 18 3 21 85.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 17 3 20 85.0% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1982 17 6 23 73.9% 5 0 5 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1983 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1986 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 115 41 156 73.7% 74 48 122 60.7% 15 13 28 53.6% 105 55 160 65.6% — 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 Gene Mayer 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 1973 1492 100.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1975 1541 117.6 — — — — +18 +30 — 38.9% -0.67 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.55 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1976 1703 134.8 — — — — -5 -55 — 50.7% +0.17 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) — +1.87 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1977 1693 140.3 — — — — -13 -6 -198 41.8% -0.74 5–3 (63%) 5–2 (71%) — -1.29 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1978 1734 142.4 — — — — -21 +21 -205 60.8% +1.16 3–8 (27%) 3–6 (33%) — +2.25 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1979 1982 164.8 — — — — +59 -89 -319 65.6% +1.04 10–9 (53%) 8–5 (62%) — -4.23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1980 2154 169.4 — — — — +68 -228 -359 78.3% +2.22 12–0 (100%) 9–5 (64%) — -2.23 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1981 2073 158.2 — — — — +97 -180 — 84.9% +2.44 2–4 (33%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.66 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1982 2076 160.9 — — — — +32 -135 -210 75.5% +1.96 3–4 (43%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.35 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1983 1968 152.8 — — — — +26 — — 65.4% +0.98 6–1 (86%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.12 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1984 1874 154.0 — — — — +82 +43 — 59.8% +0.67 5–3 (63%) 5–7 (42%) — -1.60 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1985 1865 112.4 — — — — +71 — — 62.5% +1.13 1–1 — — +0.53 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
30 1986 1842 106.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2209 161.8 — — — — +47 -53 -263 65.3% +1.15 52–40 (57%) 51–44 (54%) 101.0 -1.58 — 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.