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

Guillermo Vilas vs Mel Purcell H2H: 2-1

Guillermo Vilas holds a 2–1 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Guillermo Vilas leads 2–0 on clay, while Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1988 Miami Open round of 128 6-2 6-4 6-2.

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Guillermo Vilas
ARG Age 74 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #145 6-2 6-4 6-2 Guillermo Vilas #70 Match data Mar 15, 1988* R128 Miami Open ATP 500 Hard
Guillermo Vilas #3 6-4 6-0 Mel Purcell #30 Match data Jul 18, 1982* F U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Guillermo Vilas #6 6-2 6-2 Mel Purcell Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64 Indianapolis 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
Guillermo Vilas #1,186 #2 47 2,355 890 283 75.9% 4 0 1 3 54 62
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 Guillermo Vilas Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 1–1 50.0% — 1,506 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 3–3 50.0% — 1,548 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 2–4 33.3% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,538 0 0 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1972 18–15 54.5% — 1,691 0 0 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1973 24–14 63.2% #31 1,854 0 1 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1974 87–21 80.6% #5 2,175 0 8 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1975 87–18 82.9% #2 2,134 0 13 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1976 82–20 80.4% #6 2,104 0 19 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1977 128–15 89.5% #3 2,340 2 35 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1978 61–8 88.4% #3 2,234 3 42 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1979 70–22 76.1% #6 2,092 4 46 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1980 62–18 77.5% #4 2,038 4 49 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1981 62–16 79.5% #6 2,035 4 52 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1982 70–16 81.4% #4 2,016 4 59 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
30 1983 51–17 75.0% #11 1,949 4 62 — — — — — — —
31 1984 17–14 54.8% #28 1,792 4 62 — — — — — — —
32 1985 17–14 54.8% #39 1,768 4 62 — — — — — — —
33 1986 18–12 60.0% #22 1,760 4 62 — — — — — — —
34 1987 16–13 55.2% #71 1,718 4 62 — — — — — — —
35 1988 11–15 42.3% #126 1,630 4 62 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #408 1,601 4 62 — — — — — — —
39 1992 0–2 0.0% #463 1,577 4 62 — — — — — — —

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 Guillermo Vilas 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 %
15 1968 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1969 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1972 1 2 3 33.3% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 23 12 35 65.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1974 7 3 10 70.0% 63 10 73 86.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 71 11 82 86.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1976 9 3 12 75.0% 47 9 56 83.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 19 6 25 76.0% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 90 5 95 94.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1978 11 2 13 84.6% 39 4 43 90.7% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1979 14 5 19 73.7% 30 7 37 81.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1980 13 5 18 72.2% 38 6 44 86.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1981 4 2 6 66.7% 55 9 64 85.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1982 10 3 13 76.9% 42 5 47 89.4% — — — — 18 8 26 69.2% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 35 10 45 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 18 10 28 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 105 47 152 69.1% 630 164 794 79.3% 70 27 97 72.2% 85 45 130 65.4% — 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 Guillermo Vilas 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
15 1968 1507 101.4 — — — — — — — 44.4% -0.67 1–0 — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1969 1548 110.0 — — — — — +33 — 52.4% 0.00 2–2 (50%) — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1533 100.6 — — — — — +32 — 35.3% -1.24 1–1 — — +0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1538 109.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 0–1 0–1 — +0.32 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1972 1692 117.2 — — — — -135 +67 -207 50.6% -0.02 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) — +2.75 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1973 1855 142.4 — — — — — +66 — 60.5% +0.49 3–5 (38%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.97 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1974 2176 163.1 — — — — -398 +81 -339 74.5% +1.75 14–7 (67%) 6–7 (46%) — -3.67 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1975 2135 164.8 — — — — -238 +124 -236 77.3% +1.83 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.26 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1976 2105 166.1 — — — — -55 +141 -116 74.3% +1.65 16–8 (67%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.39 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1977 2341 167.8 — — — — -130 +71 -360 81.4% +2.13 26–4 (87%) 24–9 (73%) — -0.99 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1978 2235 162.9 — — — — -67 +127 -120 78.4% +1.95 12–4 (75%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.26 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1979 2092 163.4 — — — — -76 +212 +65 70.9% +1.36 12–5 (71%) 18–12 (60%) — -2.83 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1980 2039 168.7 — — — — -56 +181 +106 72.7% +1.73 9–9 (50%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.22 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1981 2035 170.3 — — — — -90 +159 +3 73.8% +1.88 7–3 (70%) 7–7 (50%) — -1.85 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1982 2016 167.5 — — — — -29 +191 — 75.6% +1.84 9–4 (69%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.32 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
30 1983 1949 163.8 — — — — +35 +145 — 72.0% +1.60 7–4 (64%) 11–7 (61%) — -1.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 1792 143.4 — — — — +81 +158 — 51.9% +0.31 7–3 (70%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 1768 139.4 — — — — +33 +113 — 54.1% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1986 1761 144.2 — — — — — +100 — 56.1% +0.62 7–4 (64%) 3–7 (30%) — -1.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1987 1718 134.7 — — — — — +82 — 55.1% +0.29 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — -1.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 1631 131.2 — — — — — +67 — 45.3% -0.17 3–7 (30%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 1602 104.5 — — — — — +40 — 33.3% -1.53 1–1 1–0 — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1992 1578 103.1 -2.21 -0.58 0.910 47.9% — — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 0–1 — -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2355 165.4 -2.21 -0.58 0.910 47.9% -88 +121 -141 70.6% +1.44 160–88 (65%) 154–116 (57%) 100.3 -2.17 — 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.