H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Harold Solomon vs Mel Purcell H2H: 0-3

Mel Purcell holds a 3–0 lead over Harold Solomon in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1983 Cincinnati Open round of 64 7-5 2-6 6-3.

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Harold Solomon
USA Age 73 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #30 7-5 2-6 6-3 Harold Solomon Match data Aug 17, 1983* R64 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Mel Purcell #30 6-2 6-2 Harold Solomon #88 Match data Jul 16, 1982* R16 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Mel Purcell 4-6 6-0 6-2 Harold Solomon #7 Match data Aug 8, 1980* R16 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
Harold Solomon #1,115 #5 2 2,163 566 328 63.3% 0 0 0 1 21 22
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 Harold Solomon Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 8–6 57.1% — 1,591 0 0 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1972 12–11 52.2% — 1,682 0 0 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1973 21–23 47.7% #59 1,770 0 0 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1974 59–38 60.8% #16 1,902 0 1 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1975 69–31 69.0% #17 1,985 0 5 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1976 72–29 71.3% #8 2,050 0 10 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1977 65–27 70.7% #16 2,002 0 13 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1978 67–32 67.7% #9 1,907 0 15 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1979 64–22 74.4% #8 2,004 0 18 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1980 61–22 73.5% #7 1,994 0 22 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1981 29–24 54.7% #21 1,758 0 22 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1982 22–23 48.9% #66 1,797 0 22 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
30 1983 5–17 22.7% #95 1,623 0 22 — — — — — — —
31 1984 4–6 40.0% #223 1,633 0 22 — — — — — — —
32 1985 4–6 40.0% #106 1,615 0 22 — — — — — — —
33 1986 4–8 33.3% #240 1,594 0 22 — — — — — — —
38 1991 0–1 0.0% #1106 1,574 0 22 — — — — — — —

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 Harold Solomon 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 %
16 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1972 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1973 9 6 15 60.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1974 18 11 29 62.1% 31 13 44 70.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1975 19 10 29 65.5% 32 12 44 72.7% — — — — 18 9 27 66.7% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1976 18 5 23 78.3% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 19 13 32 59.4% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1977 12 8 20 60.0% 40 9 49 81.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1978 18 9 27 66.7% 31 9 40 77.5% — — — — 18 14 32 56.3% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1979 22 8 30 73.3% 29 9 38 76.3% — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1980 22 5 27 81.5% 22 7 29 75.9% — — — — 17 10 27 63.0% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1981 12 9 21 57.1% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1982 14 9 23 60.9% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1983 1 5 6 16.7% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1986 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 176 97 273 64.5% 267 120 387 69.0% 2 14 16 12.5% 121 97 218 55.5% — 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 Harold Solomon 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
16 1969 1481 98.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1478 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1591 125.4 — — — — +24 +9 — 52.9% +0.15 4–2 (67%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.27 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1972 1682 124.4 — — — — -22 +15 -167 45.8% -0.22 4–2 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.59 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1973 1770 142.2 — — — — -41 -43 -248 46.4% -0.25 9–8 (53%) 8–8 (50%) — -6.22 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1974 1902 149.2 — — — — +1 +50 -446 55.8% +0.36 20–11 (65%) 10–5 (67%) — -6.27 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1975 1986 151.9 — — — — +2 -3 — 62.2% +0.94 22–8 (73%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.92 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1976 2050 164.1 — — — — -8 +45 — 64.0% +1.02 25–11 (69%) 12–9 (57%) — -5.85 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1977 2002 158.5 — — — — -33 +102 — 64.3% +1.02 19–6 (76%) 8–10 (44%) — -3.06 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1978 1908 162.8 — — — — +1 +192 — 62.4% +0.83 20–10 (67%) 15–9 (63%) — -4.63 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1979 2005 161.5 — — — — +7 +88 — 67.7% +1.21 19–10 (66%) 12–4 (75%) — +0.72 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1980 1994 163.5 — — — — +46 +74 — 67.0% +0.99 17–6 (74%) 13–8 (62%) — -4.31 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1981 1759 154.2 — — — — +58 +203 — 51.7% +0.54 4–5 (44%) 2–8 (20%) — -1.86 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1982 1798 154.7 — — — — +11 +102 — 51.3% +0.21 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) — -5.44 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
30 1983 1624 125.9 — — — — +50 +134 — 31.5% -1.04 2–6 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 1633 121.4 — — — — — +87 — 50.0% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 1616 120.3 — — — — +10 +96 — 43.5% -0.26 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1986 1594 116.2 — — — — +38 +78 — 43.3% -1.00 0–5 (0%) — — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1991 1575 95.8 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2164 159.4 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% +6 +78 -304 59.0% +0.65 174–106 (62%) 105–86 (55%) 102.5 -4.42 — 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.