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Jimmy Arias vs Mel Purcell H2H: 1-2

Mel Purcell holds a 2–1 lead over Jimmy Arias in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1985 Philadelphia round of 32 6-7 6-4 6-4.

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Jimmy Arias
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #66 6-7 6-4 6-4 Jimmy Arias #14 Match data Jan 24, 1985* R32 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Arias #6 6-2 6-7 6-0 Mel Purcell #21 Match data Mar 31, 1984* QF Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #30 6-4 6-1 Jimmy Arias #20 Match data Mar 31, 1983* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters 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
Jimmy Arias #714 #5 587 2,061 281 217 56.4% 0 0 0 1 4 5
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 Jimmy Arias Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1980 3–5 37.5% #255 1,531 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1981 10–10 50.0% #84 1,626 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1982 30–17 63.8% #21 1,858 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 1983 47–15 75.8% #6 2,039 0 5 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1984 35–19 64.8% #14 1,878 0 5 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1985 32–21 60.4% #21 1,811 0 5 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1986 18–19 48.6% #48 1,668 0 5 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1987 22–18 55.0% #34 1,720 0 5 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1988 7–14 33.3% #106 1,615 0 5 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1989 17–17 50.0% #92 1,695 0 5 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1990 24–26 48.0% #60 1,681 0 5 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1991 23–19 54.8% #63 1,692 0 5 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1992 4–8 33.3% #195 1,644 0 5 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1993 5–4 55.6% #178 1,664 0 5 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1994 3–4 42.9% #334 1,639 0 5 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
33 1998 1–1 50.0% #711 1,641 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Jimmy Arias 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 1980 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1981 5 4 9 55.6% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 8 2 10 80.0% 38 9 47 80.9% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1984 9 6 15 60.0% 17 8 25 68.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1985 24 9 33 72.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1986 8 11 19 42.1% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1987 9 8 17 52.9% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1988 1 7 8 12.5% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1989 11 9 20 55.0% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1990 14 13 27 51.9% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1991 14 13 27 51.9% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1992 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1993 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1994 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1998 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 120 100 220 54.5% 142 88 230 61.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 16 26 42 38.1% — 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 Jimmy Arias 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 1980 1531 118.3 — — — — +61 — — 45.5% -0.23 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1981 1626 120.1 — — — — +15 -65 — 55.8% +0.09 2–3 (40%) 4–2 (67%) — +1.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1858 146.3 — — — — -127 -26 — 62.1% +0.66 10–11 (48%) 10–7 (59%) — +1.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 2040 155.5 — — — — -177 +21 — 65.4% +0.69 14–5 (74%) 16–9 (64%) — -0.41 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1984 1879 150.8 — — — — -5 +97 -247 58.1% +0.40 15–7 (68%) 17–7 (71%) — -2.32 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1985 1812 143.3 — — — — +55 +10 — 56.2% +0.36 14–11 (56%) 15–11 (58%) — +1.26 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1986 1669 139.2 — — — — +2 +190 — 50.0% -0.14 5–8 (38%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.60 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1987 1721 145.4 — — — — -8 +100 — 52.7% +0.26 7–7 (50%) 9–9 (50%) — -2.03 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1988 1615 129.7 — — — — +8 +119 — 35.8% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 2–6 (25%) — -0.94 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1989 1696 146.3 — — — — -18 +50 — 52.9% +0.24 4–9 (31%) 8–5 (62%) — -2.89 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1990 1681 136.8 — — — — -3 +36 — 46.7% -0.13 8–8 (50%) 7–11 (39%) — -1.09 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1991 1693 129.8 -2.05 +1.95 0.980 49.6% +10 +39 — 50.9% -0.16 8–4 (67%) 11–6 (65%) — +0.40 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1992 1645 115.7 -2.91 -0.85 0.820 46.5% +25 — — 35.5% -1.00 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.26 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1993 1664 121.0 -0.94 -1.03 0.971 49.6% +45 -7 — 52.4% -0.19 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.34 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1994 1639 110.6 +0.21 -2.37 0.831 46.2% +51 -6 — 43.8% -0.06 1–1 0–2 — +0.36 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
33 1998 1641 103.3 -1.51 -0.94 0.721 43.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2061 148.5 -1.80 +0.73 0.937 48.8% -6 +47 -247 53.9% +0.19 96–84 (53%) 108–83 (57%) 104.3 -0.89 — 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.