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

Joey Rive vs Mel Purcell H2H: 1-0

Joey Rive holds a 1–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Joey Rive leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Joey Rive won the 1987 Stratton Mountain round of 64 7-6 6-3.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Joey Rive
USA Age 63 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joey Rive #226 7-6 6-3 Mel Purcell #74 Match data Aug 5, 1987* R64 Stratton Mountain ATP 250 Hard

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
Joey Rive #968 #57 331 1,737 54 71 43.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Joey Rive Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1985 0–1 0.0% #497 1,491 0 0 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1986 0–1 0.0% #363 1,487 0 0 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1987 8–11 42.1% #102 1,580 0 0 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1988 22–20 52.4% #80 1,598 0 0 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1989 10–15 40.0% #149 1,590 0 0 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1990 14–21 40.0% #138 1,530 0 0 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1991 0–2 0.0% #600 1,510 0 0 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3

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 Joey Rive 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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1986 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 1987 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1988 15 14 29 51.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1989 6 10 16 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1990 7 13 20 35.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1991 — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 33 46 79 41.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 12 11 23 52.2% 8 10 18 44.4% — 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 Joey Rive 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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1985 1492 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.01 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1986 1487 103.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.10 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1987 1580 130.4 — — — — -21 — +20 41.3% -0.63 3–3 (50%) 6–3 (67%) — -1.43 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1988 1598 123.4 — — — — +21 — +38 49.1% -0.18 9–6 (60%) 14–10 (58%) — +2.74 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1989 1591 118.0 — — — — -8 — +85 39.1% -0.84 3–1 (75%) 8–5 (62%) — +0.55 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1990 1531 117.1 — — — — +5 -39 +139 41.1% -0.52 7–8 (47%) 1–9 (10%) — +0.98 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1991 1510 98.6 -0.79 +0.05 0.586 39.3% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.02 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
Career — 1738 124.0 -0.79 +0.05 0.586 39.3% +5 -39 +79 42.5% -0.54 22–18 (55%) 29–27 (52%) 104.7 +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.