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Johan Kriek vs Mel Purcell H2H: 3-2

Johan Kriek holds a 3–2 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Johan Kriek leads 3–1 on hard courts, while Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Johan Kriek won the 1988 Memphis round of 32 6-7 6-1 6-2.

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Johan Kriek
USA Age 68 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Johan Kriek #53 6-7 6-1 6-2 Mel Purcell #145 Match data Feb 18, 1988* R32 Memphis ATP 250 Hard
Johan Kriek #24 7-6 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3 Mel Purcell #79 Match data Feb 24, 1987* R128 Miami Open ATP 500 Hard
Johan Kriek #8 6-4 6-2 Mel Purcell #26 Match data Apr 29, 1982* R16 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #28 6-2 6-1 Johan Kriek #16 Match data Jan 28, 1981* R64 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Mel Purcell #40 7-5 6-2 Johan Kriek #18 Match data Oct 3, 1980* R16 Maui 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
Johan Kriek #859 #7 268 2,053 380 223 63.0% 2 0 0 0 12 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 Johan Kriek Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1977 1–2 33.3% — 1,510 0 0 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1978 22–11 66.7% #27 1,782 0 0 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1979 33–22 60.0% #35 1,862 0 1 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1980 39–24 61.9% #17 1,972 0 1 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1981 38–15 71.7% #19 1,954 1 4 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1982 41–21 66.1% #9 1,962 2 7 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1983 39–19 67.2% #15 1,953 2 10 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1984 37–17 68.5% #13 1,917 2 12 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1985 43–21 67.2% #14 1,908 2 13 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1986 21–14 60.0% #23 1,863 2 13 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1987 26–20 56.5% #48 1,735 2 14 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
30 1988 25–18 58.1% #39 1,787 2 14 — — — — — — —
31 1989 12–10 54.5% #52 1,700 2 14 — — — — — — —
32 1990 0–1 0.0% #413 1,683 2 14 — — — — — — —
33 1991 3–7 30.0% #274 1,611 2 14 — — — — — — —
34 1992 0–1 0.0% #1097 1,593 2 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 Johan Kriek 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 1977 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1978 13 6 19 68.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1979 17 8 25 68.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1980 16 9 25 64.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 12 32 62.5% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1981 7 6 13 53.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 20 3 23 87.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1982 11 6 17 64.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 8 25 68.0% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1983 16 7 23 69.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1984 14 7 21 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 3 18 83.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1985 20 10 30 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1986 8 7 15 53.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1987 19 12 31 61.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1988 17 11 28 60.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1989 9 7 16 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1990 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1991 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 168 101 269 62.5% 26 26 52 50.0% 85 32 117 72.6% 101 64 165 61.2% — 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 Johan Kriek 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 1977 1510 107.6 — — — — +46 — — 42.9% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.02 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1978 1782 136.9 — — — — +25 -221 — 61.9% +0.76 8–5 (62%) 9–4 (69%) — +2.47 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1979 1862 149.4 — — — — +23 -302 -259 55.6% +0.44 10–3 (77%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.15 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1980 1972 159.2 — — — — +53 — -325 58.6% +0.56 14–10 (58%) 13–8 (62%) — -5.59 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1981 1955 142.9 — — — — -47 -363 +33 65.9% +0.70 6–0 (100%) 15–4 (79%) — +0.70 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1982 1962 157.3 — — — — +5 -398 +50 61.3% +0.80 14–7 (67%) 16–10 (62%) — -3.28 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1983 1953 150.2 — — — — +24 -328 +86 59.6% +0.58 17–3 (85%) 12–10 (55%) — -1.61 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1984 1918 146.2 — — — — -47 -258 +141 63.1% +0.71 12–9 (57%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.32 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1985 1908 150.1 — — — — +32 — +92 61.3% +0.86 11–4 (73%) 11–9 (55%) — -0.23 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1986 1864 141.9 — — — — -4 -100 — 52.9% +0.03 11–4 (73%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.64 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1987 1735 137.6 — — — — +31 0 +199 52.4% +0.17 9–3 (75%) 9–9 (50%) — +0.53 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
30 1988 1787 141.9 — — — — +27 -88 +71 54.9% +0.42 9–8 (53%) 6–10 (38%) — -1.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1989 1701 126.3 — — — — +60 — +98 50.9% +0.11 4–1 (80%) 3–6 (33%) — -0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1990 1683 98.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1991 1612 105.7 -0.37 -1.49 0.860 47.3% +75 — +134 34.8% -1.09 0–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 1593 98.2 -3.07 -0.54 0.818 45.0% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2054 152.6 -0.71 -1.37 0.855 47.0% +19 -242 +56 58.3% +0.51 125–60 (68%) 126–95 (57%) 109.9 -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.