Jose Luis Clerc
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Lendl | 7 | 7 | 14 | Sep 14, 1985 | H2H |
| Guillermo Vilas | 4 | 10 | 14 | Jul 19, 1985 | H2H |
| Andres Gomez | 8 | 3 | 11 | May 31, 1989 | H2H |
| Jose Higueras | 5 | 5 | 10 | Jan 15, 1984 | H2H |
| Eddie Dibbs | 4 | 5 | 9 | Jul 21, 1983 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC
Jose Luis Clerc vs Mel Purcell H2H: 6-0
Jose Luis Clerc holds a 6–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Jose Luis Clerc leads 4–0 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jose Luis Clerc won the 1982 Indianapolis quarterfinal 4-6 6-4 6-4.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Luis Clerc | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | Mel Purcell | Match data | Aug 8, 1982* | QF | Indianapolis | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 6-3 0-6 0-6 6-4 6-3 | Mel Purcell | Match data | Sep 7, 1981* | R32 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 6-3 6-3 | Mel Purcell | Match data | Aug 8, 1981* | QF | Indianapolis | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 6-2 6-2 | Mel Purcell | Match data | Aug 1, 1981* | R16 | North Conway | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 7-5 6-3 | Mel Purcell | Match data | Aug 10, 1980* | F | Indianapolis | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 6-2 7-6 6-4 | Mel Purcell | Match data | Sep 1, 1979* | R64 | US Open | Grand Slam | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Luis Clerc | #1,263 | #4 | 20 | 2,219 | 355 | 138 | 72.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| 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 | Jose Luis Clerc | Mel Purcell | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 1977 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #366 | 1,488 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #555 | 1,474 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1978 | 50–17 | 74.6% | #15 | 1,862 | 0 | 3 | 1979 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #245 | 1,509 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1979 | 53–22 | 70.7% | #17 | 1,931 | 0 | 4 | 1980 | 19–13 | 59.4% | #27 | 1,743 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1980 | 65–20 | 76.5% | #8 | 2,016 | 0 | 10 | 1981 | 48–20 | 70.6% | #24 | 1,916 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | 1981 | 54–12 | 81.8% | #5 | 2,071 | 0 | 16 | 1982 | 38–24 | 61.3% | #28 | 1,838 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 1982 | 66–23 | 74.2% | #6 | 1,957 | 0 | 21 | 1983 | 30–25 | 54.5% | #28 | 1,771 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 1983 | 29–14 | 67.4% | #8 | 1,903 | 0 | 25 | 1984 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #67 | 1,703 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 1984 | 13–10 | 56.5% | #33 | 1,827 | 0 | 25 | 1985 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #129 | 1,706 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 1985 | 23–13 | 63.9% | #28 | 1,832 | 0 | 25 | 1986 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #72 | 1,650 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
| 30 | 1989 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #514 | 1,738 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Jose Luis Clerc | Mel Purcell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1978 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 47 | 13 | 60 | 78.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1979 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 83.3% | 31 | 14 | 45 | 68.9% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1980 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 12 | 5 | 17 | 70.6% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 1980 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 47 | 7 | 54 | 87.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1981 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 87.0% | 20 | 11 | 31 | 64.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% |
| 22 | 1981 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 44 | 5 | 49 | 89.8% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1982 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | 20 | 8 | 28 | 71.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% |
| 23 | 1982 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 57 | 11 | 68 | 83.8% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 1983 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 24 | 1983 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 24 | 9 | 33 | 72.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1984 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 25 | 1984 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 26 | 1985 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1989 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 42 | 18 | 60 | 70.0% | 284 | 83 | 367 | 77.4% | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52.4% | 18 | 27 | 45 | 40.0% | — | 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 | Jose Luis Clerc | Mel Purcell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1977 | 1488 | 104.9 | — | — | — | — | +58 | — | — | 40.0% | -0.10 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.53 | 1978 | 1475 | 97.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.80 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.28 |
| 19 | 1978 | 1862 | 154.7 | — | — | — | — | -272 | +118 | -369 | 69.4% | +1.32 | 9–2 (82%) | 5–1 (83%) | — | +2.11 | 1979 | 1509 | 112.5 | — | — | — | — | +27 | +9 | — | 37.5% | -0.56 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.34 |
| 20 | 1979 | 1931 | 152.6 | — | — | — | — | -134 | +53 | -305 | 66.3% | +1.18 | 12–8 (60%) | 12–11 (52%) | — | +0.45 | 1980 | 1744 | 150.1 | — | — | — | — | -128 | -24 | — | 56.8% | +0.69 | 4–5 (44%) | 2–2 (50%) | — | -1.39 |
| 21 | 1980 | 2016 | 159.7 | — | — | — | — | -176 | +145 | -322 | 69.7% | +1.31 | 16–8 (67%) | 9–7 (56%) | — | -2.07 | 1981 | 1916 | 153.0 | — | — | — | — | +9 | -97 | — | 62.5% | +0.92 | 16–6 (73%) | 7–4 (64%) | — | -2.73 |
| 22 | 1981 | 2071 | 165.6 | — | — | — | — | -211 | +222 | -366 | 73.3% | +1.59 | 13–4 (76%) | 11–8 (58%) | — | -2.26 | 1982 | 1838 | 155.1 | — | — | — | — | -35 | +108 | — | 60.0% | +0.68 | 6–5 (55%) | 7–5 (58%) | — | -5.38 |
| 23 | 1982 | 1957 | 162.1 | — | — | — | — | -187 | +262 | — | 68.8% | +1.41 | 17–9 (65%) | 12–7 (63%) | — | -1.60 | 1983 | 1771 | 144.5 | — | — | — | — | -61 | +111 | -55 | 54.8% | +0.29 | 8–13 (38%) | 9–4 (69%) | — | +0.37 |
| 24 | 1983 | 1904 | 155.8 | — | — | — | — | -155 | +213 | — | 65.6% | +1.19 | 4–3 (57%) | 2–3 (40%) | — | -0.11 | 1984 | 1703 | 139.2 | — | — | — | — | +12 | +119 | -31 | 49.5% | -0.08 | 7–8 (47%) | 5–6 (45%) | — | -1.17 |
| 25 | 1984 | 1828 | 140.7 | — | — | — | — | -86 | +138 | — | 58.8% | +0.76 | 0–2 | 3–3 (50%) | — | -0.10 | 1985 | 1706 | 132.0 | — | — | — | — | +24 | — | — | 39.5% | -0.89 | 3–1 (75%) | 3–5 (38%) | — | -2.09 |
| 26 | 1985 | 1832 | 146.7 | — | — | — | — | -119 | +94 | — | 64.2% | +0.80 | 3–3 (50%) | 7–4 (64%) | — | -1.21 | 1986 | 1650 | 128.8 | — | — | — | — | +22 | +75 | — | 46.5% | -0.25 | 5–7 (42%) | 3–1 (75%) | — | -1.07 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
| 30 | 1989 | 1739 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +88 | — | 30.8% | -1.69 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2220 | 161.4 | — | — | — | — | -162 | +162 | -333 | 67.6% | +1.24 | 74–42 (64%) | 61–45 (58%) | 105.1 | -0.83 | — | 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.
Mel Purcell
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Lendl | 1 | 7 | 8 | Oct 1, 1987 | H2H |
| Tim Wilkison | 3 | 5 | 8 | Feb 12, 1986 | H2H |
| Jimmy Connors | 0 | 6 | 6 | Jun 8, 1988 | H2H |
| Brian Gottfried | 1 | 5 | 6 | Oct 23, 1983 | H2H |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 0 | 6 | 6 | Aug 8, 1982 | H2H |