H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Kevin Curren vs Mel Purcell H2H: 3-1

Kevin Curren holds a 3–1 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Kevin Curren leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Kevin Curren won the 1986 Memphis round of 32 6-4 6-7 6-1.

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Kevin Curren
USA Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kevin Curren #10 6-4 6-7 6-1 Mel Purcell #254 Match data Feb 6, 1986* R32 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
Kevin Curren #21 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 Mel Purcell #52 Match data Aug 30, 1984* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Mel Purcell #28 4-6 6-2 6-4 Kevin Curren #43 Match data May 7, 1981* R32 Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 Clay
Kevin Curren #97 7-6 6-2 Mel Purcell #28 Match data Nov 29, 1980* R16 South African Open 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
Kevin Curren #1,179 #5 684 2,088 339 238 58.8% 0 0 0 0 5 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 Kevin Curren 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 1978 1–2 33.3% #91 1,510 0 0 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1979 7–14 33.3% #197 1,550 0 0 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1980 16–13 55.2% #55 1,770 0 0 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1981 23–18 56.1% #50 1,768 0 1 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1982 33–17 66.0% #17 1,944 0 2 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1983 32–20 61.5% #9 1,932 0 2 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1984 32–17 65.3% #15 1,958 0 2 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1985 25–13 65.8% #10 1,917 0 3 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1986 35–17 67.3% #18 1,892 0 4 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1987 21–17 55.3% #37 1,808 0 4 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3
30 1988 31–15 67.4% #23 1,812 0 4 — — — — — — —
31 1989 33–18 64.7% #20 1,830 0 5 — — — — — — —
32 1990 20–19 51.3% #71 1,798 0 5 — — — — — — —
33 1991 18–20 47.4% #58 1,701 0 5 — — — — — — —
34 1992 12–17 41.4% #147 1,659 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 1993 0–1 0.0% #1178 1,637 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 Kevin Curren 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 1978 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1979 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1980 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1982 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 19 11 30 63.3% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 15 10 25 60.0% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1984 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1985 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1986 16 8 24 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1987 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1988 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1990 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1991 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 10 12 22 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 145 110 255 56.9% 8 16 24 33.3% 71 36 107 66.4% 115 76 191 60.2% — 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 Kevin Curren 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 1978 1510 108.2 — — — — +45 — — 42.9% 0.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.02 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1979 1550 117.1 — — — — +10 — — 40.0% -0.72 1–5 (17%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.18 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1980 1770 143.7 — — — — -96 — 0 54.9% +0.44 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.62 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1981 1768 137.7 — — — — -11 -234 -8 55.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 9–9 (50%) — -0.60 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1982 1945 163.2 — — — — -10 — -133 62.7% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 5–9 (36%) — -5.36 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 1983 1933 158.2 — — — — -9 -409 +67 61.0% +0.59 4–7 (36%) 14–10 (58%) — -3.15 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 1984 1959 146.2 — — — — -46 — +79 59.9% +0.51 11–5 (69%) 13–11 (54%) — +0.12 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1985 1918 150.2 — — — — -82 — +233 67.4% +0.87 2–5 (29%) 13–11 (54%) — -0.51 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1986 1893 151.4 — — — — +28 — +158 63.8% +0.73 9–8 (53%) 20–14 (59%) — -0.41 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36
29 1987 1809 144.7 — — — — +41 — +158 53.9% +0.32 6–5 (55%) 9–13 (41%) — -1.25 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
30 1988 1813 143.0 — — — — +19 — +62 61.9% +0.75 13–6 (68%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1989 1831 149.5 — — — — +48 — +1 61.7% +0.93 12–10 (55%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1990 1798 141.4 — — — — -9 -239 +65 52.4% +0.25 8–6 (57%) 12–11 (52%) — -1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1991 1702 140.1 +1.54 -1.53 0.983 49.8% 0 — +133 48.0% +0.04 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) — -2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 1660 128.6 +0.39 -1.70 0.925 48.5% +15 — +118 45.1% -0.37 3–6 (33%) 1–8 (11%) — -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 1638 94.8 -1.10 -2.26 0.501 33.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2088 153.7 +1.04 -1.61 0.946 49.0% -1 -299 +63 57.4% +0.47 97–90 (52%) 145–140 (51%) 95.6 -2.59 — 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.