H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Libor Pimek vs Mel Purcell H2H: 1-2

Mel Purcell holds a 2–1 lead over Libor Pimek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Libor Pimek won the 1987 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships round of 64 6-4 7-5.

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Libor Pimek
BEL Age 63 Right-Handed 195 cm / 6'5"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Libor Pimek #78 6-4 7-5 Mel Purcell #68 Match data Jul 8, 1987* R64 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Mel Purcell #116 6-3 6-4 6-2 Libor Pimek #46 Match data Aug 29, 1985* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Mel Purcell #26 6-4 6-2 Libor Pimek #70 Match data Apr 19, 1984* 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
Libor Pimek #1,308 #21 73 1,860 124 119 51.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Libor Pimek Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1983 19–14 57.6% #57 1,679 0 0 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1984 31–18 63.3% #25 1,765 0 1 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1985 25–19 56.8% #34 1,785 0 1 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1986 26–25 51.0% #71 1,693 0 1 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1987 12–18 40.0% #95 1,659 0 1 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1988 10–20 33.3% #234 1,563 0 1 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 — — — — — — — 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 — — — — — — — 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1991 1–4 20.0% #332 1,531 0 1 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1992 0–1 0.0% #742 1,517 0 1 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 Libor Pimek 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 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1984 6 6 12 50.0% 23 10 33 69.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1985 13 8 21 61.9% 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — 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 5 7 12 41.7% 15 12 27 55.6% — — — — 6 6 12 50.0% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1987 4 3 7 57.1% 4 11 15 26.7% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1988 4 5 9 44.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 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 1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 35 33 68 51.5% 74 63 137 54.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 15 21 36 41.7% — 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 Libor Pimek 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 1983 1680 144.4 — — — — -76 +43 — 53.7% +0.38 6–4 (60%) 0–2 — +0.95 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1984 1766 147.4 — — — — -132 +110 — 58.2% +0.51 7–3 (70%) 5–2 (71%) — -1.14 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39
21 1985 1786 142.2 — — — — -63 +23 — 54.2% +0.26 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.15 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73
22 1986 1694 123.8 — — — — -33 +69 — 47.5% -0.46 10–4 (71%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.70 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38
23 1987 1660 122.6 — — — — +56 -51 — 43.1% -0.79 3–4 (43%) 4–1 (80%) — +0.05 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37
24 1988 1564 116.7 — — — — +89 -31 — 33.3% -1.07 5–4 (56%) 3–1 (75%) — -0.74 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1991 1531 106.0 -0.47 -0.21 0.902 47.9% +81 — — 27.3% -1.45 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00
28 1992 1518 97.8 +0.55 -1.38 0.649 40.7% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.07 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 — 1861 138.4 -0.27 -0.44 0.842 46.5% -26 +43 — 48.7% -0.17 41–26 (61%) 24–20 (55%) 109.7 -0.40 — 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.