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Martin Wostenholme vs Mel Purcell H2H: 1-0

Martin Wostenholme holds a 1–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Martin Wostenholme leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Martin Wostenholme won the 1986 Geneva Open round of 16 6-2 6-1.

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Martin Wostenholme
CAN Age 63 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martin Wostenholme #130 6-2 6-1 Mel Purcell #67 Match data Sep 12, 1986* R16 Geneva Open 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
Martin Wostenholme #1,171 #84 265 1,606 44 79 35.8% 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 Martin Wostenholme Mel Purcell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1979 0–1 0.0% #579 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0
19 1982 2–1 66.7% — 1,519 0 0 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0
20 1983 0–1 0.0% #329 1,501 0 0 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0
21 1984 2–3 40.0% #186 1,526 0 0 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3
22 1985 4–8 33.3% #93 1,556 0 0 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3
23 1986 9–18 33.3% #190 1,533 0 0 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3
24 1987 2–7 22.2% #251 1,494 0 0 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3
25 1988 3–4 42.9% #293 1,496 0 0 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3
26 1989 6–8 42.9% #120 1,536 0 0 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3
27 1990 10–19 34.5% #156 1,508 0 0 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3
28 1991 6–7 46.2% #153 1,523 0 0 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3
29 1992 0–1 0.0% #340 1,512 0 0 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 Martin Wostenholme 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 %
16 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1982 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 1983 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
21 1984 0 2 2 0.0% 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 1985 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 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 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 8 11 19 42.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 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 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1988 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1989 1 3 4 25.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1990 3 7 10 30.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 1991 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 16 33 49 32.7% 21 36 57 36.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 6 10 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 Martin Wostenholme 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
16 1979 1497 102.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1980 1497 114.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28
19 1982 1520 101.6 — — — — +44 — — 55.6% 0.00 2–1 (67%) — — +0.70 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34
20 1983 1502 95.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.32 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) 101.1 -1.39
21 1984 1526 113.6 — — — — — +54 — 33.3% -0.92 2–0 1–1 — -0.27 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 110.4 -2.73
22 1985 1557 128.6 — — — — +23 -30 — 37.5% -0.75 2–3 (40%) 1–5 (17%) 97.9 +0.06 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38
23 1986 1533 126.0 — — — — -21 +67 +22 36.8% -0.68 3–5 (38%) 1–6 (14%) 96.3 +0.42 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37
24 1987 1495 96.0 — — — — -29 +77 — 22.2% -2.28 — 0–1 — -0.08 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17
25 1988 1497 107.0 — — — — -8 — — 38.5% -0.46 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.93 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09
26 1989 1537 120.9 — — — — -67 +62 — 45.2% -0.71 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.37 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07
27 1990 1509 115.6 — — — — +21 +47 — 36.6% -1.13 3–6 (33%) 4–5 (44%) 98.1 +1.22 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.8 0.00
28 1991 1523 103.7 -1.82 +1.47 1.033 50.4% -15 +33 +68 50.0% -0.30 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 97.6 +1.29 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.36
29 1992 1512 102.2 -1.95 -1.09 0.880 48.2% — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — -0.01 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
Career — 1607 122.6 -1.83 +1.27 1.020 50.3% +2 +55 +45 37.9% -0.89 14–22 (39%) 12–22 (35%) 94.8 +3.11 — 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.