H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Ben Testerman H2H: 2-2

Mel Purcell and Ben Testerman are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Ben Testerman won the 1987 Toulouse round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main draw meetings
Ben Testerman
USA Age 64 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ben Testerman #87 6-4 6-4 Mel Purcell #151 Match data Oct 15, 1987* R32 Toulouse ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #66 7-6 3-6 6-4 Ben Testerman #22 Match data Jan 25, 1985* R16 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Ben Testerman 6-4 6-4 Mel Purcell #26 Match data Feb 9, 1984* R32 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
Mel Purcell #30 7-5 6-2 Ben Testerman Match data Aug 20, 1981* R32 Atlanta 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
Mel Purcell #673 #21 21 1,992 190 164 53.7% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Ben Testerman #640 #22 0 1,815 87 102 46.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Mel Purcell Ben Testerman
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,497 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1981 6–9 40.0% — 1,555 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1982 4–7 36.4% — 1,564 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1983 8–16 33.3% #93 1,564 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1984 24–19 55.8% #22 1,801 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1985 17–18 48.6% #89 1,726 0 0
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1986 8–11 42.1% #93 1,652 0 0
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1987 20–21 48.8% #113 1,639 0 0
26 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 — — — — — — —

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 Mel Purcell Ben Testerman
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1981 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1984 4 8 12 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 9 4 13 69.2%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1985 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1986 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1987 13 14 27 48.1% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 35 49 84 41.7% 7 12 19 36.8% 21 21 42 50.0% 24 20 44 54.5%

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 Mel Purcell Ben Testerman
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1497 100.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.23
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 1981 1556 123.5 — — — — +19 -2 — 44.4% -0.25 2–2 (50%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.59
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1982 1565 115.1 — — — — -41 — +32 45.5% -0.42 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.38
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1983 1565 127.5 — — — — -11 -40 +27 42.2% -0.56 2–9 (18%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.02
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1984 1802 143.1 — — — — -101 -211 -63 54.7% +0.27 8–8 (50%) 7–11 (39%) — -1.46
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1985 1726 126.9 — — — — -59 — +56 47.9% -0.11 8–5 (62%) 11–14 (44%) — +2.29
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1986 1652 120.1 — — — — -17 — — 40.0% -0.20 3–3 (50%) 3–9 (25%) — +0.28
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1987 1639 133.3 — — — — +1 — +98 48.6% -0.21 9–10 (47%) 15–10 (60%) — +0.05
26 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1815 136.3 — — — — -36 -75 +18 47.6% -0.15 34–41 (45%) 45–57 (44%) 95.9 +1.02

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.