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

Mel Purcell vs Brian Teacher H2H: 2-1

Mel Purcell holds a 2–1 lead over Brian Teacher in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1984 Cincinnati Open round of 32 4-6 7-6 7-5.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Brian Teacher
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #56 4-6 7-6 7-5 Brian Teacher #34 Match data Aug 23, 1984* R32 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Mel Purcell #38 1-6 7-6 6-2 Brian Teacher #14 Match data Apr 17, 1982* SF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Brian Teacher #15 6-4 6-1 Mel Purcell #28 Match data Apr 24, 1981* R16 Las Vegas 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
Brian Teacher #938 #7 0 2,044 338 238 58.7% 1 0 0 0 7 8

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 Brian Teacher
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,498 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1973 6–6 50.0% #158 1,543 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1974 9–7 56.2% #121 1,643 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1975 5–9 35.7% #109 1,605 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1976 11–12 47.8% #81 1,626 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1977 31–31 50.0% #69 1,776 0 1
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1978 38–23 62.3% #31 1,931 0 2
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1979 19–18 51.4% #59 1,809 0 3
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1980 63–26 70.8% #20 2,040 1 4
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1981 33–17 66.0% #9 1,989 1 5
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1982 42–20 67.7% #19 1,936 1 6
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1983 33–21 61.1% #29 1,823 1 8
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1984 23–18 56.1% #53 1,764 1 8
30 — — — — — — — 1985 17–16 51.5% #66 1,709 1 8
31 — — — — — — — 1986 8–13 38.1% #104 1,619 1 8

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 Brian Teacher
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1976 5 2 7 71.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1977 10 8 18 55.6% 7 9 16 43.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 5 9 44.4%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1978 8 5 13 61.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 22 9 31 71.0%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1979 5 8 13 38.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1980 24 9 33 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 19 5 24 79.2% 19 11 30 63.3%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 12 6 18 66.7%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 3 13 76.9% 13 6 19 68.4%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1983 15 8 23 65.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 6 15 60.0%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 6 6 12 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 10 7 17 58.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1%
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 115 79 194 59.3% 51 48 99 51.5% 85 46 131 64.9% 87 65 152 57.2%

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 Brian Teacher
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1498 107.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.29
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1973 1543 112.4 — — — — — +27 +52 51.6% +0.32 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.59
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1974 1643 119.1 — — — — -109 -72 +29 52.6% +0.05 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.83
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1975 1605 117.1 — — — — -123 -8 — 42.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.12
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1976 1627 123.5 — — — — -33 -97 +54 45.9% -0.30 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) — +1.78
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1977 1777 149.1 — — — — -17 -184 -13 48.7% +0.02 12–10 (55%) 18–16 (53%) — -2.64
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1978 1932 149.6 — — — — +57 -242 -196 58.6% +0.46 9–6 (60%) 14–7 (67%) — +0.47
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1979 1810 139.2 — — — — -86 -114 +116 55.9% +0.48 2–8 (20%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.22
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1980 2040 150.6 — — — — -51 — -6 66.1% +0.85 14–10 (58%) 25–15 (63%) — -0.42
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1981 1990 158.3 — — — — +59 -289 -34 65.3% +0.93 6–7 (46%) 10–6 (63%) — -3.77
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1982 1937 150.0 — — — — +50 -204 +48 63.3% +0.86 14–10 (58%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.52
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1983 1824 150.5 — — — — +71 -66 +115 55.9% +0.28 13–8 (62%) 16–11 (59%) — -2.56
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1984 1765 145.1 — — — — +30 +34 +139 55.8% +0.52 8–11 (42%) 11–8 (58%) — -1.30
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1709 134.8 — — — — +33 +72 +106 49.4% +0.21 7–4 (64%) 7–14 (33%) — -0.19
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1620 125.3 — — — — +59 +126 +148 38.9% -0.56 4–2 (67%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.30
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 2045 151.2 — — — — +14 -88 +35 56.5% +0.42 98–87 (53%) 126–109 (54%) 102.5 -1.64

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.