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Mel Purcell vs Colin Dibley H2H: 1-0

Mel Purcell holds a 1–0 lead over Colin Dibley in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1981 Denver round of 16 6-2 6-2.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Colin Dibley
AUS Age 81 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #32 6-2 6-2 Colin Dibley Match data Mar 6, 1981* R16 Denver ATP 250 Carpet

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
Colin Dibley #240 #33 0 1,877 341 310 52.4% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Colin Dibley
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 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1968 3–2 60.0% — 1,521 0 0
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 — — — — — — —
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1970 7–10 41.2% — 1,526 0 0
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1971 41–21 66.1% — 1,753 0 1
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1972 52–30 63.4% — 1,819 0 2
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1973 35–31 53.0% #39 1,694 0 4
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1974 35–35 50.0% #87 1,692 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 1975 18–28 39.1% #94 1,624 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 1976 39–40 49.4% #85 1,636 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 1977 52–33 61.2% #35 1,780 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 1978 18–28 39.1% #115 1,629 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 1979 20–22 47.6% #116 1,700 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 1980 18–23 43.9% #57 1,651 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 1981 3–7 30.0% #99 1,633 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 Mel Purcell Colin Dibley
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 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1968 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
24 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% 1970 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — —
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1971 14 9 23 60.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 19 6 25 76.0% — — — —
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1972 9 10 19 47.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 20 9 29 69.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1973 14 9 23 60.9% 7 9 16 43.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 6 11 17 35.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 17 9 26 65.4% 6 8 14 42.9%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2 9 11 18.2% 12 11 23 52.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 12 19 31 38.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 15 9 24 62.5%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 16 10 26 61.5% 11 9 20 55.0% 15 8 23 65.2% 10 6 16 62.5%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 5 7 12 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 9 12 25.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 9 7 16 56.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 5 5 0.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 86 91 177 48.6% 79 81 160 49.4% 119 74 193 61.7% 57 64 121 47.1%

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 Colin Dibley
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 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) 101.1 -1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 110.4 -2.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37 1968 1521 100.4 — — — — — +15 — 50.0% +0.07 3–1 (75%) — — -0.01
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09 1970 1527 119.6 — — — — — — +43 41.3% -0.13 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 100.1 +0.99
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1971 1753 136.2 — — — — -77 -90 +64 64.2% +0.99 7–6 (54%) 11–7 (61%) 106.7 +3.94
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.8 0.00 1972 1820 133.4 — — — — -107 +19 +44 61.8% +0.85 10–11 (48%) 9–12 (43%) 95.0 +4.65
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.36 1973 1694 131.3 — — — — -6 +47 +143 52.4% +0.23 11–11 (50%) 15–16 (48%) 96.7 +1.46
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1974 1692 131.7 — — — — -39 +7 +124 49.4% +0.02 13–12 (52%) 14–11 (56%) 101.3 +2.15
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1624 129.4 — — — — -25 +67 +117 38.1% -0.72 7–2 (78%) 3–9 (25%) 99.6 -1.23
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1637 139.9 — — — — +133 -89 +109 48.1% +0.14 14–12 (54%) 12–17 (41%) 97.7 +4.03
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1780 143.5 — — — — +35 -122 +37 56.9% +0.58 18–9 (67%) 14–13 (52%) 106.4 +0.53
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1630 137.5 — — — — +25 +44 +130 40.0% -0.38 6–8 (43%) 4–15 (21%) 89.4 -1.58
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1700 131.0 — — — — -66 -72 +117 48.6% +0.03 6–7 (46%) 10–12 (45%) 99.9 +1.79
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1651 129.6 — — — — -49 — +147 48.6% -0.15 4–10 (29%) 6–4 (60%) 93.6 +0.75
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1633 118.6 — — — — -7 — — 30.4% -1.13 2–1 (67%) 2–3 (40%) 103.0 -0.30
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1878 138.6 — — — — -9 -23 +90 51.8% +0.23 102–92 (53%) 102–120 (46%) 97.5 +2.65

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.