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

Mel Purcell vs Eddie Dibbs H2H: 2-0

Mel Purcell holds a 2–0 lead over Eddie Dibbs in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1981 Roland Garros round of 32 3-6 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-3.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Eddie Dibbs
USA Age 75 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #28 3-6 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-3 Eddie Dibbs #20 Match data May 31, 1981* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Mel Purcell 6-1 7-6 Eddie Dibbs #8 Match data Jul 24, 1980* R32 Washington 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
Mel Purcell #673 #21 21 1,992 190 164 53.7% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Eddie Dibbs #798 #5 0 2,169 605 262 69.8% 0 0 0 1 21 22

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 Eddie Dibbs
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 1970 2–1 66.7% — 1,523 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1971 7–4 63.6% — 1,601 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1972 5–9 35.7% — 1,608 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1973 40–19 67.8% #28 1,857 0 3
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1974 61–29 67.8% #22 1,909 0 4
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1975 53–25 67.9% #18 2,055 0 6
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1976 83–28 74.8% #9 2,058 0 10
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1977 77–28 73.3% #7 2,056 0 13
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1978 82–27 75.2% #6 1,999 0 17
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1979 62–21 74.7% #10 2,039 0 18
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1980 49–21 70.0% #12 1,930 0 20
30 — — — — — — — 1981 41–17 70.7% #25 1,977 0 22
31 — — — — — — — 1982 26–18 59.1% #55 1,797 0 22
32 — — — — — — — 1983 16–10 61.5% #90 1,819 0 22
33 — — — — — — — 1984 1–5 16.7% #351 1,750 0 22

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 Eddie Dibbs
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% — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1973 17 5 22 77.3% 19 11 30 63.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1974 14 8 22 63.6% 30 12 42 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 7 21 66.7%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1975 7 6 13 53.8% 36 13 49 73.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1976 6 3 9 66.7% 61 15 76 80.3% — — — — 16 10 26 61.5%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1977 20 5 25 80.0% 43 13 56 76.8% — — — — 14 10 24 58.3%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1978 8 3 11 72.7% 40 9 49 81.6% — — — — 34 15 49 69.4%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1979 15 5 20 75.0% 37 10 47 78.7% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 34 9 43 79.1% — — — — 10 9 19 52.6%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 32 10 42 76.2% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 19 10 29 65.5% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 104 48 152 68.4% 376 133 509 73.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 119 75 194 61.3%

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 Eddie Dibbs
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 1970 1523 107.1 — — — — — +35 — 66.7% +1.33 — — — +0.27
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1971 1602 117.2 — — — — — +55 — 59.1% +0.36 1–1 — — +0.56
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1972 1608 116.6 — — — — -61 +29 — 42.9% -0.63 0–4 (0%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.10
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1973 1858 140.0 — — — — +9 -48 -291 63.2% +0.94 5–5 (50%) 11–7 (61%) — +0.92
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1974 1910 146.5 — — — — -22 +35 -294 63.6% +0.99 16–10 (62%) 11–8 (58%) — -2.77
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1975 2056 157.2 — — — — -104 +48 — 65.7% +1.13 11–8 (58%) 3–9 (25%) — -5.91
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1976 2058 167.1 — — — — -86 +115 — 65.7% +1.08 27–8 (77%) 22–17 (56%) — -5.66
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1977 2056 168.2 — — — — +21 +52 — 67.2% +1.16 18–9 (67%) 14–11 (56%) — -7.02
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1978 2000 165.9 — — — — +10 +123 — 69.4% +1.41 20–10 (67%) 17–14 (55%) — -2.88
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1979 2039 164.3 — — — — -15 +95 — 68.0% +1.20 17–6 (74%) 10–5 (67%) — -4.95
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1980 1931 156.9 — — — — -20 +110 — 64.6% +1.22 14–4 (78%) 9–3 (75%) — -1.24
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1978 155.3 — — — — -115 +66 — 66.4% +1.15 10–8 (56%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.84
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1797 140.9 — — — — -37 +129 — 58.8% +0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.22
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1820 147.9 — — — — — +84 — 55.0% +0.37 9–1 (90%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.74
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1750 119.5 — — — — — +67 — 33.3% -1.00 0–3 (0%) — — -0.74
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 2169 162.2 — — — — -26 +76 -293 64.8% +1.05 151–81 (65%) 113–88 (56%) 105.5 -3.97

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.