H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Fritz Buehning H2H: 2-0

Mel Purcell holds a 2–0 lead over Fritz Buehning in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1982 Stockholm Open round of 64 6-1 6-3.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Fritz Buehning
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #27 6-1 6-3 Fritz Buehning #54 Match data Nov 3, 1982* R64 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #28 6-1 6-0 Fritz Buehning #34 Match data May 8, 1981* R16 Forest Hills Wct 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
Fritz Buehning #807 #21 0 1,887 113 121 48.3% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Fritz Buehning
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1978 0–1 0.0% #555 1,494 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1979 12–12 50.0% #81 1,619 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1980 26–26 50.0% #68 1,833 0 1
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1981 24–20 54.5% #55 1,761 0 1
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1982 24–27 47.1% #64 1,664 0 1
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1983 22–21 51.2% #46 1,739 0 1
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1984 5–14 26.3% #148 1,616 0 1
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 — — — — — — —
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 Fritz Buehning
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% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1979 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1980 9 8 17 52.9% 1 4 5 20.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 10 18 44.4%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1981 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 8 6 14 57.1%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1982 7 11 18 38.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 9 9 18 50.0%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1983 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1984 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 7 11 36.4%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 45 48 93 48.4% 5 12 17 29.4% 22 18 40 55.0% 41 43 84 48.8%

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 Fritz Buehning
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 1978 1495 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.11
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1979 1620 129.7 — — — — +39 -86 — 50.0% -0.13 5–5 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 104.3 +1.11
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) 101.1 -1.39 1980 1833 148.2 — — — — -52 -312 -119 47.4% -0.20 11–7 (61%) 9–10 (47%) 108.0 -2.84
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 110.4 -2.73 1981 1762 142.4 — — — — +48 -225 -57 55.0% +0.28 5–7 (42%) 7–7 (50%) 96.3 -1.54
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38 1982 1665 136.6 — — — — +45 — -7 47.4% -0.43 12–10 (55%) 8–8 (50%) 99.9 -2.46
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37 1983 1739 148.7 — — — — +66 — -61 48.5% -0.18 6–5 (55%) 2–3 (40%) 100.6 -4.00
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17 1984 1617 127.5 — — — — +26 — — 31.1% -1.18 2–4 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.6 -0.70
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 92.8 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -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 — 1888 146.5 — — — — +28 -227 -60 47.9% -0.24 41–38 (52%) 32–35 (48%) 100.4 -4.52

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.