H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Gilles Moretton H2H: 2-1

Mel Purcell holds a 2–1 lead over Gilles Moretton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Gilles Moretton won the 1982 Cincinnati Open round of 64 2-6 6-1 7-5.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Gilles Moretton
FRA Age 68 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gilles Moretton 2-6 6-1 7-5 Mel Purcell #22 Match data Aug 18, 1982* R64 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Mel Purcell #30 6-4 6-2 Gilles Moretton Match data Aug 23, 1981* F Atlanta ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3 Gilles Moretton Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Gilles Moretton #754 #65 0 1,735 59 89 39.9% 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 Gilles Moretton
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 1977 1–4 20.0% — 1,464 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1978 5–14 26.3% #178 1,447 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1979 7–10 41.2% #122 1,539 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1980 8–16 33.3% #192 1,533 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1981 18–16 52.9% #83 1,684 0 0
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1982 11–16 40.7% #99 1,710 0 0
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1983 9–13 40.9% #130 1,649 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 Gilles Moretton
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% — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1979 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1980 1 5 6 16.7% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — 18 24 42 42.9% 35 47 82 42.7% 4 10 14 28.6% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 Gilles Moretton
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 1977 1465 104.5 — — — — — +79 — 28.6% -1.79 1–1 2–0 — +0.37
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1978 1447 109.0 — — — — +59 +93 +32 32.7% -1.17 4–5 (44%) 2–5 (29%) — +1.33
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1979 1539 127.6 — — — — -81 +69 +7 47.1% -0.41 1–6 (14%) 9–2 (82%) — +0.98
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1980 1533 124.1 — — — — -82 +58 — 38.7% -0.74 4–6 (40%) 5–2 (71%) — +0.67
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1981 1684 136.0 — — — — -82 -3 -132 48.3% -0.05 9–3 (75%) 8–5 (62%) — +0.64
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1982 1710 143.2 — — — — -63 -41 — 40.6% -0.35 6–4 (60%) 4–7 (36%) — -2.15
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1983 1649 123.4 — — — — -18 -12 — 45.6% -0.40 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.09
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%) — 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 — 1735 134.7 — — — — -60 +19 -31 42.1% -0.52 29–30 (49%) 34–26 (57%) 109.2 +1.30

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.