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

Mel Purcell vs Hank Pfister H2H: 1-2

Hank Pfister holds a 2–1 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Hank Pfister leads 1–0 on carpet, while Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Hank Pfister won the 1983 Wembley round of 32 5-7 6-3 6-2.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Hank Pfister
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Hank Pfister #21 5-7 6-3 6-2 Mel Purcell #28 Match data Nov 10, 1983* R32 Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Hank Pfister #32 6-2 6-3 6-4 Mel Purcell #29 Match data Jun 23, 1982* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Mel Purcell 6-4 6-0 Hank Pfister #39 Match data Aug 7, 1980* R32 Indianapolis 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
Hank Pfister #982 #19 0 1,929 260 213 55.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Hank Pfister
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 1975 0–4 0.0% #252 1,459 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1976 8–12 40.0% #101 1,546 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1977 37–27 57.8% #40 1,742 0 0
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1978 43–26 62.3% #29 1,841 0 0
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1979 33–27 55.0% #30 1,842 0 0
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1980 21–25 45.7% #62 1,729 0 0
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1981 37–21 63.8% #39 1,870 0 1
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1982 35–21 62.5% #24 1,832 0 2
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1983 19–17 52.8% #41 1,750 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1984 15–18 45.5% #86 1,723 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 1985 12–10 54.5% #68 1,764 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 1987 0–4 0.0% #595 1,678 0 2
34 — — — — — — — 1988 0–1 0.0% #980 1,655 0 2

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 Hank Pfister
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% 1975 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 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% 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 1977 9 6 15 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 16 8 24 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1979 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 15 11 26 57.7%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1980 6 7 13 46.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1981 22 9 31 71.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1982 10 9 19 52.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 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% — 95 74 169 56.2% 22 30 52 42.3% 96 53 149 64.4% 47 56 103 45.6%

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 Hank Pfister
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%) — -1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1975 1459 98.5 — — — — — +48 — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.30
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1976 1547 123.5 — — — — +11 -71 +47 45.7% -0.20 3–5 (38%) 2–6 (25%) — +1.09
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1977 1743 140.1 — — — — -58 -137 +17 54.4% +0.11 14–9 (61%) 8–9 (47%) — +0.19
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1978 1841 145.9 — — — — 0 -227 +11 61.6% +0.92 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +2.99
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1979 1842 151.6 — — — — +8 — +56 53.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 8–9 (47%) — -3.48
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1980 1730 143.8 — — — — -6 -128 +175 46.7% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 8–10 (44%) — -3.62
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1981 1870 147.1 — — — — -15 -300 +93 61.2% +0.53 9–6 (60%) 14–6 (70%) — -1.71
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1982 1833 143.2 — — — — -50 -232 +127 59.2% +0.47 9–6 (60%) 14–7 (67%) — -3.17
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1983 1751 142.3 — — — — +74 — +118 50.5% -0.02 8–9 (47%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.26
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1724 131.5 — — — — +56 — +53 45.8% -0.40 6–5 (55%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.93
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1765 136.6 — — — — +34 — -33 53.6% +0.43 4–4 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.13
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1679 104.0 — — — — +22 — — 10.0% -2.10 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.12
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1656 102.6 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.00 — — — -0.07
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1930 148.0 — — — — +4 -158 +75 53.9% +0.24 82–74 (53%) 81–73 (53%) 103.1 -2.69

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.