H2H data updated: 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Hans Gildemeister H2H: 2-1

Mel Purcell holds a 2–1 lead over Hans Gildemeister in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mel Purcell leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Hans Gildemeister won the 1984 Indianapolis round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Hans Gildemeister
CHI Age 70 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Hans Gildemeister 6-2 6-2 Mel Purcell #51 Match data Aug 9, 1984* R32 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Mel Purcell #27 3-6 6-3 7-5 Hans Gildemeister Match data Jul 22, 1981* R64 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Mel Purcell #24 6-3 7-6 Hans Gildemeister Match data Apr 9, 1981* R32 Houston 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
Hans Gildemeister — — — 1,969 — — — 0 0 0 0 4 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 Hans Gildemeister
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 — — — — — — —
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 — — — — — — —
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 Hans Gildemeister
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% — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1976 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1977 — — — — 30 20 50 60.0% 1 0 1 100.0% — — — —
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1978 — — — — 27 18 45 60.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 27 9 36 75.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1980 — — — — 24 15 39 61.5% — — — — 1 0 1 100.0%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1981 — — — — 22 12 34 64.7% — — — — — — — —
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1983 — — — — 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 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% — 3 8 11 27.3% 174 116 290 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Hans Gildemeister
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 1975 1499 111.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.25
20 1980 1744 150.0 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) 101.1 -1.39 1976 1515 105.4 — — — — — — — 55.6% +0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.86
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +8 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 110.4 -2.73 1977 1769 151.3 — — — — — +14 — 57.5% +0.62 11–3 (79%) 4–8 (33%) 105.7 -0.25
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -34 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38 1978 1776 146.3 — — — — — +20 — 56.9% +0.41 9–10 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 97.5 -2.21
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37 1979 1943 157.2 — — — — -352 +42 — 67.0% +0.99 6–3 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 100.0 -0.39
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17 1980 1830 146.6 — — — — — +27 — 59.2% +0.47 7–7 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 94.4 -0.61
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09 1981 1853 147.7 — — — — — +39 — 60.5% +0.94 6–5 (55%) 4–7 (36%) 96.3 +0.14
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1982 1836 145.3 — — — — -212 +62 — 62.1% +0.91 8–5 (62%) 3–1 (75%) 103.2 -0.06
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.8 0.00 1983 1726 128.2 — — — — — +42 — 42.9% -0.69 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — -0.23
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.36 1984 1743 135.7 — — — — — +41 — 52.2% +0.33 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 100.1 -1.15
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1985 1642 116.1 — — — — -77 +53 — 39.5% -1.02 2–4 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 96.3 -0.07
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1551 101.7 — — — — — +73 — 20.0% -2.16 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — 0.00
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1533 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1969 151.8 — — — — -223 +35 — 56.1% +0.40 55–46 (54%) 29–37 (44%) 94.0 -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.