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Mel Purcell vs Heinz Gunthardt H2H: 1-2

Heinz Gunthardt holds a 2–1 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Heinz Gunthardt leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Heinz Gunthardt won the 1985 US Open round of 64 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Heinz Gunthardt
SUI Age 67 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Heinz Gunthardt #47 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2 Mel Purcell #116 Match data Aug 31, 1985* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Heinz Gunthardt #25 6-0 0-6 6-1 Mel Purcell #24 Match data Mar 8, 1984* R32 Brussels ATP 250 Carpet
Mel Purcell #28 6-3 6-1 Heinz Gunthardt #26 Match data Feb 5, 1981* R32 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Heinz Gunthardt #1,013 #22 0 1,969 225 189 54.3% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Heinz Gunthardt
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1976 1–4 20.0% #210 1,496 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1977 3–6 33.3% #234 1,509 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1978 25–25 50.0% #55 1,765 0 1
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1979 30–23 56.6% #51 1,815 0 1
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1980 37–21 63.8% #26 1,834 0 4
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1981 28–22 56.0% #38 1,813 0 4
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1982 26–25 51.0% #85 1,722 0 4
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1983 27–15 64.3% #25 1,853 0 5
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1984 23–19 54.8% #31 1,779 0 5
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1985 22–19 53.7% #36 1,820 0 5
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1986 3–9 25.0% #251 1,671 0 5
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1987 0–1 0.0% #954 1,664 0 5
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 Heinz Gunthardt
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1978 9 7 16 56.3% 9 12 21 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1979 15 9 24 62.5% 13 8 21 61.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1980 13 6 19 68.4% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 9 20 55.0%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 15 10 25 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1982 2 3 5 40.0% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 9 17 47.1%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1983 10 4 14 71.4% 17 9 26 65.4% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1984 7 6 13 53.8% 12 6 18 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1985 9 7 16 56.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1987 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% — 71 51 122 58.2% 101 76 177 57.1% 10 11 21 47.6% 43 51 94 45.7%

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 Heinz Gunthardt
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1497 106.8 — — — — — +44 — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 0–1 — -0.14
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1977 1510 115.1 — — — — +44 — — 40.0% -0.60 0–2 1–1 — +0.49
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1978 1766 146.9 — — — — +3 -145 -225 48.8% -0.21 10–7 (59%) 9–7 (56%) 107.7 -3.10
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) 101.1 -1.39 1979 1815 145.2 — — — — -9 -69 — 54.6% +0.22 11–8 (58%) 11–6 (65%) 106.3 -1.34
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 110.4 -2.73 1980 1835 148.3 — — — — +31 -59 -191 59.5% +0.48 12–8 (60%) 11–5 (69%) 105.9 -2.27
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38 1981 1813 148.5 — — — — -9 +4 — 53.1% +0.19 8–4 (67%) 8–6 (57%) 106.5 -2.56
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37 1982 1722 150.4 — — — — +6 +108 — 50.0% +0.01 5–3 (63%) 8–8 (50%) 100.4 -3.00
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17 1983 1853 151.4 — — — — -33 0 — 59.8% +0.76 10–9 (53%) 5–9 (36%) 96.3 -0.24
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09 1984 1779 140.1 — — — — -19 +105 — 50.5% +0.08 9–3 (75%) 10–13 (43%) 103.8 -0.50
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1985 1820 135.6 — — — — -43 -26 -105 50.0% +0.11 11–6 (65%) 6–11 (35%) 100.8 0.00
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.8 0.00 1986 1672 117.2 — — — — +63 +24 — 38.2% -0.35 0–4 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 88.0 +0.03
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.36 1987 1665 110.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — -0.32
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 — 1970 150.7 — — — — -3 -2 -167 52.3% +0.15 76–56 (58%) 71–74 (49%) 103.5 -3.13

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.