H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Jay Lapidus H2H: 1-0

Mel Purcell holds a 1–0 lead over Jay Lapidus in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1982 Roland Garros round of 64 6-1 6-2 6-1.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Jay Lapidus
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #30 6-1 6-2 6-1 Jay Lapidus Match data May 28, 1982* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Jay Lapidus #621 #34 0 1,780 76 106 41.8% 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 Jay Lapidus
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 1978 0–1 0.0% #272 1,494 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1979 6–6 50.0% #184 1,560 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1980 2–7 22.2% #283 1,548 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1981 9–12 42.9% — 1,609 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1982 26–17 60.5% #40 1,760 0 1
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1983 0–7 0.0% #81 1,623 0 1
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1984 13–12 52.0% #65 1,669 0 1
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1985 11–25 30.6% #150 1,621 0 1
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1986 5–7 41.7% #145 1,625 0 1
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1987 4–12 25.0% #234 1,550 0 1
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 Jay Lapidus
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% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 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% 1980 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1981 3 5 8 37.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1982 16 7 23 69.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1983 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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 3 10 70.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1985 3 12 15 20.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1986 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1987 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
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% — 36 45 81 44.4% 17 26 43 39.5% 16 22 38 42.1% 7 13 20 35.0%

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 Jay Lapidus
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 1978 1494 100.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% 0.00 0–1 0–2 — -0.10
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1979 1560 123.2 — — — — — +34 — 48.1% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 4–1 (80%) — +0.12
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1980 1548 114.6 — — — — -27 — -18 34.8% -1.26 0–3 (0%) 3–1 (75%) — -0.54
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1981 1609 120.7 — — — — -79 +4 — 43.9% -0.79 6–5 (55%) 3–1 (75%) — -0.65
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1982 1760 131.6 — — — — -34 -136 -200 57.0% +0.20 6–4 (60%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.42
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1983 1624 105.1 — — — — -6 — — 15.8% -2.31 0–2 2–0 — -0.08
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1984 1670 120.2 — — — — +11 -60 -141 54.4% +0.40 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) — +1.43
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1985 1622 129.4 — — — — -58 -59 +6 35.4% -0.88 5–7 (42%) 5–9 (36%) — -1.39
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1986 1625 117.1 — — — — -69 — +27 45.5% -0.30 2–2 (50%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.19
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1987 1551 114.3 — — — — -8 — +42 32.5% -1.10 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.11
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 — 1781 129.6 — — — — -37 -35 -56 44.0% -0.52 23–31 (43%) 32–27 (54%) 102.4 +0.16

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.