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Mel Purcell vs John Alexander H2H: 0-1

John Alexander holds a 1–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John Alexander leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Alexander won the 1983 Roland Garros round of 32 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-3.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Alexander #30 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-3 Mel Purcell #31 Match data May 29, 1983* R32 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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,015 567 419 57.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 John Alexander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,630 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,636 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,816 0 1
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,917 0 1
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1974 38–23 62.3% #26 1,849 0 1
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1975 61–24 71.8% #8 1,946 0 2
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,841 0 2
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1977 48–33 59.3% #21 1,878 0 3
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 3
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1979 38–28 57.6% #20 1,798 0 4
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1980 10–18 35.7% #100 1,686 0 4
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,744 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7
32 — — — — — — — 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7
33 — — — — — — — 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7

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 John Alexander
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 22 10 32 68.8% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1970 4 1 5 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1971 21 12 33 63.6% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 10 17 41.2%
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1972 11 10 21 52.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 14 24 41.7%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1973 8 6 14 57.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 21 10 31 67.7%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1974 12 5 17 70.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 22 10 32 68.8%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 6 25 76.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 7 14 21 33.3%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 24 10 34 70.6% 18 6 24 75.0% 6 10 16 37.5%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 13 8 21 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 7 9 16 43.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6%

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 John Alexander
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1630 115.5 — — — — — +31 -45 58.8% +0.55 5–3 (63%) — — -0.25
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1636 120.9 — — — — -112 +1 +83 58.9% +0.61 5–8 (38%) — — +3.75
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1970 1820 138.4 — — — — -87 -42 -115 59.1% +0.62 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.24
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1971 1817 144.4 — — — — -5 +9 -82 55.2% +0.33 7–16 (30%) 18–12 (60%) — -3.21
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1972 1856 153.5 — — — — -29 +48 -73 53.7% +0.51 13–16 (45%) 13–24 (35%) — -8.33
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1973 1917 150.8 — — — — +39 -78 -95 57.3% +0.44 13–12 (52%) 19–14 (58%) — -3.88
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +27 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) — +0.21
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +66 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) — -0.90
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) — -2.95
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +45 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) — -1.53
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) — +2.66
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) — -3.64
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.32
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.63
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) — +0.78
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) — +1.71
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.48
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 2016 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49

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.