H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs John Sadri H2H: 1-0

Mel Purcell holds a 1–0 lead over John Sadri in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1981 Las Vegas round of 32 4-6 6-3 6-3.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
John Sadri
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #28 4-6 6-3 6-3 John Sadri #25 Match data Apr 23, 1981* R32 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard

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 Sadri #997 #14 0 1,980 214 189 53.1% 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 John Sadri
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 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,498 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1977 0–1 0.0% #322 1,496 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1978 6–8 42.9% #84 1,564 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1979 29–24 54.7% #45 1,861 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1980 47–25 65.3% #15 1,939 0 1
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1981 22–21 51.2% #36 1,736 0 1
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1982 32–23 58.2% #38 1,737 0 2
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1983 8–13 38.1% #93 1,641 0 2
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1984 25–16 61.0% #29 1,811 0 2
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1985 25–25 50.0% #46 1,750 0 2
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1986 12–21 36.4% #130 1,648 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1987 8–11 42.1% #173 1,602 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 John Sadri
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% — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1977 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1979 9 8 17 52.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 7 9 16 43.8%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1980 14 7 21 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 15 6 21 71.4% 18 10 28 64.3%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1981 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 11 10 21 52.4%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1982 3 6 9 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 15 9 24 62.5%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1983 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1984 9 6 15 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 11 5 16 68.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1985 8 10 18 44.4% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 11 11 22 50.0%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 4 10 14 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 6 11 45.5%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — —
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 58 62 120 48.3% 14 15 29 48.3% 68 46 114 59.6% 74 66 140 52.9%

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 Sadri
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 1976 1499 111.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.27
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1977 1497 104.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.07
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1978 1564 130.6 — — — — +6 — +44 50.0% +0.11 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.84
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1979 1861 151.0 — — — — -119 -244 -56 51.8% +0.17 11–5 (69%) 8–14 (36%) — -1.45
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1980 1940 157.0 — — — — +11 — -34 62.3% +0.72 9–12 (43%) 19–16 (54%) — -5.20
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1981 1737 143.0 — — — — +67 — +81 48.1% +0.04 9–6 (60%) 11–12 (48%) — -1.48
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1982 1738 142.8 — — — — +19 -126 +70 56.2% +0.37 11–11 (50%) 19–19 (50%) — -1.52
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1983 1641 128.2 — — — — +86 — +64 39.2% -0.33 2–2 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — +1.38
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1984 1812 142.4 — — — — -66 -146 +50 57.1% +0.42 7–6 (54%) 10–14 (42%) — -0.17
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1985 1751 142.3 — — — — -39 — +121 49.2% -0.08 7–7 (50%) 13–14 (48%) — -2.23
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1986 1649 140.6 — — — — -1 — +163 42.4% -0.39 3–8 (27%) 9–10 (47%) — -1.80
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1602 121.9 — — — — +47 — +90 44.9% -0.24 2–1 (67%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.33
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1980 150.7 — — — — -7 -179 +46 52.1% +0.17 62–61 (50%) 99–112 (47%) 97.5 -2.90

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.