# Mel Purcell vs Jose Garcia Requena — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/mel-purcell-vs-jose-garcia-requena?player1_id=4266660&player2_id=sackmann_atp:110788
Tour: ATP

Jose Garcia Requena holds a 1–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jose Garcia Requena leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jose Garcia Requena won the 1982 Munich Open round of 16 6-0 6-4.

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## Overall
- Mel Purcell: 0 wins
- Jose Garcia Requena: 1 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Clay: Mel Purcell 0 - 1 Jose Garcia Requena

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Mel Purcell 0 - 1 Jose Garcia Requena

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Mel Purcell | 1993 | 150.0 | - | - | - | - | -13 | 49 | 19 | 52.7% | 0.23 | 53-55 (49%) | 41-35 (54%) | 100.0 | -3.94 |
| Jose Garcia Requena | 1597 | 114.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 38.2% | -0.96 | 3-5 (38%) | 1-2 (33%) | - | 3.21 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1982-05-21* | Munich Open | ATP 250 | R16 | Clay | Jose Garcia Requena | 6-0 6-4 |

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