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Mel Purcell vs Jose Higueras H2H: 1-2

Jose Higueras holds a 2–1 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jose Higueras leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Jose Higueras won the 1983 North Conway quarterfinal 7-5 6-4.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Jose Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jose Higueras #6 7-5 6-4 Mel Purcell #32 Match data Jul 30, 1983* QF North Conway ATP 250 Clay
Mel Purcell #26 6-4 6-4 Jose Higueras #6 Match data Jul 9, 1983* QF Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Jose Higueras #14 6-3 7-6 Mel Purcell #21 Match data Jul 31, 1982* QF North Conway ATP 250 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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,101 424 220 65.8% 0 0 0 0 16 16

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 Jose Higueras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,446 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,432 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,444 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,565 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,646 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,733 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1976 36–20 64.3% #42 1,886 0 1
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1977 42–23 64.6% #28 1,850 0 2
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1978 57–19 75.0% #14 2,023 0 6
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1979 59–21 73.8% #9 1,968 0 9
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1980 16–11 59.3% #30 1,870 0 9
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1981 35–20 63.6% #35 1,771 0 9
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,955 0 11
30 — — — — — — — 1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,936 0 14
31 — — — — — — — 1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,878 0 16
32 — — — — — — — 1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,689 0 16
33 — — — — — — — 1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,723 0 16

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 Jose Higueras
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1973 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 21 17 38 55.3% — — — — 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% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 31 17 48 64.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 38 19 57 66.7% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 50 13 63 79.4% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1979 4 2 6 66.7% 53 12 65 81.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1980 — — — — 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 34 18 52 65.4% — — — — — — — —
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 4 3 7 57.1% 48 15 63 76.2% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 8 2 10 80.0% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 28 23 51 54.9% 363 162 525 69.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 32 62 48.4%

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 Jose Higueras
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1475 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — +0.04
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1446 89.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.33 — — — +0.21
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1433 99.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.04
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1971 1445 100.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.15
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) 101.1 -1.39 1973 1565 128.5 — — — — — +52 — 65.0% +0.90 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.28
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 110.4 -2.73 1974 1646 114.8 — — — — -67 -2 -95 49.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 102.0 +0.96
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.1 -5.38 1975 1733 138.2 — — — — -73 +3 — 52.6% +0.29 10–12 (45%) 2–6 (25%) 96.1 +1.85
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +0.37 1976 1886 145.8 — — — — -148 -4 — 62.2% +0.76 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 108.5 +0.51
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 96.6 -1.17 1977 1851 147.7 — — — — -89 +15 — 59.7% +0.64 9–7 (56%) 6–3 (67%) 100.0 +2.70
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) 103.1 -2.09 1978 2024 165.2 — — — — -168 +26 — 71.2% +1.66 15–4 (79%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -5.11
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1979 1969 163.9 — — — — -139 +100 — 68.0% +1.43 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 96.5 -3.30
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.8 0.00 1980 1870 140.8 — — — — — +32 — 55.6% +0.59 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.83
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.0 -0.36 1981 1772 145.1 — — — — +17 +38 — 58.7% +0.64 11–6 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 +0.57
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1982 1955 167.5 — — — — -181 +140 — 67.2% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 6–10 (38%) 99.4 -4.64
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1936 160.4 — — — — -103 +108 — 68.8% +1.18 12–1 (92%) 10–5 (67%) 108.4 -2.62
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1878 145.9 — — — — -69 +105 — 60.8% +0.72 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 105.0 -0.62
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1689 119.7 — — — — +77 +73 — 35.9% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.82
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1724 117.2 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — -0.74
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 2101 158.0 — — — — -102 +58 -95 61.9% +0.88 122–68 (64%) 63–51 (55%) 105.1 -1.79

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.