H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Paul Mcnamee H2H: 0-1

Paul Mcnamee holds a 1–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paul Mcnamee leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paul Mcnamee won the 1986 Forest Hills round of 64 2-6 6-2 7-5.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Paul Mcnamee
AUS Age 71 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Mcnamee #28 2-6 6-2 7-5 Mel Purcell #147 Match data May 7, 1986* R64 Forest Hills 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
Paul Mcnamee #524 #24 0 1,900 229 217 51.3% 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 Paul Mcnamee
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,466 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1974 0–4 0.0% #318 1,439 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1976 2–8 20.0% #174 1,413 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1977 14–18 43.8% #84 1,603 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1978 17–24 41.5% #120 1,654 0 0
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1979 13–13 50.0% #82 1,692 0 0
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1980 45–30 60.0% #40 1,882 0 1
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1981 14–11 56.0% #48 1,773 0 1
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1982 23–16 59.0% #34 1,827 0 2
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1983 38–26 59.4% #35 1,817 0 2
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1984 15–16 48.4% #61 1,726 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1985 13–12 52.0% #48 1,717 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 1986 24–19 55.8% #45 1,707 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 1987 7–14 33.3% #194 1,604 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 1988 3–2 60.0% #456 1,646 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 Paul Mcnamee
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 12 13 25 48.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1979 2 2 4 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1980 13 8 21 61.9% 11 9 20 55.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 10 8 18 55.6%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1981 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 4 13 69.2%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 4 5 20.0% 17 10 27 63.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 35 38 73 47.9% 103 99 202 51.0% 55 46 101 54.5% 36 34 70 51.4%

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 Paul Mcnamee
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1492 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.19
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1973 1466 94.3 — — — — — — +35 20.0% -1.90 1–0 — — +0.37
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1974 1439 107.1 — — — — — — +20 11.1% -1.45 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.40
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1976 1414 106.8 — — — — +83 +98 — 21.7% -1.35 0–1 0–5 (0%) — +0.74
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1977 1603 140.6 — — — — — +58 -142 41.3% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.15
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1978 1655 130.9 — — — — -177 +90 -227 42.1% -0.46 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.07
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1979 1693 128.0 — — — — -194 +48 -201 48.4% -0.08 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.46
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1980 1882 152.0 — — — — -89 -75 -120 60.4% +0.48 6–12 (33%) 21–8 (72%) — -1.40
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1981 1773 132.7 — — — — +11 -5 -30 57.6% +0.47 3–3 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.51
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1982 1827 143.7 — — — — +32 -101 -6 56.3% +0.38 10–10 (50%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.05
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1983 1817 142.6 — — — — -5 -26 +9 53.6% +0.27 13–6 (68%) 16–14 (53%) — -0.72
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1984 1726 140.2 — — — — +31 +84 +45 48.2% -0.05 5–5 (50%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.45
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1717 130.4 — — — — -26 +29 +129 58.6% +0.24 2–9 (18%) 8–2 (80%) — -0.11
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1707 136.0 — — — — -61 +70 +161 52.8% +0.20 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.28
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1605 124.6 — — — — -22 +116 +204 36.5% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.58
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1646 110.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.30 — — — +0.21
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1901 144.6 — — — — -36 +35 -14 50.8% +0.03 63–64 (50%) 86–77 (53%) 101.8 -0.30

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.