H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Mel Purcell vs Peter Fleming H2H: 2-1

Mel Purcell holds a 2–1 lead over Peter Fleming in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Mel Purcell leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mel Purcell won the 1986 Atlanta round of 32 4-6 6-4 7-6.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Peter Fleming
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mel Purcell #231 4-6 6-4 7-6 Peter Fleming #146 Match data Apr 3, 1986* R32 Atlanta ATP 250 Carpet
Peter Fleming #87 6-3 3-6 6-2 Mel Purcell #27 Match data Nov 3, 1983* R32 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Mel Purcell #30 6-4 6-4 Peter Fleming Match data Aug 18, 1983* R32 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 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
Peter Fleming #933 #8 0 2,050 224 214 51.1% 0 0 0 1 2 3

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 Peter Fleming
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,495 0 0
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1973 1–2 33.3% — 1,492 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,485 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1975 6–7 46.2% #120 1,542 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1976 15–14 51.7% #116 1,636 0 0
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1977 31–28 52.5% #47 1,816 0 0
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1978 43–31 58.1% #26 1,955 0 1
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1979 45–26 63.4% #13 1,920 0 3
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1980 21–19 52.5% #37 1,769 0 3
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1981 9–13 40.9% #99 1,734 0 3
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1982 2–6 25.0% — 1,654 0 3
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1983 14–11 56.0% #32 1,765 0 3
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1984 18–19 48.6% #51 1,735 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 1985 9–12 42.9% #94 1,686 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 1986 6–10 37.5% #103 1,657 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 1987 4–13 23.5% #174 1,561 0 3

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 Peter Fleming
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 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5%
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1977 11 8 19 57.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 14 8 22 63.6%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1978 20 11 31 64.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 16 9 25 64.0%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1979 20 7 27 74.1% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 23 12 35 65.7%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1980 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1981 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1982 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1983 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 9 17 47.1%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 94 77 171 55.0% 22 36 58 37.9% 18 27 45 40.0% 90 74 164 54.9%

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 Peter Fleming
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 1495 104.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.04
18 1978 1475 97.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.28 1973 1493 101.0 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.29 1–0 1–2 (33%) — +0.13
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1974 1486 109.8 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 1–1 — -0.26
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1975 1542 115.0 — — — — +62 -29 — 50.0% +0.04 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +1.11
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1976 1637 132.6 — — — — -4 -61 -52 53.7% +0.48 3–6 (33%) 3–6 (33%) — +2.59
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1977 1816 148.6 — — — — +64 -251 -244 52.9% +0.24 12–15 (44%) 11–15 (42%) — -2.07
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1978 1956 158.7 — — — — +60 -329 -387 55.4% +0.43 19–14 (58%) 11–15 (42%) — -4.63
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1979 1920 159.8 — — — — +93 -345 -335 60.1% +0.60 10–7 (59%) 5–13 (28%) — -0.84
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1980 1770 138.7 — — — — +76 -207 -83 52.3% +0.24 5–6 (45%) 9–6 (60%) — +0.13
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1981 1735 139.0 — — — — +22 — -40 41.5% -0.53 2–2 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — -2.84
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1982 1654 112.6 — — — — +28 — — 33.3% -0.67 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.44
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1983 1766 140.3 — — — — +9 — -91 55.4% +0.31 6–6 (50%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.68
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1984 1735 141.3 — — — — +24 -182 — 47.9% +0.03 8–7 (53%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.15
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1686 134.6 — — — — +30 — — 50.9% -0.14 1–7 (13%) 5–1 (83%) — -0.10
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1657 132.9 — — — — +2 — — 41.5% -0.63 4–5 (44%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.26
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1561 118.4 — — — — +12 — +36 32.6% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.55
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 2050 152.1 — — — — +50 -216 -151 51.5% +0.14 73–84 (46%) 73–84 (46%) 95.4 -1.76

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.