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Mel Purcell vs Phil Dent H2H: 0-1

Phil Dent holds a 1–0 lead over Mel Purcell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Phil Dent leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Phil Dent won the 1982 Indian Wells Open round of 16 7-6 6-3.

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Mel Purcell
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Phil Dent
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Phil Dent #54 7-6 6-3 Mel Purcell #28 Match data Feb 19, 1982* R16 Indian Wells Open 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
Phil Dent #726 #17 0 1,958 414 344 54.6% 0 0 0 0 3 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 Phil Dent
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 0–2 0.0% #555 1,474 0 0 1968 21–15 58.3% — 1,588 0 0
19 1979 2–4 33.3% #245 1,509 0 0 1969 24–22 52.2% — 1,578 0 0
20 1980 19–13 59.4% #27 1,743 0 0 1970 19–15 55.9% — 1,652 0 0
21 1981 48–20 70.6% #24 1,916 0 3 1971 28–33 45.9% — 1,673 0 1
22 1982 38–24 61.3% #28 1,838 0 3 1972 5–22 18.5% — 1,610 0 1
23 1983 30–25 54.5% #28 1,771 0 3 1973 38–31 55.1% #49 1,763 0 1
24 1984 20–21 48.8% #67 1,703 0 3 1974 29–19 60.4% #41 1,829 0 1
25 1985 6–9 40.0% #129 1,706 0 3 1975 41–26 61.2% #33 1,862 0 1
26 1986 12–16 42.9% #72 1,650 0 3 1976 28–22 56.0% #37 1,852 0 1
27 1987 12–23 34.3% #140 1,529 0 3 1977 59–29 67.0% #20 1,851 0 1
28 1988 3–6 33.3% #268 1,538 0 3 1978 24–24 50.0% #87 1,744 0 1
29 1989 0–1 0.0% #504 1,525 0 3 1979 27–22 55.1% #50 1,854 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 1980 28–19 59.6% #34 1,846 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 1981 26–21 55.3% #65 1,753 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 1982 17–19 47.2% #57 1,727 0 3
33 — — — — — — — 1983 0–5 0.0% #100 1,639 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 Phil Dent
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% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 11 9 20 55.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1970 3 1 4 75.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — —
21 1981 20 3 23 87.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1971 15 10 25 60.0% 2 10 12 16.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0%
22 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 20 8 28 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1972 0 5 5 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 12 15 20.0%
23 1983 9 8 17 52.9% 16 11 27 59.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1973 10 8 18 55.6% 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 8 17 52.9%
24 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1974 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 7 16 56.3%
25 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 16 10 26 61.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 8 20 60.0%
26 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1976 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 8 11 19 42.1%
27 1987 1 11 12 8.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 30 10 40 75.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 3 5 8 37.5%
28 1988 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 4 7 11 36.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 71 57 128 55.5% 89 65 154 57.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 22 33 55 40.0% — 83 77 160 51.9% 115 96 211 54.5% 155 85 240 64.6% 61 86 147 41.5%

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 Phil Dent
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 1968 1588 114.0 — — — — — -36 +44 53.1% +0.25 4–1 (80%) — — +1.13
19 1979 1509 112.5 — — — — +27 +9 — 37.5% -0.56 0–1 0–1 — -0.34 1969 1579 111.6 — — — — +4 -23 +21 49.2% -0.10 9–4 (69%) — — +2.41
20 1980 1744 150.1 — — — — -128 -24 — 56.8% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.39 1970 1652 119.5 — — — — -10 -72 +3 53.8% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +1.49
21 1981 1916 153.0 — — — — +9 -97 — 62.5% +0.92 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -2.73 1971 1674 131.4 — — — — +49 -176 +55 47.3% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 11–12 (48%) — -2.30
22 1982 1838 155.1 — — — — -35 +108 — 60.0% +0.68 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) — -5.38 1972 1611 141.4 — — — — +3 -91 +77 29.7% -1.05 1–6 (14%) 1–5 (17%) — -3.31
23 1983 1771 144.5 — — — — -61 +111 -55 54.8% +0.29 8–13 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.37 1973 1763 138.9 — — — — +15 -134 -89 54.9% +0.38 9–13 (41%) 10–9 (53%) — -0.93
24 1984 1703 139.2 — — — — +12 +119 -31 49.5% -0.08 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.17 1974 1829 137.7 — — — — -83 -196 +77 60.2% +0.58 8–9 (47%) 9–12 (43%) — +0.62
25 1985 1706 132.0 — — — — +24 — — 39.5% -0.89 3–1 (75%) 3–5 (38%) — -2.09 1975 1862 142.9 — — — — -95 -69 +80 56.9% +0.26 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.62
26 1986 1650 128.8 — — — — +22 +75 — 46.5% -0.25 5–7 (42%) 3–1 (75%) — -1.07 1976 1853 153.9 — — — — -3 -77 +101 56.3% +0.27 9–8 (53%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.73
27 1987 1530 132.0 — — — — +26 +134 +149 38.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — 0.00 1977 1852 146.1 — — — — -65 +78 +46 62.0% +0.61 18–9 (67%) 18–8 (69%) — -0.26
28 1988 1538 115.3 — — — — +78 +54 — 40.7% -0.78 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.36 1978 1745 138.5 — — — — -25 +116 +104 48.4% -0.31 12–9 (57%) 11–5 (69%) — -1.73
29 1989 1526 103.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.07 1979 1855 142.1 — — — — -193 -68 +147 55.3% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.69
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1847 138.9 — — — — -172 -94 +168 55.5% +0.29 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) — +1.00
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1753 130.9 — — — — -82 — +160 54.2% +0.21 9–11 (45%) 13–10 (57%) — +2.03
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1728 146.8 — — — — -77 +60 +164 48.2% +0.09 3–8 (27%) 5–5 (50%) — -2.25
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1639 101.1 — — — — -58 — — 15.4% -2.54 0–2 — — +0.07
Career — 1993 150.0 — — — — -13 +49 +19 52.7% +0.23 53–55 (49%) 41–35 (54%) 100.0 -3.94 — 1958 142.7 — — — — -47 -32 +79 53.4% +0.14 120–110 (52%) 115–90 (56%) 105.2 -1.08

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.